STANFORD, Calif. - Cornerback Paulson Adebo was named to the Freshman All-America team by the Football Writers Association of American (FWAA) on Monday.
In his first year of action, the Mansfield, Texas, native led the country with a school-record 24 passes defended (four interceptions). He also set the school standard and was No. 2 in the country with 20 pass breakups in 2018.
Adebo, who was third on the team with 64 tackles, is the first Cardinal to earn freshman All-America honors from the FWAA since offensive lineman David DeCastro in 2009. DeCastro just finished his seventh season in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Adebo and the Cardinal finished 9-4 in 2018, including a 14-13 win over Pitt in the Sun Bowl. It was Stanford's school-record 10th consecutive bowl game.
Stanford will open the 2019 campaign against Northwestern on Aug. 31.