BOLLINGBROOK, Ill. - Carson-Newman senior wide receiver Braxton Westfield is headed to the wall.
The record-setting pass catcher will be immortalized on Carson-Newman's All-American hallway with a portrait. The Simpsonville, S.C.-native has capped his career with All-America honors from Don Hansen's Football Gazette, the long-time publication announced Tuesday afternoon.
With the accolade, Westfield becomes the football program's 128th All-American all-time. Considering Carson-Newman's four decades of option football, it should come as little surprise that Westfield is only Carson-Newman's fifth All-American wide receiver and the first since Tank Black (1978). Black, Tim George (1972) and Tom Jones (1968 and 1969) would all go on to sign with NFL teams.
Carson-Newman's 128 All-Americans are the most in the South Atlantic Conference.
Westfield goes back-to-back as a first-team All-SAC selection. The senior NFL prospect is the only Carson-Newman football player in program history who has three consecutive 100-yard receiving days.
Westfield closed out his career with a bang, earning TSWA State Offensive Player of the Week honors. He snared five passes for 162 yards in the Eagles' 61-23 win at Catawba in the regular season finale.
The senior tied the single-game C-N record with three receiving touchdowns in the contest. All three of his touchdown grabs came in a 27-point third quarter and 40-point second half for C-N.
They covered 33, 61 and 37 yards.
His three-score day gives him 21 for his career to match him for fourth all-time with Tank Black.
All told, Westfield snagged five passes for 162 yards and the three scores. The 162 yards are the 11th-highest single-game total in Carson-Newman history. He closes his C-N career with three straight 100-yard games.
His 886 yards receiving this season are sixth all-time and the most in the option-era. Westfeld finishes his Carson-Newman career with 1,752 yards – the seventh-most in school history and the third-most in the option era.
The senior led the league in receptions per game, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns – a sure fire sign that the underworld has cooled given an Eagle hasn't led the league in any of those categories in the last 12 years.
Westfield's 5.0 catches per game also registers as a school record. His 55 catches are the most in the option era and the sixth-most all-time.
