Ten SAC Football Student-Athletes Named to 2017 Don Hansen All-America Teams
Ten football student-athletes representing five institutions from South Atlantic Conference have been named to the All-America teams.
BROOKFIELD, Ill. — The Don Hansen Football Committee has released the 2017 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America teams. Ten football student-athletes representing five institutions from South Atlantic Conference have been named to the All-America teams. Leading the way is First Team Defense selection, Kyle Kitchens from Catawba.
The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.
Offensive Player of the Year: Luis Perez, QB, Texas A&M-Commerce
Defensive Player of the Year: Marcus Martin, DE, Slippery Rock
Special Teams Player of the Year: Deonte Harris, RS, Assumption
Freshman of the Year: Austin Ryan, WR, Bentley
Co-Coaches of the Year: Pete Shinnick, West Florida & Paul Tortorella, Indiana (Pa.)
First Team Offense
|
POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
QB |
Luis Perez |
6-3 |
220 |
SR |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Chula Vista, Calif. |
|
FB |
Jordan Johnson |
6-1 |
231 |
SO |
West Texas A&M |
Eagle Lake, Texas |
|
RB |
Marc Jones |
5-11 |
225 |
JR |
Gannon |
Painesville, Ohio |
|
RB |
Cameron Mayberry |
5-11 |
200 |
SO |
Colorado Mines |
Stillwater, Okla. |
|
WR |
Weston Carr |
6-2 |
200 |
SO |
Azusa Pacific |
Benica, Calif. |
|
WR |
J.T. Luper |
5-9 |
175 |
SR |
Central Oklahoma |
Sherman, Texas |
|
WR |
Austin Ryan |
6-0 |
185 |
FR |
Bentley |
Foxborough, Mass. |
|
TE |
Nick Keizer |
6-5 |
255 |
SR |
Grand Valley State |
Portage, Mich. |
|
OC |
Taylor Nikithser |
6-4 |
300 |
SR |
California (Pa.) |
Wexford, Pa. |
|
OG |
Bryan Redmond |
6-2 |
312 |
SR |
Bowie State |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
|
OG |
Nic Sawyer |
6-5 |
305 |
JR |
Ferris State |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
|
OT |
Jared Machorro |
6-7 |
280 |
SR |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Coldspring, Texas |
|
OT |
Travis Talley |
6-3 |
285 |
SR |
Fort Hays State |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
|
AP |
Trenton Cannon |
5-11 |
175 |
SR |
Virginia State |
Hampton, Va. |
|
PK |
Cole Tracy |
5-11 |
190 |
SR |
Assumption |
Camarillo, Calif. |
First Team Defense
|
POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
DE |
Marcus Martin |
6-2 |
255 |
SR |
Slippery Rock |
West Mifflin, Pa. |
|
DE |
Zach Sieler |
6-6 |
290 |
JR |
Ferris State |
Pinckney, Mich. |
|
DT |
Jake Klinger |
6-2 |
275 |
JR |
Bloomsburg |
Berwick, Pa. |
|
DT |
Nathan Shepherd |
6-5 |
300 |
SR |
Fort Hays State |
Ajak, Ontario, Canada |
|
LB |
Kirby Hora |
6-2 |
210 |
JR |
Augustana (S.D.) |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
|
LB |
Kyle Kitchens |
6-2 |
205 |
SR |
Catawba |
Decatur. Ga. |
|
LB |
Osband Thompson |
6-0 |
205 |
SR |
Tuskegee |
Miami, Fla. |
|
LB |
Collin Schlosser |
6-1 |
230 |
SR |
Grand Valley State |
Ada, Mich. |
|
S |
Andrew Benson |
6-2 |
205 |
SR |
Assumption |
East Bridgewater, Mass. |
|
S |
Chris Johnson |
6-3 |
200 |
JR |
North Alabama |
Birmingham, Ala. |
