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Jimmie Gilbert had a team-leading 22 third-down stops in 2016
Jimmie Gilbert Named to 2016 AP All-America Team
December 12, 2016 | Football
Gilbert, a third-team selection, becomes the first Buff since Ryan Miller in 2011 to be named an AP All-American
BOULDER – University of Colorado standout outside linebacker Jimmie Gilbert was named Monday to the prestigious Associated Press All-America team.
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Gilbert, who was a third-team selection, becomes the first Buffalo to be named an AP All-American since 2011 when offensive guard Ryan Miller was also a third-team selection. Â
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He is also the first Buffalo to draw All-America honors this season from one of the five official All-America teams (those five are: The Sporting News, Walter Camp, AP, Football Writers Association of America and American Football Coaches Association). The AFCA team is the only one yet to be announced; it will be released on Wednesday morning.Â
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Gilbert was named last week to SB Nation's All-America team and was on College Sports Madness' second-team.
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Inside linebacker Kenneth Olugbode, who's 130 tackles this season (by CU's count that uses coaches film) ranked No. 4 among all FBS defenders, was a second-team All-America selection by Pro Football Focus.
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Gilbert, a senior from College Station, Texas, posted 10.5 sacks on the season, 51 tackles and forced six fumbles. He ranked in a tie for second among all FBS players for the most forced fumbles this season and his 10.5 sacks (by CU's count; he had 9.5 using press box stats that the NCAA recognizes) would put him in a tie for the 13th-most nationally.
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The 2016 first-team All-Pac-12 selection by both the coaches and AP recorded 20 sacks in his four seasons as a Buff and is one of only nine players in school history to record 20 or more sacks in a career.
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Gilbert, who was a third-team selection, becomes the first Buffalo to be named an AP All-American since 2011 when offensive guard Ryan Miller was also a third-team selection. Â
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He is also the first Buffalo to draw All-America honors this season from one of the five official All-America teams (those five are: The Sporting News, Walter Camp, AP, Football Writers Association of America and American Football Coaches Association). The AFCA team is the only one yet to be announced; it will be released on Wednesday morning.Â
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Gilbert was named last week to SB Nation's All-America team and was on College Sports Madness' second-team.
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Inside linebacker Kenneth Olugbode, who's 130 tackles this season (by CU's count that uses coaches film) ranked No. 4 among all FBS defenders, was a second-team All-America selection by Pro Football Focus.
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Gilbert, a senior from College Station, Texas, posted 10.5 sacks on the season, 51 tackles and forced six fumbles. He ranked in a tie for second among all FBS players for the most forced fumbles this season and his 10.5 sacks (by CU's count; he had 9.5 using press box stats that the NCAA recognizes) would put him in a tie for the 13th-most nationally.
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The 2016 first-team All-Pac-12 selection by both the coaches and AP recorded 20 sacks in his four seasons as a Buff and is one of only nine players in school history to record 20 or more sacks in a career.
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