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Oct. 20, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – University of Virginia football players Elton Brown (Hampton, Va.) and Heath Miller (Swords Creek, Va.) have been named to the Collegefootballnews.com’s Midseason All-America Team.
A senior captain, Brown is an outstanding blocker who has paved the way for the Virginia offense to grind out an ACC-leading 233 yards on the ground and lead the ACC in fewest sacks allowed this season. Brown received the Jacobs Blocking Trophy last fall as the ACC’s top blocker. He also earned second-team All-ACC accolades. The three-year starter is a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and a candidate for the Outland Trophy.
The leading candidate for the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end, Miller was a first-team All-ACC honoree last season. The junior tight end led the nation’s tight ends with 70 receptions and 835 yards, rewriting the UVa and ACC single-season records for a tight end. Miller leads the Cavaliers in receiving and has scored 19 career touchdowns, the most by a tight end in ACC history.
Both players have earned ACC Player of the Week honors this fall.
Virginia travels to Duke on Oct. 23 for a non-televised game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
Collegefootballnews.com’s Midseason All-America Team
OFFENSE
QB – Matt Leinart, USCRB – Cedric Benson, TexasRB – Adrian Peterson, OklahomaWR – Braylon Edwards, MichiganWR – Taylor Stubblefield, PurdueTE – Heath Miller, VirginiaOL – Alex Barron, Florida StateOL – Wesley Britt, AlabamaOL – Elton Brown, VirginiaOL – Jammal Brown, OklahomaOL – Greg Eslinger, MinnesotaK – Mike Nugent, Ohio StateKR – Justin Miller, Clemson
DEFENSE
DL – Jonathan Goddard, MarshallDL – Erasmus James, WisconsinDL – Travis Johnson, Florida StateDL – David Pollack, GeorgiaLB – Michael Boley, So. MississippiLB – Spencer Havner, UCLALB – Derrick Johnson, TexasDB – Thomas Davis, GeorgiaDB – Adam Jones, West VirginiaDB – Brodney Pool, OklahomaDB – Antrel Rolle, MiamiP – Brandon Fields, Michigan StatePR – Devin Hester, Miami