The state of Texas is ripe with football talent. A total of nine players named to the Football Writers Association of America’s Freshman All-America team hail from the state of Texas, including Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett and Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine. A total of 30 players were named to the FWAA Freshman All-America Team, and Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin was also honored following his first season as head coach of the Broncos.
This year’s Freshman All-America team features six players from the SEC. The Big 12 and Big Ten each have five players represented. The Pac-12 has four players and the ACC has two.
The freshman All-America team chosen by the football writers features some of the top young running backs in the sport. In addition to Perine, Oregon’s Royce Freeman, Georgia’s Nick Chubb and LSU’s Leonard Fournette all were honored. Fournette was chosen as the all-purpose selection by the football writers. These are all players that give the 2015 season reason to believe running bacsk could thrive.
Here is the full Freshman All-America team as organized by a select panel of Football Writers Association of America members.
OFFENSE
QB J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
RB Nick Chubb, Georgia
RB Royce Freeman, Oregon
RB Samaje Perine, Oklahoma
WR Devonte Boyd, UNLV
WR KD Cannon, Baylor
AP Leonard Fournette, LSU
OL Brian Allen, Michigan State
OL Tejan Koroma, BYU
OL Toa Lobendahn, USC
OL Brandon Ray, Western Kentucky
OL Cam Robinson, Alabama
DEFENSE
DL Derek Barnett, Tennessee
DL Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
DL Malik McDowell, Michigan State
DL Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State
DL Kemoko Turay, Rutgers
LB DJ Calhoun, Arizona State
LB Nyles Morgan, Notre Dame
LB Craig Suits, Tulsa
LB Taylor Young, Baylor
CB Mackensie Alexander, Clemson
CB Adoreé Jackson, USC
S Quin Blanding, Virginia
S Kamari Cotton-Moya, Iowa State
SPECIAL TEAMS
P JK Scott, Alabama
K Matthew McCrane, Kansas State
PR De’Mornay Pierson-El, Nebraska
KR Darius Phillips, Western Michigan
HEAD COACH
Bryan Harson, Boise State
