Griffen Honored
Defensive end Everson Griffen was named to the Football Writers Association of America's Freshman All-American team. Here's the whole team:
QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 6-4 214 Oklahoma City, Okla.
RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia 5-11 207 Belford, N.J.
RB • LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh 5-11 200 Harrisburg, Pa.
RB Harvey Unga, BYU 6-0 221 Provo, Utah
WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 6-3 208 Dallas, Texas
WR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri 6-1 185 Kirkwood, Mo.
TE James Casey, Rice 6-4 245 Azle, Texas
OL • Anthony Castonzo, Boston College 6-7 262 Hawthorn Woods, Ill.
OL • Anthony Davis, Rutgers 6-6 350 Piscataway, N.J.
OL • Rodney Hudson, Florida State 6-2 285 Mobile, Ala.
OL • Matt Murphy, UNLV 6-3 265 Lake Forest, Calif.
C Ryan McMahon, Florida State 6-3 275 Rome, Ga.
DEFENSE
Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL • Everson Griffen, USC 6-3 265 Avondale, Ariz.
DL Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh 6-5 250 Coral Springs, Fla.
DL • Ian Williams, Notre Dame 6-2 300 Altamonte Springs, Fla.
DL Colby Whitlock, Texas Tech 6-2 281 Noble, Okla.
LB • Greg Jones, Michigan State 6-1 220 Cincinnati, Ohio
LB Scott Lutrus, Connecticut 6-3 220 Brookfield, Conn.
LB • Rolando McClain, Alabama 6-4 255 Decatur, Ala.
DB • Eric Berry, Tennessee 5-11 195 Fairburn, Ga.
DB • Omar Bolden, Arizona State 5-11 200 Ontario, Calif.
DB Alex Kube, Northern Illinois 6-1 203 Cary, Ill.
DB Tavious Polo, Florida Atlantic 5-10 160 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
DB Deunta Williams, North Carolina 6-2 195 Jacksonville, N.C.
SPECIALISTS
Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Hometown
P Keenyn Crier, Arizona 6-1 200 Spring, Texas
K Thomas Weber, Arizona State 6-1 202 Downey, Calif.
KR • Max Suter, Syracuse 5-11 190 Ruffs Dale, Pa.
ATH • Antonio Brown, Central Michigan 5-11 175 Miami, Fla.
First-year Coach of the Year: Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College



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