UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State redshirt junior cornerback Joey Porter Jr. was named second-team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Wednesday.
Porter earned his fourth NCAA-recognized All-American accolade this season. He was also selected as a second-team All-American by Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Penn State has had an All-American in 50 of the last 56 seasons. Porters is one of 184 Nittany Lions to earn All-American honors.
Penn State has 17 All-Americans in the James Franklin era.
Joey Porter Jr. · R-Jr. · CB · 6-2 · 194 · Bakersfield, Calif. · North Allegheny (Pa.)
- Garnered Associated Press All-America second team honors.
- Named second-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
- Selected second-team All-America by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
- Tabbed second-team All-America by CBS Sports.
- Named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.
- Porter has played in 34 career games with the Nittany Lions and has made 30 starts.
- Was a third-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches in 2021 and by the media in 2020.
- Has collected 114 tackles (87 solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, an interception and 20 pass breakups as a Nittany Lion.
- He was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award and Jim Thorpe Award.
- In man coverage, Porter has allowed just 9 catches in 26 targets (34.6%) and 70 yards.
- Porter is allowing a 42.3 completion percentage when targeted.
- Porter Jr. is tied 24th in the nation with 11 pass breakups.
- Porter tallied a career-high six pass breakups against Purdue, earning Bednarik Award National Player of the Week honors.
- Porter's six pass breakups vs. the Boilermakers set a school record and tied a then-Big Ten single-game record.
- Porter's six pass breakups are tied for the second-most in an FBS game this season.
- He made a team-high eight tackles and recovered a fumble against the Boilermakers.
- He recorded five tackles and three pass breakups vs. Central Michigan.
- Porter had one pass breakup in each game against Northwestern and Minnesota.
Since 1945, the AFCA has selected an All-America team and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. It is the only All-America team chosen exclusively by the coaches.
Penn State Football Honored As All-Americans by NCAA-Recognized Media Outlets
Olu Fashanu: Walter Camp (2nd)
Kalen King: Walter Camp (2nd)
Joey Porter Jr.: AFCA (2nd), AP (2nd), FWAA (2nd), Walter Camp (2nd)
No. 11 Penn State is returning to the Rose Bowl Game for the first time since the 2016 season when the Nittany Lions take on Pac-12 foe No. 8 Utah on Monday, January 2 at 5 p.m. The game will air on ESPN.
The Nittany Lions had 23 All-Big Ten selections, including 10 on offense, 10 on defense and three on special teams.
The 2022 Penn State football season is presented by PSECU.