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          College football freshman All-America team

          • Tom Luginbill
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            Tom Luginbill
            ESPN Analyst
            • Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com
            • Coached in four professional football leagues
            • Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall
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          • Craig Haubert
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            Craig Haubert
            ESPN Staff Writer
            • National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU
            • More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience.
            • Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha
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          Dec 11, 2018, 02:00 PM

          Earlier this week, we presented our list of first-team All-Americans that was made up of mostly upperclassmen, but there were quite a few impressive freshmen this season, too. We expected some of the guys on this list to make an early impact on college football when we ranked them high among the 2018 recruiting class, but others -- such as Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore, who was ranked No. 282 in the ESPN 300 -- were a complete surprise.