Dec. 12, 2008
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Four members of the Texas A&M football team were recognized on Friday as CollegeFootballNews.com revealed its 2008 All-Freshman and All-Sophomore teams.
True freshman defensive back Jerrod Johnson was an honorable mention pick to the CFN All-Sophomore squad.
Hunter (Katy, Texas) started eight games for the Aggies at safety in 2008 and ranked third on the squad with 65 tackles. He earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in his starting debut after posting 17 tackles in A&M's win over Army in late September at Kyle Field. His three interceptions on the year, which included a game-clincher against Colorado in November, led the squad and ranked second all-time among Aggie freshmen.
Fuller (McKinney, Texas), an honorable mention All-Big 12 pick, caught 50 passes for 630 yards and set a new single-season school record with nine touchdown receptions.
Tannehill (Big Spring, Texas) set A&M freshman records with 55 catches for 844 yards, both team highs in 2008, despite not practicing at the position until mid-August. He added five touchdown catches, second all-time among Aggie freshmen behind Fuller's nine. Tannehill set two more freshman marks with 210 yards on 12 catches against Kansas State in October.
Johnson (Humble, Texas) started nine games at quarterback for the Aggies in 2008, ranking fifth on the all-time season chart with 2,435 passing yards and setting a new school record with 21 touchdown passes. He also set a school mark for "touchdown responsibility" with 24 TDs (21 passing, 3 rushing). Johnson threw for a school-record 419 yards against Kansas State in October, while his 381-yard effort at Iowa State two weeks later ranks fourth all-time.
Freshmen and sophomores accounted for 73 percent of the Aggies' total offense in 2008 and 67 percent of total all-purpose yards. The Aggies are projected to return 21 starters (9 offense/7 defense/5 special teams) and 51 letterwinners in 2009.
2008 CFN ALL-FRESHMAN FIRST TEAM *Indicates player is a true freshman
Offense Offensive Freshman of the Year: RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon St. QB Russell Wilson, NC State *RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State RB Darren Evans, Virginia Tech *WR DeAndre Brown, Southern Miss *WR A.J. Green, Georgia *TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame OT Matt Reynolds, BYU OG Mason Cloy, Clemson *C Ben Jones, Georgia *OG Cordy Glenn, Georgia OT Elvis Fisher, Missouri
Defense Defensive Freshman of the Year: LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma *DE Marcus Robinson, Miami *DT Lawrence Guy, Arizona State *DT Marcus Forston, Miami *DE Brandon Harold, Kansas State LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma LB Chris Marve, Vanderbilt *LB Sean Spence, Miami *CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida S Earl Thomas, Texas *S Trent Hunter, Texas A&M CB Dequan Bembry, Marshall
Special Teams PK Philip Welch, Wisconsin P Bryan Anger, Cal
CFN ALL-FRESHMAN SECOND TEAM
Offense QB *Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State *RB Bryce Beall, Houston RB Victor Anderson, Louisville *WR Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M *WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame TE Brandon Barden, Vanderbilt OT Mitchell Schwartz, Cal *OG Trevor Robinson, Notre Dame *C Mike Brewster, Ohio State OG Moe Petrus, Connecticut OT Tyler Holmes, Tulsa
Defense DE Matt Conrath, Virginia DT T.J. Greenstone, Vanderbilt *DT Zach Stadther, Arkansas DE Tom Keiser, Stanford *LB Jerry Franklin, Arkansas LB Brandon Maye, Clemson *LB Don'ta Hightower, Alabama *CB Leonard Johnson, Iowa State *S Blake Gideon, Texas *S Will Hill, Florida CB Emanuel Davis, East Carolina
Special Teams *PK James Aho, New Mexico *P Clinton Durst, Auburn
CFN ALL-FRESHMAN HONORABLE MENTION
