Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

Devin Borders, the 2013 OVC Freshman of the Year, proved to be the top wide receiver on a young Eastern Kentucky football team last year while also making a major impact on special teams. The native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., caught a team-best 34 passes for 509 yards and six touchdowns as a redshirt freshman. He also ranked among the top-10 in the OVC in receiving yards per game at 42.4.

Borders had his best offensive game of the season in a win at Morehead State as he hauled in nine catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught two touchdown passes, both coming in the first half, as Eastern shutout No. 23 Tennessee State. But his biggest impact came on special teams where he blocked five kicks, helping EKU rank first nationally as a team in that category with nine total blocks. Borders' five blocks were the most by an FCS player this season and more than 102 FCS teams in 2013.

Borders was the second Eastern Kentucky player to earn OVC Freshman of the Year accolades since the award was started in 2004, joining quarterback T.J. Pryor (2009). Overall, he was the second wide receiver to earn the honor in the 10-year history of the award.