AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford has been named to the SEC All-Freshman Team, the Southeastern Conference announced Thursday.
A redshirt freshman who won the starting job early in the season after transferring from Oregon, Ashford passed for 1,613 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing 709 yards and seven touchdowns in 2022.
Ashford ranks third among freshmen in program history in all passing categories and sixth among Auburn all-time freshman rushers.
Only Bo Jackson (9) has rushed for more touchdowns than Ashford as an Auburn freshman.
Ashford threw for a season-high 337 yards and two touchdowns against LSU. He rushed for 108 yards and two scores vs. Mississippi State and concluded the season with 121 rushing yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns against Alabama, becoming the first Tiger since Carnell Williams to rush for two TDs in an Iron Bowl.
"I knew I had to go out there and give my all and do whatever it took," Ashford said after the Iron Bowl. "Unfortunately it wasn't enough. This experience I'll always remember and cherish."
Ashford was named Auburn's offensive player of the year at the team's postseason banquet.
"[The seniors] have left this place better than it was before," Ashford said. "Now it's up to me and the rest of the guys when we leave to put it in a better place than it was before we got here. This program is definitely on the rise."
Jeff Shearer is a Senior Writer at AuburnTigers.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jeff_shearer