TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State freshman Merlin Robertson added another accolade to his resume today, as he was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman (FWAA) All-America Team.
The team is compiled by a 13-person panel of nationally-prominent college football experts representing each of the FBS conferences along with independents. Both true freshmen and redshirt freshmen are considered for the team.
Robertson is one of 18 true freshmen elected to the team, and one of two Pac-12 student-athletes to earn the honor along with Paulson Adebo of Stanford.
On top of the FWAA honor, the California-native also became the fifth Sun Devil to earn a Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honor when he was voted the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year at the conclusion of the 2018 season.