We talked a lot about the big dogs on the All-Big East teams on Wednesday. Now it's time to honor the pups.
Here are my choices for the top freshmen by position in the Big East this year. True and redshirt freshmen are eligible:
Offense
QB: Chas Dodd, Rutgers
RB: Jordan Thomas, Rutgers
RB: Jeremy Wright, Louisville
WR: Jeremy Deering, Rutgers
WR: Devin Street, Pittsburgh
WR: Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
OL: Kevin Friend, Connecticut
OL: Antwan Lowery, Rutgers
OL: Cole Bowers, West Virginia
OL: Macky MacPherson, Syracuse
TE: Brock DeCicco, Pittsburgh
Defense
DL: Shamar Stephen, Connecticut
DL: Brandon Dunn, Louisville
DL: B.J. Butler, Louisville
DL: Ryne Giddins, South Florida
LB: Marquis Spruill, Syracuse
LB: DeDe Lattimore, South Florida
DB: Devan Drane, Cincinnati
DB: Taylor Mack, Connecticut
DB: Hakeem Smith, Louisville
DB: Mark Joyce, South Florida
DB: Jeremi Wilkes, Syracuse
Specialists
K: Ross Krautman, Syracuse
P: Kyle Sullivan, Rutgers
KR: Prince-Tyson Gulley, Syracuse
PR: Terrence Mitchell, South Florida