Central Michigan University Athletics
Brown Named to FWAA Freshman All-America Team
1/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan University freshman receiver/kick returner Antonio Brown (Miami, Fla./North Carolina Tech) has been named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America team.
Brown is one of 28 players named to the squad. He was selected to the team as an Athlete.
The 2007 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, Brown caught a school-record 102 passes for 1,003 yards and six touchdowns. He is just the fourth player in school history to post at least 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. His 102 receptions are the second-most by a freshman in Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) history, and his 15 catches in the regular season finale at Akron set a single-game school record.
Brown also excelled on special teams, averaging 26.2 yards per kickoff return. He was selected MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in a 35-10 win over Northern Illinois on Sept. 29.
The FWAA is the fourth different media outlet to recognize Brown as a Freshman All-American. Brown was a first team selection by scout.com as a kick returner, second team selection by Sporting News as a receiver and second team selection by rivals.com as a kick returner.
Along with being named MAC Freshman of the Year, Brown was an All-MAC first team honoree as a return specialist and second team selection as a receiver.
CMU finished 8-6 overall in 2007. The Chippewas won their second consecutive MAC title, defeating Miami in the MAC Championship Game 35-10. CMU appeared in the Motor City Bowl for a second consecutive season, falling to Purdue 51-48 in front of a bowl-record crowd of 60,624.
