Perryman, Johnson Named Athlon All-Americans

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami Hurricanes senior LB Denzel Perryman and junior RB Duke Johnson were named to the 2014 All-America Team by Athlon Sports. Both first-team Preseason All-ACC selections last week, Johnson was named to the All-America third team, while Perryman was named to the fourth team.

Earlier this month, the duo picked up All-America honors from Phil Steele – Johnson was named a first-team All-American, while Perryman was named to the third team.

A second-team All-ACC performer in 2013, Johnson rushed for 920 yards and six TDs in eight games before suffering a season-ending ankle injury. The Miami native enters his junior season with 1,867 career rushing yards in 20 games. As a rookie in 2012, Johnson was named first-team Freshman All-America as a kick returner by Steele.

Perryman, a first-team All-ACC selection and All-America honorable mention (SI.com), led the Hurricanes with 108 tackles in 13 games at outside linebacker. In 34 games, Perryman has 241 career tackles and 17.5 tackles for loss.

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The University of Miami has launched the $7 million Football Victory Fund to address the most important needs of the football program. There are a variety of ways to contribute to the Football Victory Fund as well as to Hurricanes Athletics. For more information on how you can donate and details of the pending projects, please call the Hurricane Club at 305-284-6699 or visitumvictoryfund.com. 
 
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