SMU's DeMyron Martin earns freshman All-America honors

[Webmaster]

Martin Named Freshman All-American
Allen Native Earns Honorable Mention Nod

DALLAS (SMU) - SMU freshman running back DeMyron Martin has been named an honorable mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News, the publication announced Monday.

Martin, a graduate of Allen, was also an All-Conference USA Freshman selection. He accounted for all three touchdowns in SMU's win over TCU, rushing for 118 yards against the Frogs. He finished with four 100-yard rushing games in 2005 and his 854 yards on the season is the third-best freshman total in school history.

2005 TSN Freshman All-American Teams
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Tyrell Sutton, RB, Northwestern Defensive Freshman of the Year: Brian Orakpo, E, Texas* FIRST TEAM Offense WR Sidney Rice, South Carolina* WR Davone Bess, Hawaii TE Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M L (G) Jeremy Perry, Oregon State* L (G) Michael Oher, Ole Miss L (T) Yemi Babalola, Texas A&M* L (G) Ryan Stanchek, West Virginia* L (G) Cole Popovich, Fresno State QB Pat White, West Virginia* RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas RB Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern Defense L (E) Matt Shaughnessy, Wisconsin L (E) Steven Davis, Minnesota L (T) Mitch King, Iowa* L (E) Brian Orakpo, Texas* LB Michael Brown, Duke LB Rashad Bobino, Texas* LB Maurice Crum, Notre Dame* DB (FS) Kenny Phillips, Miami DB (SS) Patrick Chung, Oregon* DB (SS) Reggie Smith, Oklahoma DB (CB) Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State Special Teams K Sam Swank, Wake Forest* P Chris Miller, Ball State* KR Brandon Tate, North Carolina AP Justin King, Penn State SECOND TEAM Offense WR Mike Thomas, Arizona WR Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt TE Chase Coffman, Missouri L (G) Antoine Caldwell, Alabama* L (T) Max Unger, Oregon* L (C) Eric Wood, Louisville* L (T) Kraig Urbik, Wisconsin* L (C) David Washington, Oklahoma State* QB Drew Weatherford, Florida State* RB Ontario Sneed, Central Michigan RB Steve Slaton, West Virginia Defense L (E) Barry Turner, Nebraska L (T) Jeff Owens, Georgia L (E) Trey Covington, Maryland* LB Jason Phillips, TCU* LB Greg Trent, Washington State LB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest* LB Freddie Fairchild, Arkansas DB (CB) Tony Carter, Florida State* DB (S) Brandon Harrison, Michigan DB (CB) Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest* DB (FS) Michael Hamlin, Clemson* Special Teams K Jordan Congdon, Nerbaska P Justin Brantly, Texas A&M KR Felix Jones, Arkansas THIRD TEAM Offense WR Greg Carr, Florida State WR Deon Butler, Penn State* TE Shawn Nelson, Southern Miss* L (G) Branden Albert, Virginia L (T) Ryan Clady, Boise State* L (G) Dallas Reynolds, BYU L (T) Jon Borst, Northern Illinois* L (T) Sean Sester, Purdue* QB Rhett Bomar, Oklahoma* RB Ray Rice, Rutgers RB Mike Hamilton, Oklahoma State* Defense L (E) Jonathan Turner, Arizona L (T) Chase Moline, UCLA L (T) Fevaea'i Ahmu, Washington State LB Clint Sintim, Virginia* LB Braxton Kelley, Kentucky LB Daniel Holtzclaw, Eastern Michigan LB Jake Hutton, Utah State DB (SS) Jamarca Sanford, Ole Miss* DB (S) Courtney Greene, Rutgers DB (CB) Joe Burnett, Central Florida DB (CB) Aqib Talib, Kansas* Special Teams K Kevin Kelly, Penn State P Blake McAdams, Mississippi State KR Joe Burnett, Central Florida

HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE
QB: Zack Asack, Duke; Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State*; Casey [deleted], Arkansas; Allan Evridge, Kansas State*; Julian Foster, Troy; Dustin Grutza, Cincinnati*; QB Tim Hiller, Western Michigan; Curtis Painter, Purdue*; Willie Tuitama, Arizona; Drew Willy, Buffalo
RB: Aaron Brown, TCU; Andre Brown, N.C. State; Jamaal Charles, Texas; James Davis, Clemson; Arian Foster, Tennessee*; Keegan Herring, Arizona State; Felix Jones, Arkansas; DeMyron Martin, SMU; Mico McSwain, Ole Miss*; Javon Ringer, Michigan State; Wynel Seldon, Wyoming*; Kory Sheets, Purdue*; Kevin Smith, Central Florida
WR: Brent Casteel, Utah*; Ryan Grice-Mullen, Hawaii*; James Hardy, Indiana*; DeSean Jackson, Cal; Aaron Kelly, Clemson*; Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma; Mario Manningham, Michigan; Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia; Nate Swift, Nebraska*; Mario Urrutia, Louisville*
TE: Anthony Harrison, Louisiana Tech; Jamar Hunt, UTEP*; Johnie Kirton, Washington*; Anthony Moeaki, Iowa; Bear Pascoe, Fresno State*; Nick Walker, Alabama*
Line: T Alex Boone, Ohio State; G Chris DeGeare, Wake Forest; C Alex Derenthal, Temple*; C Robby Felix, UTEP; G Alex Fletcher, Stanford*; T Jared Gaither, Maryland; T Andrew Gardner, Georgia Tech*; T Andrew Hartline, Central Michigan*; G/C Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas*; G J.D.
Quinn, Oklahoma*; G Austin Wilkinson, Rice* DEFENSE
Line: E Bobby Greenwood, Alabama; E Jameson Hartke, Ohio; E Moton Hopkins, Tulsa; T Rashaad Jackson, Clemson*; E Kenny Mainor, Troy*; E Albert McClellan, Marshall; E Kevin Mims, Northwestern*; T Alphonso Moran, Kansas State*; E Cody Pree, Houston*; T Matt Rupp, Colorado State*; T Brian Soi, Utah State*; E Stryker Sulak, Missouri*; E Ronald Talley, Notre Dame*; E Derek Walker, Illinois*
Linebackers: Russell Allen, San Diego State*; Adam Carper, Iowa State*; Dustin Duclo, Western Michigan*; Solomon Elimimian, Hawaii; Anthony Felder, Cal; Kevin Grant, Akron*; Bryant Haines, Ball State*; John Hale, UCLA; Jeff Horinek, Colorado State*; Cody Lubojasky, Houston*; Joshua Mauga, Nevada; Tim McCarthy, Northern Illinois*; Ronnie Palmer, Arizona*; Corey Smith, Cincinnati; Remond Willis, Illinois*
Secondary: CB Darius Butler, UConn*; CB Rod Council, Louisville*; CB Louis Delmas, Western Michigan; FS Kenneth Fontenette, Houston*; CB Jack Ikegwuonu, Wisconsin*; SS Dominic Jones, Minnesota; S Reshard Langford, Vanderbilt*; CB Keenan Lewis, Oregon State*; S Trey Lewis, Ball State*; S Blake Ligon, New Mexico*; CB Mike Mickens, Cincinnati; S Rico Murray, Kent; CB Orlando Scandrick, Boise State; CB Antonio Smith, Bowling Green; SS Brendan Smith, Northwestern; CB Morgan Trent, Michigan*; FS Carlton Williams, South Florida*; S DeAndre Wright, New Mexico* SPECIALISTS
Kickers: Jason Giannini, Minnesota*; Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt; Brett Jaekle, Nevada*; Pat McAfee, West Virginia; Jared Strubeck, San Jose State
Punters: Britton Colquitt, Tennessee*; Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State; Aaron Perez, UCLA*; A.J. Trapasso, Ohio State*

[giacfsp]

Congratulations, DeMyron!
Very much deserved.

[DiamondM75]

Keep it up!!!

Can't wait to see what he does next year. September is too far away.

[me@smu]

Congrats DeMyron!!! Great publicity for our Ponies

[PonyPride]

.... Can't wait to see what he does next year. September is too far away.

NO KIDDING! Spring ball is even too far away.
Great job, DeMyron!

[SMUguy]

Talk about building excitement for the future -- this is fantastic news.
Congratulations.

[LA_Mustang]

The special athletes have “it”
DeMyron has “it”

[DiamondM75]

Ebay has IT.

[Diamond Girl]

It was fun watching you this last season and will be even more so in the future.

Congrats, DeMyron!

[Otto]

Just want to echo the sentiments expressed by everyone on this thread. DeMyron Martin seems like a pretty special talent, and it's fantastic that some national media types recognize that. Here's to a better sophomore year, a better junior year and a senior year that sets C-USA on fire!
CONGRATULATIONS, DeMYRON!

[LonghornFan68]

Well-deserved. That kid will be one to keep an eye on in the coming years. It's amazing how someone his size pushes piles like a fullback. I look forward to seeing more of him.

[BringBackThePonies03]

Congrats, you had a big year, especially for a freshman at SMU. Can't wait to see what you do next year and in the years to come. Keep it up DeMyron lead us back to prominence, help us bring in some guys who can keep this program heading up.

[MrMustang1965]

Congrats, DeMyron! Well-deserved! Keep up the great work in '06!

[ponygirl08]

I told D to check out this page so he could see all of y'alls support...I don't know if he did or not yet though. I'll keep ya updated.

[LakeHighlandsPony]

I am still ticked we had this kind of back and no one knew it before the Baylor game. That could have changed our season beating Baylor.