University of North Carolina Athletics
Nicks, Strong Named To The Sporting News ACC All-Freshman Team
December 1, 2006 | Football
Dec. 1, 2006
Chapel Hill, N.C. ----- University of North Carolina football players Hakeem Nicks and Jermaine Strong have been named to The Sporting News ACC All-Freshman team.
Nicks, a 6-1, 210-pound true freshman from Charlotte, set UNC freshman records with 39 catches for 660 yards. He set the school single-game freshman record with 171 yards receiving at Notre Dame. In the season finale against Duke, he had 117 yards on six catches and scored one touchdown in a 45-44 victory.
Strong, a 5-10, 185-pound redshirt freshman from Shelby, N.C., played in 11 games and started the final five at cornerback. In those five starts, he had 14 tackles, five pass break ups and one forced fumble. Matched up against Georgia Tech All-America wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Strong limited Johnson to two catches and forced him to fumble after a catch.
SPORTING NEWS 2006 ACC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
* denotes redshirt
OFFENSE
WR Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina
WR Darrius Heyward-Bay*, Maryland
TE Brandon Warren, Florida State
L (G) Sergio Render, Virginia Tech
L (T) Jeff Griffin, Wake Forest*
L (T) Will Barker, Virginia*
L (T) Jason Fox, Miami
L (G/T) Jarrod Holt, Duke
QB Riley Skinner, Wake Forest*
RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson
RB Javarris James, Miami
DEFENSE
L (E) Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Virginia*
L (T) Vince Oghobaase, Duke*
L (E) Willie Young, N.C. State*
L (E) Everette Brown, Florida State*
LB Darryl Sharpton, Miami*
LB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
LB Dekoda Watson, Florida State
DB (SS) Myron Rolle, Florida State
DB (CB) Crezdon Butler, Clemson
DB (CB) Jamie Robinson, Florida State*
DB (CB) Jermaine Strong, North Carolina*
SPECIALISTS
K None
P None
KR Jeff Smith, Boston College
OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Riley Skinner, QB, Wake Forest*
DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Myron Rolle, SS, Florida State
