All Conference Player Selections

s--k · Nov 29, 2016

Starting with ACC Media:
ACSMA Announces 2016 All-ACC Football Teams

Posted: 11/28/2016 - Updated: 11/28/2016

Clemson leads with 15 selections, including nine on first team. Florida State's Dalvin Cook and Clemson's Ben Boulware (pictured) were the top vote-getters on offense and defense, respectively.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson, which is set to defend its Atlantic Coast Conference championship later this week, leads all schools with 15 selections to the 2016 All-ACC Football Teams, as voted upon by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).

The Atlantic Division co-champion Tigers placed nine members on the All-ACC first team (five offense, four defense).

Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech, which will face the Tigers in Saturday night’s Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game in Orlando, had nine total players chosen, as did Atlantic Division co-champion Louisville.

Forty-eight ACSMA members cast ballots for the 2016 All-ACC Football Teams, with three points awarded for each first-team vote, two points for each second-team vote and one point for each third-team selection.

Florida State junior Dalvin Cook, the ACC’s rushing leader with 1,620 yards, leads the overall voting with 139 points. He is joined on the first team by Louisville sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who leads the conference in total offense with 410.7 yards per game and set a conference record for touchdown responsibility with 51 (30 passing, 21 rushing).

Rounding out the first-team backfield is Pitt running back James Conner, the 2014 ACC Player of the Year, who battled back from a bout with cancer and a knee injury to re-establish himself as one of college football’s elite players. The first-team receiving trio of Clemson’s Mike Williams, Syracuse’s Amba Etta-Tawo and North Carolina’s Ryan Switzer have combined for 264 receptions, 29 touchdowns and more than 3,600 receiving yards.

Also featured on the offensive first team are two-time ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner Roderick Johnson of Florida State and Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett. The Tigers’ presence is felt across the front line with center Jay Guillermo, tackle Mitch Hyatt and guard Tyrone Crowder all earning first-team selections. They are joined by Pitt guard Dorian Johnson.

Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware, who helps anchor a Tigers’ unit that has allowed just 17 points and a shade over 300 yards per game, leads the All-ACC defensive first-team voting. He is joined by defensive ends DeMarcus Walker of Florida State and Ejuan Price of Pitt; tackles Carlos Watkins of Clemson and Woody Baron of Virginia Tech, and fellow linebackers Micah Kiser of Virginia and Devonte Fields of Louisville.

A pair of Clemson seniors earned first-team spots in the secondary, with Cordrea Tankersley manning one cornerback position and Jadar Johnson chosen at safety. They are joined by Virginia junior safety Quin Blanding and Florida State sophomore cornerback Tavarus McFadden.

Virginia’s Kiser (11.2 per game) and Blanding (10.0) lead the ACC in total tackles. Florida State’s Walker shares the NCAA FBS lead in quarterback sacks with Boston College’s Harold Landry with 15, and Pitt’s Price has 12 to his credit. Price also leads the ACC with 21 total tackles for loss. McFadden’s eight interceptions lead the conference.

Wake Forest kicker Mike Weaver, Pitt explosive returner Quadree Henderson and Virginia punter Nicholas Conte complete the All-ACC first team.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR, Mike Williams, R-Jr., Clemson, 131 pts
WR, Amba Etta-Tawo, R-Sr., Syracuse, 125
WR, Ryan Switzer, Sr., North Carolina, 107
TE, Jordan Leggett, Sr., Clemson, 95
T, Roderick Johnson, Jr., Florida State, 118
T, Mitch Hyatt, So., Clemson, 104
G, Tyrone Crowder, R-Jr., Clemson, 104
G, Dorian Johnson, Sr., Pittsburgh, 88
C, Jay Guillermo, R-Sr., Clemson, 86
QB, Lamar Jackson, So., Louisville, 125
RB, Dalvin Cook, Jr., Florida State, 139
RB, James Conner, R-Jr., Pittsburgh, 119
PK, Mike Weaver, R-Jr., Wake Forest, 47
Sp., Quadree Henderson, So., Pittsburgh, 103

