Following a season that saw several SU individual and team records set, 11 Orange football student-athletes have earned selection to the All-BIG EAST Teams of multiple media outlets. Junior offensive tackle Justin Pugh led the way for SU with four selections, including the CBSSports.com, ESPN.com, AthlonSports.com First Team and Phil Steele’s Second Team honors.

Senior defensive lineman Chandler Jones joined Pugh on the AthlonSports.com First Team, while senior running back Antwon Bailey, sophomore placekicker Ross Krautman, graduate student offensive guard Andrew Tiller, and junior free safety Phillip Thomas were named to the Second Team. Senior wide receiver Van Chew and sophomore linebacker Marquis Spruill were named to the Third Team. 

Senior tight end Nick Provo was named to the Phil Steele Postseason All-BIG EAST First Team and CBSSports.com Team, while junior wide receiver Alec Lemon earned Phil Steele Second Team honors. Freshman linebacker Dyshawn Davis was named to Phil Steele’s All-Freshman Team.

Pugh, who was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team last week, has started in all 25 games in his career, and has blocked for 1,000-yard rushers in 2010 and 2011, including Bailey this season.

Jones finished 2011 with 38 tackles (30 solo) in just seven games played, and was also named to the ESPN.com and Phil Steele’s Postseason All-BIG EAST Second Team. The All-BIG EAST First Team selection is ninth on both the SU record for career tackles by a down lineman (147) and career tackles for a loss (27.0). After missing five games with a lower body injury, Jones returned to the field against No. 11/14 West Virginia, and earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors with six solo tackles, including two sacks for a loss of 19 yards.

Bailey rushed for 1,051 yards this season, becoming the 15th player in SU history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. His 2,144 career yards on the ground ranks him 16th all-time at Syracuse, and he is one of two BIG EAST running backs with six 100-yard games this season. The Phil Steele’s All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-BIG EAST First Team member owns the record for career receptions by a running back (91) and career receiving yards by a running back (706).

Krautman, a Phil Steele All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree, hit 15-of-19 field goals and 34-of-35 extra points during his sophomore campaign. He leads the conference with a 78.9% field goal percentage and is tied for 34th in the nation with 1.25 field goals made per game.

Tiller, an All-BIG EAST First Team member, has started 25-of-35 career games at Syracuse, including all 12 this season. He has blocked for 1,000-yard rushers in each of the past two seasons, including Bailey this year. He was also named to the ESPN.com and Phil Steele All-BIG EAST First Team.

Thomas, a CBSSports.com selection in addition to his AthlonSports.com honor, led the team in tackles (82) and interceptions (six) this season. He is 12th on the SU record list for career tackles by a defensive back (203).

Provo (West Palm Beach, Fla.) had a career season for the Orange in 2011 with 51 catches for 537 yards and a BIG EAST leading seven touchdowns, earning All-BIG EAST First Team status. In the season finale at Pittsburgh, Provo passed Chris Gedney for the most career catches by a tight end (92), and also passed Gedney for receptions in a season by a tight end. He owns the Syracuse record for consecutive games with a catch by a tight end at 25, which is fifth all-time at SU.

Lemon (Crofton, Md.) set the single-season record for catches with 68 and his 834 yards in the ninth most in a season at SU. He ranks fifth in career receptions (129) and is 12th with 1,526 career yards. He led the team in receptions and in yards this season en route to a conference Second Team selection.

Spruill was fourth on the team with 62 tackles (43 solo) in 2011, earning conference Second Team status. The Hillside, N.J. native also had 8.5 tackles for a loss, including three sacks, this season. He was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after leading the team with nine tackles and forced his first career fumble at Louisville.

Chew (Manassas, Va.) is 16th on the career receiving yards list at Syracuse with 1,204. His streak of 22 straight games with a catch is the sixth longest in SU history, and ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with 13.7 yards per catch.

Davis finished 2011 with 43 tackles, including a team-leading 10.5 for a loss of yards and four sacks. He is third on the SU freshman sacks record list, and is 20th in the BIG EAST and leads the Orange with 0.88 tackles or a loss per game. He was part of an Orange defense that is tied for 33rd in the nation with 6.67 tackles for loss per game and is tied for 28th with 2.33 sacks per game.

CBSSPorts.com All-BIG EAST Team:
Nick Provo, Justin Pugh and Phillip Thomas

ESPN.com All-BIG EAST Team:
Justin Pugh, Andrew Tiller and Chandler Jones

AthlonSports.com All-BIG EAST Team
First Team- Justin Pugh and Chandler Jones
Second Team- Antwon Bailey, Andrew Tiller, Phillip Thomas and Ross Krautman
Third Team- Van Chew and Marquis Spruill

Phil Steele’s Postseason All-BIG EAST Team:
First Team: Nick Provo and Andrew Tiller
Second Team: Antwon Bailey, Chandler Jones, Ross Krautman, Alec Lemon, Justin Pugh and Marquis Spruill

Phil Steele’s Postseason All-Freshman Team:
First Team: Dyshawn Davis

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2011/12/15/FB_1215111658.aspx

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