Joe Reed Earns First-Team All-America Honors from the Football Writers Association of America

Virginia Athletics Master Plan | 2019 FWAA All-America Team

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia kick returner Joe Reed was named to the Football Writers Association of America’s (FWAA) All-America team. He was named to the first team as a kick returner. 
 
Previously, Reed was named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The FWAA is one of five outlets that the NCAA recognizes in compiling its annual consensus All-America squad. The others are the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the Associated Press, the Sporting News and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Only Walter Camp and FWAA have a kickoff returner position on its All-America team, which Reed garnered first-team honors on both. The Sporting News combined its punt and kick returner into one returner position, an All-America list where Reed earned second-team honors.
 
Reed (Sr., Charlotte Court House, Va.) was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award and currently leads the nation with a 34.7 kick return average. On deep kickoffs to inside the five-yard line, Reed has returned 13 kicks for an average of 41.5 yards per kickoff return. He is the only player in the nation with 22 or fewer kick returns to go with 700+ kick return yards. The versatile Reed has 70 receptions and 627 receiving yards to go with six touchdown. He is the only player in the nation with 600+ receiving yards (627) and 600+ kick return yards (764). 
 
Reed is one of three ACC players named to the first-team and one of eight overall to be named to the 2019 FWAA All-America team.
 
Previously, Reed has also been honored as a first-team All-American by Bleacher Report. He has been named a second-team All-American by the Sporting News, CBS Sports, SI.com and USA Today, while also earning first-team All-ACC honors as an all-purpose player and kick return specialist. He also was named the Touchdown Club of Richmond’s Specialist of the Year.