Boone, Gators product Tommy Townsend earns NFL All-Rookie honors
Tommy Townsend, a former Florida Gators punter and product of Orlando’s Boone High, was named to the NFL’s 2020 All-Rookie Team by the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA).
In 17 games this season, Townsend had 46 punts and averaged 45 yards per kick, with his longest punt spanning 67 yards. Townsend also put 20 punts inside the 20-yard line. Townsend ranked fifth in the NFL among punters with more than 40 punts with only 119 return yards allowed.
One omission from the All-Rookie Team, at least in the eyes of Central Florida football fans, was Gabriel Davis, a product of Sanford Seminole High and UCF. The first-year receiver for the Buffalo Bills has 35 catches this season for 599 yards and seven touchdowns. He will be playing against Townsend’s Chiefs in the AFC Championship game on Sunday.
2020 PFWA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Offense
QB – Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
RB – James Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars; Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
WR – Chase Claypool, Pittsburgh Steelers; Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
TE – Harrison Bryant, Cleveland Browns
C – Lloyd Cushenberry III, Denver Broncos
G – Damien Lewis, Seattle Seahawks; Mike Onwenu, New England Patriots
T – Jedrick Wills Jr., Cleveland Browns; Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Defense
DL – Derrick Brown, Carolina Panthers; Raekwon Davis, Miami Dolphins; Javon Kinlaw, San Francisco 49ers; Chase Young, Washington Football Team
LB – Kenneth Murray Jr., Los Angeles Chargers; Patrick Queen, Baltimore Ravens; Isaiah Simmons, Arizona Cardinals
CB – Cameron Dantzler, Minnesota Vikings; L’Jarius Sneed, Kansas City Chiefs
S – Jeremy Chinn, Carolina Panthers; Antoine Winfield Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Special Teams
PK – Rodrigo Blankenship, Indianapolis Colts
P – Tommy Townsend, Kansas City Chiefs
KR – Isaiah Rodgers, Indianapolis Colts
PR – James Proche II, Baltimore Ravens
ST – Jordan Glasgow, Indianapolis Colts
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Chris Hays at chays@orlandosentinel.com.
