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Delaware’s Ben Patrick AP, AFCA All-America
8:16 a.m., Dec. 14, 2006--University of Delaware senior tight end Ben Patrick has been named first team All-America by both the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association. Earlier, Patrick had been named first team All-America by the Walter Camp Foundation. Patrick was cited as an All-America player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, which until this fall was known as NCAA Division I-AA. Patrick, a 6-foot 5-inch, 270-pound senior, is just the third tight end in UD history to earn All-America honors and the first to earn first team honors. Former Fightin' Blue Hens Jaime Young (1979) and Jeff Modesitt (1986) earned Associated Press honorable mention. A transfer from Duke University and a strong pro prospect, Patrick caught 64 passes for 639 yards and six touchdowns in his only season with the Hens, setting a UD single season record for receptions by a tight end and ranking third in the conference in receptions at 5.82 per game. His 5.82 receptions per game and 58.1 yards per game were also tops among all Football Championship Subdivision tight ends during the regular season. He caught at least five passes in each of the final nine games of the season and had nine catches for 109 yards and one touchdown against the University of New Hampshire, then ranked No. 1 in the nation, on Sept. 30. In November, Patrick earned first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors, becoming the first UD tight end to be named to the all-conference team. |
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