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West Virginia safety Tykee Smith named freshman All-American

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia defensive back Tykee Smith was named to the Football Writers Association of America’s Freshman All-American Team, which was announced Monday prior to the CFP national championship game.

Smith played in all 12 games for the Mountaineers, starting the final eight.

He was the Mountaineers’ fifth-leading tackler with 53, including 36 unassisted tackles, one sack, 2.5 tackles for loss and four pass breakups. Smith was second on the team in interceptions with two, returning one 19 yards for a touchdown against Iowa State. His long return of the season went for 39 yards at TCU on the opening drive of the game.