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Phil Steele Magazine Lauds Isabella With All-America First Team Honors
December 18, 2018 | Football
Ninth all-America award rolls in for senior wide receiver
CLEVELAND – University of Massachusetts senior wide receiver Andy Isabella was recognized on Tuesday by Phil Steele Magazine with placement on the organization's All-America First Team. It is the ninth all-America selection this season for the Mayfield, Ohio native.
Isabella was one of just three wide receivers nationally to receive first team acclaim, being joined by Antoine Wesley of Texas Tech as well as Alabama's Jerry Jeudy.
Isabella is the nation's FBS leader in receiving yards (1,698) and receiving yards per game (141.5) while he also ranks third in receptions per game (8.5) and tied for fifth in touchdown catches (13). He totaled 102 catches over his 12 starts at wide receiver, with at least four catches in every game, while also resetting the team's single-season and career receiving yards (3,526) marks with the final catch of his collegiate career, a 45-yard touchdown at No. 5 Georgia.
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Andy Isabella • 2018 Awards & Honors
• Biletnikoff Award Finalist (top receiver; 1 of 3 finalists)
• George H. "Bulger" Lowe Award (top player in New England; Gridiron Club of Greater Boston)
• Harry Agganis/Harold Zimman Award (most outstanding player in New England; awarded by the New England Football Writers Association)
• 2018 FBS Consensus First Team All-American (includes AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News & Walter Camp)
• Phil Steele Magazine All-America First Team
• Walter Camp All-America First Team
• AFCA All-America First Team
• FWAA All-America First Team
• PFF College All-America First Team
• Associated Press All-America Second Team
• Sporting News All-America Second Team
• Sports Illustrated All-America Second Team
• Paul Hornung Award Watch List (top all-around contributor)
• Wuerrfel Trophy Watch List (top student, athlete, community servant)
• NEFWA All-New England Team
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team
• NEFWA Gold Helmet Award (Nov. 7)
• Reese's Senior Bowl Invitee
Isabella was one of just three wide receivers nationally to receive first team acclaim, being joined by Antoine Wesley of Texas Tech as well as Alabama's Jerry Jeudy.
Isabella is the nation's FBS leader in receiving yards (1,698) and receiving yards per game (141.5) while he also ranks third in receptions per game (8.5) and tied for fifth in touchdown catches (13). He totaled 102 catches over his 12 starts at wide receiver, with at least four catches in every game, while also resetting the team's single-season and career receiving yards (3,526) marks with the final catch of his collegiate career, a 45-yard touchdown at No. 5 Georgia.
For the latest news and updates around UMass football, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@UMassFootball).
Andy Isabella • 2018 Awards & Honors
• Biletnikoff Award Finalist (top receiver; 1 of 3 finalists)
• George H. "Bulger" Lowe Award (top player in New England; Gridiron Club of Greater Boston)
• Harry Agganis/Harold Zimman Award (most outstanding player in New England; awarded by the New England Football Writers Association)
• 2018 FBS Consensus First Team All-American (includes AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News & Walter Camp)
• Phil Steele Magazine All-America First Team
• Walter Camp All-America First Team
• AFCA All-America First Team
• FWAA All-America First Team
• PFF College All-America First Team
• Associated Press All-America Second Team
• Sporting News All-America Second Team
• Sports Illustrated All-America Second Team
• Paul Hornung Award Watch List (top all-around contributor)
• Wuerrfel Trophy Watch List (top student, athlete, community servant)
• NEFWA All-New England Team
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team
• NEFWA Gold Helmet Award (Nov. 7)
• Reese's Senior Bowl Invitee
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