CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel defensive back Dee Delaney has been named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, it was announced Thursday.

Delaney earned All-America status from the AP for the second consecutive year after garnering second-team honors in 2015. The junior from Beaufort, South Carolina, is the fifth Bulldog to be an AP All-American in multiple seasons and the first since Andre Roberts in 2007-08. Delaney also was named a first-team All-American by College Sports Madness and was voted first-team All-Southern Conference by the conference's coaches and media this season.

Delaney recorded 35 tackles, six interceptions, eight pass breakups and one fumble recovery in 2016. His interceptions total tied for third on The Citadel's single-season list, and his 14 total passes defended tied for fourth in a season in program history. Delaney's six interceptions ranked first in the Southern Conference and tied for third in FCS in 2016, and his passes defended total ranked second in the SoCon. He was one of five FCS defenders with two multiple-interception games in 2016, grabbing two against Furman and making interceptions on back-to-back plays in the second round of the FCS Playoffs against Wofford.

Delaney's career total of 13 interceptions is tied for second on The Citadel's all-time career list, five behind the program record, and his 32 career passes defended are fourth in program history, also five shy of the Bulldogs' career record.

Delaney helped lead a Bulldog defense that ranked first in the Southern Conference in fewest first downs allowed, third-down defense and fewest passing touchdowns allowed. The Citadel held its opponents to 177 first downs, the seventh-best mark in FCS, while allowing 30.1 percent on third-down conversions to rank ninth in FCS. The Bulldogs also ranked 12th in FCS with 13 passing touchdowns allowed.

The Citadel won its second consecutive Southern Conference championship and tied the SoCon record with an 8-0 conference mark in 2016. The Bulldogs began the season 10-0 and earned the No. 6 seed in the FCS Playoffs, hosting a playoff game in Johnson Hagood Stadium for the first time since 1992.

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