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DALLAS (FWAA) The 14th annual Football
Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team has a decidedly
Texas twist to it, including two members of the teams that recently
settled the College Football Playoff championship at AT&T Stadium
in Arlington, Texas.
Oregon tailback Royce Freeman and Ohio State quarterback J.T.
Barrett stood on opposing sidelines on Monday night but will be
forever be reflected together among the 30 players selected.
Barrett is one of nine players on the FWAA team to have played
his high school football in Texas, while Freeman is one of four
players from California.
Boise State coach Bryan Harsin led the Broncos to a New Years
Six bowl win in the Fiesta Bowl in his first season leading the
program. Harsin, who attended high school in Boise and played football
at Boise State, spent two seasons at the University of Texas as
co-offensive coordinator before a successful head coaching stop
at Arkansas State (2013) led him back him to Boise.
Mike Griffith of the MLive.com Media Group led a 10-person panel
of nationally-prominent writers representing each of the FBS conferences
in the selection of the team. Both true freshmen (20 players) and
redshirt freshmen (10 players) were considered for the team and
are so noted.
| 2014 FWAA
FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM |
| OFFENSE (13) |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| QB |
J.T. Barrett,
Ohio State |
6-1 |
225 |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
| RB |
Nick Chubb,
Georgia |
5-10 |
228 |
Cedartown, Ga. |
| RB |
Royce Freeman,
Oregon |
6-0 |
229 |
Imperial, Calif. |
| RB |
Samaje Perine,
Oklahoma |
5-11 |
243 |
Pflugerville, Texas |
| WR |
Devonte Boyd,
UNLV |
6-1 |
175 |
Henderson, Nev. |
| WR |
KD Cannon,
Baylor |
6-0 |
170 |
Mount Pleasant, Texas |
| AP |
Leonard Fournette,
LSU |
6-1 |
230 |
New Orleans, La. |
| OL |
Brian Allen,
Michigan State |
6-2 |
294 |
Hinsdale, Ill. |
| OL |
Mason Cole,
Michigan |
6-5 |
292 |
Tarpon Springs, Fla. |
| OL |
Tejan Koroma,
BYU |
6-0 |
280 |
Allen, Texas |
| OL |
Toa Lobendahn,
USC |
6-3 |
280 |
Cerritos, Calif. |
| OL |
Brandon Ray,
Western Kentucky |
6-3 |
285 |
Madison, Ala. |
| OL |
Cam Robinson,
Alabama |
6-6 |
323 |
Monroe, La. |
| DEFENSE (13) |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| DL |
Derek Barnett,
Tennessee |
6-3 |
267 |
Nashville, Tenn. |
| DL |
Myles Garrett,
Texas A&M |
6-5 |
255 |
Arlington, Texas |
| DL |
Malik McDowell,
Michigan State |
6-6 |
286 |
Farmington Hills, Mich. |
| DL |
Ja'Von Rolland-Jones,
Arkansas State |
6-2 |
224 |
Mesquite, Texas |
| DL |
Kemoko Turay,
Rutgers |
6-6 |
235 |
Newark, N.J. |
| LB |
DJ Calhoun,
Arizona State |
6-0 |
215 |
El Cerrito, Calif. |
| LB |
Nyles Morgan,
Notre Dame |
6-1 |
230 |
Crete, Ill. |
| LB |
Craig Suits,
Tulsa |
6-0 |
220 |
Sunnyvale, Texas |
| LB |
Taylor Young,
Baylor |
5-10 |
225 |
DeSoto, Texas |
| CB |
Mackensie Alexander,
Clemson |
5-10 |
190 |
Immokalee, Fla. |
| CB |
Adoreé
Jackson, USC |
5-11 |
185 |
Belleville, Ill. |
| S |
Quin Blanding,
Virginia |
6-4 |
215 |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
| S |
Kamari Cotton-Moya,
Iowa State |
6-1 |
194 |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
| SPECIALISTS (4) |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| P |
JK Scott,
Alabama |
6-4 |
185 |
Denver, Colo. |
| K |
Matthew McCrane,
Kansas State |
5-10 |
165 |
Brownwood, Texas |
| PR |
De'Mornay Pierson-El,
Nebraska |
5-9 |
175 |
Alexandria, Va. |
| KR |
Darius Phillips,
Western Michigan |
5-10 |
179 |
Dearborn Heights, Mich. |
| HEAD COACH |
| Bryan
Harsin, Boise State |
| Denotes
true freshman |
The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit organization
founded in 1941, consists of more than 1,400 men and women who cover college football.
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 and its annual All-America team. For
more information about the FWAA and its award programs, contact Steve Richardson
at tiger@fwaa.com or 214-870-6516.
All-Time FWAA Freshman All-America Teams
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013
| 2014 FWAA FRESHMAN
ALL-AMERICA COMMITTEE |
| Mark Anderson, Las Vegas Review Journal |
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star |
| Mark Blaudschun, AJerseyGuy.com |
Ted Miller, ESPN.com |
| Mike Griffith, MLive Media Group |
Doug Smock, Charleston Gazette |
| Tommy Hicks, Mobile Press-Register |
Phil Stukenborg, Memphis Commercial
Appeal |
| Ron Higgins, NOLA.com |
John Wagner, Toledo Blade |
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