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Kyle Hill Earns Second Team Freshman All-America Honors
12/16/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke offensive guard Kyle Hill has been named Second Team Freshman All-America by Sporting News, the publication announced on Tuesday.
Hill, a 6-6, 270-pound native of Orlando, Fla., started all 12 contests in 2008 and helped the Blue Devils make significant improvement in total offense (+32.7), rushing offense (+42.2) and turnover margin (+10) while lowering their sacks allowed total to 22 -- down from 45 in 2007. In addition, Hill and the offensive line spearheaded the protection of quarterback Thaddeus Lewis, who earned All-ACC honors after ranking second in the ACC in total offense (206.1), passing yards per game (197.4) and touchdown passes (15) and third in pass efficiency (122.95).
“It is a huge honor to be recognized,” said Hill. “It gives me more motivation to work even harder and play better next year. It is pretty exciting. With the new coaching staff, the goal was to be able to run the ball better and prevent sacks. We worked really hard towards those goals and everybody wanted to achieve them together.”
Hill is the 10th Blue Devil since 2000 to earn Freshman All-America accolades, joining Ryan Fowler (2000; 3rd team), Jim Scharrer (2001; 4th), Ben Patrick (2003; 3rd), Chris Davis (2004; 3rd), Zack Asack (2005; HM), Michael Tauiliili (2005; 1st), Vince Oghobaase (2006; HM), Thaddeus Lewis (2006; HM) and Kevin Jones (2007; HM).
Sporting News All-Freshman Teams
First Team
Offense
QB - Robert Griffin, Baylor
RB - Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State; Victor Anderson, Louisville
WR - A.J. Green, Georgia; Julio Jones, Alabama
TE - Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
OT - Elvis Fisher, Missouri; Andrew Datko, Florida State
OG - Moe Petrus, Connecticut; Joel Foreman, Michigan State
C - Michael Brewster, Ohio State
K - Philip Welch, Wisconsin
KR - Damaris Johnson, Tulsa
Defense
DE - Brandon Harold, Kansas State; Tom Keiser, Stanford
DT - Billy Winn, Boise State; Lawrence Guy, Arizona State
LB - Travis Lewis, Oklahoma; Mychal Sisson, Colorado State; Jerry Franklin, Arkansas
CB - Janoris Jenkins, Florida; Jordan Mabin, Northwestern
S - Sean Baker, Ball State; Earl Thomas, Texas
P - Bryan Anger, California
PR - T.Y. Hilton, Florida International
Second Team
Offense
QB - Kellen Moore, Boise State
RB - Darren Evans, Virginia Tech; Bryce Beall, Houston
WR - DeAndre Brown, Southern Miss; Michael Floyd, Notre Dame; Taylor Embree, UCLA
OT - Jeff Allen, Illinois; Matt Reynolds, BYU
OG - Joel Foreman, Michigan State; Kyle Hill, Duke
C - Ben Jones, Georgia
K - James Aho, New Mexico
KR - Leonard Johnson, Iowa State
Defense
DE - Frank Alexander, Oklahoma; Vince Browne, Northwestern
DT - Marcus Forston, Miami; Mike Martin, Michigan
LB - Sean Spence, Miami; Don't'a Hightower, Alabama; Brandon Maye, Clemson
CB - Rashaad Reid, Georgia Tech; Emanuel Davis, ECU
S - George Iloka, Boise State; Travis Bradshaw, Rice
P - Chris Hagerup, Indiana
PR - Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma
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