![]() ![]() Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (10/28).Walter Camp Player of the Year finalist.Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club SEC Lineman of the Year.Jack Lambert Award winner, National Linebacker of the Year.Ronnie Lott IMPACT Trophy winner, National Defensive Player of the Year.Chuck Bednarik Award winner, National Defensive Player of the Year.Bronko Nagurski Award winner, National Defensive Player of the Year.First-Team All-SEC (AP, Coaches, Athlon, ESPN).SEC Defensive Player of the Year (AP, Coaches, Athlon, ESPN).Consensus First-Team All-American (Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sports Illustrated,, ESPN, Associated Press, College Football News, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News, USA Today, CBS, American Football Coaches Association, Athlon). ![]() UK did not allowed a point on all 17 opponent possessions that he had a sack.Thirteen of his 17 sacks were in the second half, four in the third quarter and nine in the fourth quarter.Ranked second nationally in sacks, fourth in fumbles forced and sixth in TFL.His 17 sacks were the most by an SEC player in a single season since the NCAA started official sack records in 2000.Led the SEC in quarterback sacks, tackles for loss, and forced fumbles.Had a team-high 88 total tackles, 17 quarterback sacks, 21.5 TFL, seven QB hurries, five forced fumbles, four pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.SEC Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-SEC selection in 2018.Swept the national defensive player of the year awards in 2018 as he was honored with the Bronko Nagurski Award, the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Ronnie Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Jack Lambert Award … UK’s first winner in every category.Named a consensus First-Team All-American in 2018, UK’s first consensus All-American since wide receiver/kick returner Derek Abney in 2002 and the first unanimous selection since defensive lineman Art Still in 197.Forced 11 fumbles, tying Danny Trevathan for the UK career record (forced fumble stats available since 1988).Had 41 tackles for loss which ranks second all-time at UK, behind Oliver Barnett’s 43.Broke UK’s single-season sacks record in ’18 with 17.Broke UK’s career sacks record with 31.5.Helped lead UK to a 10-win season, which included a win over Penn State in the 2018 VRBO Citrus Bowl … Marked the most wins in 41 years.Helped lead UK to three straight bowl games for the first time since going to five in a row from 2006-2010.Totaled 224 tackles, 41.0 TFL, 31.5 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, 11 forced fumbles, eight PBUs, two fumble recoveries, one blocked kick and one interception in his four-year career.Did not miss a game in his four-year career, playing in all 51 games with 35 starts. ![]()
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