Crabtree Picks up Associated Press All-America Honor
December 11, 2007 | Football
Dec. 11, 2007
LUBBOCK, Texas - The final list is in and Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree is the first unanimous consensus All-America at Texas Tech since Zach Thomas in 1995. The Associated Press released its 2007 All-America squad today and placed the Red Raider freshman and Biletnikoff Award winner among its list of first-team members. Crabtree already has been named to four other squads recognized by the NCAA, thus qualifying him for unanimous consensus accolades.
The NCAA recognizes five All-America teams - Associated Press, The Sporting News, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Walter Camp - and inclusion on three of those qualifies the recipient for "consensus" status. Named to all five garners unanimous consensus honors.
Crabtree is one of eight players this season named to each of the five All-America first teams. The list is a who's who of college football players from the 2007 season, including RB Darren McFadden (Arkansas) and OL Jake Long (Michigan) on offense and DT Glenn Dorsey (LSU), DE Sedrick Ellis (USC), DE Chris Long (Virginia), LB James Laurinitis (Ohio State) and DB Aqib Talib (Kansas) on defense.
Additionally, Crabtree has been named to every Big 12 Conference first team and has received numerous conference offensive player of the year and newcomer of the year honors as well as being named to several freshman All-America teams.
Crabtree leads the nation's receivers with 125 receptions, 1,861 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns.