National leaders at the respective positions through the first seven games of the season, Texas A&M’s Braden Mann and Jace Sternberger were named Midseason All-Americans by multiple outlets Monday.
The duo was honored by ESPN.com, while Mann also captured the honor from The Sporting News.
Mann is averaging 54.5 yards per punt this year and is on pace to break the single-season NCAA record for 60-yard punts, average yards per punt and net punting average.
Against No. 1 Alabama, Mann broke the NCAA record with the highest gross punt average in a single game at 60.8 yards on five punts, which broke the old record of 60.4. Mann booted an 82-yard punt against No. 13 Kentucky, the longest single punt in FBS this season. On the longest punt return of the season, a 32-yarder by South Carolina’s Bryan Edwards, Mann forced a fumble that was recovered by Tyrel Dodson.
Sternberger, a junior college transfer from Oklahoma A&M CC, has already broken the school record for most touchdowns in a single season by a tight end with six and has posted at least one 20+ yard reception in every game.
Among all FBS tight ends, Sternberger ranks first in yards (496), ties for first in touchdowns (6) and ranks fourth in catches (29) and yards per catch (17.1). Sternberger paces the A&M offense in receptions, yards and touchdowns.