|
CB |
Tyler Hasty |
6-0 |
190 |
JR |
Central Washington |
Bellevue, Wash. |
|
CB |
Zuril Hendrick |
6-0 |
181 |
JR |
Edinboro |
Rochester, N.Y. |
|
P |
Justin Marcha |
6-1 |
200 |
SR |
Emporia State |
Edmond, Okla. |
|
RS |
Deonte Harris |
5-6 |
170 |
JR |
Assumption |
Baltimore, Md. |
Second Team Offense
|
POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
QB |
Connor Jessop |
6-5 |
220 |
SR |
Shepherd |
Ashburn, Va. |
|
FB |
Chris Eastburn |
6-0 |
244 |
JR |
Arkansas Tech |
Pearcy, Ark. |
|
RB |
Kamal Cass |
5-11 |
185 |
SR |
Eastern New Mexico |
Clovis, N.M. |
|
RB |
Walter Fletcher |
5-9 |
191 |
SO |
Edinboro |
Columbia, Md. |
|
WR |
Cory Contini |
6-1 |
195 |
JR |
Ohio Dominican |
Dover, Ohio |
|
WR |
Ryan Feiss |
5-10 |
190 |
JR |
Shepherd |
Forest Hill, Md. |
|
WR |
Keshaun Taylor |
6-1 |
180 |
SR |
Mars Hill |
Homestead, Fla. |
|
TE |
Vincent Hobbs |
6-3 |
255 |
JR |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Mesquite, Texas |
|
OC |
Dominic Giunta |
6-3 |
284 |
SR |
Ashland |
Willoughby, Ohio |
|
OG |
Innis Claud V |
6-0 |
290 |
SO |
Delta State |
Albany, Ga. |
|
OG |
Colin McAllister |
6-2 |
290 |
SO |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Boothwyn, Pa. |
|
OT |
John Conner |
6-5 |
293 |
SR |
Ashland |
Akron, Ohio |
|
OT |
Levonte Hights |
6-4 |
300 |
SR |
Shepherd |
North Chesterfield, Va. |
|
AP |
Ja'Quan Gardner |
5-7 |
205 |
SR |
Humboldt State |
Ceres, Calif. |
|
PK |
Casey Bednarski |
6-1 |
230 |
JR |
Minnesota State |
Oconomowoc, Wis. |
Second Team Defense
|
POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
DE |
Myles Humphrey |
6-2 |
245 |
SR |
Shepherd |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
|
DE |
James Prater, Jr. |
6-0 |
253 |
JR |
Ashland |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
DT |
Jemal Averette |
6-2 |
288 |
SR |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
|
DT |
Freddie Reed |
6-0 |
309 |
SR |
North Alabama |
West Point, Miss. |
|
LB |
Sam Blankenship |
6-2 |
205 |
JR |
Harding |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
LB |
Dennis Gareck |
6-0 |
205 |
SR |
Sioux Falls |
Lake in the Hills, Ill. |
|
LB |
Kevin Haynes |
6-1 |
228 |
SR |
Central Washington |
Battle Ground, Wash. |
|
S |
Glenn Harris |
6-1 |
180 |
SR |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
S |
Andrew Spencer |
6-1 |
210 |
SR |
Winona State |
Lake Villa, Ill. |
|
CB |
J.R. Stevens |
6-0 |
175 |
SO |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Langhorne, Pa. |
|
CB |
Darius Williams |
6-0 |
195 |
JR |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
|
P |
Zach Gaines |
6-1 |
218 |
SO |
West Alabama |
Calera, Ala. |
|
RS |
Trenton Cannon |
5-11 |
175 |
SR |
Virginia State |
Hampton, Va. |
|
RS |
Vashon Nutt |
5-9 |
175 |
SR |
Northwood |
Northridge, Calif. |
Third Team Offense
|
POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
QB |
Amir Hall |
6-4 |
180 |
JR |
Bowie State |
Bowie, Md. |
|
FB |
Theo Blackston |
6-0 |
235 |
JR |
Mercyhurst |
Wheeling, W. Va. |
|
RB |
Daouda Sylla |
5-9 |
210 |
SR |
Findlay |
Ypsilanti, Mich. |
|
RB |
David Tann |
5-10 |
210 |
SR |
