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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Duo Named Freshman All-America by The Athletic
12/12/2019 | Football
Plumlee, Ealy Recognized Following 2019 Campaign
SAN FRANCISCO – Two Rebels earned Freshman All-America accolades from The Athletic on Thursday.
Quarterback John Rhys Plumlee earned first team honors at the all-purpose position, while running back Jerrion Ealy hauled in second team accolades in the same role.
Plumlee finished his freshman campaign with 1,023 rushing yards, a single-season Ole Miss record by a freshman and the fifth-most by any SEC quarterback. Plumlee, who took over the starting quarterback role in Week 5, currently leads the SEC and ranks 11th in the NCAA with 113.7 rushing yards per game.
The true freshman ranks second in the conference in rushing touchdowns (12). Plumlee finished the 2019 season with the school freshman rushing touchdown record (12), as well as his freshman overall TD record (16).
Ealy currently leads the SEC in kick return average, with 24.4 yards per return. He tallied his first career touchdown with a 94-yard kickoff return in Week 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana. Ealy registered a PFF elusive rating of 145.1, the second-highest by any freshman in the country.
The Walnut Grove, Mississippi, native ranks second in the SEC and No. 5 nationally in all-purpose yardage per game amongst freshmen (100.9 ypg). He rushed for 722 yards in his true freshman campaign, the second-most rushing yards by an Ole Miss freshman in school history.
His six rushing and eight total touchdowns also ranked second on Ole Miss' freshman single season record book. Ealy has already earned freshman All-America honors from The Athletic, PFF, and 247Sports.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @olemissfb on Twitter and Instagram and OleMissFootball on Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on Twitter and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
2019 THE ATHLETIC FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE
QB: Sam Howell, North Carolina
RB: Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis; Javian Hawkins, Louisville
WR: David Bell, Purdue; C.J. Johnson, East Carolina
OL: Sean Rhyan, UCLA; Evan Neal, Alabama; Dohnavan West, Arizona State; Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
TE: Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
AP: John Rhys Plumlee, Ole Miss
FIRST TEAM - DEFENSE
DL: George Karlaftis, Purdue; Tyler Davis, Clemson; Gregory Rousseau, Miami; Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
LB: Henry To'o To'o, Tennessee; Omar Speights, Oregon State
DB: Derek Stingley, Jr., LSU; Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati, Tiawan Mullen, Indiana; Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame; Ar'Darius Washington, TCU
FIRST TEAM - SPECIAL TEAMS
PK: Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
P: Austin McNamara, Texas Tech
RS: Josh Youngblood, Kansas State
SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE
QB: Kedon Slovis, USC
RB: Breece Hall, Iowa State; George Holani, Boise State
WR: Wan'Dale Robinson, Nebraska; George Pickens, Georgia
OL: Wanya Morris, Tennessee; Walter Rouse, Stanford; Dontae Lucas, Florida State; Trevor Downing, Iowa State; Bryan Hudson, Virginia Tech
TE: Joshua Simon, Western Kentucky
AP: Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
SECOND TEAM - DEFENSE
DL: Drake Jackson, USC; D.J. Dale, Alabama; Cameron Thomas, San Diego State; Solomon Byrd, Wyoming
LB: Shaka Heyward, Duke; Mase Funa, Oregon
DB: Trent McDuffie, Washington; Kaiir Elam, Florida; Verone McKinley III, Oregon; Reggie Pearson, Wisconsin; Demani Richardson, Texas A&M
SECOND TEAM - SPECIAL TEAMS
PK: Cade York, LSU
P: Matt Hayball, Florida Atlantic
RS: Mykael Wright, Oregon
Quarterback John Rhys Plumlee earned first team honors at the all-purpose position, while running back Jerrion Ealy hauled in second team accolades in the same role.
Plumlee finished his freshman campaign with 1,023 rushing yards, a single-season Ole Miss record by a freshman and the fifth-most by any SEC quarterback. Plumlee, who took over the starting quarterback role in Week 5, currently leads the SEC and ranks 11th in the NCAA with 113.7 rushing yards per game.
The true freshman ranks second in the conference in rushing touchdowns (12). Plumlee finished the 2019 season with the school freshman rushing touchdown record (12), as well as his freshman overall TD record (16).
Ealy currently leads the SEC in kick return average, with 24.4 yards per return. He tallied his first career touchdown with a 94-yard kickoff return in Week 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana. Ealy registered a PFF elusive rating of 145.1, the second-highest by any freshman in the country.
The Walnut Grove, Mississippi, native ranks second in the SEC and No. 5 nationally in all-purpose yardage per game amongst freshmen (100.9 ypg). He rushed for 722 yards in his true freshman campaign, the second-most rushing yards by an Ole Miss freshman in school history.
His six rushing and eight total touchdowns also ranked second on Ole Miss' freshman single season record book. Ealy has already earned freshman All-America honors from The Athletic, PFF, and 247Sports.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @olemissfb on Twitter and Instagram and OleMissFootball on Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at OleMissSports on Twitter and Facebook and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
2019 THE ATHLETIC FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE
QB: Sam Howell, North Carolina
RB: Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis; Javian Hawkins, Louisville
WR: David Bell, Purdue; C.J. Johnson, East Carolina
OL: Sean Rhyan, UCLA; Evan Neal, Alabama; Dohnavan West, Arizona State; Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
TE: Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M
AP: John Rhys Plumlee, Ole Miss
FIRST TEAM - DEFENSE
DL: George Karlaftis, Purdue; Tyler Davis, Clemson; Gregory Rousseau, Miami; Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
LB: Henry To'o To'o, Tennessee; Omar Speights, Oregon State
DB: Derek Stingley, Jr., LSU; Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati, Tiawan Mullen, Indiana; Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame; Ar'Darius Washington, TCU
FIRST TEAM - SPECIAL TEAMS
PK: Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
P: Austin McNamara, Texas Tech
RS: Josh Youngblood, Kansas State
SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE
QB: Kedon Slovis, USC
RB: Breece Hall, Iowa State; George Holani, Boise State
WR: Wan'Dale Robinson, Nebraska; George Pickens, Georgia
OL: Wanya Morris, Tennessee; Walter Rouse, Stanford; Dontae Lucas, Florida State; Trevor Downing, Iowa State; Bryan Hudson, Virginia Tech
TE: Joshua Simon, Western Kentucky
AP: Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
SECOND TEAM - DEFENSE
DL: Drake Jackson, USC; D.J. Dale, Alabama; Cameron Thomas, San Diego State; Solomon Byrd, Wyoming
LB: Shaka Heyward, Duke; Mase Funa, Oregon
DB: Trent McDuffie, Washington; Kaiir Elam, Florida; Verone McKinley III, Oregon; Reggie Pearson, Wisconsin; Demani Richardson, Texas A&M
SECOND TEAM - SPECIAL TEAMS
PK: Cade York, LSU
P: Matt Hayball, Florida Atlantic
RS: Mykael Wright, Oregon
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