University of North Carolina Athletics
Bernard Named FWAA Freshman All-America
January 9, 2012 | Football
Jan. 9, 2012
Chapel Hill, N.C. - North Carolina redshirt freshman running back Giovani Bernard has been named to the 11th annual Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America Team.
Bernard, who was a first-team All-ACC performer this season, rushed for a school freshman record 1,253 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. He became the first tailback to run for 1,000 yards since Jonathan Linton in 1997.
*QB Sean Mannion, 6-5, 218, Pleasanton, Calif., Oregon State
*RB Giovani Bernard, 5-10, 205, Davie, Fla., North Carolina
*RB Lyle McCombs, 5-8, 172, Staten Island, N.Y., Connecticut
WR Sammy Watkins, 6-1, 200, Fort Myers, Fla., Clemson
*WR Matt Miller, 6-3, 213, Helena, Mont., Boise State
WR Marqise Lee, 6-0, 190, Inglewood, Calif., USC
AP De'Anthony Thomas, 5-9, 173, Los Angeles, Calif., Oregon
OL Reese Dismukes, 6-3, 300, Spanish Fort, Ala., Auburn
*OL Jake Smith, 6-4, 315, Jacksonville, Ala., Louisville
*OL B.J. Finney, 6-4, 297, Andale, Kan., Kansas State
*OL Chaz Green, 6-5, 306, Tampa, Fla., Florida
OL Kaleb Johnson, 6-4, 298, Jacksonville, Fla., Rutgers
DL Timmy Jernigan, 6-3, 297, Lake City, Fla., Florida State
*DL Marcus Rush, 6-2, 250, Cincinnati, Ohio, Michigan State
DL Jadeveon Clowney, 6-6. 254, Rock Hill, S.C., South Carolina
DL Aaron Lynch, 6-6, 265, Cape Coral, Fla., Notre Dame
LB A.J. Johnson, 6-3, 245, Gainesville, Ga., Tennessee
*LB Dion Bailey, 6-0, 200, Lakewood, Calif., USC
*LB Jeremy Grove, 6-1, 230, Frederick, Md., East Carolina
*DB Merrill Noel, 5-10, 180, Pahokee, Fla., Wake Forest
DB Blair Burns, 5-10, 170, Plano, Texas, Wyoming
*DB Ibraheim Campbell, 5-11, 205, Philadelphia, Pa., Northwestern
DB Quandre Diggs, 5-10, 200, Angleton, Texas, Texas
DB Eric Rowe, Utah, 6-1, 185, Spring, Texas, Utah
*P Brad Wing, 6-3, 184, Melbourne, Australia, LSU
*K Michael Hunnicutt, 6-0, 175, Richardson, Texas, Oklahoma
PR Scott Harding, 5-11, 195, Brisbane, Australia, Hawaii
KR Tyler Lockett, 5-11, 170, Tulsa, Okla., Kansas State