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DE, DeMarcus Walker, Sr., Florida State, 125
DE, Ejuan Price, R-Sr., Pittsburgh, 107
DT, Carlos Watkins, R-Sr., Clemson, 113
DT, Woody Baron, Sr., Virginia Tech, 79
LB, Ben Boulware, Sr., Clemson, 131
LB, Micah Kiser, Jr., Virginia, 99
LB, Devonte Fields, Sr., Louisville, 70
CB, Tarvarus McFadden, So., Florida State, 113
CB, Cordrea Tankersley, Sr., Clemson, 97
S, Quin Blanding, Jr., Virginia, 100
S, Jadar Johnson, Sr., Clemson, 94
P, Nicholas Conte, Sr., Virginia, 118

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR, Isaiah Ford, Jr., Virginia Tech, 103
WR, Travis Rudolph, Jr., Florida State, 81
WR, Ahmmon Richards, Fr., Miami , 50
TE, Cole Hikutini, Sr., Louisville, 62
T, Adam Bisnowaty, R-Sr., Pittsburgh, 88
T, Jon Heck, Sr., North Carolina, 57
G, Tony Adams, Jr., NC State, 54
G, Kareem Are, R-Sr., Florida State, 54
C, Lucas Crowley, Sr., North Carolina, 64
QB, Deshaun Watson, Jr., Clemson, 102
RB, Matthew Dayes, Sr., NC State, 79
RB, Wayne Gallman, R-Jr., Clemson, 73
PK, Greg Huegel, R-So., Clemson, 39
Sp., T.J. Logan, Sr., North Carolina, 57

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DE, Harold Landry, Jr., Boston College, 92
DE, Christian Wilkins, So., Clemson, 72
DT, Dexter Lawrence, Fr., Clemson, 67
DT, DeAngelo Brown, Sr., Louisville, 66
LB, Marquel Lee, Sr., Wake Forest, 64
LB, Keith Kelsey, Sr., Louisville, 56
LB, Tremaine Edmunds, So., Virginia Tech, 47
CB, Jaire Alexander, So., Louisville, 80
CB, Corn Elder, Sr., Miami, 53
S, Jordan Whitehead, So., Pittsburgh, 54
S, Jessie Bates, Fr., Wake Forest, 42
P, Justin Vogel, Sr., Miami, 78

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
WR, Artavis Scott, Jr., Clemson, 46
WR, James Quick, Sr., Louisville, 44
WR, Stacy Coley, Sr., Miami, 30
TE, Bucky Hodges, R-Jr., Virginia Tech, 52
T, Brian O’Neill, R-So., Pittsburgh, 35
T, Jonathan McLaughlin, Sr., Virginia Tech, 33
G, Augie Conte, R-Sr., Virginia Tech, 48
G, Danny Isidora, Sr., Miami, 43
C, Freddie Burden, R-Sr., Georgia Tech, 27
QB, Mitch Trubisky, Jr., North Carolina, 29
RB, Mark Walton, So., Miami, 59
RB, Elijah Hood, Jr., North Carolina, 40
PK, Joey Slye, Jr., Virginia Tech, 37
Sp., Brisly Estime, Sr., Syracuse, 32

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
DE, Bradley Chubb, Jr., NC State, 64
DE, Duke Ejiofor, R-Jr., Wake Forest, 37
DT, Derrick Nnadi, Jr., Florida State, 65
DT, Nazair Jones, Jr., North Carolina, 33
LB, Ben Humphreys, So., Duke, 46
LB, Andrew Motuapuaka, R-Jr., Virginia Tech, 41
LB, Zaire Franklin, Jr., Syracuse, 40
CB, Greg Stroman, Jr., Virginia Tech, 45
CB, Breon Borders, Sr., Duke, 37
S, Josh Harvey-Clemons, Sr., Louisville, 38
S, Chucky Williams, Jr., Louisville, 34
P, Sterling Hofrichter, Fr.-R, Syracuse, 30

