TEMPE – Merlin Robertson has been named the Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year, as announced by the league office live on Tuesday night's episode of the Inside Pac-12 Football.
Robertson led the team in tackles (77), tackles for loss (8.5) and sacks (5.0) and Added an interception, two breakups, a fumble forced and a fumble recovered. He was the first freshman to lead the team in tackles since Jason Shivers in 2001 and the first freshman to lead the team in tackles for loss and sacks since Junior Onyeali in 2010.