Brown Receives Freshman Honors From The Sporting News

In addition to earning First Team Freshman All-America recognition, Duke linebacker Michael Brown has been honored as the ACC's Defensive Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News, announced on Monday by the national publication. Rookie quarterback Zack Asack received Honorable Mention Freshman All-America honors while Brown and teammate Cameron Goldberg earned spots on the publication's Freshman All-ACC team.

Brown, a 5-11, 225-pound native of Houston, Texas., led the Blue Devils in tackles with 92 while compiling 10.0 tackles for loss, three caused fumbles and one quarterback sack. He logged three double digit tackle games including a season-high 15 total stops against Wake Forest along with a 14-tackle, 3.0-tackle for loss performance against North Carolina in the final week of the year. Brown also earned First Team Freshman All-America honors from Scout.com and was a second team pick by Rivals.com.

Asack, a 6-4, 190-pound native of Westwood, Mass., started six games under center for Duke in 2005 and finished the year by completing 90-of-180 (.500) pass attempts for 966 yards with five touchdown and eight interceptions. He also rushed for an additional 147 yards and two touchdowns. Asack's top performance came in week 10 at Clemson when he hit on 26-of-43 tosses for 328 yards and one touchdown.

Goldberg, a 6-6, 270-pound offensive tackle from Lutherville, Md., saw action in 10 games for Duke and earned the first starting assignment of his career in the season finale at North Carolina.

2005 Freshman All-ACC Team as selected by The Sporting News
OFFENSE
WR -- Greg Carr, Florida State
WR -- Aaron Kelly, Clemson
WR -- Demir Bolden, Wake Forest
OL -- Andrew Gardner, Georgia Tech
OL -- Jared Gaither, Maryland
OL -- Chris DeGeare, Wake Forest
OL -- Branden Albert, Virginia
OL -- Cameron Goldberg, Duke
QB -- Drew Weatherford, Florida State
RB -- James Davis, Clemson
RB -- Andre Brown, N.C. State

DEFENSE
DL -- Trey Covington, Maryland
DL -- Eric Moncur, Miami
DL -- Keith Willis, Boston College
DL -- Rashaad Jackson, Clemson
LB -- Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
LB -- Michael Brown, Duke
LB -- Clint Sintim, Virginia
DB -- Tony Carter, Florida State
DB -- Kenny Phillips, Miami
DB -- Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest
DB -- Michael Hamlin, Clemson

SPECIALISTS
K -- Sam Swank, Wake Forest
P -- None
KR -- Brandon Tate, North Carolina

Offensive Freshman of the Year: Drew Weatherford, QB, Florida State
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Michael Brown, LB, Duke