Four Wolverines named to All-Big Ten Freshmen squad

Published 10:03 am Tuesday, December 22, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – University of Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier, wide receiver Roy Roundtree, outside linebacker Craig Roh and safety Jordan were selected to the Freshmen All-Big Ten Team announced by Sporting News.

The Wolverines’ four honorees were more than any other Big Ten Conference school.
Roundtree was the team’s top offensive performer at the end of the season, catching 30 passes for 390 yards and two touchdowns in the final four contests. He finished the year as the Wolverines’ top receiver with 32 receptions for 434 yards (13.6 avg.) and three touchdowns. Roundtree played in 11 games at slot receiver and started the final four contests as a redshirt freshman.

Forcier started at quarterback from wire-to-wire for the Wolverines, completing 165-of-281 passes (58.7 pct.) for 2,050 yards and 13 touchdowns. He carried the ball a team-high 118 times for 240 yards and scored three touchdowns.

Roh is the first true freshman defensive player to start every game during the regular season. He posted 37 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and three pass breakups during his rookie season.

A walk-on who kept making plays each and every week, Kovacs earned eight starts at safety and played in all 12 games on special teams. He finished the year second on the team with 75 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, one interception and forced two fumbles. He had three double-digit tackle efforts, including a league season-best 17 tackles and 2.5 TFLs at Michigan State (Oct. 3).

Kovacs was named to the CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America second team squad.

Graham and Mesko Add to All-America Accolades: Senior defensive end Brandon Graham was named to SI.com’s All-America second team and fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko collected second-team accolades from Phil Steele. Graham earned a fourth-team nod from Phil Steele while Mesko received honorable mention status from SI.com.