ASU’s Junior Onyeali Named To CollegeFootballNews.com First Team Freshman All-America Team
Arizona State University defensive end Junior Onyeali, a true freshman from Denver, Colo., has been named to the 2010 CollegeFootballNews.com First-Team Freshman All-American Team.
Sun Devil teammate Evan Finkenberg, a redshirt freshman left tackle from Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., earned honorable mention accolades from the same publication. Finkenberg started 11 games for ASU in 2010.
Onyeali was key to a Sun Devil defense that was second in the league and 17th in the nation in rushing defense (120.2 yards per game). He led the Sun Devils and all Pac-10 freshmen with 6.5 sacks for a loss of 61 yards. Of his 18 stops this season, 11.5 were for loss.
Last week Onyeali was selected as the Pacific-10 Conference Defensive Freshman Of The Year by the league’s coaches. Arizona State claimed back-to-back honors as linebacker Vontaze Burfict was honored last season as the Pac-10 Defensive Freshman of the Year.
He also was named to the Rivals.com 2010 Freshman All-American squad.
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