Maponga is a second-team pick. A native of Carrollton, Texas, who has added 31 pounds since arriving at TCU, Maponga was a second-team All-Mountain West Conference selection.
Maponga has started 10 games and places second on the TCU defensive line with 29 tackles, including three for loss. He has 2 1/2 sacks. Maponga recorded a season-high five stops in victories over SMU and Air Force. He has at least one tackle for loss in four games.
Boyce, an honorable-mention Freshman All-American, has set a TCU rookie record with his team-high 602 receiving yards. His 33 receptions are second on the Horned Frogs and the most by a TCU freshman since Cory Rodgers' 37 in 2003.
A native of Copperas Cove, Texas, Boyce topped 100 yards in receiving twice. He recorded a season-best eight catches for 127 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-3 win over BYU. The 127 yards were the most by a TCU freshman since Rodgers had 171 on six grabs at Houston in 2003. It was also the highest total by a Horned Frog since Jimmy Young's school-record 226 yards versus Wyoming in 2008.
Boyce also had three receptions for 126 yards and a pair of scores, including a 93-yard strike fromAndy Dalton, in a 47-7 victory at Utah.
Boyce has started six games and has at least one reception in 11 of 12 contests.
