BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State junior Clifton Duck is among the players recognized on the USA TODAY Sports midseason All-America teams that were released Tuesday.
Listed as the second-team returner, Duck ranks No. 4 nationally at 18.1 yards per punt return. He scored a touchdown on a 62-yard return against Gardner-Webb and set up a touchdown with a 52-yard return against South Alabama.
Duck has helped App State lead the nation with four special teams touchdowns and rank second with 41.4 punt return yards per game. He is one of just six players from a Group of Five conference to be recognized among the 50 midseason All-Americans.