Dec. 7, 2005
DALLAS (SMU) - SMU standout Jessie Henderson has been named to the 2005 CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America Team, the outlet announced this week.
Henderson, a Paris, Texas, native, was a third-team pick as kick returner after leading Conference USA and ranking 13th in the NCAA with a 28.17 ypr average this season. Henderson returned a kick 88 yards for a TD against Tulane and recorded 179 yards on just four returns against the Green Wave - the third-best single-game effort in SMU history. His 648 KOR yards this year is fifth best all-time at SMU in a single season. Late in the season, he posted a 32-yard return to help set up a game-winning field goal at Houston after the Cougars had scored to tie the game with just 2:07 remaining.
First TeamOffenseQB Pat White, West Virginia*RB Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern*RB Darren McFadden, ArkansasWR Sidney Rice, South CarolinaWR James Hardy, IndianaTE Chase Coffman, MissouriOT Max Unger, OregonOG Cole Popovich, Fresno StateC Eric Wood, LouisvilleOG Jeremy Perry, Oregon StateOT Sean Sester, Purdue
Defense*DE Steve Davis, MinnesotaDT Mitch King, IowaDT Rashaad Jackson, ClemsonDE Brian Orakpo, Texas*LB Michael Brown, DukeLB Rashad Bobino, Texas*LB Freddie Fairchild, ArkansasCB Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest*S Courtney Greene, Rutgers *S Kenny Phillips, Miami*CB Joe Burnett, UCF
Special TeamsP Chris Miller, Ball StateK Sam Swank, Wake Forest*KR Felix Jones, Arkansas*PR Joe Burnett, UCF
Second TeamOffenseQB Drew Weatherford, Florida State*RB Steve Slaton, West Virginia*RB Jamaal Charles, Texas*WR Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt*WR Davone Bess, HawaiiTE Shawn Nelson, Southern MissOT Ryan Clady, Boise StateOG Dallas Reynolds, BYU*C Jonathan Luigs, ArkansasOG Antoine Caldwell, AlabamaOT Yemi Babalola, Texas A&M
Defense*DE Barry Turner, Nebraska*DT McKinner Dixon, Texas TechDT Nick Vacardipane, Western Michigan*DE Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin*LB Greg Trent, Washington StateLB Jason Phillips, TCULB Bryant Haines, Ball State*CB Louis Delmas, Western MichiganS Patrick Chung, OregonS Michael Hamlin, Clemson*CB Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
Special Teams*P Justin Brantly, Texas A&M*K Jordan Congdon, NebraskaKR Cedric Peerman, Virginia*PR Brandon Tate, North Carolina
Third TeamOffense*QB Tim Hiller, Western Michigan*RB Ontario Sneed, Central Michigan*RB James Davis, ClemsonWR Deon Butler, Penn StateWR Ryan Grice-Mullen, Hawaii*TE Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M*OT Jared Gaither, MarylandOG B.J. Stabler, AlabamaC David Washington, Oklahoma State*OG Michael Oher, Ole Miss*OT Alex Boone, Ohio State
DefenseDE Kevin Grant, Akron*DT Chase Moline, UCLADT Jason Chapman, Wisconsin.DE Craig Rusch, Northern IllinoisLB Clint Sintim, Virginia*LB Corey Smith, Cincinnati*LB Daniel Holtzclaw, Eastern MichiganCB Tony Carter, Florida State*S Reggie Smith, OklahomaS Jason Venson, UCFCB Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
Special TeamsP Britton Colquitt, Tennessee*K Kevin Kelly, Penn StateKR Jessie Henderson, SMU*PR B.J. Hill, Ball State
