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2023 ATHLON SPORTS PRESEASON Group OF AMERICA
STORRS, Conn. – UConn senior offensive lineman Christian Haynes (Bowie, MD) added a further preseason honor to his resume this week, earning a spot on the 2023 Athlon Sports College Preseason All-American Group. Haynes was named to the 2023 Preseason Second Group Offense. for the annual college football publication.
Haynes also earned a spot on Walter Camp’s 2023 Preseason FBS All-American Group, which featured 777. Haynes was named to the second group on the preseason list.
At the finish of the 2022 campaign, Haynes was named to the Related Press and Sporting News All-American teams. He was just the third Husky in the FBS era to earn All-American honors and the initially due to the fact operating back Jordan Todman was a initially-group choice by the Sporting News in 2010, along with a spot on the AP (2nd Group) and Walter Camp Foundation (2nd group). In 2008, operating back Donald Brown became UConn’s initially All-American due to the fact joining the FBS and was also named to the initially group by the Sporting News and to the second group by the Related Press and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
The UConn operating back anchored the Huskies’ offensive line and operating game in 2022. Haynes, along with the rest of his linemates, began all 13 games and fueled an offense that averaged 194.9 yards per game. The Huskies have gone more than 200 yards plus rushing in six games and 3 straight to close out the common season. Haynes, who began 37 straight games more than the final 3 seasons, also led a unit that ranked 30th nationally in sacks permitted, providing up 17 games on the season, just 1.42 per game.