The honors keep rolling in for the UConn Huskies football team and this time it’s offensive guard Moe Petrus’ turn as Rivals.com has named Petrus to their All-Freshman First Team.
Petrus, a redshirt freshman from Canada, was just one of the reasons why Donald Brown rushed for 1,822 yards. He started all 12 games for the Huskies.
UConn was ranked 20th in the country in rushing yards per game and second in the Big East at 204.58 yards per game.
In addition, Petrus was named to the Rivals.com All-Big East Team along with Tywon Martin, Kendell Reyes, Aaron Bagsby and Dave Teggart
A full look at the Rivals.com All-Freshman Teams plus the All-Big East Freshman Team after the jump.
RIVALS.COM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS
- FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB Robert Griffin, Baylor
RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
RB Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
WR Julio Jones, Alabama
WR A.J. Green, Georgia
WR DeAndre Brown, Southern Miss
T Andrew Datko, Florida State
T Matt Reynolds, BYU
G Moe Petrus, Connecticut
G Joel Foreman, Michigan State
C Michael Brewster, Ohio State
ALL-PURPOSE Damaris Johnson, Tulsa
- FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
E Robert Quinn, North Carolina
E Frank Alexander, Oklahoma
T Lawrence Guy, Arizona State
T Marcus Forston, Miami (FL)
LB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma
LB Sean Spence, Miami
LB Donta Hightower, Alabama
CB Janoris Jenkins, Florida
CB Emanuel Davis, East Carolina
S Sean Baker, Ball State
S Earl Thomas, Texas
- FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Philip Welch, Wisconsin
P Bryan Anger, California
PR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma
KR T.J. Graham, N.C. State
FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
- OFFENSE
QB Kellen Moore, Boise State
RB Victor Anderson, Louisville
RB Bryce Beall, Houston
WR Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma
WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame
WR Briggs Orsbon, Ball State
T Jeremiah Hatch, Kansas
T Jeff Allen, Illinois
G Kyle Hill, Duke
G Mason Cloy, Clemson
C Ben Jones, Georgia
ALL-PURPOSE T.Y. Hilton, Florida International
- DEFENSE
E Vince Browne, Northwestern
E Tom Keiser, Stanford
T Billy Winn, Boise State
T Mike Martin, Michigan
LB Jerry Franklin, Arkansas
LB Chris Marve, Vanderbilt
LB Brandon Maye, Clemson
CB Jordan Mabin, Northwestern
CB Rashaad Reid, Georgia Tech
S Tyler Sash, Iowa
S Trent Hunter, Texas A&M
- SPECIALISTS
K James Aho, New Mexico
P Chris Hagerup, Indiana
PR Travis Benjamin, Miami
KR Leonard Johnson, Iowa State
RIVALS.COM BIG EAST TOP OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN
RB Victor Anderson, Louisville
RIVALS.COM BIG EAST TOP DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN
LB Greg Williams, Pittsburgh
- RIVALS.COM BIG EAST ALL-FRESHMAN OFFENSE
QB Chazz Anderson, Cincinnati
RB Victor Anderson, Louisville
RB Joe Martinek, Rutgers
WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh
WR Josh Chichester, Louisville
TE Tyler Urban, West Virginia
T Alex Hoffman, Cincinnati
G Art Forst, Rutgers
G* Josh Jenkins, West Virginia
G Moe Petrus, Connecticut
G* Caleb Ruch, Rutgers
- RIVALS.COM BIG EAST ALL-FRESHMAN DEFENSE
E Julian Miller, West Virginia
T Tywon Martin, Connecticut
T Kendall Reyes, Connecticut
T John Hughes, Cincinnati
LB Manny Abreu, Rutgers
LB Greg Williams, Pittsburgh
CB Dorian Graham, Syracuse
CB David Rowe, Rutgers
CB Kevyn Scott, Syracuse
S Aaron Bagsby, Connecticut
S Robert Sands, West Virginia
- RIVALS.COM BIG EAST ALL-FRESHMAN SPECIALISTS
K David Teggart, Connecticut
KR Aundre Wright, Pittsburgh
PR D.J. Woods, Cincinnati
