Four Bearcats Named To All-AAC First Team

Nov 23, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Cougars quarterback John O

Cincinnati boasted a 9-3 regular season record due in large part to the talent at key areas on the roster. Those players have been honored today by being named to either the All-Conference first or second teams.

The Bearcats who made the first team include:

• LT: Eric Lefeld – He was an unanimous selection and the only AAC player who was honored in such a way
• TE: Blake Annen
• DT: Jordan Stepp
• Returner: Ralph David Abernathy IV

And the second team:

• WR: Anthony McClung
• OG: Sam Longo
• DE: Silverberry Mouhon
• MLB: Greg Blair
• CB: Deven Drane

My fancy collegiate math tells me that totals 9 Bearcats who made the list. By and large I don’t have a beef with these selections but one player who definitely got shafted was Silverberry Mouhon. At first team defensive end, voters selected Louisville’s Marcus Smith and for good reason. The edge rusher was a mauler this season and put up the numbers to be an All-American candidate as well. But the other first team defensive end who definitely doesn’t warrant that kind of praise is South Florida defensive end Aaron Lynch.

The Notre Dame transfer not only severely underperformed with the Bulls but his stats don’t even come close to Silverberry’s:

• Mouhon: 9.5 sacks, 10.5 TFL’s, 37 tackles, 2 forced fumbles
• Lynch: 5 sacks, 11.5 TFL’s, 29 tackles, 0 forced fumbles.

Mouhon just didn’t play like a second team defensive end this season and his numbers prove that out. More over, the guy that supplanted him as a first team defensive end put up worse numbers than the UC edge rusher.

Whatever, voters.

The full list of first and second team players is below.