Mocs' Devonnsha Maxwell Named To AFCA All-America Second Team

  • Friday, May 14, 2021
UTC junior defensive lineman Devonnsha Maxwell (90) has been named a second team AFCA All-American.
UTC junior defensive lineman Devonnsha Maxwell (90) has been named a second team AFCA All-American.
photo by GoMocs.com/Laura O'Dell

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior defensive lineman Devonnsha Maxwell earned All-American honors from the American Football Coaches Association today.  The 6-2, 295-pound native of Valdosta, Ga., made the AFCA second team.

 

Maxwell is a two-time first team All-Southern Conference selection who has been among the league leaders in sacks each of the last two seasons.  He was a Freshman All-American in 2018 and a Sophomore All-American in 2019.

 

Maxwell posted 5.0 sacks in four games played in the 2020-21 season.

That mark is even more impressive number considering two of those contests were against triple-option Wofford and The Citadel.  He tied for team-high with 7.0 tackles-for-loss, while forcing a pair of fumbles.  Maxwell's 1.25 sacks-per-game and 1.75 TFLs per outing both led the SoCon this season.

 

Maxwell is the first Moc to earn a spot on an AFCA team since current Denver Bronco Isaiah Mack made the first team in 2018.

 

Fun Facts:  Former Mocs Keionta Davis (DL) and Corey Levin (OL) are the only teammates in the FCS Coaches' All-America Team history to earn back-to-back honor when they were both named to the 2015 and 2016 teams.  Former Moc Davis Tull (2011-14) is one of only five three-time AFCA All-America in FCS history.

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