DARREN McFADDEN NAMED TO AFCA ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

November 7, 2014

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas’ Darren McFadden officially became a two-time All-American Thursday as the junior tailback was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America team for the second-consecutive year.

McFadden is one of just four returning players from last year’s team. Offensive lineman Jake Long of Michigan, defensive lineman Glenn Dorsey of LSU and defensive back Dwight Lowery of San Jose State join McFadden as members from the 2006 team.

The Little Rock, Ark., native is averaging 143.8 yards per game on the ground and 181 all-purpose yards this season. During the season, McFadden set single-season records for Arkansas with 1,725 rushing yards and 2,172 all-purpose yards gained. Both marks eclipse records he set last season.

During his junior campaign, McFadden became the Razorbacks’ all-time leading rusher and all-purpose leader. He passed Ben Cowins on the UA rushing list and now has 4,485 yards during his Razorback career. Through his 37-game career, McFadden has gained 5,743 all-purpose yards which moves him ahead of Gary Anderson for the top spot on the school list.

McFadden is one of two running backs on the All-America team—Jonathan Stewart of Oregon is the other. The two backs are joined in the backfield by Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan.

2007 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team

Offense Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
WR	Michael Crabtree	6-3	208	Fr.	Texas Tech	Mike Leach	Dallas, Texas (Carter)
WR	Jordy Nelson	6-3	217	Sr.	Kansas St.	Ron Prince	Riley, Kan. (Riley County)
TE	Martin Rucker	6-6	255	Sr.	Missouri	Gary Pinkel	St. Joseph, Mo. (Benton)
OL	Jake Long*	6-7	315	Sr.	Michigan	Lloyd Carr	Lapeer, Mich. (East)
OL	Kirk Barton	6-6	300	Sr.	Ohio St.	Jim Tressel	Massillon, Ohio (Massillon Perry)
C	Steve Justice	6-4	284	Sr.	Wake Forest	Jim Grobe	Port Orange, Fla. (New Smyrna Beach)
OL	Duke Robinson	6-5	352	Jr.	Oklahoma	Bob Stoops	Atlanta, Ga. (Washington)
OL	Ryan Clady	6-6	317	Jr.	Boise St.	Chris Petersen	Rialto, Calif. (Eisenhower)
QB	Matt Ryan	6-5	220	Sr.	Boston College	Jeff Jagodzinski	Exton, Pa. (William Penn Charter)
RB	Darren McFadden*	6-2	212	Jr.	Arkansas	Houston Nutt	Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Oak Grove)
RB	Jonathan Stewart	5-11	230	Jr.	Oregon	Mike Bellotti	Lacey, Wash. (Timberline)

Defense Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
DL	Glenn Dorsey*	6-2	299	Sr.	LSU	Les Miles	Gonzales, La. (East Ascension)
DL	Chris Long	6-4	280	Sr.	Virginia	Al Groh	Ivy, Va. (St. Anne’s-Bellfield)
DL	George Selvie	6-4	242	So.	South Florida	Jim Leavitt	Pensacola, Fla. (Pine Forest)
DL	Sedrick Ellis	6-2	305	Sr.	USC	Pete Carroll	Chino, Calif. (Chino)
LB	James Laurinaitis	6-3	240	Jr.	Ohio St.	Jim Tressel	Hamel, Minn. (Wayzata)
LB	Xavier Adibi	6-2	236	Sr.	Virginia Tech	Frank Beamer	Hampton, Va. (Phoebus)
LB	J Lemen	6-3	243	Sr.	Illinois	Ron Zook	Champaign, Ill. (Central)
DB	Dwight Lowery*	6-1	185	Sr.	San Jose St.	Dick Tomey	Santa Cruz, Calif. (Soquel)
DB	Aqib Talib	6-0	205	Jr.	Kansas	Mark Mangino	Richardson, Texas (Berkner)
DB	Brandon Flowers	5-10	200	Sr.	Virginia Tech	Frank Beamer	Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic)
DB	Mike Jenkins	6-0	197	Sr.	South Florida	Jim Leavitt	Bradenton, Fla. (Southeast)

Specialists Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
P	Chris Miller	6-2	205	Jr.	Ball St.	Brady Hoke	Libertyville, Ill. (Carmel)
PK	Taylor Mehlhaff	5-11	184	Sr,	Wisconsin	Brett Bielema	Aberdeen, S.D. (Central)
AP	DeSean Jackson	6-0	172	Jr.	California	Jeff Tedford	Long Beach, Calif. (Poly)

*-2006 All-American