RAZORBACK FRESHMEN CONTINUE TO RACK UP AWARDS

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas freshman class continues to gain national recognition for its outstanding play in the 2005 football season. On Wednesday, Scout.com honored tailback Darren McFadden and kick returner Felix Jones on its first-team freshman All-America squad while recognizing linebacker Freddie Fairchild as a second-team All-America selection. The website noted that Northwestern tailback Tyrell Sutton narrowly edged McFadden in voting for national freshman of the year. Sutton led the nations freshmen with 126.4 yards per game while McFadden racked up 101.2 yards per outing. McFadden is a consensus freshman All-America selection and has garnered SEC Freshman of the Year honors from The Associated Press, SEC coaches, College Football News.com and ESPN.com. The North Little Rock, Ark., running back also earned first-team All-SEC honors from The Associated Press and SEC coaches after rushing for a school-record 1,113 yards and 11 touchdowns in his freshman campaign. Jones is pacing the nation in kickoff returns with a 31.9 yard-per-attempt average. He returned 17 kickoffs for 543 yards and one touchdown. The Tulsa, Okla., product was named to the College Football News.com All-America team as a kickoff returner earlier this week. Jones is the only freshman in UA history to earn first-team All-America honors. Fairchild has collected his fair share of accolades for his freshman season as well. The Little Rock, Ark., native tallied 59 tackles including six tackles for loss (-28) and two sacks (-16). He made his collegiate starting debut at linebacker against No. 1 USC and never relinquished his starting position. College Football News.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com named Fairchild to their first-team freshman All-America squads. The Scout.com Freshman All-America Teams First Team Offense QB Pat White - West Virginia - Redshirt Freshman RB Tyrell Sutton - Northwestern - True Freshman RB Darren McFadden - Arkansas - True WR Sidney Rice - South Carolina - Redshirt WR Earl Bennett - Vanderbilt - True TE Chase Coffman - Missouri - True OT Jared Gaither - Maryland - True OG Antoine Caldwell - Alabama - Redshirt C Alex Fletcher - Stanford - Redshirt OG Jeremy Perry - Oregon State - Redshirt OT Kraig Urbik - Wisconsin - Redshirt K Sam Swank - Wake Forest - Redshirt KR Felix Jones - Arkansas - True First Team Defense DE Matt Shaughnessy - Wisconsin - True DE Steve Davis - Minnesota - True DT Chase Moline - UCLA - True DT Mitch King - Iowa - Redshirt LB Mike Brown - Duke - True LB Solomon Elimimian - Hawaii - True LB Rey Maualuga - USC - True CB Justin King - Penn State - True CB Alphonso Smith - Wake Forest - True S Kenny Phillips - Miami - True S Patrick Chung - Oregon - Redshirt P Justin Brantly - Texas A&M - True PR Joe Burnette - Central Florida - True Second Team Offense QB Rudy Carpenter - Arizona State - Redshirt RB Steve Slaton - West Virginia - True RB Jamaal Charles - Texas - True WR Davone Bess - Hawaii - True WR Michael Thomas - Arizona - True TE Martellus Bennett - Texas A&M - True OT Max Unger - Oregon - Redshirt OG Michael Oher - Ole Miss - True C Eric Wood - Louisville - Redshirt OG C.J. Davis - Pittsburgh - True OT Alex Boone - Ohio State - True K Jordan Congdon - Nebraska - True KR Brandon Tate - North Carolina - True Second Team Defense DE Phillip Merling - Clemson - True DE McKinner Dixon - Texas Tech - True DT Jeff Owens - Georgia - True DT Fevaea`a Ahmu - Washington State - True LB Jake Hutton - Utah State - True LB Rashad Bobino - Texas - Redshirt LB Freddie Fairchild - Arkansas - True CB Aqib Talib - Kansas - Redshirt CB Orlando Scandrick - Boise State - True S Courtney Green - Rutgers - True S Reggie Smith - Oklahoma - True P Chris Miller - Ball State - Redshirt PR B.J. Hill - Ball State - True Honorable Mention QB Drew Weatherford - Florida State RB Javon Ringer - Michigan State WR Mario Manningham - Michigan WR Greg Carr - Florida State WR James Hardy - Indiana WR Ryan Grice-Mullen - Hawaii OL Jon Cooper - Oklahoma OL Allen Smith - Stanford DE Brian Orakpo - Texas DE Stryker Sulak - Missouri DT Rashaad Jackson - Clemson LB Zac Follett - California LB Anthony Felder - California LB Brian Cushing - USC LB Braxton Kelly - Kentucky CB Malcolm Jenkins - Ohio State