SAN DIEGO -- San Diego State senior cornerback Luq Barcoo has been named a second-team All-America selection by the Football Writers Association of America, the FWAA announced Thursday. It is the third NCAA recognized All-America team that Barcoo has made this postseason.
A Chula Vista, Calif., native, Barcoo is the first Aztec defensive back to make a FWAA All-America team. He's also been named a Walter Camp second-team all-American and an Associated Press third-team All-American.
Barcoo, who was a semifinalist for the Paycomm Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back), leads all FBS players in total passes defended (INT + PBU) (24) and passes defended per game (2.00), and is tied for the FBS lead in pass breakups (16). Barcoo is also tied for second in interceptions (8) and interceptions per game (0.67). Barcoo, also a first-team all-Mountain West selection and Pro Football Focus Honorable-Mention All-American, has also chipped in with 51 tackles (41 solo), including 5.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks, in his first season as a starter.
Barcoo's eight interceptions are tied with Damontae Kazee (2015) and Tom Deckert (1969) for the most in SDSU's Division I history, and the second most in program history (Ed Ricketts, 12 in 1951). His 16 pass breakups, meanwhile, are tied with Darren Hall and Ron Smith (2017) for the second-most pass breakups in San Diego State single-season history, six behind Marlon Andrews (22 in 1990).
Barcoo and the Aztecs (9-3) play Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M.
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Barcoo Earns FWAA Second-Team All-America Honors