Colorado Mesa |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
|
WR |
James Clark |
6-1 |
176 |
SO |
Edinboro |
Coatesville, Pa. |
|
WR |
Chad Hovasse |
6-1 |
215 |
JR |
Adams State |
Colorado Springs, Calif. |
|
WR |
Jalen Tolliver |
6-3 |
210 |
SR |
Arkansas-Monticello |
Rayville, La. |
|
TE |
D.J. Cornish |
6-2 |
260 |
SO |
Shepherd |
Felton, Del. |
|
OC |
A.J. Roland |
6-0 |
230 |
JR |
Midwestern State |
Temple, Texas |
|
OG |
Chris Gomez |
6-3 |
330 |
SR |
Central Missouri |
Lenexa, Kan. |
|
OG |
Islam Sbeih |
6-1 |
298 |
SR |
Midwestern State |
East Oakland Calif. |
|
OT |
Frank Ball |
6-3 |
280 |
SO |
Virginia State |
Hampton, Va. |
|
OT |
Devon Johnson |
6-7 |
315 |
JR |
Ferris State |
Aurora, Ill. |
|
OT |
Jerron Searles |
6-5 |
280 |
SR |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Atlantic City, N.J. |
|
AP |
Deshawn Jones |
5-9 |
185 |
SO |
Missouri S&T |
Olympia Fields, Ill. |
|
PK |
Kristov Martinez |
5-6 |
135 |
JR |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Edinburg, Texas |
Third Team Defense
|
POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
DE |
Markus Jones |
6-3 |
255 |
JR |
Angelo State |
Crowley, Texas |
|
DE |
John Williamson |
6-3 |
240 |
JR |
West Florida |
Stockton, Ala. |
|
DT |
Chris Okoye |
6-6 |
320 |
SR |
Ferris State |
Novi, Mich. |
|
DT |
Simanu'a Thomas |
6-1 |
288 |
SO |
Pittsburg State |
Independence, Mo. |
|
LB |
Ben Althoff |
6-1 |
220 |
JR |
Northwest Missouri |
Palmyra, Mo. |
|
LB |
Jose Delgado |
5-11 |
200 |
JR |
Fort Hays State |
Derby, Kan. |
|
LB |
Damon Lloyd |
6-0 |
235 |
SO |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Bel Air, Md. |
|
S |
Sterling Hammon |
6-1 |
210 |
SO |
Virginia Union |
Caret, Va. |
|
S |
D.J. Olmstead |
5-11 |
185 |
SR |
Washburn |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
|
CB |
Jeremy Jackson |
5-8 |
200 |
SR |
Arkansas-Monticello |
Hahnville, La. |
|
CB |
Monteze Latimore |
6-0 |
185 |
SR |
Central Missouri |
St. Louis, Mo. |
|
CB |
Tavierre Thomas |
6-0 |
205 |
SR |
Ferris State |
Detroit, Mich. |
|
P |
Zach Davidson |
6-7 |
230 |
FR |
Central Missouri |
Webb City, Mo. |
|
RS |
Corey Ballentine |
6-0 |
204 |
JR |
Washburn |
Topeka, Kan. |
Honorable Mention
ALPHABETICAL, BY SCHOOL — Adams State: Marquese Surrell, AP; American International: Anthony Appleton, DT; Angelo State: Justin Jackson, LB; Fred Lawrence, CB; Arkansas Tech: K.J. Reid, LB; Clayton Watson, P; Ashland: Aidan Simenc, PK; Travis Tarnowski, QB; Assumption: James McNerney, OC; Ray Sarkodieh, DE; Bemidji State: Gunner Olszewski, CB; Bowie State: Brandon Britton, WR; Robert Chesson, RB; Sean Copeland, DT; Victor Tamba, OT; Derrick Tate, DE; California (Pa.): Will Brazill, PK; Luke Hrapchak, LB; Craig McCorkle, OT; Carson-Newman: Darius Williams, S; Catawba: Sam Mobley, WR; Cris Page, CB; Quinzavious Sands, OG; Central Missouri: Brook Bolles, QB; Seth Hebert, TE; Devante Turner, RB; Central Oklahoma: Sam Noble, OT; Central Washington: Nicholas Aumua, DT; Bo Banner, DE; James Moore, OT; Kyle Self, TE; Chowan: Drew Buck, TE; Colorado Mesa: Austin Fleer, OT; Virnel Moon, RS; Blake Nelson, DE; Aaron Simons, OG; Colorado