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UCF's McDuffie Earns Preseason All-America Honors from Phil Steele

June 14, 2011

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By Brian Ormiston
UCFAthletics.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - As the college football season preview magazines begin making their way to newsstands this summer, UCF will certainly be a featured program across the country. And that was evident when Phil Steele's College Football Preview edition hit the shelves.

UCF junior kick returner Quincy McDuffie (Orlando, Fla.) was named to the magazine's Preseason All-American Team, earning a spot on the Fourth Team. McDuffie completed 2010 as a member of the All-Conference USA First Team by recording 1,067 all-purpose yards. That included 869 kickoff return yards and two touchdowns. McDuffie now sits in third all-time at UCF with 1,813 return yards, all in just two seasons in Black and Gold.

Along with McDuffie's Preseason All-America honor, here are a few more individual notes:

Jr. Quincy McDuffie - No. 6 among draft-eligible kick returners
Jr. Josh Robinson - No. 8 among draft-eligible punt returners
Jr. Josh Robinson - No. 14 among draft-eligible cornerbacks
Jr. Kemal Ishmael - No. 29 among draft-eligible free safeties
RS Sr. Adam Nissley - No. 39 among draft-eligible tight ends

Phil Steele's College Football Preview ranked the Knights' quarterbacks No. 28, the running backs at No. 27 and special teams at No. 12.

And UCF had 11 selections to one of the magazine's four preseason C-USA squads:

First Team
CB Josh Robinson
S Kemal Ishmael
KR Quincy McDuffie

Second Team
TE Adam Nissley

Third Team
RB Latavius Murray
OT Nick Pieschel
DT Victor Gray
LB Josh Linam
PR Josh Robinson

Fourth Team
WR A.J. Guyton
OG Theo Goins