N2FL 2006 All-America Team

 

                                         OFFENSE

                                                                                                                                                                    *team compiled  December 10, 2006   

Pos. Name Class School Ht. Wt. 2006 Season Stats
             
QB Troy Smith Sr. Ohio State 6-1 215 199 of 297 (67%) for 2,507 yds and 30 TDs, 5 INT; 62 car. for 233 yds and 1 TD
             
RB Darren McFadden Soph. Arkansas 6-2 212 265 car. for 1,558 yds and 14 TDs; 11 catches for 149 yds and 1 TD
             
RB Steve Slaton Soph. West Virginia 5-10 195 245 car. for 1,733 yds and 16 TDs; 25 catches for 340 yds and 2 TDs
             
RB Ray Rice Soph. Rutgers 5-9 195 311 car. for 1,624 yds and 19 TDs; 4 catches for 30 yds
             
WR Calvin Johnson Jr. Georgia Tech 6-4 235 67 catches for 1,016 yds and 13 touchdowns
             
WR Jeff Samardzija Sr. Notre Dame 6-5 216 70 catches for 958 yds and 11 touchdowns
             
WR Robert Meachem Jr. Tennessee 6-3 210 67 catches for 1,265 yds and 11 touchdowns
             
TE Matt Spaeth Sr. Minnesota 6-6 270 47 catches for 564 yds and 4 touchdowns
             
OT Joe Thomas Sr. Wisconsin 6-8 313  
             
OT Jake Long Jr. Michigan 6-7 316  
             
OG Justin Blalock Sr. Texas 6-4 330  
             
OG Will Arnold Jr. LSU 6-4 320  
             
C Dan Mozes Sr. West Virginia 6-4 290  

 

                                                                                  DEFENSE

     

Pos. Name Class School Ht. Wt. 2006 Season Stats
             
DE LaMarr Woodley Sr. Michigan 6-2 268 33 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, 4 forced fumbles
             
DE Gaines Adams Sr. Clemson 6-4 261 56 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
             
DT Quinn Pitcock Sr. Ohio State 6-3 295 36 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 8 sacks
             
DT Glenn Dorsey Jr. LSU 6-2 300 59 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
             
LB Paul Posluszny Sr. Penn State 6-2 238 108 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 4 pass breakups
             
LB James Laurinaitis Soph. Ohio State 6-3 244 100 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 5 INT, 3 forced fumbles
             
LB Patrick Willis Sr. Mississippi 6-2 230 137 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 7 pass breakups
             
LB Dan Connor Jr. Penn State 6-3 225 103 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 2 INT, 3 forced fumbles, 2 pass breakups and 1 safety
             
CB Leon Hall Sr. Michigan 5-11 193 41 tackles, 3 INT, 15 pass breakups, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack
             
CB Aaron Ross Sr. Texas 6-1 189 73 tackles, 5 INT, 18 pass breakups, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 3 forced fumbles
             
CB Daymeion Hughes Sr. California 6-2 188 67 tackles, 8 INT (2 TDs), 11 pass breakups, 1 tackle for loss
             
S Reggie Nelson Jr. Florida 6-1 185 48 tackles, 5 INT, 10 pass breakups, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 tackles for loss
             
S LaRon Landry Sr. LSU 6-2 204 68 tackles, 2 INT, 4 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 blocked kick
             
S Michael Griffin Sr. Texas 6-0 200 116 tackles, 4 INT, 9 pass breakups, 4 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 4 tackles for loss, 2 blocked kick

 

                                         SPECIALISTS

Pos. Name Class School Ht. Wt. Season Stats
K Art Carmody Jr. Louisville 5-8 181 16 of 17 field goals, 45 of 45 on extra points
             
P Daniel Sepulveda Sr. Baylor 6-3 230 46.5 average, 26 inside the 20
             
RS DeSean Jackson (WR) Soph. California 6-0 166 25 punt returns for 18.2 average and 4 touchdowns

                                        Award Winners

Coach of the Year: Greg Schiano (Rutgers)
   
Offensive Player of the Year: RB     Darren McFadden (Arkansas)
   
Defensive Player of the Year: LB     James Laurinaitis (Ohio State)
   
Offensive Freshman of the Year: WR     Percy Harvin (Florida)
   
Defensive Freshman of the Year: FS     Taylor Mays (USC)