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South Carolina’s Deebo Samuel earns All-American honor

South Carolina wide receiver Deebo Samuel earned a slew of honors in his decorated Gamecocks football career.

He added one more Monday: All-American.

The Chapman High School product was named a second-team All-America kick returner by the Football Writers Association of America.

This year he returned 23 kickoffs for a 24.8-yard average, with a 90-yard touchdown against Ole Miss. Samuel finished as the school’s all-time leader in kick return average at 29.0 yards per return, while setting the school record and tying the SEC record with four career kick returns touchdowns.

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