University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Football Places Seven on All-CAA Teams; Woodson Named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year
11/25/2014 10:01:00 PM | Football
• Complete All-CAA Teams
• All-CAA Video Announcement
Pictured Below: Nick Boyle (86), Michael Johnson (17), Eric Enderson (49), Ben Curtis (69), JD Dzurko (67), and Patrick Callaway (44) (All photos by Mark Campbell)
Dave Brock, whose team went 6-6 this past year and placed fifth in the CAA with a 4-4 league mark. “We are excited that all seven were recognized for their outstanding play this season. They have certainly made Delaware Football proud.”Woodson was also honored as the 2014 CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year, becoming just the sixth
Delaware player all-time to receive league Rookie of the Year honors and third to be named Defensive Rookie of the Year. Woodson played in all 12 games with 11 starts in 2014 and ranked fifth on the team with 51 tackles (28 solo).
He had 11 tackles for loss and leads all freshmen in the nation at the FCS level with 8.5 quarterback sacks for 46 yards. He also blocked a field goal in the season finale vs. Villanova last Saturday.
“Congratulations to Blaine on a well-deserved award,” said Brock. “We are really excited to have the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the most competitive conference in the FCS and to have him for three more years. We have great expectations for Blaine in the future and we are looking forward to helping him continue to develop.”
Delaware co-captains Callaway, Johnson, and Boyle, as well as Enderson, were each honored on the 
All-CAA teams for the second straight year after each was a second team All-CAA pick in 2013.
Boyle, who on Monday accepted an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl in January, started all 12 games at tight end in 2014 and ranked second on the team with 37 catches for 304 yards (8.2 average) and a team-high four touchdowns.
A three-year starter, he finished his career with 101 receptions for 984 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 101 receptions set a UD career record for tight ends while his yardage and touchdowns were No. 2 all-time at Delaware among tight ends.
Johnson, who played both wide receiver and returned kicks and punts at Delaware, enjoyed an 
outstanding season this fall when he caught a team-high 78 passes for 830 yards and a touchdown, averaged 22.5 yards on 25 kickoff returns and 6.5 yards on punt returns, and led the team with 1,702 all-purpose yards. His 78 receptions were the second-highest in a single season at Delaware and his 6.5 receptions per game rank No. 2 in the CAA and 15th in the NCAA.
He also leads the CAA and ranks No. 20 in the NCAA with 141.8 all-purpose yards per game. He became just the fourth player in UD history to record 5,000 all-purpose yards (5,008) and finished his career ranking No. 5 all-time at Delaware in receptions (183) and receiving yardage (2,325)
Enderson, who earned freshman All-American honors in 2013, enjoyed yet another outstanding season as one of the nation's top punters. He punted 54 times for 2,424 yards and a 44.9 yard average this fall and had a long punt of 69 yards. He had 12 punts go for 50 or more yards, 11 of his 
kicks were fair caught, and 16 of his punts landed inside the opponent 20-yard line. As a team, Delaware ranks No. 10 in the NCAA and No. 2 in the CAA in net punting.
His 44.9-yard average per punt, which was just 0.1 yard short of his school record mark of 45.0 set last year, leads all CAA punters and ranks fourth in the NCAA. Enderson, who also held on placements, also scored a touchdown this season when he ran in from two yards out off a fake field goal against Albany.
Curtis, a second-year starter at tackle, and Dzurko, third-year regular at offensive guard, anchored a young offensive line that paved the way for quarterback Trent Hurley and sophomore running backs Wes Hills and Jalen Randolph. Delaware averaged 21.8 points and 353.2 yards per game and scored 27 or more points seven times during the season.
Callaway capped an outstanding career as a four-year starter at linebacker for the Blue Hens. He 
started all 12 games at outside linebacker in 2014 and ranked second on the team with 78 tackles (41 solo) while collecting 2.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, three pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
He finished his career having played in 46 games with 44 starts while collecting 303 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and five fumble recoveries. His 303 career tackles makes him just the 18th player in UD history to reach the 300-career tackle plateau.
The teams were selected from a vote of the 12 league head coaches. New Hampshire's Sean McDonnell was named Coach of the Year; Villanova junior quarterback John Robertson was picked as Offensive Player of the Year; William & Mary defensive lineman Mike Reilly was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year; William & Mary kicker John Carpenter was picked as the Special Teams Player of the Year, Albany wide receiver Josh Gontarek was selected as the Offensive Rookie of the Year; and Albany wide receiver Jake Meek earned the Chuck Boone Leadership Award.
