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Blue Hens’ Ben Patrick consensus All-America
8:43 a.m., Dec. 19, 2006--University of Delaware senior tight end Ben Patrick is a consensus NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision All-America with the announcement this week that he has been selected to the first team by the Sports Network. Patrick earlier was named first team All-America by the Walter Camp Foundation, the American Football Coaches Association and the Associated Press. Patrick is one of eight consensus All-America players in the Football Championship Subdivision, which previously was Division I-AA. He was joined by wide receiver David Ball of the University of New Hampshire, defensive lineman Matt King of the University of Maine, offensive lineman Ed McCarthy of Yale University, running back Marcus Mason of Youngstown State University, running back Arkee Whitlock of Southern Illinois University, defensive lineman Marques Murrell of national champion Appalachian State University and defensive back Dre Dokes of the University of Northern Iowa. 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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