Aug. 2, 2005
WEST CHICAGO, Ill. - Nichiren Flowers (Sr., Tulare, Calif.) was named to the third team Pre-season All-America list by CollegeSportsReport.com on Monday. Flowers had his most productive season in 2004 with 91 catches for 1,126 yards and six touchdowns. He ranked second in the WAC last season behind Chad Owens (Hawai'i). Flowers comes in to the 2005 season as the top receiver in the WAC.
The 2005 CollegeSportsReport.com Pre-season All-America team includes103 players representing 71 teams. Southern California and Texas led with four honorees each (Southern Cal had three players as Reggie Bush was named second team running back and fourth team punt return specialist).
The WAC had four players earn All-American honors, including Flowers. The others were first team choice Daryn Colledge (OL, Boise State), third team selection Aaron Lips (OL, Louisiana Tech), and fourth team honoree Kyle Young (C, Fresno State).
CollegeSportsReport.com 2005 First Team Offense/First Team Defense Pre-Season All-Americans
QB Matt Leinart, Southern California / DL Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College RB Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois / DL Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee RB Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma / DL Mario Williams, N.C. State C Greg Eslinger, Minnesota / DL Rodrique Wright, Texas OL Daryn Colledge, Boise State / LB Ahmad Brooks, Virginia OL Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia / LB Spencer Havner, UCLA OL Andrew Whitworth, Louisiana State / LB Tim McGarigle, Northwestern OL Eric Winston, Miami-FL / DB Muhammad Abdullah, Kentucky TE Marcedes Lewis, UCLA / DB Charles Gordon, Kansas WR Derek Hagan, Arizona State / DB Laron Landry, Louisiana State WR Greg Lee, Pittsburgh / DB Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech
For Complete results visit, www.CollegeSportsReport.com
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