SMU's Jessie Henderson named to freshman All-America team

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Henderson Named Freshman All-America
Paris Native Honored By CollegeFootballNews.com
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 Team
Offense
QB Pat White, West Virginia
*RB Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
*RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas
WR Sidney Rice, South Carolina
WR James Hardy, Indiana
TE Chase Coffman, Missouri
OT Max Unger, Oregon
OG Cole Popovich, Fresno State
C Eric Wood, Louisville
OG Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
OT Sean Sester, Purdue
Defense
*DE Steve Davis, Minnesota
DT Mitch King, Iowa
DT Rashaad Jackson, Clemson
DE Brian Orakpo, Texas
*LB Michael Brown, Duke
LB Rashad Bobino, Texas
*LB Freddie Fairchild, Arkansas
CB Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
*S Courtney Greene, Rutgers
*S Kenny Phillips, Miami
*CB Joe Burnett, UCF
Special Teams
P Chris Miller, Ball State
K Sam Swank, Wake Forest
*KR Felix Jones, Arkansas
*PR Joe Burnett, UCF
Second Team
Offense
QB Drew Weatherford, Florida State
*RB Steve Slaton, West Virginia
*RB Jamaal Charles, Texas
*WR Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt
*WR Davone Bess, Hawaii
TE Shawn Nelson, Southern Miss
OT Ryan Clady, Boise State
OG Dallas Reynolds, BYU
*C Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
OG Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
OT Yemi Babalola, Texas A&M
Defense
*DE Barry Turner, Nebraska
*DT McKinner Dixon, Texas Tech
DT Nick Vacardipane, Western Michigan
*DE Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin
*LB Greg Trent, Washington State
LB Jason Phillips, TCU
LB Bryant Haines, Ball State
*CB Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
S Patrick Chung, Oregon
S Michael Hamlin, Clemson
*CB Mike Mickens, Cincinnati
Special Teams
*P Justin Brantly, Texas A&M
*K Jordan Congdon, Nebraska
KR Cedric Peerman, Virginia
*PR Brandon Tate, North Carolina
Third Team
Offense
*QB Tim Hiller, Western Michigan
*RB Ontario Sneed, Central Michigan
*RB James Davis, Clemson
WR Deon Butler, Penn State
WR Ryan Grice-Mullen, Hawaii
*TE Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M
*OT Jared Gaither, Maryland
OG B.J. Stabler, Alabama
C David Washington, Oklahoma State
*OG Michael Oher, Ole Miss
*OT Alex Boone, Ohio State
Defense
DE Kevin Grant, Akron
*DT Chase Moline, UCLA
DT Jason Chapman, Wisconsin.
DE Craig Rusch, Northern Illinois
LB Clint Sintim, Virginia
*LB Corey Smith, Cincinnati
*LB Daniel Holtzclaw, Eastern Michigan
CB Tony Carter, Florida State
*S Reggie Smith, Oklahoma
S Jason Venson, UCF
CB Keenan Lewis, Oregon State
Special Teams
P Britton Colquitt, Tennessee
*K Kevin Kelly, Penn State
KR Jessie Henderson, SMU
*PR B.J. Hill, Ball State

[DiamondM75]

Congratulations Jessie. It is sooooooooo good to see the Ponies getting some good press.

Keep up the hard work guys.

[The PonyGrad]

More respect than he got from all-CUSA team.

[MrMustang1965]

Congrats, Jessie! Keep up the good, hard work next season!

[AusTxPony]

Did anyone realize that UCF had two players on the teams? These guys must be recruiting well. They may be near the top of CUSA for some time to come.

[Buddha]

Congratulations, Jessie!
Well-deserved!

[that's great raplh]

i second what the Buddha says

Jessie - running back kickoffs and punts for touchdowns is the path to nirvana

[Corso]

Returning kicks is a very hazardous way to make your mark -- with Henderson's wheels, he's always a threat to bust one, but with his size, he's always a risk to get hurt, too. This is a tough man, and the accolades are very well deserved.
Best thing about it: THREE MORE YEARS.

[giacfsp]

.... Best thing about it: THREE MORE YEARS.

Amen to that!
Who's the last player we had that got all-America honors? Jon Stewart (kicker)?

[abezontar]

Jon Stewart went to SMU? He's hilarious.