Leading the way is running back Tyrell Sutton of Northwestern, our Scout.com Freshman of the Year. Sutton, a true freshman from Akron, Ohio, rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns this season while averaging 6.0 yards per rush. He also caught 37 passes for 329 yards and scored two receiving touchdowns. He narrowly edged fellow first-team running back Darren McFadden of Arkansas for Freshman of the Year Awards.
The first-team offense is led by quarterback Pat White (West Virginia) and wide receivers Earl Bennett (Vanderbilt) and Sydney Rice (South Carolina). White narrowly edged out Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter for the first team honors. The defense is led by Iowa defensive tackle Mitch King. He was the only unanimous selection on the first team by the team of Scout.com experts who voted.
Two Wisconsin players were first-team selections: defensive end Matt Shaughnessy and redshirt freshman right tackle Kraig Urbik.
First Team Freshman
All-American
Offense |
First Team Freshman
All-American Defense |
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QB
Pat White
West Virginia - Redshirt
Played in all 11 games this season. 708 yards
passing, 915 rushing, 14 TDs |
DE
Matt Shaughnessy
Wisconsin - True
Seals his side of the line with 39 tackles, 7.5
tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks |
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RB
Tyrell Sutton
Northwestern - True
Nation's top freshman rusher with 1,390 rushing
yards, 16 touchdowns, averaging 6.0 yards a run. |
DE
Steve Davis
Minnesota - True
Had 33 tackles, 9 tackles for loss 6 sacks in
nine games |
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RB
Darren McFadden
Arkansas - True
One-man offense with 1,181 yards rushing and
eleven touchdowns on 6.3 yards per carry |
DT
Chase Moline
UCLA - True
Started in eight games, 25 tackles, 3.5 tackles
and one sack |
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WR
Sidney Rice
South Carolina - Redshirt
Spurrier's big-play man with 58 receptions for
952 yards and twelve touchdowns |
DT
Mitch King
Iowa - Redshirt
Played in eleven games, and made 58 stops, 10.5
tackles for loss, two sacks, and three fumbles |
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WR
Earl Bennett
Vanderbilt - True
surprised everyone with big year of 79
receptions for 876 yards and 9 touchdowns |
LB
Mike Brown
Duke - True
Started last 10 games, made 92 tackles, ten
tackles for loss, one sack, and three forced fumbles |
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TE
Chase Coffman
Missouri - True
Big target with 39 receptions, 404 yards, and
four touchdowns |
LB Solomon Elimimian
Hawaii - True
Led team in tackles with 73, adding six tackles
for a loss, two sacks, and an interception |
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OT
Jared Gaither
Maryland - True
Began starting in game four and dominated his
side of the line every game |
LB
Rey Maualuga
USC - True
36 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one
INT, and two forced fumbles for nation's top team |
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OG
Antoine Caldwell
Alabama - Redshirt
Came in second in number of snaps this year for
surprisingly powerful Bama offensive line |
CB
Justin King
Penn State - True
Versatile King played WR, RB, KR and CB in 11
games. 11 tackles, 2 pass breakups |
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C
Alex Fletcher
Stanford - Redshirt
Started 11 games at guard and center; Stanford's
best offensive lineman this season |
CB
Alphonso Smith
Wake Forest - True
59 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 3
picks, one for a touchdown 9 pass breakups and 1 fumble. |
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OG
Jeremy Perry
Oregon State - Redshirt
Named Co-Pac 10 Freshman of the Year |
S
Kenny Phillips
Miami - True
Started most of the season for talented Miami
defense, made 61 tackles and one interception |
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OT
Kraig Urbik
Wisconsin - Redshirt
Started all eleven games for an offense that
averaged nearly 35 points per game |
S
Patrick Chung
Oregon - Redshirt
Started all 11 games, was second on the team in
tackles with 79, two INTs, and a forced fumble. |
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K
Sam Swank
Wake Forest - Redshirt
Went 19 of 24 on field goals with longs of 52
