Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is celebrating his birthday as a Freshman All-American, although this comes as far from a shock as possibly considering the season he has had for the Seminoles. This season’s Heisman Trophy winner was named to the Freshman All-American team by the Football Writers Association of America.
Florida State also had defensive back Jalen Ramsey named to the Freshman All-American team. Florida State’s BCS Championship Game opponent, Auburn, is also represented with offensive lineman Alex Kozan being named to the team as well. In addition, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn was named to the freshman team as the nation’s top first-year head coach at Auburn, although this is actually Malzahn’s second year as a head coach.
Here is the 2013 FWAA Freshman All-American team...
OFFENSE (12)
Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Hometown
QB Jameis Winston, Florida State 6-4 228 Bessemer, Ala.
RB • Alex Collins, Arkansas 5-11 206 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
RB • Elijah McGuire, Louisiana 5-11 185 Houma, La.
WR • Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh 6-2 185 Clairton, Pa.
WR • Corey Davis, Western Michigan 6-2 205 Wheaton, Ill.
WR • Nate Phillips, Arizona 5-7 177 Chandler, Ariz.
TE • Hunter Henry, Arkansas 6-6 250 Little Rock, Ark.
OL Jack Conklin, Michigan State 6-6 236 Plainwell, Mich.
OL Andrew Jelks, Vanderbilt 6-6 290 Paris, Tenn.
OL Alex Kozan, Auburn 6-4 297 Castle Rock, Colo.
OL Ben Lauer, Minnesota 6-6 302 Plymouth, Minn,
OL • Alex Redmond, UCLA 6-5 305 Cerritos, Calif.
DEFENSE (12)
DL • Tarell Basham, Ohio 6-4 250 Rocky Mount, Va.
DL • Joey Bosa, Ohio State 6-6 275 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
DL • Eddie Vanderdoes, UCLA 6-4 305 Auburn, Calif,
LB • Dominque Alexander, Oklahoma 6-2 216 Tulsa, Okla.
LB • Dakota Cox, New Mexico 6-0 235 Draper, Utah
LB • Addison Gillam, Colorado 6-3 225 Palo Cedro, Calif.
LB • Myles Jack, UCLA 6-1 225 Bellevue, Wash.
DB • Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech 5-11 193 Baltimore, Md.
DB Jacoby Glenn, UCF 6-0 176 Prichard, Ala.
DB • Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida 5-11 192 Tampa, Fla.
DB • Jalen Ramsey, Florida State 6-1 195 Smyrna, Tenn.
DB Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma 5-11 176 Keller, Texas
SPECIALISTS (4)
P • Austin Rehkow, Idaho 6-3 202 Veradale, Wash.
K • Michael Geiger, Michigan State 5-8 186 Toledo, Ohio
PR • Ryan Switzer, North Carolina 5-10 175 Charleston, W. Va.
KR • Stacey Coley, Miami 6-1 180 Pompano Beach, Fla.
HEAD COACH
Gus Malzahn, Auburn
• Denotes true freshman