Barrington named PFF Third-Team All-American

CINCINNATI, Ohio — Honors keep rolling in for BYU offensive guard Clark Barrington as the redshirt sophomore was named to the Pro Football Focus All-America Third Team on Thursday.

Earlier in the week, Barrington was named Second Team All-America by Action Network giving BYU an All-American offensive lineman for the second-straight season, following 2020 Consensus All-America Brady Christensen who was a third-round NFL draft pick to the Carolina Panthers.

Barrington started every game in 2021 at left guard, joining left tackle Blake Freeland as the only two Cougar lineman to start every game. Even with a series of injuries throughout the season, BYU's offensive line earned 2021 Joe Moore Award Midseason Watch List recognition as a unit while helping the Cougars rank No. 17 in the nation in total offense at 457.1 yards per game.  

Pro Football Focus named Barrington an honorable mention Freshman All-America honoree in 2019. He was also named to the Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team during the 2020 COVID-19 season. 

In 2021, Barrington helped BYU to a 10-2 regular-season, a No. 12/14 rankings in the national polls and a No. 13 CFP ranking. The season featured a 5-0 record against Pac-12 schools, including a 26-17 victory over conference champion Utah along with wins over then-nationally ranked Arizona State, Arizona, USC and Washington State. Among its 10 victories, the Cougars also defeated Mountain West Conference champion Utah State as well as bowl-bound ACC foe Virginia.

BYU will face UAB in the 45th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl on Dec. 18 in Shreveport, Louisiana.