Eric Ebron Named Second Team Mid-Season All-America

Posted Oct 16, 2013
North Carolina junior tight end Eric Ebron has been named second team mid-season All-American by both CBSSports.com and Sports Illustrated. Ebron leads UNC in receptions (23) and receiving yards (333) and is on pace to break his own tight end school records in both categories. Ebron would be the first tight end to lead the Tar Heels in receiving yards since Mike Chatham in 1979 and 1980.

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