Savage Named to PFWA All-Rookie Team
1/17/2020 10:11:00 AM | Football
GREEN BAY, Wisc. – Former Maryland football standout and current Green Bay Packers safety Darnell Savage has been named to the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) All-Rookie team for 2019.
The Packers traded up to take Savage with the 21st pick in the first round of the NFL Draft back in April. The 5-foot-11, 198-pound safety tallied 55 tackles, five passes defensed, two interceptions and two forced fumbles in 14 regular-season starts.
Savage is the first Green Bay safety to be named All-Rookie since 2014, when Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was selected.
Savage, a 2018 Second Team All-Big Ten selection, tied for second in the conference and ranked 13th nationally with four interceptions during his senior season at Maryland. A Newark, Delaware native that earned his degree in Family Science, Savage ranked second on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss and fourth in total tackles (51) in 2018. A durable leader of Maryland's defense, Savage ended his Terps career with 30 consecutive starts.
The Packers traded up to take Savage with the 21st pick in the first round of the NFL Draft back in April. The 5-foot-11, 198-pound safety tallied 55 tackles, five passes defensed, two interceptions and two forced fumbles in 14 regular-season starts.
Savage is the first Green Bay safety to be named All-Rookie since 2014, when Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was selected.
Savage, a 2018 Second Team All-Big Ten selection, tied for second in the conference and ranked 13th nationally with four interceptions during his senior season at Maryland. A Newark, Delaware native that earned his degree in Family Science, Savage ranked second on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss and fourth in total tackles (51) in 2018. A durable leader of Maryland's defense, Savage ended his Terps career with 30 consecutive starts.
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