Football has four selected to Coaches' Freshman All-SEC Team
Thursday, December 11, 2008 | Football
University of Florida running backs Jeffery Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.) and Chris Rainey (Lakeland, Fla.) join defensive backs Will Hill (West Orange, N.J.) and Janoris Jenkins (Pahokee, Fla.) on the 2008 Coaches' Freshman All-SEC team, the league office announced on Thursday. The Gators also had four selections to the Coaches' Freshman All-SEC team in 2007.
Demps is second on the team in rushing with 582 yards on just 69 carries. His 8.4 yards per carry is third in the nation among all qualified players. He has seven rushing touchdowns on the season and also has 15 receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown. Demps is also a force on special teams, with two blocked punts to his credit on the season.
Rainey leads the Gators in rushing with 655 yards and four touchdowns on the season. He averaged 7.9 yards per carry on the season, fifth-best in the country. Rainey had two 100-yard rushing games this season, and came just short of a third with 97 yards at Florida State.
Hill ranks sixth on the team and leads all freshmen with 45 tackles on the season, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss. He began the season as a special teams demon, and led the team with 21 special teams tackles. Hill also intercepted two passes on the season.
Jenkins finished the season with 34 tackles, ninth on the team and second among freshman. He led the team with 11 pass-breakups, which tied for first among freshman nationally. Jenkins intercepted three passes on the season, the most among all freshman in the SEC this season.
2008 FRESHMAN ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection / Coaches could not vote for their own players)
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE Brandon Barden Vanderbilt 6-5 245 Lincolnton, Ga.
OL Justin Anderson Georgia 6-5 338 Ocilla, Ga.
OL Cordy Glenn Georgia 6-5 331 Riverdale, Ga.
OL *John Michael Boswell Alabama 6-5 300 Tuscaloosa, Ala.
OL *Grant Cook Arkansas 6-6 320 Jonesboro, Ark.
OL *Kyle Fischer Vanderbilt 6-6 300 Columbia, S.C.
OL *Quentin Saulsberry Miss. State 6-3 293 Independence, Miss.
C #Ben Jones Georgia 6-3 304 Centerville, Ala.
WR #A.J. Green Georgia 6-4 200 Summerville, S.C.
WR Julio Jones Alabama 6-4 210 Foley, Ala.
QB Randall Cobb Kentucky 5-11 185 Alcoa, Tenn.
RB Mark Ingram Alabama 5-10 215 Flint, Mich.
RB *Jeffery Demps Florida 5-8 176 Winter Garden, Fla.
RB *Chris Rainey Florida 5-9 185 Lakeland, Fla.
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Jake Bequette Arkansas 6-5 265 Little Rock, Ark.
DL *T.J. Greenstone Vanderbilt 6-3 278 Lawrenceville, Ga.
DL *Zach Stadther Arkansas 6-1 285 N. Little Rock, Ark.
DL *DeAngelo Tyson Georgia 6-2 306 Statesboro, Ga.
LB #Chris Marve Vanderbilt 6-0 225 Memphis, Tenn.
LB Dont'a Hightower Alabama 6-4 250 Lewisburg, Tenn.
LB Jerry Franklin Arkansas 6-2 229 Marion, Ark.
LB *Spencer Pybus Auburn 6-0 207 Dothan, Ala.
LB *Daryl Vereen Tennessee 6-0 200 Charlotte, N.C.
DB Janoris Jenkins Florida 5-10 185 Pahokee, Fla.
DB Will Hill Florida 6-2 203 West Orange, N.J.
DB Charles Mitchell Miss. State 5-11 196 Clarksdale, Miss.
DB Neiko Thorpe Auburn 6-2 171 Tucker, Ga.
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown
PK Blair Walsh Georgia 5-10 183 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
P #Clinton Durst Auburn 6-1 190 Destin, Fla.
RS Dennis Johnson Arkansas 5-7 195 Texarkana, Ark.
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