Aug. 19, 2008
University of New Mexico seniors DeAndre Wright and Glover Quin were listed among the top-20 cornerbacks in the nation this morning by CollegeFootballNews.com. Wright, whose picture appears atop the rankings article, was named a preseason Honorable Mention All-America honoree and the nation’s No. 5 corner overall. He is the top ranking corner from a non-BCS conference. Quin, meanwhile, checked in at No. 19 on the national list.
The duo lead what several national publications have called the Mountain West Conference’s premier secondary in 2008. The Lobos also return three starting safeties in senior Blake Ligon and juniors Ian Clark and Clint McPeek, along with productive junior Frankie Solomon.
Click here to see CollegeFootballNews.com’s entire preseason list of the nation’s top cornerbacks.
Senior Rodney Ferguson earned similar recognition from CFN, cracking the list of the nation’s top running backs at No. 25.