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Neal Deiters earned freshman awards from three different sources following the 2009 season.

Outback Bowl-Bound Wildcats Rake In Accolades

12/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football

Dec. 18, 2009

EVANSTON, Ill. -- During the college football down time between the end of the regular season and the beginning of bowl games, there is no shortage of organizations bestowing their own lists of award winners, and the Wildcats have earned plenty of those nods following a successful 2009 campaign.

Following is a player-by-player breakdown of honors given to Outback Bowl-bound Northwestern by an assortment of publications and Web sites:

Neal Deiters
CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America honorable mention
Sporting News All-Big Ten freshman team
Rivals.com All-Big Ten freshman team

Stefan Demos
Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team
Rivals.com All-Big Ten second team

Demetrius Fields
Sporting News All-Big Ten freshman team
Rivals.com All-Big freshman team

Drake Dunsmore
CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore third team

Mike Kafka
Rivals.com All-Big Ten first team
CollegeFootballNews.com All-Big Ten
Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team

Zeke Markshausen
Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team
Sporting News All-Big Ten

Sherrick McManis
ESPN.com All-Big Ten
Phil Steele All-Big Ten first team
Rivals.com All-Big Ten second team

Al Netter
CollegeFootballNews.com All-Sophomore first team

Brad Phillips
Rivals.com All-Big Ten first team
CollegeFootballNews.com All-Big Ten • Phil Steele All-Big Ten second team

Quentin Williams
Rivals.com All-Big Ten freshman team

Corey Wootton
Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team

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