Smith, Swank Named Freshman All-Americans
11/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 29, 2005
Winston-Salem, NC - Wake Forest cornerback Alphonso Smith and placekicker Sam Swank were chosen second team Freshmen All-Americans on Tuesday by Rivals.com.
Smith, a native of Pahokee, Fla., was one of three players to start all 11 games on Wake Forest's defense and was an impact player on defense and special teams. At cornerback, he had three interceptions to tie for fourth in the ACC. He defended 12 passes, tied for third in the ACC. Smith also registered 60 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble. On special teams, he blocked two punts and made game-clinching tackles on fake kicks by Clemson and NC State. Smith's 60 tackles ranked fourth on the team. He was named ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his perfomance against the Wolfpack that included an interception return for touchdown that provided the final points in Wake Forest's 27-19 win.
Swank was the only freshman in the country to make the Lou Groza Award semifinalist list. He made 19-of-23 field goal attempts this season and all 29 of his extra point attempts. The native of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., made 11 straight field goals during one stretch to break the Wake Forest school record that had stood since 1987. Swank made the two longest field goals in the ACC this season, of 51 and 52 yards against Nebraska and Miami, respectively. Swank's 86 points were the most ever by a Deacon freshman and the fifth-most by a freshman in ACC history.
Rivals.com 2005 Freshman All-America First TeamQB: Drew Weatherford, Florida StateRB: Steve Slaton, West VirginiaRB: Darren McFadden, ArkansasWR: Sidney Rice, South CarolinaWR: Davone Bess, HawaiiTE: Chase Coffman, MissouriOT: Max Unger, OregonOT: Yemi Babalola, Texas A&MOG: Michael Oher, Ole MissOG: Antoine Caldwell, AlabamaC: Eric Wood, LouisvilleDE: Steve Davis, MinnesotaDE: Barry Turner, NebraskaDT: Mitch King, IowaDT: Chase Moline, UCLALB: Anthony Felder, CaliforniaLB: Zack Follett, CaliforniaLB: Freddie Fairchild, ArkansasS: Kenny Phillips, MiamiS: Patrick Chung, OregonCB: Justin King, Penn StateCB: Agib Talib, KansasP: Justin Brantly, Texas A&MPK: Jordan Congdon, NebraskaPR: Joe Burnett, Central FloridaKR: Brandon Tate, North CarolinaAP: Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
Rivals.com 2005 Freshman All-America Second TeamQB: Pat White, West VirginiaRB: James Davis, ClemsonRB: Arian Foster, TennesseeWR: James Hardy, IndianaWR: Earn Bennett, VanderbiltTE: Martellus Bennett, Texas A&MOT: Kraig Urbik, WisconsonOT: Ryan Clady, Boise StateOG: Jonathan Luigs, ArkansasOG: Dallas Reynolds, BYUC: David Washington, Oklahoma StateDE: Phillip Merling, ClemsonDE: Bobby Greenwood, AlabamaDT: Jeff Owens, GeorgiaDT: Rashaad Jackson, ClemsonLB: Rashad Bobino, TexasLB: Michael Brown, DukeLB: Braxton Kelley, KentuckyS: Courtney Greene, RutgersS: Demetrice Morley, TennesseeCB: Alphonso Smith, Wake ForestCB: Kennan Lewis, Oregon StateP: Chris Miller, Ball StatePK: Sam Swank, Wake ForestPR: B.J. Hill, Ball StateKR: Felix Jones, ArkansasAP: Ontario Sneed, Central Michigan
