Tulsa's Keyarris Garrett Named To AAC First Team

The University of Tulsa senior receiver Keyarris Garrett was a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference first team as voted on by the league's coaches, it was announced today. In addition, Golden Hurricane senior safety Michael Mudoh and junior linebacker Trent Martin earned honorable mention all-conference accolades.
 
The 6'4" Garrett, from Daingerfield High School in Daingerfield, Texas, leads the nation in receiving yards with 1,451 yards and seven touchdowns on 88 receptions and is second nationally for receiving yards per game with 120.9 yards.
 
Garrett has had six 100+ receiving games this year, including two games with over 200 yards. He had a career-best 268 yards and three TDs on 14 receptions against #16 Navy and totaled 216 yards and one TD on 10 catches in Tulsa's 45-34 win over Tulane last Friday to make the Golden Hurricane bowl eligible. Garrett also had 189 yards receiving and one touchdown on 14 receptions against #16 Oklahoma earlier in the season.
 
The 5'11" Mudoh, from Houston, Texas, is second in the American Athletic Conference for tackles with 126, one behind Houston linebacker Elandon Roberts. Mudoh has also added five pass break-ups and one interception. He has seven double-digit tackle games this year and 21 for his career while tallying 397 career tackles in 50 games. Mudoh had a career-best 20 stops in the season opener against FAU while adding one TFL for -2 yards, one PBU and one QB hurry in that game.
 
Martin, a 6'2", 235-pound linebacker from nearby Jenks High School, has 96 tackles, 14 TFLs for -31 yards, two sacks for -5 yards, four forced fumbles and three pass break-ups this year. Martin had a career-best 14 tackles and recovered a fumble against #16.