University of Tennessee Athletics
Barnett Named 247Sports Freshman All-American
December 11, 2014 | Football
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Freshman defensive lineman Derek Barnett has been recognized again for his outstanding season. On Thursday, Barnett was named a 247Sports True Freshman All-American.
Honors continue to roll in for Barnett, he has already been named to the 2014 Freshman All-SEC Team and landed on the All-SEC Second Team for both the Associated Press and league coaches.
Barnett led all freshmen in the SEC with 20.5 TFLs, which ranks fourth nationally among all players. He also posted 10.0 sacks, second in the SEC among freshmen and tied for 13th nationally among all players. Barnett set Tennessee records for most TFLs and sacks by a freshman, more than doubling both records. Barnett also led all true freshmen in the SEC in tackles with 69, the third-most by a Tennessee true freshmen in history. Barnett had 18.0 TFLs in SEC games, the most of any player in the league.
