College Football's 2015 Postseason All-Freshman Team
Josh Rosen
Every college football season is a new opportunity for the freshmen players on 128 FBS teams to make a statement. While each year always produces a handful of freshmen standouts, it seems more first-year players are making an impact at a high level. 2015 is a good barometer for that statement, as three of the four College Football Playoff teams feature a freshman on the Athlon Sports first-team All-Freshman squad this season.
UCLA’s Josh Rosen headlines the first-team selections at quarterback, while running backs Mike Warren (Iowa State), Saquon Barkley (Penn State) and receivers Calvin Ridley (Alabama) and Christian Kirk (Texas A&M) round out some of the nation’s high-profile freshmen on offense. The defensive line and secondary positions are loaded with talent in the freshmen ranks, including Florida State safety Derwin James, Michigan defensive back Jabrill Peppers and Texas linebacker Malik Jefferson.
Compiling the all-freshman team at the end of the regular season is no easy task. Several worthy players missed the cut, as we tried to combine stats, competition level talent and playing time to piece together the all-freshman teams for 2015.
2015 Awards and All-Conference Teams
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College Football's 2015 Postseason All-Freshman Team
| FirstTeam | SecondTeam | ThirdTeam |
QB | Josh RosenUCLA | QB Brent StockstillMTSU | QB DeShone KizerNotre Dame |
RB | Mike WarrenIowa State | RB Myles GaskinWashington | RB Qadree OllisonPittsburgh |
RB | Saquon BarkleyPenn State | RB Joe MixonOklahoma | RB Ronald Jones IIIUSC |
WR | Calvin RidleyAlabama | WR Penny HartGeorgia State | WR Deon CainClemson |
WR | Christian KirkTexas A&M | WR Tre'Quan SmithUCF | WR Eddie DaughertyEastern Michigan |
WR | Richie JamesMTSU | WR Courtland SuttonSMU | WR Antonio CallawayFlorida |
AP | KaVontae TurpinTCU | AP Britain CoveyUtah | AP Nyheim HinesNC State |
TE | Mark AndrewsOklahoma | TE David NjokuMiami | TE C.J. ConradKentucky |
OL | Mitch HyattClemson | OL Geron ChristianLouisville | OL Blake HanceNorthwestern |
OL | Will ClappLSU | OL Dalton RisnerKansas State | OL Patrick VaheTexas |
OL | Connor WilliamsTexas | OL Michael DieterWisconsin | OL Will NobleHouston |
OL | Orlando BrownOklahoma | OL Martez IveyFlorida | OL Trey AdamsWashington |
OL | Ross PierschbacherAlabama | OL Maea TeuhemaLSU | OL Chance HallTennessee |
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DE | Walter BradyMissouri | DE Jaylon FergusonLouisiana Tech | DE Josh SweatFlorida State |
DE | Arden KeyLSU | DE Sam HubbardOhio State | DE CeCe JeffersonFlorida |
DT | Terry BecknerMissouri | DT Daylon MackTexas A&M | DL JoJo WickerArizona State |
DT | Christian WilkinsClemson | DT Hercules Mata'afaWashington State | DL Trenton ThompsonGeorgia |
LB | Malik JeffersonTexas | LB T.J. EdwardsWisconsin | LB Dedrick YoungNebraska |
LB | Dre GreenlawArkansas | LB Dakota AllenTexas Tech | LB Ty SummersTCU |
LB | Cameron SmithUSC | LB Darrin KirklandTennessee | LB Troy ReederPenn State |
DB | Derwin JamesFlorida State | DB Iman MarshallUSC | DB Carlton DavisAuburn |
DB | Jordan WhiteheadPittsburgh | DB Kareem OrrArizona State | DB Adonis AlexanderVirginia Tech |
DB | Jabrill PeppersMichigan | DB Marlon HumphreyAlabama | DB Chris WestryKentucky |
DB | Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama | DB Kevin Toliver IILSU | DB Darrien MoltonWashington State |
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K | Greg HuegelClemson | K Justin YoonNotre Dame | K Clayton HatfieldTexas Tech |
P | Austin SeibertOklahoma | P Corey FatonyMissouri | P Jake HartbargerMichigan State |
KR | Nyheim HinesNC State | KR Michael WalkerBoston College | KR KaVontae TurpinTCU |
PR | Christian KirkTexas A&M | PR Antonio CallawayFlorida | PR Britain CoveyUtah |
