WACO, Texas – The postseason accolades continue to roll in for The Citadel linebacker Willie Eubanks III as the junior was named a First-Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Friday.
 
The honor is the third this week after being named a First-Team All-American by the Associated Press on Tuesday and a STATS Second-Team All-American on Thursday.  Additionally, Eubanks was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year and finished 19^th in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, honoring the top defensive player in the FCS.
 
Eubanks becomes the 11^th Bulldog to earn All-America distinction from the AFCA, joining Jim Ettari (1982), Jim Gabrish (1984, 1985), Carlos Avalos (1988), DeRhon Robinson (1990), Lester Smith (1992), Levi Davis (1994), Brad Keeney (1995), Andre Roberts (2008), Mike Sellers (2012) and Isaiah Pinson (2016).
 
Eubanks finished the year with 112 tackles, 63 solo, 11.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one interception and 11 quarterback hurries.
 
He became the first Bulldog to eclipse 100 tackles since Kailik Williams in 2016 and his tackle total is the highest since Travis Stephens (144) and Denny Haywood (134) in 2000.
 
The 2019 season saw Eubanks post at least five tackles in 11 of the 12 games. He reached double digits in tackles in six games, including a career-high 13 tackles against Elon. He also posted 12 tackles against VMI and Mercer, while making 11 tackles against Samford, ETSU and Wofford.
 
In the game against Chattanooga, Eubanks made nine solo tackles, while recording 4.0 tackles-for-loss, two sacks and forcing a fumble.
 
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