TEMPE, Ariz.--Arizona State junior wide outN'Keal Harry has been named to the Associated Press (AP) Preseason All-America Second Team, announced by the organization Tuesday morning.
A first-team all-Pac-12 selection in 2017, Harry returns for his junior season looking to build on a stellar sophomore campaign in which he racked up 82 catches for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns. The 82 catches were good for a tie for third in ASU single-season history with Jaelen Strong (2014). Only Shaun McDonald (87, 2002) and Derek Hagan (83, 2004) rank ahead of him. The 1,142 yards receiving were seventh in ASU single-season history.
Harry averaged over 87 yards receiving per game and nearly 14 yards per catch in 2017. His 87 yards per game were the best in the Pac-12, and he finished second in the conference in receptions and yards. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Harry averaged a 107.0 QB rating when he was targeted, over 16 points higher than the NCAA average. He is the third-highest graded returning Division I receiver in the country by PFF, but first among Power Five programs and first among all juniors (or younger).
The Chandler, Ariz., native led ASU in receiving in eight of 13 games last season, including three games of 140+ yards. He also showed his versatility and play-making ability throughout the season, rushing 13 times for 65 yards and also throwing one pass for 14 yards and a touchdown. He was targeted 120 times last season, second among all Pac-12 receivers, but had just four drops on the year - the lowest drop rate of top returning receivers in the nation.
Harry has a reception in all 25 games of his career at Arizona State, the eighth-longest active streak of games for any returning player in the NCAA. His 140 career receptions are already tied for 10th in Sun Devil school history and he is already within 300 yards of cracking ASU's all-time Top-10 in career receiving yards.
Harry is joined on the Preseason All-America Teams by 10 players form the Pac-12, including Bryce Love (Stanford), Nate Herbig (Stanford), Myles Gaskins (Washington), Taylor Rapp (Washington) and Mitch Wishnowsky (Utah) who earned first-team honors, and Kaden Smith (Stanford),Cameron Smith(USC), Troy Dye (Oregon), Byron Murphy (Washington) and Jake Bailey (Stanford) who earned second-team honors.
A first-team all-Pac-12 selection in 2017, Harry returns for his junior season looking to build on a stellar sophomore campaign in which he racked up 82 catches for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns. The 82 catches were good for a tie for third in ASU single-season history with Jaelen Strong (2014). Only Shaun McDonald (87, 2002) and Derek Hagan (83, 2004) rank ahead of him. The 1,142 yards receiving were seventh in ASU single-season history.
Harry averaged over 87 yards receiving per game and nearly 14 yards per catch in 2017. His 87 yards per game were the best in the Pac-12, and he finished second in the conference in receptions and yards. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Harry averaged a 107.0 QB rating when he was targeted, over 16 points higher than the NCAA average. He is the third-highest graded returning Division I receiver in the country by PFF, but first among Power Five programs and first among all juniors (or younger).
The Chandler, Ariz., native led ASU in receiving in eight of 13 games last season, including three games of 140+ yards. He also showed his versatility and play-making ability throughout the season, rushing 13 times for 65 yards and also throwing one pass for 14 yards and a touchdown. He was targeted 120 times last season, second among all Pac-12 receivers, but had just four drops on the year - the lowest drop rate of top returning receivers in the nation.
Harry has a reception in all 25 games of his career at Arizona State, the eighth-longest active streak of games for any returning player in the NCAA. His 140 career receptions are already tied for 10th in Sun Devil school history and he is already within 300 yards of cracking ASU's all-time Top-10 in career receiving yards.
Harry is joined on the Preseason All-America Teams by 10 players form the Pac-12, including Bryce Love (Stanford), Nate Herbig (Stanford), Myles Gaskins (Washington), Taylor Rapp (Washington) and Mitch Wishnowsky (Utah) who earned first-team honors, and Kaden Smith (Stanford),Cameron Smith(USC), Troy Dye (Oregon), Byron Murphy (Washington) and Jake Bailey (Stanford) who earned second-team honors.
