Canes Collectibles
Check out our first in a series of Canes Collectibles highlighting the Hurricanes’ top returning players heading into the 2017 season.
Mark Walton
– 2017 Preseason All-ACC
– Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Walter Camp POTY Watch Lists
– Rushed for over 100 yards in six games in 2016, finishing with a team-high 1,117 yards
– Has 25 career touchdowns in 26 career games
– Became the 11th 1000-yard rusher in Miami history
Michael Pinckney
– 2016 Freshman All-American
– Ranked fifth on the 2016 team with 61.0 tackles.
– Had 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and an interception as a freshman
Ahmmon Richards
– 2017 Preseason All-ACC
– 2017 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
– 2016 Freshman All-American
– Led all freshmen in yards per catch, receptions and receiving yards in 2016
– His 934 receiving yards in 2016 are the most by a freshman in UM history, breaking a record previously held by Michael Irvin
Shaquille Quarterman
– 2017 Preseason All-ACC
– 2017 Butkus Award, Nagurski Award and
Bednarik Award Watch Lists
– 2016 Freshman All-American
– 2016 All-ACC, Third Team
– Ranked second on the 2016 team with 84.0 tackles
Kendrick Norton
– Nagurski Award and Outland Trophy Watch Lists
– 2016 All-ACC, Third Team
– Tied for third on 2016 Canes with 10.0 tackles for loss, adding two sacks, a forced fumble and fumble recovery
– Started all 13 games at defensive tackle in 2016, pairing with RJ McIntosh in the middle of Miami’s defensive line
Michael Badgley
– 2017 Preseason All-ACC
– Groza Award Watch List
– Led team in scoring with 116 points in 2016
– 2016 All-ACC, Third Team
– Has connected on all 21 field goal attempts between 40-49 yards in his career
Kc McDermott
-21-game consecutive start streak leads all active Hurricanes
-Paved the way for an offense that ranked third in program history for total yards in 2016
-Leads one of the most experience offensive lines in the ACC with 86 combined career starts.
-Versatile lineman that made nine starts at guard and four at tackle in 2016
-Helped Miami’s offense average 425.9 yards per game in 2016
Jaquan Johnson
– Miami’s top returner in the secondary, made 38 tackles in 2016
– Had three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups in 2016
– Picked off a pass against rival Florida State in 2016
– Appeared in all 26 games over his first two seasons as a Hurricane