State-Pueblo: Corbin Feenstra, OC; Emery Taylor, CB; Concord: Jeremiah Johnson, CB; Garrett Lee, P; Delta State: Jamoral Graham, CB; Eastern New Mexico: Tayshaun Gary, FB; Emporia State: Justin Brown, WR; Fairmont State: Marcus Porter, LB; Michael Porter, CB; Stephen Turner, S; Ferris State: Jake Daugherty, OC; Findlay: Andrew Alten, OG; Johnny Hopkins, DE; Aaron Ivery, S; Luke Stuffel, TE; Florida Tech: Adonis Davis, DE; Fort Hays State: Brandon Brown, PK; Dante Brown, P; Monterio Burchfield, WR; Kenneth Iheme, RB; Doyin Jibowu, S; Fort Valley State: Lorenzo Smothers, RS; Grand Valley State: Marty Carter, RB; Harding: Gavin De Los Santos, OT; Humboldt State: Alex Cappa, OT; Robert Webber, QB; Indiana (Pa.): Max Redfield, S; Lenny Williams, QB; Indianapolis: Jordan Bedan, OG; Kentucky State: Brett Sylve, AP; Kutztown: Ahkee Cox-Cowan, CB; Lane: MarQuel Shelton, DE; Limestone: Alex Haynes, P; LIU-Post: Anthony DeNunzio, DT; Joe Lacey, OT; Malik Pierre, AP; Malone: Ryan Weber, LB; Mars Hill: Brandon Berridge, OT; McKendree: Austin Weltha, LB; Midwestern State: Josh Wydermyer, S; Miles: Justin Hardy, RB; Millersville: Sean Dugan, LB; Minnesota Crookston: Rod Stewart, RS; Minnesota Duluth: Nolan Folkert, OT; Minnesota State: Brendan Chrystal, LB; Nate Gunn, RB; Evan Perrizo, DE; Sam Schrauth, OG; Missouri S&T: Roderick Chapman, CB; Tershawn Wharton, DE; North Alabama: Maurice Carnell, CB; North Carolina-Pembroke: Tyler Hinton, DE; North Greenville: Matt Gravely, PK; Northeastern State: Gary McKnight, WR; Northern Michigan: Jake Mayon, AP; Northwood: Nick Tripp, S; Northwest Missouri: Austen Eskew, DE; Zach Flott, OG; Marcus Jones, CB; Caleb Mather, DT; Notre Dame (Ohio): Claudy Mathieu, DE; Ohio Dominican: Tristan Kehres, DT; Grant Russell, QB; Zach Williams, OT; Pittsburg State: Bo Farrow, OC; Codey Funk, OT; Austin Panko, RS; Michael Rose, RB; Saginaw Valley State: Chad Gailliard, WR; Seton Hill: Evan Byrd, FB; Shepherd: Jamie Colon, OC; James Gupton, LB; Jabre Lolley, RB; Shippensburg: Winston Eubanks, WR; Kevin Taylor, CB; Shorter: Lewis Hayes, WR; Slippery Rock: Marcus Johnson, RS; Ian Park, OG; Southeastern Oklahoma: Joel Carlos, PK; O.J. Walker, RS; Southern Arkansas: Davondrick Lison, DT; Elgin Moore, S; Southwest Baptist: Corey Hanger, CB; Kendrick Payne, WR; Tarleton State: Tyrell Thompson, DT; Texas A&M-Commerce: Michael Onuoha, DE; Brucks Saathoff, LB; Texas A&M-Kingsville: Jordan Thomas, WR; Tuskegee: Leward Brown, OC; Jonah McCutcheaon, S; Valdosta State: Kevin Battle, OG; Virginia Union: Karl Calhoun, LB; West Alabama: Donta Armstrong, WR; Qua Boyd, TE; Tevin Madison, CB; Terry Samuel, LB; Harry Satterwhite, QB; West Chester: Tyler Morrissey, LB; Brendan Paulison, P; West Florida: Austin Williams, PK; West Georgia: Desmond Harrison, OT; Harley Vaughan, OC; West Liberty: Cliff Clark, LB; West Texas A&M: John Cummings, P; West Virginia Wesleyan: Cody Goode, DT; Western New Mexico: D'Angelo Bowie, WR; Western Oregon: Paul Revis, WR; Wingate: Buck Muckelvene, RS; Daniel Owens, OC; Lawrence Pittman, RB; Winona State: Jake Balliu, RS; Michael Gomez, DT; Jake Gronholz, OG.