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE (20+ points)
WR, Ervin Philips, Jr., Syracuse, 29
WR, Quadree Henderson, So., Pittsburgh, 22
WR, Bug Howard, Sr., North Carolina, 20
TE, Jaylen Samuels, Jr., NC State, 24
TE, David Njoku, R-So., Miami , 22
T, Geron Christian, So., Louisville, 31
G, Wilson Bell, R-Jr., Florida State, 33
G, Wyatt Teller, R-Jr., Virginia Tech, 23
G, Khalil Hunter, Sr., Louisville, 21
C, Alec Eberle, R-So., Florida State, 24
C, Joe Scelfo, Gr-Tfr., NC State, 22
RB, Taquan Mizzell, Sr., Virginia, 30
PK, Harrison Butker, Sr., Georgia Tech, 34
PK, Chris Blewitt, Sr., Pittsburgh, 34
PK, Michael Badgley, Jr., Miami , 31
PK, Ricky Aguayo, Fr., Florida State, 30
PK, Nick Weiler, Sr., North Carolina, 27
Sp., Ryan Switzer, Sr., North Carolina, 26
Sp., Ray-Ray McCloud, So., Clemson, 20

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE (20+ points)
DE, Ken Ekanem, Sr., Virginia Tech, 25
DE, James Hearns, R-Jr., Louisville, 22
DT, Demarcus Christmas, R-So., Florida State, 25
DT, Patrick Gamble, R-Sr., Georgia Tech, 23
DT, Tyrique Jarrett, Sr., Pittsburgh, 21
LB, Andre Smith, So., North Carolina, 37
LB, Matt Milano, Sr., Boston College, 37
LB, Kendall Joseph, R-So., Clemson, 32
LB, Connor Strachan, Jr., Boston College, 31
LB, Joe Giles-Harris, Fr., Duke, 25
LB, Shaquille Quarterman, Fr., Miami , 24
LB, Parris Bennett, Jr., Syracuse, 23
CB, Marquez White, Sr., Florida State, 28
CB, Des Lawrence, Sr., North Carolina, 27
CB, M.J. Stewart, Jr., North Carolina, 24
S, Josh Jones, Jr., NC State, 28
S, Terrell Edmunds, R-So., Virginia Tech, 28
S, Chuck Clark, Sr., Virginia Tech, 23
S, Rayshawn Jenkins, R-Sr., Miami , 23
S, Van Smith, So., Clemson, 21
P, Dom Maggio, Fr., Wake Forest, 23

s--k · Nov 29, 2016

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – USF quarterback Quinton Flowers, who has led the Bulls to their most successful season in program history, and UCF linebacker Shaquem Griffin, who has helped the Knights to a remarkable turnaround in 2016, were honored as the American Athletic Conference’s Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year by the league’s 12 head coaches.

Memphis return specialist Tony Pollard was chosen as The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year. Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver was the coaches’ choice as Rookie of the Year.

Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, who led the Midshipmen to the outright West Division title, won The American’s Coach of the Year honor for the second straight year.

Flowers was chosen as the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year after he finished the regular season as the only player in the conference to both throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000. He set school records for total offense (3,976 yards), rushing yards (1,425), rushing touchdowns (15) and total touchdowns (37) and is the American Athletic Conference leader in pass efficiency (153.5). Flowers set the American Athletic Conference single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback and ranked third among all league players in rushing, averaging 118.8 yards per game and 8.1 yards per carry. Beyond the numbers, Flowers directed a USF offense that scored at least 30 points in every game this season, and in 15 straight games, dating to 2015, helping the Bulls to 10 wins for the first time in school history. Flowers is the first USF player to win a major individual football award from the conference.

