BATON ROUGE — LSU redshirt freshmen Ciron Black and Ricky Jean-Francois have been named to The Sporting News’ Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team, the publication has announced.
Black, a redshirt freshman from Tyler, Texas, has started all 12 games for the fifth-ranked Tigers at left tackle.
In 12 games, LSU’s offensive line has yielded just 18 sacks, a figure that ranks fourth-best in the conference.
Offensively, the Tigers lead the SEC in both scoring (33.1 points per game) and total yards per game (404.2).
Jean-Francois, a redshirt freshman from Miami, Fla., has played in all 12 games with one start for the Tigers. Jean-Francois has 27 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for losses and three sacks. Jean-Francois has already blocked a kick and recovered a fumble for LSU.
Jean-Francois is also a part of a Tiger defense that has accumulated an SEC-leading 38 sacks through 12 games.
As a unit, LSU’s defense ranks first in the SEC and No. 2 in the nation by allowing only 238.8 yards per game. The Tigers are also No. 4 in the nation in pass defense (145.5 yards per game) and No. 6 nationally in scoring defense (12.5 points per game).
SPORTING NEWS 2006 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
OFFENSE
WR Percy Harvin, Florida
WR Damian Williams, Arkansas
TE Tommy Trott, Auburn*
OT Ciron Black, LSU*
C Josh McNeil, Tennessee*
OT Andre Smith, Alabama
OG John Jerry, Mississippi
OG Ronnie Wilson, Florida*
QB Tim Tebow, Florida
RB LaMarcus Coker, Tennessee*
RB Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
DEFENSE
DT Sen’Derrick Marks, Auburn*
DE/DT Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU*
DT Kade Weston, Georgia
DE Eric Norwood, South Carolina
LB Tray Blackmon, Auburn*
LB Rodney Paulk, South Carolina
LB Prince Hall, Alabama*
DB Aairon Savage, Auburn*
DB Trevard Lindley, Kentucky
DB Darlron Spead, Vanderbilt*
DB Emanuel Cook, South Carolina
SPECIALISTS
K Joshua Shene, Mississippi
P P.J. Fitzgerald, Alabama*
KR Javier Arenas, Alabama
OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Prince Hall, LB, Alabama*
* denotes redshirt