ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Freshman cornerback Donte Martin was honored by the Football Writers Association of America, being named to the organization’s freshman All-America Watch List. Martin has started every game this season for the Lobos.
He was one of five Mountain West players that earned the honor.
Martin, as one might expect, tends to be the target of other teams as the only freshman defensive back. That’s actually a really good thing for UNM. Martin has been thrown at more than any other Lobo, as opposing quarterbacks have targeted him 61 times this season, and that’s 20 more times than any other Lobo defensive back. Despite all those throws, opposing quarterbacks are just 25-for-61 passing, just a 41.0% completion percentage for just 302 yards, which is just 4.95 yards per attempt. That equates to a 93.4 NCAA passer rating.
Dakota Cox was UNM’s last FWAA Freshman All-America.
QB – Sam Howell – North Carolina, 6-2 – 225 – Indian Trail, N.C.
QB – Dillon Gabriel – UCF, 6-0 – 186 – Mililani, Hawaii
QB – Jayden Daniels – Arizona State, 6-3 – 175 – San Bernardino, Calif.
QB – Hank Bachmeier – Boise State, 6-1 – 202 – Murrieta, Calif.
RB – Kenneth Gainwell (RS) – Memphis, 5-11 – 191 – Yazoo City, Mich.
RB – Javian Hawkins (RS) – Louisville, 5-9 – 182 – Titusville, Fla.
RB – Re’Mahn Davis – Temple, 5-9 – 210 – San Francisco, Calif.
RB – Sincere McCormick – UTSA, 5-9 – 200 – Converse, Texas
RB – Master Teague III (RS) – Ohio State, 5-11 – 220 – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
RB – Zach Charbonnet – Michigan, 6-1 – 220 – Camarillo, Calif.
WR – David Bell – Purdue, 6-2 – 210 – Indianapolis, Ind.
WR – Dante Wright – Colorado State, 5-10 – 165 – Navarre, Fla.
WR – Sam James (RS) – West Virginia, 6-0 – 182 – Richmond Hill, Ga.
WR – Kyle Philips (RS) – UCLA, 5-11 – 181 – San Marcos, Calif.
WR – Sam Pinckney (RS) – Georgia State, 6-4 – 210 – Greenwood, S.C.
WR – Trey Knox – Arkansas, 6-5 – 205 – Murfreesboro, Tenn.
WR – Cameron Ross – Connecticut, 5-9 – 170 – Newark, Del.
WR – George Pickens – Georgia, 6-3 – 190 – Hoover, Ala.
TE – Joshua Simon – Western Kentucky, 6-5 – 235 – Dalzell, S.C.
TE – Jalen Wydermyer – Texas A&M, 6-5 – 260 – Dickinson, Texas
OL – Jarrett Patterson (RS) – Notre Dame, 6-4 – 300 – Laguna Hills, Calif.
OL – Kenyon Green – Texas A&M, 6-4 – 330 – Humble, Texas
OL – Tyler Vrabel (RS) – Boston College, 6-5 – 310 – Bellaire, Texas
OL – Brey Walker (RS) – Oklahoma, 6-6 – 343 – Moore, Okla.
OL – Wanya Morris – Tennessee, 6-4 – 313 – Savannah, Ga.
OL – Darnell Wright – Tennessee, 6-6 – 330 – Huntington, W. Va.
OL – Braeden Daniels (RS) – Utah, 6-4 – 300 – Carrollton, Texas
OL – Casey Holman (RS) – Duke, 6-4 – 295 – Snellville, Ga.
OL – Evan Neal – Alabama, 6-7 – 360 – Okeechobee, Fla.
OL – Cooper Hodges (RS) – Appalachian State, 6-4 – 295 – Glen St. Mary, Fla.
OL – Nick Rosi (RS) – Toledo, 6-4 – 290 – Powell, Ohio
OL – Mike Novitsky (RS) – Buffalo, 6-5 – 295 – Victor, N.Y.
