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The Sporting News Names Washington an All-American
December 12, 2017 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State wide receiver James Washington added more All-America honors to his credit Tuesday as The Sporting News and ESPN named him to their first teams.
Already a consensus All-American for the 2017 season, Washington will become the ninth unanimous All-American in school history if he is included on the American Football Coaches Association team announced Wednesday. OSU's previous unanimous All-Americans are Bob Fenimore (1945), Terry Miller (1977), Leslie O'Neal (1985), Barry Sanders (1988), Alonzo Mayes (1997), Russell Okung (2009) and Justin Blackmon (2010 and 2011).
The 40th player in school history to become an All-American, Washington was also the recipient of the 2017 Biletnikoff Award presented to the nation's top receiver.
Washington will go down as one of the best and most productive receivers in Oklahoma State history and in the history of the Big 12 Conference. He enters the bowl game with 4,346 career receiving yards, a figure that leads all active FBS players and ranks third in Big 12 history. He needs 68 yards to pass Rashaun Woods for the Oklahoma State school record and to move into second on the all-time Big 12 list. He leads all active FBS players with 38 career receiving touchdowns and his career average of 85.2 receiving yards per game is the best among all receivers from Power Five conferences with a minimum of 2,000 career receiving yards.
In 2017, Washington was a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection. He finished the regular season with 69 catches for 1,423 yards and 12 touchdowns. Washington's 1,423 receiving yards and 118.6 receiving yards per game both led the FBS and his 12 touchdown receptions ranked fourth nationally. He led all FBS players with 17 catches of 30 yards or longer, 10 catches of 40 yards or longer and seven catches of 50 yards or longer. Washington helped Oklahoma State become the first offense in Big 12 history to have a 4,000-yard passer (Mason Rudolph), a 1,000-yard rusher (Justice Hill) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Marcell Ateman and James Washington).
Washington and the Cowboys will take on Virginia Tech in the Camping World Bowl on December 28 in Orlando. Tickets are available at okstate.com/tickets.
Already a consensus All-American for the 2017 season, Washington will become the ninth unanimous All-American in school history if he is included on the American Football Coaches Association team announced Wednesday. OSU's previous unanimous All-Americans are Bob Fenimore (1945), Terry Miller (1977), Leslie O'Neal (1985), Barry Sanders (1988), Alonzo Mayes (1997), Russell Okung (2009) and Justin Blackmon (2010 and 2011).
The 40th player in school history to become an All-American, Washington was also the recipient of the 2017 Biletnikoff Award presented to the nation's top receiver.
Washington will go down as one of the best and most productive receivers in Oklahoma State history and in the history of the Big 12 Conference. He enters the bowl game with 4,346 career receiving yards, a figure that leads all active FBS players and ranks third in Big 12 history. He needs 68 yards to pass Rashaun Woods for the Oklahoma State school record and to move into second on the all-time Big 12 list. He leads all active FBS players with 38 career receiving touchdowns and his career average of 85.2 receiving yards per game is the best among all receivers from Power Five conferences with a minimum of 2,000 career receiving yards.
In 2017, Washington was a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection. He finished the regular season with 69 catches for 1,423 yards and 12 touchdowns. Washington's 1,423 receiving yards and 118.6 receiving yards per game both led the FBS and his 12 touchdown receptions ranked fourth nationally. He led all FBS players with 17 catches of 30 yards or longer, 10 catches of 40 yards or longer and seven catches of 50 yards or longer. Washington helped Oklahoma State become the first offense in Big 12 history to have a 4,000-yard passer (Mason Rudolph), a 1,000-yard rusher (Justice Hill) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Marcell Ateman and James Washington).
Washington and the Cowboys will take on Virginia Tech in the Camping World Bowl on December 28 in Orlando. Tickets are available at okstate.com/tickets.
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