Etienne and James tally second national honors this week.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida running back Trevor Etienne and linebacker Shemar James both earned Freshman All-SEC honors, the conference announced Thursday. Etienne and James both were named College Football News Freshman All-American honorable mentions earlier this week.
Etienne ended the regular season with a career-high 129 rushing yards at Florida State on Nov. 25. The Jennings, Louisiana product has recorded 704 rushing yards this season, and is the fourth true freshman running back to surpass 700 rushing yards in Florida history, joining Emmitt Smith, Tony Green, and Fred Taylor. He leads all true freshman running backs who have at least 100 carries in yards per carry at 6.4.
James played in all 12 games for Florida this season, making three starts. His 40 tackles on the season are the second-most among SEC true freshmen linebackers and the sixth-most on the Gators. The Mobile, Alabama native is also tied for second in sacks and forced fumbles among SEC true freshmen. James posted a career-high eight tackles against Eastern Washington, while recovering a fumble against South Florida on the game’s first possession.
2022 All-Freshman SEC
Offense
QB
Robby Ashford, Auburn
RB
Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss
Trevor Etienne, Florida
WR
Evan Stewart, Texas A&M
Barion Brown, Kentucky
TE
Mason Taylor, LSU
OL
Will Campbell, LSU
Emery Jones, LSU
Tyler Booker, Alabama
Jager Burton, Kentucky
C
Matthew Wykoff, Texas A&M
AP
Barion Brown, Kentucky
DL
Mykel Williams, Georgia
Jaheim Oatis, Alabama
Deone Walker, Kentucky
Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
LB
Harold Perkins, LSU
Jalon Walker, Georgia
Shemar James, Florida*
Chris Paul Jr., Arkansas*
DB
Malaki Starks, Georgia
Terrion Arnold, Alabama
Quincey McAdoo, Arkansas
Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
Special Teams
PK
Damian Ramos, LSU
P
Brett Thorson, Georgia
RS
Barion Brown, Kentucky
KOS
Nathan Dibert, LSU
LS
Eli Stein, Arkansas
(* – Ties)
