2016-media-guide
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NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS<br />
3<br />
JOE ADAMS<br />
Wide Receiver/Punt Returner<br />
Little Rock, Ark.<br />
2011 Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers Award<br />
2011 Consensus All-American<br />
ADAMS’ HONORS<br />
2011<br />
• Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers Award<br />
• First Team All-American (Pro Football Weekly,<br />
FWAA, Sporting News)<br />
• Second Team All-American (AP, Sports Illustrated,<br />
Walter Camp, Phil Steele)<br />
• First Team All-SEC (AP, Coaches)<br />
• SEC Special Teams Player of the Year<br />
• Paul Hornung Award Finalist<br />
• Best Play ESPY Award Winner for his 60-yard<br />
punt return touchdown vs. Tennessee<br />
• SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 3)<br />
ADAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS<br />
|----------------RECEIVING----------------| |--------------PUNT RETURNS--------------| |------------KICKOFF RETURNS------------|<br />
G/GS REC. YDS. TD LG NO. YDS. AVG. TD NO. YDS. AVG. TD<br />
2008 12/7 31 377 1 33 0 0 0.0 0 1 20 20.0 0<br />
2009 10/7 29 568 7 78 1 0 0.0 0 2 41 20.5 0<br />
2010 12/4 50 813 6 85 16 249 15.6 1 4 63 15.8 0<br />
2011 13/11 54 652 3 67 19 321 16.9 4 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTAL 47/29 164 2,410 17 85 36 570 15.8 5 7 124 17.7 0<br />
2009<br />
• Second Team All-SEC (AP)<br />
ADAMS’ QUICK HITS<br />
• Recorded four punt return touchdowns and<br />
averaged 16.89 yards per return in 2011.<br />
• His touchdown total tied the single-season SEC<br />
record, and his average led the conference, ranked<br />
second in the NCAA and was the fourth-highest<br />
average in school history.<br />
• Tied an SEC record with two punt return<br />
touchdowns in a game, a feat he accomplished<br />
in the season opener vs. Missouri State while<br />
breaking the Arkansas single-game punt return<br />
yardage record with 174.<br />
• Concluded his career with five punt return<br />
touchdowns, tied for third in SEC history, and an<br />
average of 15.83 yards per punt return that ranks<br />
second all-time at Arkansas.<br />
• Ranks third on Arkansas’ all-time career receptions<br />
list with 164.<br />
• Fifth in school history with 2,410 career receiving<br />
yards, seven career 100-yard receiving games and<br />
17 career receiving touchdowns.<br />
• Made at least one reception in 46 games and had<br />
multiple receptions in 36 games in his career.<br />
<strong>2016</strong> RAZORBACK FOOTBALL<br />
164
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