Pitt defensive ends Patrick Jones II and Rashad Weaver earned All-America honors for the second day in a row this week, as Sporting News honored the duo on Tuesday after the Associated Press honored them on Monday. But for the first time this postseason, Jones earned first-team honors, while Weaver was placed on the second team.
The announcement follows a season in which Jones ranked fifth in the nation in sacks, with nine, while Weaver ranked seventh in the nation in tackles for losses, with 14.5. Those figures represented career highs for the pair of edge rushers, and the two complemented each other well in 2020, as Jones contributed 13 tackles for losses, and Weaver had 7.