TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo redshirt freshman offensive lineman Nick Rosi (Powell, Ohio) was named to the Freshman All-America Team by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) today. He is the only player from the Mid-American Conference to make the 2019 team and the first Rocket to be so honored since Eric Page in 2009.
 
Rosi started every game at left guard for Toledo in 2019, earning third-team All-MAC honors. He was an integral part of an offense that ranked second in the MAC and 18th in the country in rushing (224.5 yards/game). He was named a second-team All-American by Pro Football Focus.
 
2019 FWAA-SHAUN ALEXANDER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
OFFENSE (13)
Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Hometown
QB • Sam Howell, North Carolina 6-2 225 Indian Trail, N.C.
QB • Kedon Slovis, USC 6-2 200 Scottsdale, Ariz.
RB Javian Hawkins, Louisville 5-9 182 Titusville, Fla.
RB • Sincere McCormick, UTSA 5-9 200 Converse, Texas
WR • David Bell, Purdue 6-2 210 Indianapolis, Ind.
WR • C.J. Johnson, East Carolina 6-2 229 Greenville, N.C.
WR • Dante Wright, Colorado State 5-10 165 Navarre, Fla.
OL • Evan Neal, Alabama 6-7 360 Okeechobee, Fla.
OL • O'Cyrus Torrence, Louisiana 6-5 342 Greensburg, La.
OL • Ikem Ekwonn, N.C. State 6-4 308 Charlotte, N.C.
OL • Sean Rhyan, UCLA 6-4 323 Ladera Beach, Calif.
OL Nick Rosi, Toledo 6-4 290 Powell, Ohio
OL Travis Glover, Georgia State 6-6 330 Vienna, Ga.

DEFENSE (14)
Pos. Player, School Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Gregory Rousseau, Miami 6-6 251 Coconut Creek, Fla.
DL • George Karlaftis, Purdue 6-4 265 West Lafayette, Ind.
DL Solomon Byrd, Wyoming 6-4 243 Palmdale, Calif.
DL • Kayvon Thibodeuax, Oregon 6-5 242 South Central Los Angeles, Calif.
LB Devin Richardson, New Mexico State 6-3 233 Klein, Texas
LB • Omar Speights, Oregon State 6-1 233 Philadelphia, Pa.
LB Azeez Ojulari, Georgia 6-3 240 Marietta, Ga.
LB • Shane Lee, Alabama 6-0 246 Burtonsville, Md.
DB Ar'Darius Washington, TCU 5-8 175 Shreveport, La.
DB • Derek Stingley, Jr., LSU 6-1 190 Baton Rouge, La.
DB • Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame 6-4 240 Atlanta, Ga.
DB Verone McKinley III, Oregon 5-10 192 Carrollton, Texas
DB • Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati 6-2 185 Detroit, Michi.
DB • Tykee Smith, West Virginia 5-10 184 Philadelphia, Pa.

SPECIALISTS (5)
P • Austin McNamara, Texas Tech 6-4 175 Gilbert, Ariz.
K Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma 6-2 175 Chardon, Ohio
KR • Joshua Youngblood, Kansas State 5-10 180 Tampa, Fla.
PR Kyle Phillips, UCLA 5-11 181 San Marcos, Calif.
AP Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis 5-11 183 Yazoo City, Miss.
•  Denotes true freshman
 
TOLEDO FWAA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA HONOREES
2003 – Steve Odom, WR
2009 – Eric Page, WR
2019 – Nick Rosi, OL