DL – Gregory Rousseau (RS) – Miami, 6-6 – 251 – Coconut Creek, Fla.
DL – Georgia Karlaftis – Purdue, 6-4 – 265 – West Lafayette, Ind.
DL – Tyler Davis – Clemson, 6-2 – 295 – Apopka, Fla.
DL – Solomon Byrd (RS) – Wyoming, 6-4 – 243 – Palmdale, Calif.
DL – Drake Jackson – USC, 6-4 – 275 – Corona, Calif.
DL – Habakkuk Baldonado (RS) – Pittsburgh, 6-5 – 250 – Rome, Italy
DL – LaQuan Johnson (RS) – Central Michigan, 6-3 – 272 – Flint, Mich.
DL – Jalen Redmond (RS) – Oklahoma, 6-3 – 266 – Midwest City, Okla.
LB – Azeez Ojulari (RS) – Georgia, 6-3 – 240 – Marietta, Ga.
LB – Mase Funa – Oregon, 6-2 – 260 – Anaheim, Calif.
LB – Devin Richardson (RS) – NMSU, 6-3 – 233 – Klein, Texas
LB – Owen Pappoe – Auburn, 6-1 – 219 – Lawrenceville, Ga.
LB – Henry To’o To’o – Tennessee, 6-2 – 232 – Sacramento, Calif.
LB – Shane Lee – Alabama, 6-0 – 246 – Burtonsville, Md.
LB – Christian Harris – Alabama, 6-2 – 244 – Baton Rouge, La.
LB – Payton Wilson (RS) – NC State, 6-4 – 235 – Hillsborough, N.C.
DB – Derek Stingley Jr. – LSU, 6-1 – 190 – Baton Rouge, La.
DB – Cameron Williams – Washington, 6-0 – 191 – Bakersfield, Calif.
DB – Kai Kaneshiro (RS) – Hawaii, 6-2 – 180 – Honolulu, Hawaii
DB – Ar’Darius Washington (RS) – TCU, 5-8 – 175 – Shreveport, La.
DB – Verone McKinley III (RS) – Oregon, 5-10 – 192 – Carrollton, Texas
DB – Cory Trice (RS) – Purdue, 6-3 – 215 – Hopkinsville, Ky.
DB – Kyle Hamilton – Notre Dame, 6-4 – 210 – Atlanta, Ga.
DB – Ja’Quan McMillian – East Carolina, 5-9 – 177 – Winston-Salem, N.C.
DB – Donte Martin – New Mexico, 5-10 – 170 – Oxnard, Calif.
DB – Kyron McKinnie-Harper – Central Michigan, 6-1 – 185 – Detroit, Mich.
DB – Tykee Smith – West Virginia, 5-10 – 184 – Philadelphia, Pa.
DB – Ahmad Gardner – Cincinnati, 6-2 – 185 – Detroit, Mich.
P – Austin McNamara – Texas Tech, 6-4 – 175 – Gilbert, Ariz.
P – Jake Oldroyd (RS) – BYU, 6-1 – 195 – Southlake, Texas
K – Brandon Talton – Nevada, 5-8 – 165 – Vacaville, Calif.
K – Trey Wolff (RS) – Texas Tech, 6-4 – 200 – Spring, Texas
KR – Blake Watson (RS) – Old Dominion, 5-9 – 190 – Queens, N.Y.
KR – Shedro Louis – Liberty, 5-8 – 175 – Immokalee, Fla.
PR – Ryan Montgomery – Cincinnati, 5-10 – 200 – Franklin, Ohio
PR – Talik Keaton (RS) – Marshall, 6-1 – 180 – Sarasota, Fla.
AP – Wan’Dale Robinson – Nebraska, 5-10 – 190 – Frankfort, Ky.
AP – Jerrion Ealy – Mississippi, 5-9 – 180 – Walnut Grove, Miss.