The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications:
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson has been named a Second Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
Hutchinson has now been named an All-American by the Associated Press (First Team), AFCA (Second Team), CBS Sports (Second Team) and Pro Football Focus (First Team), as well as being a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award.
The Jacksonville, Florida, native, led the nation with 8.9 receptions per game and was one of just three players nationally to record more than 100 receptions. Hutchinson broke his own single-season record with 107 catches, while ranking among the nation’s top-10 in receiving yards (1,171) and receiving yards per game (97.6).
He posted seven 100-yard receiving games and had at least eight catches in 11 of ISU’s 12 games.
Hutchinson, who finished his career with a school-record 254 receptions, will play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl, held Saturday, Feb. 4 in Mobile, Alabama.
