12 UA FOOTBALL

Arizona’s Antoine Cason (5) runs back an interception for a touchdown against Cal on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006 in the fourth quarter of their game at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star

Name: Antoine Cason 

Years at UA: 2004-07

Accomplishments: Cason was a two-time co-captain of the team (2006, 2007) and a consensus first-team All-American in 2007. He also won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2007 as well. Cason was a two-time All-Pac-10 first-team selection (2006, 2007). 

Cason ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories: 

• Career interceptions: 4th, 15 interceptions 

• Career passes broken up: Tied for 4th, 32 passes broken up 

• Career yards on interception returns: 1st, 349 yards (on 15 career interceptions) 

• Single-season touchdowns by returns: 1st, four touchdown returns in 2007

• Single-game touchdowns by returns: 1st, two touchdown returns against Oregon in 2007

Cason also led the team in unassisted tackles in 2004 with 54. 


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