The Football Writers Association of America announced today that Clemson placekicker Nolan Hauser has been named as the FWAA’s Freshman Special Teams Player of the Year.
On Tuesday, Hauser was one of a national-best four Clemson players named to the FWAA Freshman All-America Team alongside linebacker Sammy Brown, cornerback Ashton Hampton and wide receiver Bryant Wesco Jr.
Hauser becomes the first recipient of the FWAA’s honor after the organization expanded to include special teams this year. He is the second Clemson player ever to earn Freshman Player of the Year honors of any kind from the FWAA since Trevor Lawrence won the organization’s inaugural award in 2018.
Clemson becomes the first school ever to produce multiple FWAA Freshman Players of the Year
Brown, a true freshman, logged eight or more tackles in five games this season and is the first Clemson rookie to log 50 or more tackles and 10.0 or more tackles-for-loss in a season since Dexter Lawrence in 2016. He was named the 2024 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Press release
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (FWAA) – Two freshman players who helped take their teams into the College Football Playoff and another who took his team to the cusp of the 12-team mix are the trio who make up the 2024 Freshman Offense, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Year presented by Chris Doering Mortgage and awarded by the Football Writers Association of America.
