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ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® TEAM S ELECTED BY C O SIDA

For Release: Monday, July 12 – 12 noon ET

ALABAMA HEADLINES COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION I FOOTBALL TEAMS

AUSTIN, Texas – Mac Jones, a graduate student quarterback from the , headlines the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division I football teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Monday.

Jones has been named the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division I football.

A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Jones graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies in December of 2019 and maintained a perfect 4.00 GPA. He then completed a master’s degree in sport hospitality a year later in December of 2020, finishing once again with a 4.00 GPA.

A consensus First Team All-American and the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Jones helped the top-ranked Crimson Tide capture the 2020 Playoff National Championship, posting an NCAA-leading 201.1 and a 96.1 quarterback rating in Alabama’s perfect 13-0 season.

He set the NCAA -season record for completion percentage at 77.4 percent in 2020, completing 311 out of 402 attempts with 41 and an NCAA Division I-best 4,500 total passing yards.

Jones was one of four 2020 finalists and won the Davey O’Brien, Golden Arm and Manning Awards. He was drafted 15th overall by the in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

The 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division I Football Team features 12 members with a 4.00 GPA and 25 members with at least a 3.90 GPA as either undergraduate or graduate student-athletes. The 25 members on the first team have an average GPA of 3.90.

The 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division I Football Team has nine repeat selections from the 2019, 2018 and 2017 teams: Jake Chisholm (University of Dayton), Ezra Gray (Alabama State), Charlie Kolar (Iowa State University), Blaise Andries (University of Minnesota), Wes Genant (South Dakota State University), Rick Mottram (Bucknell University), Spencer DeMedal (Duquesne University), Kekaula Kaniho (Boise State University) and K.J. Smith (University of North Alabama).

For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jeff Schwartz | Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity [email protected] | (701) 793-0538

Ryan Anderson | Wichita State University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity [email protected] | (316) 978-5461

2020-21 Academic All-America ® Football Team

NCAA Division I FIRST TEAM Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major QB Mac Jones University of Alabama Gr. 4.00/4.00 Communication Studies (UG) / Sports Hospitality (G) RB Jake Chisholm (2) University of Dayton Jr. 3.98 Pre-Med RB Ezra Gray (1) Alabama State Gr. 4.00/4.00 CIS (UG) / Applied Technologies (G) WR Britain Covey University of Utah Sr. 3.86 Business WR Austin Williams Mississippi State University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Finance (UG) / MBA (G) TE Charlie Kolar (1) Iowa State University Sr. 3.99 Mechanical Engineering OL Blaise Andries (2) University of Minnesota Sr. 3.85 Mathematics OL Mike Caliendo Western Michigan University Gr. 3.90/3.88 Biological Sciences OL Indiana University Gr. 3.90/3.96 Criminal Justice & Public Safety OL University of Alabama Gr. 3.68/3.72 Sports Mgmt. (UG) / MBA (G) OL Wes Genant ($) (%) South Dakota State University Sr. 3.89 Biochemistry / Pre-Medicine K Anders Carlson Auburn University Gr. 3.92 Pro Flight Management / Aviation DL Thomas Booker Stanford University Jr. 3.88 Economics / Communication DL Matt Henningsen University of Wisconsin Gr. 4.00 Electrical Engineering DL Coastal Carolina University Sr. 3.43 Mathematics DL Kingsley Jonathan Syracuse University Sr. 3.71 Information Management & Technology LB Silas Kelly Coastal Carolina University Gr. 3.85/3.84 MBA LB Rick Mottram (1) Bucknell University Sr. 3.96 Mechanical Engineering LB Riley Whimpey Boise State University Sr. 3.82 Business DB Spencer DeMedal (1) Duquesne University Sr. 3.97 Biology DB Robby Hauck University of Montana Sr. 3.95 Management Info. Systems DB Kekaula Kaniho (2) Boise State University Sr. 3.96 Health Science DB K.J. Smith (1) University of North Alabama Gr. 4.00/4.00 Health (G) P John Haggerty III Western Kentucky University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Organizational Leadership (G) ST Tyler Gillikin Northwestern University Gr. 3.98 Biomedical Sciences (UG) / Medical School (G)

SECOND TEAM Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major QB Brock Purdy Iowa State University Jr. 3.66 Business RB Jermar Jefferson Oregon State University Jr. 3.49 Sociology RB Charles Williams UNLV pGr. 3.41/3.45 Journalism & Media Studies (UG) / General Studies (G) WR Thomas Hennigan App State Sr. 3.53 Marketing & Sales WR Tyler Page SMU Sr. 3.92 Finance TE Logan Carter Oklahoma State University Gr. 3.72/4.00 Health Care Administration (G) OL Drew Dalman Stanford University Sr. 3.61 Mechanical Engineering OL Jake Dixon Duquesne University Gr. 3.96/4.00 Accounting OL Drew Himmelman Illinois State University Gr. 3.82/4.00 Exercise Science (UG) / Biomechanics (G) OL Austin Stidham Troy University Sr. 3.91 Biology / Biomedical Sciences OL Mike Van Hoeven Eastern Michigan University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Exercise Physiology K Jet Toner Stanford University Gr. 3.65/3.87 Science, Tech. & Society (UG) / Media Studies (G) DL Marcus Cushine Alabama A&M University Jr. 3.80 Criminal Justice DL Tyriq Harris Charlotte Sr. 3.65 Biology / Pre-Bus Admin DL Nick Heninger Utah State University Gr. 4.00/3.40 Unmanned Aerial Systems DL Juwuan Jones Western Kentucky University Gr. 3.75/4.00 Sport Mgmt. (UG) / Teaching (Special Ed) (G) LB Logan Backhaus South Dakota State University Sr. 3.65 Human Biology LB Nick Bolton University of Missouri Jr. 3.60 Parks, Recreation & Sport / Sport Management LB Ryan Greenhagen Fordham University Jr. 3.83 Business Administration DB Bryce Cosby State University Sr. 3.44 Telecommunications DB Pat Fields University of Oklahoma Jr. 3.81 Accounting DB Sean Mahone West Virginia University Gr. 3.60/3.69 Management Information Systems (UG) / MBA (G) DB Jalen Pitre Baylor University Gr. 3.61/3.61 Educational Psychology DB Noah Williams Stanford University Sr. 3.90 Product Design P James Smith University of Cincinnati Sr. 3.84 Communication ST Kyle Gibbs U.S. Naval Academy Sr. 3.87 Ocean Engineering

CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Mac Jones, University of Alabama (1) -- Academic All-America® Division I first team selection in 2019 (2) – Academic All-America® Division I second team selection in 2019 ($) – Academic All-America® Division I second team selection in 2018 (%) – Academic All-America® Division I second team selection in 2017