dallas – Ole Miss football sophomore running back kevan lacy Has been named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, as announced by the FWAA on Thursday.
This is the sixth All-America honor for Lacey, who was also the first Doc Walker Award finalist in Ole Miss history. Lacey has received second-team honors on other All-America teams released by the Associated Press, AFCA, The Sporting News, Walter Camp and Sports Info Solutions. Lacey has also been first-team All-SEC for both the AP and league coaches.
Lacey has been one of the best rushers in the country all season long for the 11-1 Rebels, currently holding a season line of 258 attempts for 1,279 yards and 20 touchdowns. Those 20 rushing scores broke Ole Miss’ previous single-season record of 16 set by Quinshawn Judkins in 2022, and it also gave him the all-purpose touchdown record of 17 previously set four times by Judkins (2022, ’23), Brandon Bolden (2010) and Deuce McAllister (2000).
With 20 rushing scores, Lacey already ranks ninth in Ole Miss career history, and he is one of only 12 rushers in SEC history to cross the line 20 times in a season.
Elsewhere in the Ole Miss record book, Lacy also broke the single-season Ole Miss record of most 120 points by a non-kicker, which currently ranks third among kickers. Caden Davis (129, 2024), Jonathan Nicholls (124, 2003) and Gary Wunderlich (120, 2015). His 258 rushing attempts and 1,279 yards currently rank third all-time – only the 11th 1,000-yard season in Ole Miss history, making Lacey the eighth Rebel to do so.
In the FBS ranks, Lacey leads the SEC and is second nationally in rushing touchdowns (20), while also leading the conference in all-purpose TDs (20) and rushing attempts (258). His 1,279 yards are second in the SEC and ninth in the FBS, while his 120 points lead all scorers in the SEC and rank third in the FBS.
According to PFF’s advanced statistics, Lacey leads the SEC and ranks second nationally in missed tackles forced (86) and fourth in yards after contact (858). On the year, Lacey has had six games with at least 100 yards rushing, six with multiple rushing touchdowns, and has scored at least once in 11 of the 12 games played.
Against Florida, Lacy had a historic outing with a career-high 224 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries – the eighth-most rushing yards in Ole Miss single-game history and the most by any Rebels rusher since Brandon Bolden vs. Fresno State in 2010 (228). For his efforts, Lacey was named Maxwell Award National Player of the Week, Walter Camp FBS National Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
This is the sixth All-America honor for Lacey, who was also the first Doc Walker Award finalist in Ole Miss history. Lacey has received second-team honors on other All-America teams released by the Associated Press, AFCA, The Sporting News, Walter Camp and Sports Info Solutions. Lacey has also been first-team All-SEC for both the AP and league coaches.
Lacey has been one of the best rushers in the country all season long for the 11-1 Rebels, currently holding a season line of 258 attempts for 1,279 yards and 20 touchdowns. Those 20 rushing scores broke Ole Miss’ previous single-season record of 16 set by Quinshawn Judkins in 2022, and it also gave him the all-purpose touchdown record of 17 previously set four times by Judkins (2022, ’23), Brandon Bolden (2010) and Deuce McAllister (2000).
With 20 rushing scores, Lacey already ranks ninth in Ole Miss career history, and he is one of only 12 rushers in SEC history to cross the line 20 times in a season.
Elsewhere in the Ole Miss record book, Lacy also broke the single-season Ole Miss record of most 120 points by a non-kicker, which currently ranks third among kickers. Caden Davis (129, 2024), Jonathan Nicholls (124, 2003) and Gary Wunderlich (120, 2015). His 258 rushing attempts and 1,279 yards currently rank third all-time – only the 11th 1,000-yard season in Ole Miss history, making Lacey the eighth Rebel to do so.
In the FBS ranks, Lacey leads the SEC and is second nationally in rushing touchdowns (20), while also leading the conference in all-purpose TDs (20) and rushing attempts (258). His 1,279 yards are second in the SEC and ninth in the FBS, while his 120 points lead all scorers in the SEC and rank third in the FBS.
According to PFF’s advanced statistics, Lacey leads the SEC and ranks second nationally in missed tackles forced (86) and fourth in yards after contact (858). On the year, Lacey has had six games with at least 100 yards rushing, six with multiple rushing touchdowns, and has scored at least once in 11 of the 12 games played.
Against Florida, Lacy had a historic outing with a career-high 224 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries – the eighth-most rushing yards in Ole Miss single-game history and the most by any Rebels rusher since Brandon Bolden vs. Fresno State in 2010 (228). For his efforts, Lacey was named Maxwell Award National Player of the Week, Walter Camp FBS National Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
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