University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn's Mitchell and Wortham named All-New England
11/27/2022 11:00:00 AM | Football
STORRS, Conn. – UConn senior cornerback Tre Wortham (Stockton, CA) and junior linebacker Jackson Mitchell (Ridgefield, CT) were named to the New England Football Writers 2022 University Division All-New England team.
Both Mitchell and Wortham have been key cogs in the Husky defense all season and helped fuel a unit that ranked 31st nationally in turnovers gained (20) and 54th in turnover margin. Mitchell is first in the country with five fumble recoveries. He also forced a pair this season and came up with an interception. Wortham ranked 16th in the country with a team-leading four picks on the year.
Mitchell is a 2022 Butkus Award semifinalist and is second in the nation with 133 total tackles on the season. He averaged 11.1 tackles per game to rank fourth nationally. He had 8.0 tackles for loss including 4.5 sacks.
Wortham finished with a career-high 38 tackles on the season and a team-best nine passes defended.
Thirty-five all-stars representing all 16 Division I colleges and universities that sponsor football in New England FBS and FCS have been selected to this year's team. The team honors the best FBS and FCS players by position in New England from the 2022 season.
The players represent teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big South Conference, the Colonial Athletic Association, the Ivy League, the Northeast Conference, and the Patriot League. Additionally, players were chosen from independents UConn and UMass.
