Phil Steele Names Utah State’s Savon Scarver As Preseason All-American
Jun 23, 2021, 3:24 PM
Wide receiver Savon Scarver #81 of the Utah State Aggies returns a kick-off past defensive lineman Stody Bradley #9 of the New Mexico State Aggies for a 96-yard touchdown during the first half of the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl game at Arizona Stadium on December , 29017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – College Football insider Phil Steele named Utah State wide reciever and returner Savon Scarver as a Preseason All-American.
Scarver was honored in Steele’s annual publication “Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.”
Steele named the senior specialist was named a preseason fourth-team All-American at kickoff returner.
Scarverwas the only Aggie player to receive an All-America honor by Steele.
⚡️⚡️⚡️@SavonScarver Named Preseason All-American by @philsteele042‼️
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During his college career, Scarver has been an outstanding special teams player. He’s run back 82 kickoffs for 2,294 yards and six touchdowns.
He’s returned at least one kickoff for a score in each of his four seasons in Logan, including a pair of touchdowns during both his 2018 and 2019 seasons.
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At receiver, Scarver has made 49 catches for 715 yards and four touchdowns.
Last season, he had five catches for 48 yards and one touchdown. Utah State finished the 2020 campaign with a 1-5 record.
Scarver and the Aggies will look to rebound when they open their 2021 schedule against the Washington State Cougars on September 4.
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