QB: Kellen Moore, Boise State, *Robert Griffin, Baylor, Austin Davis, Southern Miss RB: Chris Rainey, Florida, *Jeff Demps, Florida, *Keola Antolin, Arizona, John Clay, Wisconsin, *Montel Harris, Boston College, *Mark Ingram, Alabama WR: *T.Y. Hilton, Florida International, *Julio Jones, Alabama, *Damaris Johnson, Tulsa, Tyron Carrier, Houston, *Kendall Wright, Baylor, Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma, Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M, Briggs Osborn, Ball State TE: *Kavario Middleton, Washington OL: Jeff Spikes, Kansas, Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech, Justin Anderson, Georgia, David Molk, Michigan, Caleb Ruch, Rutgers, Thomas Byrd, Boise State, Al Netter, Northwestern, Byron Bell, New Mexico DL: *Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson, Brad Ohrman, Eastern Michigan, Kyle Wilber, Wake Forest LB: Mychal Sisson, Colorado State, Kyle Jackson, Georgia Tech, *Marcus McGraw, Houston, *Alex Hrebec, Kansas State DB: *Rahim Moore, UCLA, *Cooper Taylor, Georgia Tech, Sean Baker, Ball State, Quinton Richardson, Washington, *Tashaun Gipson, Wyoming, *George Iloka, Boise State PK: *Grant Mahoney, Iowa State P: Chris Hagerup, Indiana
2008 CFN ALL-SOPHOMORE FIRST TEAM
Offense Offensive Sophomore of the Year: QB Sam Bradford QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia RB Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech WR Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State TE Rob Gronkowski, Arizona OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College OG Mike Pouncey, Florida C Maurkice Pouncey, Florida OG Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State OT Bryan Bulaga, Iowa
Defense Defensive Sophomore of the Year: S Eric Berry, Tennessee DE Aaron Maybin, Penn State DT Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma DT Brian Price, UCLA DE Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma LB Rolando McClain, Alabama LB Greg Jones, Michigan State LB Rennie Curran, Georgia CB Dominique Franks, Oklahoma . S Eric Berry, Tennessee S Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech CB Joe Haden, Florida
Special Teams PK Kai Forbath, UCLA P Keenyn Crier, Arizona
CFN ALL-SOPHOMORE SECOND TEAM
Offense QB Jevan Snead, Ole Miss RB LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma WR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri WR James Casey, Rice TE D.J. Williams, Arkansas OT Clint Boling, Georgia OG Rodney Hudson, Florida State C Kristofer O'Dowd, USC OG Thomas Claiborne, Boston College OT Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
Defense DE Jason Worilds, Virginia Tech DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State DT Colby Whitlock, Texas Tech DE Carlos Dunlap, Florida LB Navorro Bowman, Penn State LB Alex Wujciak, Maryland LB Nate Irving, North Carolina State CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia S Ahmad Black, Florida S Reshad Jones, Georgia CB Amari Spievey, Iowa
Special Teams PK Thomas Weber, Arizona State P Derek Epperson, Baylor
CFN ALL-SOPHOMORE HONORABLE MENTION QB: Jeremiah Masoli, Oregon, Case Keenum, Houston, Colin Kaepernick, Nevada, Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M, Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP RB: Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech, Jahvid Best, Cal, Evan Royster, Penn State, Derrick Washington, Missouri, Vai Taua, Nevada, Noel Devine, West Virginia, Nic Grigsby, Arizona, Harvey Unga, BYU WR: Damian Williams, USC, David Gilreath, Wisconsin, Arrelious Benn, Illinois, Golden Tate, Notre Dame, Kris Adams, UTEP, Aldrick Robinson, SMU, Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas, James Rodgers, Oregon State TE: Aaron Hernandez, Florida, Mike McNeill, Nebraska, Charlie Gantt, Michigan State OL: Anthony Davis, Rutgers, Tim Barnes, Missouri, Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin, Ryan McMahon, Florida State, Mike Gallett, Nevada, Andrew Jackson, Fresno State DL: Paul Kruger, Utah, Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech, Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue, Bruce Miller, UCF, Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh, Cameron Jordan, Cal, Kevin Basped, Nevada, Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson, Cameron Heyward, Ohio State, Lawon Scott, Ole Miss LB: Spencer Paysinger, Oregon, Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina, Obi Ezeh, Michigan, Brian Duncan, Texas Tech, Martez Wilson, Illinois, Mason Foster, Washington, Mike Mohamed, Cal, Ricky Brewer, Colorado State, Scott Lutrus, Connecticut, Ben Jacobs, Fresno State, Stephen Anderson, Army DB: Major Wright, Florida, Jay Valai, Wisconsin, Zac Etheridge, Auburn, Mike McNeil, Auburn, Joshua Moore, Kansas State, Kendrick Burney, North Carolina, Omar Bolden, Arizona State, Darian Hagan, Cal PK: Matt Bosher, Miami P: Travis Baltz, Maryland, Rob Long, Syracuse, Ryan Donahue, Iowa, Brad Langley, Nevada