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LOS ANGELES (FWAA) – The Football Writers Association of
America and Scripps announced their fifth annual Freshman
All-America Team on Wednesday morning during the association's
annual awards breakfast.
The team features three players from Arkansas, including the only
unanimous selection, running back Darren McFadden. The ACC led all
conferences with five players, including a pair from Florida State.
Nebraska also had two players named to the team.
In addition, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier was named the top
first-year coach at his school.
The team and coach are selected by a group of writers led by FWAA vice-president
Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News-Sentinel, a member of the Scripps chain.
Both true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were considered for the team and
so noted.
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2005 FWAA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM |
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OFFENSE |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| QB |
Drew Weatherford, Florida State |
6-3 |
210 |
Land O' Lakes, Fla. |
| RB |
• Darren McFadden, Arkansas |
6-2 |
210 |
North Little Rock, Ark. |
| RB |
• Steve Slaton, West Virginia |
5-10 |
185 |
Levittown, Pa. |
| RB |
• Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern |
5-9 |
190 |
Akron, Ohio |
| WR |
• Davone Bess, Hawaii |
5-10 |
187 |
Oakland, Calif. |
| WR |
Sidney Rice, South Carolina |
6-4 |
191 |
Gaffney, S.C. |
| OL |
Andrew Gardner, Georgia Tech |
6-6 |
285 |
Tyrone, Ga. |
| OL |
Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas |
6-4 |
301 |
Little Rock, Ark. |
| OL |
Jeremy Perry, Oregon State |
6-2 |
315 |
Kahuku, Hawaii |
| OL |
Cole Popovich, Fresno State |
6-2 |
275 |
Oakhurst, Calif. |
| OL |
Max Unger, Oregon |
6-5 |
305 |
Honaunau, Hawaii |
| C |
Robby Felix, UTEP |
6-3 |
275 |
Corona, Calif. |
| DEFENSE |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| DL |
• Steve Davis, Minnesota |
6-2 |
230 |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| DL |
Mitch King, Iowa |
6-3 |
250 |
Burlington, Iowa |
| DL |
Brian Orakpo, Texas |
6-4 |
238 |
Houston, Texas |
| DL |
• Barry Turner, Nebraska |
6-3 |
245 |
Antioch, Tenn. |
| LB |
• Michael Brown, Duke |
5-11 |
225 |
Houston, Texas |
| LB |
• Daniel Holtzclaw, Eastern Michigan |
6-2 |
220 |
Enid, Okla. |
| LB |
• Rey Maualuga, USC |
6-5 |
250 |
Eureka, Calif. |
| LB |
Tim McCarthy, Northern Illinois |
6-0 |
235 |
Neenah, Wis. |
| DB |
• Joe Burnett, Central Florida |
5-11 |
180 |
Eustis, Fla. |
| DB |
Tony Carter, Florida State |
5-9 |
160 |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| DB |
• Courtney Greene, Rutgers |
6-1 |
180 |
New Rochelle, N.Y. |
| DB |
• Kenny Phillips, Miami |
6-2 |
200 |
Miami, Fla. |
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SPECIALISTS |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
| K |
• Jordan Congdon, Nebraska |
5-11 |
180 |
San Diego, Calif. |
| P |
Chris Miller, Ball State |
6-2 |
208 |
Libertyville, Ill. |
| KR |
• Felix Jones, Arkansas |
6-0 |
195 |
Tulsa, Okla. |
| First-year Coach
of the Year: Steve Spurrier, South Carolina |
| • Indicates true
freshmen |
For more information on the FWAA Freshman All-America Team and other
FWAA awards, go to www.footballwriters.com.
| 2005 FWAA
FRESHMAN
ALL-AMERICA COMMITTEE |
Mark Anderson
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
Ted Miller
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
Alan Schmadtke
Orlando Sentinel |
Greg Auman
St. Petersburg Times |
Steve Richardson
Executive Director, FWAA |
George Schroeder
Daily Oklahoman |
Mike Griffith
Knoxville News Sentinel |
Dave Ruthenberg
MAC Report |
Bob Thomas
Florida Times-Union |
Paul Letlow
The Monroe News-Star |
Chip Scoggins
Minneapolis Star-Tribune |
David White
Fresno Bee |
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