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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (FWAA) – The Football Writers
Association of America and Aon Insurance announced their
eighth annual Freshman All-America Team on Thursday morning
during the association's annual awards breakfast. Each member of
the team will receive a custom-designed mini helmet courtesy of
Schutt Sports, the world's leading maker of football
helmets and faceguards.
 The
Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Southeastern, Big 12 and Pacific-10 conferences
each placed four players on the 27-man team. Conference USA was
the only other conference with multiple players on the team with
two. Of the 27 players selected, 14 were true freshmen and 12 were
redshirt freshmen.
In addition, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson was named the top
first-year coach at his school after leading the Yellow Jackets
to a 9-4 season and a berth in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl.
The team and coach are selected by a 11-person panel of writers led by Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Both true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were considered for the
team and are so noted. A total of 116 players were nominated for the
team and considered by the committee.
| 2008 AON
INSURANCE FWAA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM |
| OFFENSE |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| QB |
Kellen Moore, Boise State |
6-0 |
187 |
Prosser, Wash. |
| RB |
Darren Evans, Virginia
Tech |
6-0 |
210 |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| RB |
• Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon
State |
5-7 |
193 |
Richmond, Texas |
| WR |
• DeAndre Brown, Southern
Miss |
6-6 |
228 |
Ocean Springs, Miss. |
| WR |
• A.J. Green, Georgia |
6-4 |
200 |
Summerville, S.C. |
| WR |
• Julio Jones, Alabama |
6-4 |
210 |
Foley, Ala. |
| T |
• Andrew Datko, Florida
State |
6-6 |
276 |
Weston, Fla. |
| T |
Matt Reynolds, BYU |
6-6 |
321 |
Provo, Utah |
| G |
Joel Foreman, Michigan
State |
6-3 |
308 |
Highland, Mich. |
| G |
Moe Petrus, Connecticut |
6-2 |
276 |
St. Laurent, Quebec |
| C |
• Michael Brewster, Ohio
State |
6-5 |
296 |
Orlando, Fla. |
| DEFENSE |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| DE |
• Brandon Harold, Kansas
State |
6-6 |
264 |
East St. Louis, Ill. |
| DE |
Thomas Keiser, Stanford |
6-5 |
252 |
Wexford, Pa. |
| DT |
• Marcus Forston, Miami |
6-2 |
302 |
Miami, Fla. |
| DT |
• Lawrence Guy, Arizona
State |
6-5 |
270 |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| LB |
• Dont'a Hightower, Alabama |
6-4 |
250 |
Lewisburg, Tenn. |
| LB |
Travis Lewis, Oklahoma |
6-2 |
232 |
San Antonio, Texas |
| LB |
Brandon Maye, Clemson |
6-2 |
215 |
Mobile, Ala. |
| CB |
• Janoris Jenkins, Florida |
5-10 |
185 |
Pahokee, Fla. |
| CB |
Jordan Mabin, Northwestern |
5-11 |
180 |
Northfield Center, Ohio |
| S |
Sean Baker, Ball State |
6-1 |
205 |
Canfield, Ohio |
| S |
Earl Thomas, Texas |
5-10 |
195 |
Orange, Texas |
| SPECIALISTS |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| P |
Bryan Anger, California |
6-4 |
196 |
Camarillo, Calif. |
| K |
Philip Welch, Wisconsin |
6-3 |
190 |
Fort Collins, Colo. |
| KR |
• Leonard Johnson, Iowa
State |
5-10 |
179 |
Clearwater, Fla. |
| PR |
• T.Y. Hilton, Florida
International |
5-10 |
175 |
Miami, Fla. |
| ATH |
• Damaris Johnson, Tulsa |
5-8 |
175 |
Norco, La. |
| HEAD COACH |
| Paul Johnson,
Georgia Tech |
| • Denotes
true freshman |
The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit
organization founded in 1941, consists of nearly 1,000 men and women
across North America who cover college football for a living. The
membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as
well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The
FWAA works to govern areas that include gameday operations, major
awards, a national poll and its annual All-America team.
Headquartered in Chicago, Aon Corporation provides
more insurance brokerage, reinsurance brokerage and risk
management services than any other company in the world, and is
a leader in human capital management consulting. Aon has 36,000
employees in 500 offices in more than 120 countries.
For more information on the Aon Insurance/FWAA Freshman All-America
Team and other FWAA awards, go to
www.footballwriters.com.
All-Time FWAA Freshman All-America Teams
• 2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007
| 2008 FWAA FRESHMAN
ALL-AMERICA COMMITTEE |
| Mark Anderson |
Las Vegas Review Journal |
Mountain West |
| Mark Blaudschun |
Boston Globe |
ACC |
| Mike Griffith |
Knoxville News Sentinel |
SEC |
| Blair Kerkhoff |
Kansas City Star |
Big 12 |
| Paul Letlow |
Monroe News-Star |
Sun Belt |
| Brian Murphy |
Idaho Statesman |
WAC |
| Dave Ruthenberg |
MAC Report |
MAC |
| George Schroeder |
Eugene Register-Guard |
Pacific-10 |
| Phil Stukenborg |
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
Conference USA |
| Donnie Webb |
Syracuse Newspapers |
Big East |
| Kent Youngblood |
Minneapolis Star-Tribune |
Big Ten |
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