Blue Hens Ranked #13, Whitehead Earns All-American Nod in HERO Sports Preseason Poll

Blue Hens Ranked #13, Whitehead Earns All-American Nod in HERO Sports Preseason Poll

2/8/2021 11:30:00 AM | Football

NEWARK, Del. – For the third straight season, the University of Delaware football program will begin the year ranked in the top-25 as HERO Sports released its preseason FCS poll and All-Americans Monday morning with the Blue Hens ranked 13^th and junior Kedrick Whitehead selected as an All-American.

Whitehead led Delaware in tackles in 2019 with 102 stops on his way to earning Third Team All-CAA laurels. He has appeared in all but one game since arriving in Newark and was selected as a team captain by his peers ahead of the 2021 spring season.

With seven returning starters on offense and eight on the defensive unit, the Blue Hens have an experienced group, primed to make a run at the postseason in Danny Rocco's fourth season.

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