Now that we've had some time to recover from Valdosta State's thrilling 49-47 Division II championship win over Ferris State this past weekend, we are going to continue with our end-of-season honors. This week we want to know who you think was the best D2 freshman of the year for 2018.
[divider]MORE D2 FOOTBALL:
Best Special Teamer | Best Offensive Player
Coach of the Year | Best Defensive Player[divider]
The poll is open until this Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific Time, so make your selection today and feel free to share with friends on social media so they can place their vote as well. Also, don't forget to see the winners for the D2 offensive player of the year, defensive player of the year, and head coach of the year. You can also vote through Friday for the D2 special teams player of the year.
[divider]COMPARE: Any Two D2 Players | Any Two D2 Teams[divider]
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL | STATS |
| QB | Brycen Mussina | Shippensburg | 3,376 passing yards, 32 TDs |
| RB | Jaleel McLaughlin | Notre Dame (OH) | 2,421 rushing yards, 18 TDs, 172.9 avg. per game |
| RB | Nijere Peoples | Wingate | 1,059 rushing yards, 14 TDs |
| WR | Jujuan Linzy | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1,376 all-purpose yards, 125.09 avg. per game |
| LB | Stephen Baugh | Walsh | 54 solo tackles, 18 assisted tackles, 3 sacks |
| DL | Kwabe Boateng | Virginia State | 6 solo sacks, 6.5 tackles for a loss |
| DB | Marcus Haskins | Concordia-St Paul | 9 int., 29 passes defended |
| DB | Tobias Harris | West Texas A&M | 7 int., 2 int. returns for TDs |
| K | Joanly Martinez | Tarleton State | 13 for 13 on FG attempts |
| P | Josh Carlson | Dixie State | 45.7-yard punting average led nation |
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Who is the D2 Freshman of the Year?
