USU football: Kyler Fackrell named to Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team

*DL — Devonte Fields, TCU, 6-4, 240, Arlington, Texas

*DL — Leonard Williams, Southern Cal, 6-5, 270, Daytona Beach, Fla.

DL — Deion Barnes, Penn State, 6-4, 246, Philadelphia, Penn.

DL — Samuel Ukwuachu, Boise State, 6-4, 222, Pearland, Texas

LB — Denzel Nkemdiche, Ole Miss, 5-11, 203, Loganville, Ga.

LB — Tyler Matakevich, Temple, 6-1. 220, Stratford, Conn.

LB — Kyler Fackrell, Utah State, 6-5, 236, Mesa, Ariz.

LB — Cory James, Colorado State, 6-0, 235, Del Rio, Texas

*DB — Ronald Darby, Florida State, 5-11, 189, Oxon Hill, Md.

*DB — KeiVarae Russell, Notre Dame, 5-11, 182, Everett, Wash.

*DB — Trevon Stewart, Houston, 5-9, 183, Patterson, La.

DB — Kevin Byard, Middle Tennessee, 5-11, 220, Lithonia, Ga.

Special Teams

*P — Tyler Williams, Marshall, 6-0, 195, Fort Wayne, Ind.

*K — Austin Lopez, San Jose State, 6-0, 170, Euless, Texas

PR — Jaime Wilson, Western Michigan, 5-11, 196, Belle Glade, Fla.

*KR — Duke Johnson, Miami (Fla.), 5-9, 188, Miami, Fla.

*AP — Stefon Diggs, Maryland, 6-1, 185, Gaithersburg, Md.

* — True Freshman

Doug Hoffman is the assistant athletic director for Utah State University Athletic Media Relations.