College Football's 2014 Postseason All-Freshman Team
Nick Chubb
The impact of freshmen on a college football season seems to grow each year. There’s no shortage of talent in the freshmen ranks in 2014, with several making a splash on the national stage. Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett was considered one of the candidates to go to New York for the Heisman ceremony prior to his season-ending leg injury against Michigan. In addition to Barrett, Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine broke the single-game rushing record set by Melvin Gordon, while Royce Freeman was a key cog in Oregon’s Pac-12 Championship.
The overload of freshmen talent continued on defense with the emergence of Texas A&M defensive lineman Myles Garrett and Virginia safety Quin Blanding. Tennessee defensive end Derek Barnett had a breakout year and is a key piece of coach Butch Jones’ rebuilding effort in Knoxville.
Compiling the all-freshman team is no easy task. Several worthy players missed the cut, as we tried to combine stats, talent and playing time to piece together the all-freshman teams for 2014.
2014 Awards: ACC|Big 12|Big Ten| Pac-12|SEC|All-America
College Football's 2014 Postseason All-Freshman Team
First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense |
QB J.T. Barrett | QB Anu Solomon | QB Brad Kaaya |
RB Samaje Perine | RB Jarvion Franklin | RB Leonard Fournette |
RB Nick Chubb | RB Dalvin Cook | RB Justin Jackson |
RB Royce Freeman | RB Nick Wilson | RB Larry Rose III |
WR KD Cannon | WR Artavis Scott | WR DaeSean Hamilton |
WR Mike Dudek | WR Devonte Boyd | WR Devon Allen |
TE Bucky Hodges | TE Austin Hooper | TE Cam Serigne |
OL Cam Robinson | OL Mason Cole | OL Viane Talamaivao |
OL Rod Johnson | OL Jashon Robertson | OL Tyrell Crosby |
OL Toa Lobendahn | OL Billy Price | OL Reggie Bain |
OL Tejan Koroma | OL Andrew Nelson | OL Wyatt Teller |
OL Conor McDermott | OL Ramsey Meyers | OL Brian Allen |
AP Adoree Jackson | AP Speedy Noil | AP Jalin Marshall |
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First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense |
DL Myles Garrett | DL Davon Godchaux | DL Javon Rolland-Jones |
DL Derek Barnett | DL Lowell Lotulelei | DL Kemoko Turay |
DL Marquis Haynes | DL Steven Richardson | DL Tashon Smallwood |
DL KeShun Freeman | DL K.J. Smith | DL Malik McDowell |
LB Lorenzo Carter | LB Jerod Fernandez | LB Peter Kalambayi |
LB Darron Lee | LB Ja'Whaun Bentley | LB Nigel Bowden |
LB Taylor Young | LB D.J. Calhoun | LB Armand Perry |
LB Raekwon McMillan | DB Dravon Henry | DB Parry Nickerson |
DB Eli Apple | DB Kamari Cotton-Moya | DB Marcus Allen |
DB Budda Baker | DB Armani Watts | DB Jalen Tabor |
DB Quin Blanding | DB Ranthony Texada | DB Nick Johnson |
DB Jamal Adams | DB Mackensie Alexander | DB Sidney Jones |
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First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists |
K Matthew McCrane | K Rafael Gaglianone | K Austin MacGinnis |
P JK Scott | P Joe Davidson | P Will Gleeson |
KR Stanley Williams | KR Darius Phillips | KR Evan Berry |
PR De'Mornay Pierson-El | PR Charles Nelson | PR Isaiah McKenzie |
