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 </figure>MANHATTAN&nbsp;–&nbsp;Kansas State kick returner&nbsp;Joshua Youngblood&nbsp;received his second honor from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and sixth overall All-America accolade as he was named a Freshman All-American by the organization on Monday.Youngblood, who was a Second Team All-American by the FWAA, was previously named to ESPN’s lone All-America team and was a Second Team All-American by CBS Sports, while he was a Freshman All-American by&nbsp;The Athletic&nbsp;and a True Freshman All-American by 247Sports.The freshman was part of an overall kickoff-return unit that led the nation in both average (29.50) touchdowns (4). The unit’s average tied for the 14th&nbsp;best mark in NCAA history and set a new school and Big 12 record.A product of Tampa, Florida, who was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year, Youngblood led the country with three kickoff-return touchdowns during the regular season. His three scores rank third in school history for a season and fourth in a career, while he ranks third in Big 12 history for a season and already tied for seventh in a career.Youngblood held a Big 12-leading 35.9-yard kickoff-return average, which would rank first in the nation and broke both the school and conference records if he had two more attempts to meet the NCAA required minimum.--<a href="http://k-statesports.com">k-statesports.com</a>--

K-State’s Youngblood named Freshman All-American by FWAA