and 51 and was perfect on extra points (29/29) |
P
Justin Brantly
Texas A&M - True
High hang time with a 43.2 average, a long of
80, and put 10 inside the opponents' twenty |
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KR
Felix Jones
Arkansas - True
Returned 17 kickoffs for 549 yards, one
touchdown and averaged 31.9 yards per return. |
PR
Joe Burnette
Central Florida - True
One of the tops overall in the nation with 28
returns for 463 yards, a 16.5 yard per return average; 2 TDs |
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Second Team Freshman
All-American
Offense |
Second Team Freshman
All-American Defense |
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QB
Rudy Carpenter
Arizona State - Redshirt
High percentage Koetter offense fit Carpenter
well with 1,806 yards, 20 TDs, 2 INTs, 68.9% completion |
DE
Phillip Merling
Clemson - True
Played in all 11 games, 21 tackles, four tackles
for loss, and two sacks |
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RB
Steve Slaton
West Virginia - True
Rushed for 988 yards and 14 touchdowns on 5.5
per carry in eight games played |
DE
McKinner Dixon
Texas Tech - True
26 tackles, 16 solo, 6 tackles for loss (for 29
yards), and two sacks |
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RB
Jamaal Charles
Texas - True
Ran wild for explosive offense with 114 carries
for 867 yards, 11 TDs and 7.6 yards per carry |
DT
Jeff Owens
Georgia - True
Hard worker made 16 tackles, 3 tackles for loss,
and 2.5 sacks |
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WR
Davone Bess
Hawaii - True
Spread offense helped frosh haul in 85
receptions, 1,082 yards, 14 TDs in eleven starts |
DT
Fevaea'a Ahmu
Washington State - True
11 games played, 26 tackles, 2.5 tackles for
loss, and one sack |
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WR
Michael Thomas
Arizona - True
Had 771 yards and five touchdowns on 52
receptions, both are Arizona freshman records |
LB
Jake Hutton
Utah State - True
Led Utah State in tackles with 87, 7.5 tackles
for loss, and two forced fumbles |
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TE
Martellus Bennett
Texas A&M - True
Backed up big talk with 18 catches for 162 yards
and three touchdowns |
LB Rashad Bobino
Texas - Redshirt
Tallied 53 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two
sacks, and four quarterback hurries |
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OT
Max Unger
Oregon - Redshirt
Started all 11 games on an offensive line that
averaged 449.0 yards per game |
LB
Freddie Fairchild
Arkansas - True
In eleven games, teams felt his presence with 57 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks |
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OG
Michael Oher
Ole Miss - True
Started final ten games for Rebels, and played
in every game this year |
CB
Agib Talib
Kansas - Redshirt
Physical defender had 49 tackles, two
INTs, one for a touchdown, and eight passes defended |
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C
Eric Wood
Louisville - Redshirt
Heady offensive lineman that helped powerful offense average nearly 500 yards per game |
CB
Orlando Scandrick
Boise State - True
In twelve games, had 48 tackles, three for a
loss, one sack, one INT, and ten passes broken up |
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OG
C.J. Davis
Pittsburgh - True
Started six games for the Panthers this year and
earned team player of the game honors vs. UConn |
S
Courtney Green
Rutgers - True
True freshman was in on an amazing 104 tackles
on the year |
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OT
Alex Boone
Ohio State - True
Started four games for Buckeyes and saw
significant playing time in other games this year |
S
Reggie Smith
Oklahoma - True
Made 40 tackles, 24 were solo stops, three pass
breakups, and two interceptions |
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K
Jordan Congdon
Nebraska - True
Went 18 of 22 on field goals and 28 of 29 on
point after attempts. |
P
Chris Miller
Ball State - Redshirt
Eleventh in the nation at 42.9 yards per punt,
dropped 20 inside the 20 yard line |
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KR
Brandon Tate
North Carolina - True
Returned twenty one kickoffs for 542 yards and
ran one back for a touchdown |
PR
B.J. Hill
Ball State - True
18 punt returns for 200 yards (11.1 per return),
and took one back for a tochdown |
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