Congratulations to Jake Smith, who became the first Louisville player ever to be named a Football Writers Association of American Freshman All-American when the team was announced earlier today.
| 2011 FWAA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player, School | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| QB | • Sean Mannion, Oregon State | 6-5 | 218 | Pleasanton, Calif. |
| RB | • Giovani Bernard, North Carolina | 5-10 | 205 | Davie, Fla. |
| RB | • Lyle McCombs, Connecticut | 5-8 | 172 | Staten Island, N.Y. |
| WR | • Matt Miller, Boise State | 6-3 | 213 | Helena, Mont. |
| WR | Marqise Lee, USC | 6-0 | 190 | Inglewood, Calif. |
| WR | Sammy Watkins, Clemson | 6-1 | 200 | Fort Myers, Fla. |
| AP | De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon | 5-9 | 173 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| OL | Reese Dismukes, Auburn | 6-3 | 300 | Spanish Fort, Ala. |
| OL | • B.J. Finney, Kansas State | 6-4 | 297 | Andale, Kan. |
| OL | • Chaz Green, Florida | 6-5 | 306 | Tampa, Fla. |
| OL | Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers | 6-4 | 298 | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| OL | • Jake Smith, Louisville | 6-4 | 315 | Jacksonville, Ala. |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| Pos. | Player, School | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| DL | Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina | 6-6 | 254 | Rock Hill, S.C. |
| DL | Timmy Jernigan, Florida State | 6-3 | 297 | Lake City, Fla. |
| DL | Aaron Lynch, Notre Dame | 6-6 | 265 | Cape Coral, Fla. |
| DL | • Marcus Rush, Michigan State | 6-2 | 250 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| LB | • Dion Bailey, USC | 6-0 | 200 | Lakewood, Calif. |
| LB | • Jeremy Grove, East Carolina | 6-1 | 230 | Frederick, Md. |
| LB | A.J. Johnson, Tennessee | 6-3 | 245 | Gainesville, Ga. |
| DB | Blair Burns, Wyoming | 5-10 | 170 | Plano, Texas |
| DB | • Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern | 5-11 | 205 | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| DB | Quandre Diggs, Texas | 5-10 | 200 | Angleton, Texas |
| DB | • Merrill Noel, Wake Forest | 5-10 | 180 | Pahokee, Fla. |
| DB | Eric Rowe, Utah | 6-1 | 185 | Spring, Texas |
| SPECIALISTS | ||||
| Pos. | Player, School | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| P | • Brad Wing, LSU | 6-3 | 184 | Melbourne, Australia |
| K | • Michael Hunnicutt, Oklahoma | 6-0 | 175 | Richardson, Texas |
| PR | Scott Harding, Hawaii | 5-11 | 195 | Brisbane, Australia |
| KR | Tyler Lockett, Kansas State | 5-11 | 170 | Tulsa, Okla. |
| HEAD COACH | ||||
| Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia | ||||
| • Denotes true freshman | ||||
The bigger surprise here is Oregon State's Sean Mannion getting the nod over Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback.
Mannion started all but the first game this season (and he started the second half of that one) and "led" the Beavers to a 3-9 record by throwing 16 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Bridgewater, meanwhile, made his first start in game four and finished the season with 14 passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Louisville won a share of the Big East title and earned a trip to the Belk Bowl.
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