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WACO, TEXAS - North Carolina junior wide receiver/punt returner Ryan Switzer has been named to the American Football Coaches' All-America Team announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.
Switzer, who leads the team in receptions and punt return average, was named to the team as an all-purpose player. A native of Charleston, W. Va., Switzer returned two punts this season for touchdowns (vs. Illinois & Miami) and is the ACC career record holder with seven punt return touchdowns. He is just one shy of the NCAA mark of eight held by Texas Tech’s Wes Welker and Oklahoma’s Antonio Perkins.
Switzer, who intends to return for his senior season in 2016, is just the eighth two-time first-team All-America in UNC history. Switzer became the first Carolina true freshman in program history to earn first-team All-America honors in 2013. The other two-time honorees at UNC are Dre' Bly (1996-97-98), Dave Dreschler (1981-82), William Fuller (1982-83), Charlie Justice (1948-49), Julius Peppers (2000-01), Paul Severin (1939-40) and Art Weiner (1948-49).
Switzer enters the bowl game with a team-high 52 catches for 668 yards and six receiving touchdowns. He returned 22 total punts for 302 yards for a 13.7-yard average that ranks second in the ACC. He ranks ninth in the country with 23.2 punt return yards per game.
WACO, TEXAS - North Carolina junior wide receiver/punt returner Ryan Switzer has been named to the American Football Coaches' All-America Team announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.
Switzer, who leads the team in receptions and punt return average, was named to the team as an all-purpose player. A native of Charleston, W. Va., Switzer returned two punts this season for touchdowns (vs. Illinois & Miami) and is the ACC career record holder with seven punt return touchdowns. He is just one shy of the NCAA mark of eight held by Texas Tech’s Wes Welker and Oklahoma’s Antonio Perkins.
Switzer, who intends to return for his senior season in 2016, is just the eighth two-time first-team All-America in UNC history. Switzer became the first Carolina true freshman in program history to earn first-team All-America honors in 2013. The other two-time honorees at UNC are Dre' Bly (1996-97-98), Dave Dreschler (1981-82), William Fuller (1982-83), Charlie Justice (1948-49), Julius Peppers (2000-01), Paul Severin (1939-40) and Art Weiner (1948-49).
Switzer enters the bowl game with a team-high 52 catches for 668 yards and six receiving touchdowns. He returned 22 total punts for 302 yards for a 13.7-yard average that ranks second in the ACC. He ranks ninth in the country with 23.2 punt return yards per game.
