University of Tennessee Athletics
Barnett Named Scout Freshman All-American
December 12, 2014 | Football
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Defensive end Derek Barnett racked up his second Freshman All-American honor in as many days as he was recognized by Scout on Friday, a day after 247Sports honored him as well. Barnett was named to First Team Freshman All-American Team by Scout.
Barnett has also collected All-SEC Second Team accolades from the Associated Press and the league's coaches in addition to being a member of the All-SEC Freshman Team.
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.
