Junior Safety Will Pickren Named To The 2022 Associated Press (AP) Division III All-America First Team
Hampden-Sydney College junior safety Will Pickren (Mount Pleasant, SC) been named to the 2022 Associated Press (AP) Division III All-America First-Team, as announced today by the AP. Pickren is the program's first AP All-American since the non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City relaunched its Division III All-America Team selections in 2017.
Will started all 10 games and had 123 total tackles, including 48 solo and 75 assisted, 5.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one blocked PAT kick. He led the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) in total tackles and tackles per game, and tied for sixth in interceptions. Pickren ranked third in NCAA Division III in total tackles and tackles per game. Will was just recently named to the 2022 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' All-America Second Team, and is a three-time All-ODAC First Team selection. Pickren is a two-time All-Region selection by D3football.com, as well, and has deservedly earned a reputation as one of the hardest-hitting football players in the ODAC and Division III.
The complete AP Division III All-America Teams are listed below, and there were only two individuals recognized from the ODAC, including Randolph-Macon College offensive lineman Will Jackson, on the Second Team.
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