Aiyuk Named AP All-American, Daniels ESPN Freshman All-American

TEMPE – Brandon Aiyuk earned the first All-America honor of his career Monday, tabbed by the Associated Press as a third-team All-American as an all-purpose player. Additionally, Jayden Daniels was named a freshman All-American by ESPN on Monday as well.
 
Aiyuk adds to a growing trophy case that included being named a First Team All-Pac-12 selection at wide receiver and as a return specialist. His selection marked the 104th time a Sun Devil has been named an AP All-American. He is the 117th individual Sun Devil to earn at least one All-America honor out of a combined 201 total All-America accolades in program history. 
 
Aiyuk has announced his decision to forgo the upcoming Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in El Paso in preparation the coming NFL Draft. He and teammate Eno Benjamin, who will forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft, are both scheduled to compete in the 2020 Reese's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., on Jan. 25.  
 
Daniels was named the honorable mention for the Pac-12 Conference's Freshman Offensive Player of the Year. His selection to ESPN's Freshman All-America team gives ASU at least one Freshman All-American in each of the past eight seasons. The Sun Devils have had at least one Freshman All-American in 14 of the last 15 seasons dating back to 2004 and has posted 25 Freshman All-Americans in that time frame. 
 
Brandon Aiyuk – Associated Press Third Team All-American - All-Purpose Player

• Recorded 1,192 receiving yards this season, the fifth-most in ASU single season history and he is within 18 of fourth and 56 of third. 
• Second in the FBS in yards after the catch with 710 while his 10.9 yards after the catch per reception are the 12th-most nationally. He was first in the Pac-12 with 3.04 yards per route run on the season. 
• Currently 8th nationally and 2nd in the Pac-12 with 1,192 receiving yards on the year while his 99.3 receiving yards per game are also 13th in the FBS and second in the league. 
• Six of his eight touchdown receptions in 2019 have been for more than 30 yards (77 yards vs. Kent State, 53 yards vs. Colorado, 40 yards vs. WSU, 86 yards vs. WSU, 33 yards vs. WSU, 81 vs. ORE). 
• One of just three receivers with two 80+ yard receiving touchdowns this year (Arkansas State's Omar Baylesss and Louisville's Chatarius Atwell). His six catches over 50 yards are second in nation while his nine 40+ yard catches are third and three 70+ grabs are second. His 12 catches over 30 yards are good for sixth. 
• His 196 total receiving yards in the Washington State contest with the 11th-most in Sun Devil history.
• When quarterbacks targeted him, they recorded a 133.9 NFL QB Rating this season, which was good for 10th in the country.
• Currently 6th nationally and first in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards at 155.83 per game – the most for any wide receiver in the country. 
• Went over 2,000 all-purpose yards (2,725) in his career at ASU despite being in Tempe for less than two full seasons. Should he reach the 3,000 all-purpose yard milestone, he would join Marion Grice as the only two-year players in ASU history to accomplish the feat.
• Racked up 1,870 all-purpose yards this season (sixth nationally) on just 94 total plays (19.9 yards per touch, which is fourth nationally). The five players ahead of Aiyuk are all running backs and each has at least 245 total touches this season. 
• Among the Top-15 players nationally in total yards, no other player is within 8 yards per touch of Aiyuk's 19.9 tally (Maryland's Javon Leake at 11.3, all others below 10.0).
• The only player in the country to record at least 200 yards on both punt (226) and kick (446) returns.  His 226 punt return yards are 11th in the country.
• At 1,870 all-purpose yards this season, he is fourth in ASU history and within 195 yards of Wilford White's long-standing school record of 2,065 set back in 1950.

Jayden Daniels – ESPN Freshman All-American - Quarterback

• Nationally recognized as one of the top freshmen in the country, regardless of position.
• Became the first true freshman quarterback in program history to start the first game of the season.
• At 2,748 passing yards, he has easily surpassed Rudy Carpenter's previous freshman school record of 2,273 yards. Daniels total is 13th in school history with the bowl game remaining.
• Became just the third freshman in ASU history to win his first career start, joining John Walker (1984) and Dennis Sproul (1974) as the only other QB's to win their first career starts as freshmen.
• Only 12 times in ASU history has a freshman quarterback recorded a 300+ yard passing performance, of which Daniels now has five. His five 300+ yard performances are tied with Andrew Walter (2004) and Rudy Carpenter (2005) for the most in a single season in ASU history.
• Among FBS players, he sits in the Top-30 in passing efficiency (19th, 153.5), passing yards per game (28th, 249.8), and total offense (24th, 278.1)
• Currently 15th nationally and second in the Pac-12 in pass yards per completion (14.24) while his 8.86 yards per pass attempt are 13th in the FBS and third in the league.
• He has a 106.2 NFL quarterback rating, good for 22nd nationally, while his 153.5 NCAA passing efficiency is 19th.
• Among quarterbacks with at least 200 attempts, he is tied for the second-fewest interceptions nationally behind Ohio State's Justin Fields with just two – one of which coming on a half-ending Hail Mary attempt against Utah. 
• Hasn't thrown an interception in 129 consecutive pass attempts, tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the nation.
• Currently 8th in the country with 15 pass completions over 40 yards this season and 12th in the FBS with 24 passes over 30 yards. His eight completions over 50 yards are 10th.
• 11 of his 17 touchdowns passes this season have gone for at least 25 yards (64.7 percent).  
• Has been exceptional on third downs this season, with his 744 passing yards on third downs good for 17th in the country (despite missing a game). His 160.13 passer rating on third down is 25th nationally.
• Despite missing a game, he has accounted for 784 passing yards in the fourth quarter of games, good for 10th nationally while his 34 passing first downs are also 10th. He has recorded 9 fourth quarter passing touchdowns (fourth nationally) to one interception. His 183.84 QB efficiency rating in the fourth quarter is 12th in the country. 
• Completed 11 passes of 25+ yards in the fourth quarter of games (tied for 2nd nationally) and his 19 pass completions over 15 yards in the frame is tied for 11th. 
• While under pressure this season, he has posted the 6th-highest NFL passer rating of any quarterback in the FBS at 97.2. For reference, the national average is 68.6.

2019 Sun Devil Football Postseason Trophy Case
 
Brandon Aiyuk
AP All-American – All-Purpose
Pac-12 All-Conference First Team Selection – Wide Receiver AND Return Specialist
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 First Team – Wide Receiver AND Return Specialist (Second Team Kick Returner)
 
Jayden Daniels
ESPN Freshman All-American
Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
 
Eno Benjamin
Pac-12 All-Conference First Team Selection 
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 First Team 
 
Michael Turk
Pac-12 All-Conference First Team 
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 First Team 

Dohnovan West
Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention 
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 Third Team – Offensive Guard
 
Jermayne Lole 
Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention 
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 Second Team – Edge Defender
 
Kobe Williams
Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention 
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 Third Team 
 
Aashari Crosswell
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 Second Team 
 
Cam Phillips
Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention 
 
Frank Darby
Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention 
 
Jack Jones
Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention 
 
Khaylan Kearse-Thomas
Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention 
 
Case Hatch
Pac-12 All-Conference First Team – Special Teams/All-Purpose