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Josiah Silver named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year and First-Team All-Conference selection
11/23/2021 4:05:00 PM | Football
Gunner Gibson, Evan Horn and Patrick Flynn were CAA Third-Team All-Conference honorees
RICHMOND, Va – Freshman defensive end Josiah Silver (Hampton, Va.) of the University of New Hampshire football team was named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year in addition to being named a First-Team All-Conference selection, which was announced on Tuesday by the conference office.
In addition to Silver, junior defensive end Gunner Gibson (Hailey, Idaho), senior safety Evan Horn (Lebanon, Pa.) and junior left tackle Patrick Flynn (Hanover, Mass.) were voted to the CAA All-Conference Third Team, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
Silver, who was named one of 23 finalists for the Jerry Rice National Freshman of the Year Award yesterday, amassed 80 tackles (42 solo), 20.5 TFL (88 yards), 12.5 sacks, 6 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 11 games for the Wildcats in his first full season in Durham. His 12.5 led all CAA players and ranked fourth among FCS players. His six forced fumbles led the CAA and were tied for second in the nation among FCS student-athletes.
He was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week for November 15 with a game-high 11 tackles, career-best of 5.0 TFL's and 4.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles in New Hampshire's setback at Rhode Island on November 13. He finished the last two games of the Wildcats' season with 23 total tackles, 8.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks and three forced fumbles.
Gibson recorded 56 tackles and 10 tackles for loss and seven sacks for the 'Cats, while Horn posted 54 tackles and six pass break ups in his final season in Durham. Flynn started the final 10 games for the Wildcats.
In addition to Silver, junior defensive end Gunner Gibson (Hailey, Idaho), senior safety Evan Horn (Lebanon, Pa.) and junior left tackle Patrick Flynn (Hanover, Mass.) were voted to the CAA All-Conference Third Team, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
Silver, who was named one of 23 finalists for the Jerry Rice National Freshman of the Year Award yesterday, amassed 80 tackles (42 solo), 20.5 TFL (88 yards), 12.5 sacks, 6 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 11 games for the Wildcats in his first full season in Durham. His 12.5 led all CAA players and ranked fourth among FCS players. His six forced fumbles led the CAA and were tied for second in the nation among FCS student-athletes.
He was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week for November 15 with a game-high 11 tackles, career-best of 5.0 TFL's and 4.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles in New Hampshire's setback at Rhode Island on November 13. He finished the last two games of the Wildcats' season with 23 total tackles, 8.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks and three forced fumbles.
Gibson recorded 56 tackles and 10 tackles for loss and seven sacks for the 'Cats, while Horn posted 54 tackles and six pass break ups in his final season in Durham. Flynn started the final 10 games for the Wildcats.
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