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CINCINNATI – Cincinnati defensive tackle Dontay Corleone collected Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America accolades.
He is the first Bearcat to collect FWAA Freshman All-America honors since cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner accomplished the feat in 2019.
Corleone product appeared in 11 games for the Bearcats, tallying 45 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, three sacks and two forced fumbles. He helped lead a defense that ranked fifth in the country in yards per play allowed (4.61).
He finished as the nation's highest-graded defensive player with a rating of 93.9 according to Pro Football Focus.