Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. named 2nd-team AFCA All-American
Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter, was named second-team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Wednesday.
It is Porter’s fourth All-American honor after he was selected second-team by Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
A first-team All-Big Ten choice who started 30 games in his Nittany Lions career, Porter is the 17th Penn State All-American to play for coach James Franklin.
Porter joins Penn State teammates offensive tackle Olu Fashanu and cornerback Kalen King as All-Americans. They were named second team by Walter Camp.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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