University of Georgia Athletics
Six Freshmen Honored By CollegeFootballNews.com
December 06, 2007 | Football
In addition, the Bulldogs’ Clint Boling and Rennie Curran were named Second-Team picks on the CollegeFootballNews.com squad, while Chris Davis was named a Third-Team selection and Reshad Jones received an honorable mention.
Moreno, a redshirt freshman from Belford, N.J., has rushed for 1,273 yards for an average of 106.1 yards per game and 12 touchdowns. He is the 12th Bulldog in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards, including six 100-yard games. Moreno's 1,273 yards rank seventh all-time in a single season at Georgia and stands fourth all-time among SEC freshman in a season (1,616 by Herschel Walker-Georgia-1982; 1,364 by Jamal Lewis-Tennessee-1996; 1,341 by Emmitt Smith-Florida-1987). Moreno ranks No. 2 nationally for freshmen in rushing yards per game (106.0), trailing only Pittsburgh's LeSean McCoy (110.6).
Sturdivant, a native of Wadesboro, N.C., started all 12 regular-season games at left tackle for the Bulldogs. He became the first true freshman to start at that position in a season opener since Mike Fellows in 1989.
Boling, a true freshman from Alpharetta, started the final nine contests for Georgia. He also logged some time at tackle this season for a Bulldog offensive line that featured three freshmen starters for most of the year.
Davis, a redshirt freshman from Jefferson, started all 12 regular-season games at left guard for the Bulldogs.
Sturdivant, Boling and Davis have helped the Bulldogs roll up more than 379 total yards and 31 points per game this season. Sturdivant, Boling, Davis and their line mates have surrendered just 15 sacks this year while helping Georgia’s offense produce a 100-yard rusher in eight games. In addition, they helped the Georgia offense rush for 328 yards against Ole Miss, which were the most rushing yards in a game by the Bulldogs since 1991.
Curran, a true freshman from Snellville, has appeared in 10 games at linebacker, including four starts. Curran ranks fourth on the team with 46 tackles, 39 of which were solos. He rolled up 13 tackles in the win over Kentucky and was named SEC Freshman of the Week.
Jones, a redshirt freshman from Atlanta, has appeared in all 12 games at free safety, including two starts. Jones ranks third on the team with 51 tackles and also has three pass break-ups and two interceptions. He tied for a team-best seven tackles in the win over Florida.
Up next, the fourth-ranked Bulldogs (10-2) face 10th-ranked Hawaii (12-0) in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 1 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
2007 COLLEGEFOOTBALLNEWS.COM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Offensive Freshman of the Year: QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
Defensive Freshman of the Year: S Eric Berry, Tennessee
*Indicates player is a true freshman
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
*RB LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh
WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
WR Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
*TE Rob Gronkowski, Arizona
*OT Trinton Sturdivant, Georgia
*OG Maurkice Pouncey, Florida
C Ryan McMahon, Florida State
*OG Rodney Hudson, Florida State
*OT Lee Ziemba, Auburn
Defense
*DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
DT Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma
*DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
DE Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh
*LB Greg Jones, Michigan State
LB Obi Ezeh, Michigan
LB Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut
*CB Joe Haden, Florida
*S Eric Berry, Tennessee
*S Major Wright, Florida
*CB Donovan Warren, Michigan
Special Teams
K Thomas Weber, Arizona State
P Keenyn Crier, Arizona
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB Jake Locker, Washington
RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
RB Harvey Unga, BYU
WR Marcus Barnett, Cincinnati
*WR Trae Johnson, Tulsa
*TE James Casey, Rice
*OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
*OG Clint Boling, Georgia
*C Kristofer O’Dowd, USC
*OG Anthony Davis, Rutgers
*OT Ryan Pugh, Auburn
Defense
*DE Everson Griffen, USC
DT Scooter Berry, West Virginia
*DT Colby Whitlock, Texas Tech
DE Kirk DeCremer, Wisconsin
*LB Rolando McClain, Alabama
LB Scott Lutrus, Connecticut
*LB Rennie Curran, Georgia
*CB Carl Gettis, Missouri
*S Davonte Shannon, Buffalo
S Deunta Williams, North Carolina
*CB Omar Bolden, Arizona State
Special Teams
K Kai Forbath, UCLA
P Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn
THIRD TEAM
Offense
QB Adam Weber, Minnesota
*RB Mike Ford, South Florida
RB Josh Adams, Wake Forest
*WR Arrelious Benn, Illinois
*WR Dezmon Briscoe, Kansas
*TE Weslye Saunders, South Carolina
*OT Ryan Miller, Colorado
OG Colin Baxter, Arizona
C Colin Miller, Central Michigan
OG Chris Davis, Georgia
OT Stephen Schilling, Michigan
Defense DE Paul Kruger, Utah
*DT Ian Williams, Notre Dame
*DT Ladi Ajiboye , South Carolina
*DE Scott Solomon, Rice
*LB Martez Wilson, Illinois
LB Brian Duncan, Texas Tech
*LB Chike Amajoyi, Stanford
*CB Kareem Jackson, Alabama
*S Morgan Burnett, Georgia Tech
S Zac Etheridge, Auburn
CB Tavious Polo, Florida Atlantic
Special Teams
*K Wes Byrum, Auburn
*P Rob Long, Syracuse
HONORABLE MENTION
QB: Trevor Vittatoe (UTEP), Colin Kaepernick (Nevada), Case Keenum (Houston)
RB: *Noel Devine (West Virginia), *Charles Clay (Tulsa), *Ryan Mathews (Fresno State), Terry Grant (Alabama), *Nic Grigsby (Arizona), *Kendall Hunter (Oklahoma State), *Graig Cooper (Miami), Jeremy Avery (Boise State)
WR: *Antonio Brown (Central Michigan), *Dez Bryant (Oklahoma State), Carlton Mitchell (South Florida), Scotty McKnight (Colorado)
TE: *Aaron Hernandez (Florida), *Zack Pianalto (North Carolina)
OL: *Chaz Ramsey (Auburn), *Kai Maiava (Colorado), D.J. Burris (Minnesota), Butch Lewis (USC), Gabe Carimi (Wisconsin)
DL: Bruce Miller (UCF), Ollie Ogbu (Penn State), Malo Taumua (UNLV)
LB: *Quan Sturdivant (North Carolina), Ben Jacobs (Fresno State), Andrew Preston (San Diego State), Nick Bellore (Central Michigan)
DB: Reshad Jones (Georgia), *Chad Jones (LSU), Brett Greenwood (Iowa), Chimdi Chekwa (Ohio State), C.J. Bailey (Southern Miss), *Charles Brown (North Carolina), *Chima Nwachukwu (Washington State), *Mike Holmes (Syracuse), *Ras-I Dowling (Virginia)
K: Daniel Lincoln (Tennessee), *Alex Tejada (Arkansas)
P: Ryan Donahue (Iowa)
