The 17th annual Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team was announced for the 2017 college football season on Monday afternoon.
Included on the select list of players are two who will be taking the field for tonight’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm and right tackle Andrew Thomas are the national title participants to make the cut.
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley was selected as the FWAA First-Year Coach of the Year after leading the Sooners to a College Football Playoff berth.
The Big Ten led the FWAA with six players selected, followed by the SEC (5), Pac-12 (4) and the ACC, Mountain West Conference and Conference USA, each of which had three players. There was one player from an independent school.
The full FWAA Freshman All-American Team can be seen below:
| OFFENSE (13) | ||||
| Pos. | Player, School | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| QB | • Jake Fromm, Georgia | 6-2 | 225 | Warner Robins, Ga. |
| RB | • Spencer Brown, UAB | 6-0 | 235 | Kimberly, Ala. |
| RB | • AJ Dillon, Boston College | 6-0 | 240 | New London, Conn. |
| RB | • Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin | 5-11 | 214 | Salem, N.J. |
| WR | • Justin Hall, Ball State | 5-9 | 160 | Douglasville, Ga. |
| WR | • McLane Mannix, Nevada | 5-10 | 175 | Midland, Texas |
| WR | JD Spielman, Nebraska | 5-9 | 180 | Eden Prairie, Minn. |
| TE | • Matt Bushman, BYU | 6-5 | 230 | Tucson, Ariz. |
| OT | Alaric Jackson, Iowa | 6-7 | 320 | Detroit, Mich. |
| OT | • Andrew Thomas, Georgia | 6-5 | 320 | Lithonia, Ga. |
| G | • Navaughn Donaldson, Miami | 6-6 | 350 | Miami, Fla. |
| G | • Trey Smith, Tennessee | 6-6 | 320 | Jackson, Tenn. |
| C | Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin | 6-3 | 316 | Amherst, Wis. |
| DEFENSE (13) | ||||
| Pos. | Player, School | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| DE | Curtis Weaver, Boise State | 6-3 | 252 | Long Beach, Calif. |
| DE | • Kylan Wilborn, Arizona | 6-2 | 245 | Northridge, Calif. |
| DT | Ross Blacklock, TCU | 6-4 | 326 | Missouri City, Texas |
| DT | • Jordon Scott, Oregon | 6-1 | 333 | Largo, Fla. |
| LB | Racheem Boothe, Southern Miss | 6-0 | 210 | Bassfield, Miss. |
| LB | Paddy Fisher, Northwestern | 6-4 | 245 | Katy, Texas |
| LB | • Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma | 6-2 | 242 | Missouri City, Texas |
| LB | • Colin Schooler, Arizona | 6-0 | 226 | Dana Point, Calif. |
| DB | • T.J. Carter, Memphis | 5-11 | 180 | Nashville, Tenn. |
| DB | Chase Lucas, Arizona State | 6-0 | 156 | Chandler, Ariz. |
| DB | • Amik Robertson, Louisiana Tech | 5-9 | 172 | Thibodaux, La. |
| DB | • Tariq Thompson, San Diego State | 6-0 | 190 | San Diego, Calif. |
| DB | Andraez “Greedy” Williams, LSU | 6-2 | 181 | Shreveport, La. |
| SPECIALISTS (4) | ||||
| Pos. | Player, School | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| P | • Pressley Harvin III, Georgia Tech | 6-0 | 240 | Alcolu, S.C. |
| K | Jace Christmann, Mississippi State | 6-0 | 195 | Houston, Texas |
| KR | • Marcus Jones, Troy | 5-9 | 170 | Enterprise, Ala. |
| PR | • Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan | 6-2 | 199 | Southfield, Mich. |
| HEAD COACH | ||||
| Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma | ||||
| • Denotes true freshman | ||||
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