CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Former Boston College quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie and former Eagles linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 inductee Luke Kuechly have been named to the Sporting News All-Decade All-America Teams, the publication announced.
Flutie cemented his legacy as one of the most prolific offensive players in college football history during his career on The Heights. He became the first major college quarterback to surpass 10,000 career passing yards and finished with more than 11,300 yards of total offense. With Flutie under center, the Eagles earned bowl berths in the 1982 Tangerine Bowl and the 1983 Liberty Bowl, and a victory in the 1985 Cotton Bowl. A unanimous First-Team All-American in 1984, Flutie also captured the Maxwell Award as the nation’s outstanding player and the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top quarterback in addition to the Heisman Trophy during his historic senior season.
Kuechly concluded his career at Boston College as one of the most accomplished defensive players in college football history. In 38 career games, including 37 starts, he amassed an ACC and school-record 532 total tackles, the second-highest total in NCAA history. He remains the only player to lead the nation in tackles more than once and the first to lead the ACC in tackles in three separate seasons. As a junior in 2011, Kuechly earned the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defensive player, the Butkus Award as the nation’s outstanding linebacker and the Rotary Lombardi Award as the nation’s top lineman or linebacker. He was also a consensus First-Team All-American, ACC Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-ACC selection after leading the nation with an ACC-record 191 tackles.
Flutie cemented his legacy as one of the most prolific offensive players in college football history during his career on The Heights. He became the first major college quarterback to surpass 10,000 career passing yards and finished with more than 11,300 yards of total offense. With Flutie under center, the Eagles earned bowl berths in the 1982 Tangerine Bowl and the 1983 Liberty Bowl, and a victory in the 1985 Cotton Bowl. A unanimous First-Team All-American in 1984, Flutie also captured the Maxwell Award as the nation’s outstanding player and the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top quarterback in addition to the Heisman Trophy during his historic senior season.
Kuechly concluded his career at Boston College as one of the most accomplished defensive players in college football history. In 38 career games, including 37 starts, he amassed an ACC and school-record 532 total tackles, the second-highest total in NCAA history. He remains the only player to lead the nation in tackles more than once and the first to lead the ACC in tackles in three separate seasons. As a junior in 2011, Kuechly earned the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defensive player, the Butkus Award as the nation’s outstanding linebacker and the Rotary Lombardi Award as the nation’s top lineman or linebacker. He was also a consensus First-Team All-American, ACC Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-ACC selection after leading the nation with an ACC-record 191 tackles.
