BATON ROUGE — LSU’s Terrance Toliver and Chad Jones were each named to the eighth annual Southeastern Conference All-Freshman team as voted on my the league’s 12 coaches, it was released on Thursday.
Toliver, a wide receiver from Hempstead, Texas, was one of two unanimous selections on offense, while Jones earned as spot as both a defensive back and as a return specialist.
Jones, a Baton Rouge native, collected 34 tackles as a safety and special teams player. He collected three tackles for a loss and 2.5 quarterback sacks. Jones also had one interception and one forced fumble.
Jones had 16 punt returns for 104 yards and averaged 22.5 yards per kickoff return in four attempts.
Toliver pulled down 10 receptions for 249 yards and three scores as a first-year receiver. He also rushed the ball three times for 37 yards.
2007 FRESHMAN ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection / Coaches could not vote for their own players)
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC — OFFENSE
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE D.J. Williams Arkansas 6-2 250 Little Rock, Ark.
OL Ryan Pugh Auburn 6-4 282 Hoover, Ala.
OL Trinton Sturdivant Georgia 6-5 293 Wadesboro, N.C.
OL Lee Ziemba Auburn 6-8 297 Rogers, Ark.
OL *Clint Boling Georgia 6-5 290 Alpharetta, Ga.
OL *Maurkice Pouncey Florida 6-4 311 Lakeland, Fla.
OL *Chaz Ramsey Auburn 6-4 284 Madison, Miss.
WR # Terrance Toliver LSU 6-5 190 Hempstead, Texas
WR Denarius Moore Tennessee 6-1 285 Tatum, Texas
QB Wesley Carroll Mississippi State 6-3 190 Parkland, Fla.
RB # Knowshon Moreno Georgia 5-11 207 Belford, N.J.
RB Terry Grant Alabama 5-9 184 Lumberton, Miss.
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC — DEFENSE
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Ladi Ajiboye South Carolina 6-1 291 Greenville, S.C.
DL Damario Ambrose Arkansas 6-5 245 Mobile, Ala.
DL Antoine Carter Auburn 6-4 226 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
LB # Rolando McClain Alabama 6-4 255 Decatur, Ala.
LB Freddy Burton Arkansas 6-2 202 Morrilton, Ark.
LB Cliff Matthews South Carolina 6-4 239 Cheraw, S.C.
LB A.J. Jones Florida 6-1 211 Tampa, Fla.
DB Eric Berry Tennessee 5-11 195 Fairburn, Ga.
DB Joe Haden Florida 5-11 181 Ft. Washington, Md.
DB Major Wright Florida 6-1 204 Miramar, Fla.
DB *Zac Etheridge Auburn 5-11 200 Troy, Ala.
DB *Kareem Jackson Alabama 5-11 185 Macon, Ga.
DB *Chad Jones LSU 6-3 218 Baton Rouge, La.
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC — SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown
PK *Daniel Lincoln Tennessee 6-4 204 Ocala, Fla.
PK *Alex Tejada Arkansas 6-1 202 Springdale, Ark.
P Ryan Shoemaker Auburn 6-0 188 Birmingham, Ala.
RS Chad Jones LSU 6-3 218 Baton Rouge, La.