Griffin becomes the third UCF player to win a major football honor from The American, following Blake Bortles (the 2013 Offensive Player of the Year) and Jacoby Glenn (the 2014 Defensive Player of the Year). Griffin made an immediate impact in his first year as a starter, finishing as the American Athletic Conference leader in sacks (11.0) and ranking third in the conference in tackles for loss (19.0). Griffin finished the regular season with 85 total tackles along with two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, six pass breakups and an interception, helping the Knights - who went winless in 2015 - to six wins and bowl eligibility in 2016.

Pollard continued Memphis’ hold on The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year award, giving the Tigers the winner of that honor for the fourth straight year (joining punter Tom Hornsey in 2013 and kicker Jake Elliott, who won in 2014 and 2015). Pollard ranks ninth nationally in kickoff returns, averaging 28.4 yards per attempt, and had 993 yards on kickoffs as a freshman. He returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, finishing the regular season as the only player in The American with more than one special teams touchdown. Prior to this season, Memphis had not scored on a kickoff return since 1996.

Oliver becomes the second Houston player to be named as The American Rookie of the Year (quarterback John O’Korn won in 2013). A unanimous selection to the all-conference first team as well, Oliver made an immediate impact on the Cougars, who finished the regular season ranked second nationally in rushing defense (97.9 yards per game). Oliver finished second in the conference in tackles for loss (19.5) and had 5.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, a team-high nine pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries.

Niumatalolo repeated as American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after his Midshipmen went 7-1 in American Athletic Conference play for the second consecutive year, clinching the West Division title and home field advantage in Saturday’s conference championship game. Despite returning only one offensive starter from last year’s team, and losing this year’s starting quarterback to a season-ending injury on Opening Day, the Midshipmen have been one of the most prolific offensive teams in the nation in 2016, ranking second in the NCAA in rushing (342.0 ypg), and 11th in scoring (41.7 ppg). Along the way, Navy has committed the fewest penalties (30) and has the second-fewest turnovers (9) of any team in the nation.

In addition to the major award-winners, The American also named its first, second and honorable mention all-conference teams. Oliver and Temple defensive end Haason Reddick were both unanimously selected to the first team in 2016, while Memphis kicker Jake Elliott becomes the first player in conference history to be named to the first team four times.

2016 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARDS
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Quinton Flowers, QB, USF (Jr., Miami, Fla.)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla.)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tony Pollard, WR/KR, Memphis (Fr., Memphis, Tenn.)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Ed Oliver, DT, Houston (Fr., Houston, Texas.)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR
Ken Niumatalolo, Navy


Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Last School
WR	Zay Jones [SUP]2[/SUP]	East Carolina	Sr.	6-1	197	Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin
WR	Courtland Sutton	SMU	So.	6-4	215	Brenham, Texas/Brenham
WR	Keevan Lucas [SUP]2[/SUP]	Tulsa	Sr.	5-10	195	Abilene, Texas/Abilene
OT	Kofi Amichia	USF	Sr.	6-4	297	Riverdale, Ga./McEachern
OT	Dion Dawkins [SUP]2[/SUP]	Temple	Sr.	6-5	320	Rahway, N.J./Rahway
OG	Adam West	Navy	Sr.	6-3	297	Spring, Texas/Klein
OG	Blake Belcher	Tulsa	Sr.	6-5	304	Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie
C	Chandler Miller	Tulsa	So.	6-3	290	Bixby, Okla./Bixby
TE	Daniel Montiel	Memphis	Sr.	6-3	240	Arlington, Texas/Arlington
QB	Quinton Flowers	USF	Jr.	6-0	210	Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson
RB	Marlon Mack [SUP]1 1[/SUP]	USF	Jr.	6-0	195	Sarasota, Fla./Booker
RB	James Flanders	Tulsa	Sr.	5-10	203	Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City
DL	Ed Oliver *	Houston	Fr.	6-2	290	Houston, Texas/Westfield
DL	Justin Lawler	SMU	Jr.	6-4	262	Pottsboro, Texas/Pottsboro
DL	Haason Reddick [SUP]H[/SUP] *	Temple	Sr.	6-1	230	Camden, N.J./Haddon Heights
DL	Tanzel Smart [SUP]1[/SUP]	Tulane	Sr.	6-1	304	Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville Magnet
LB	Shaquem Griffin	UCF	Jr.	6-1	213	St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood
LB	Eric Wilson [SUP]2[/SUP]	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-2	225	Redford, Mich./Northwestern
LB	Steven Taylor [SUP]2[/SUP]	Houston	Sr.	6-1	225	Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill
LB	Genard Avery	Memphis	So.	6-2	230	Byhalia, Miss./Byhalia
LB	Nico Marley [SUP]H 1[/SUP]	Tulane	Sr.	5-10	208	Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay
CB	Howard Wilson	Houston	So.	6-1	185	DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto
CB	Horace Richardson	SMU	Sr.	6-0	201	Everman, Texas/Everman
S	Obi Melifonwu	UConn	Sr.	6-3	217	South Grafton, Mass./Grafton
S	Darrion Millines	SMU	Sr.	6-0	208	Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage
K	Jake Elliott [SUP]1 1 1[/SUP]	Memphis	Sr.	5-10	165	Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township
P	Spencer Smith [SUP]2 1[/SUP]	Memphis	So.	6-1	195	Newnan, Ga./East Coweta
RS	Tony Pollard	Memphis	Fr	5-11	200	Memphis, Tenn./Melrose

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[TD="colspan: 7"] ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM [/TD]

[TD="colspan: 7"] * unanimous selection[/TD]

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Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Last School
WR	Noel Thomas	UConn	Sr.	6-1	202	Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School
WR	Anthony Miller	Memphis	Jr.	5-11	190	Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers
WR	Rodney Adams [SUP]H[/SUP]	USF	Sr.	6-1	190	St. Petersburg, Fla./Toledo
OT	Blake Copeland	Navy	Sr.	6-4	281	Muscle Shoals, Ala./Muscle Shoals
OT	Evan Plagg	Tulsa	Jr.	6-3	292	Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie
OG	Dominique Threatt	USF	Sr.	6-1	330	Atlanta, Ga./Tri-Cities
OG	Tyler Bowling	Tulsa	So.	6-6	325	Yukon, Okla./Yukon
C	Maurice Morris	Navy	Sr.	6-2	327	La Porte, Texas/La Porte
TE	Mitchell Wilcox	USF	Fr.	6-4	248	Tarpon Springs, Fla./Tarpon Springs
QB	Greg Ward Jr. [SUP]2[/SUP]	Houston	Sr.	5-11	190	Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
RB	Jahad Thomas [SUP]1[/SUP]	Temple	Sr.	5-10	180	Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth
RB	D’Angelo Brewer	Tulsa	Jr.	5-9	185	Tulsa, Okla./Central
DL	Jamiyus Pittman	UCF	Jr.	6-0	295	Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County
DL	Cortez Broughton	Cincinnati	So.	6-2	297	Warner Robbins, Ga./Veterans
DL	Deadrin Senat	USF	Jr.	6-1	305	Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee
DL	Praise Martin-Oguike[SUP]2[/SUP]	Temple	Sr.	6-1	255	Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge
LB	Tyus Bowser	Houston	Sr.	6-3	240	Tyler, Texas/John Tyler
LB	Micah Thomas	Navy	Jr.	6-1	249	Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge
LB	Auggie Sanchez [SUP]2[/SUP]	USF	Jr.	6-2	245	St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast
LB	Avery Williams	Temple	Sr.	5-10	224	Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley
CB	Shaquill Griffin	UCF	Sr.	6-1	200	St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood
CB	Brandon Wilson	Houston	Sr.	5-11	200	Shreveport, La./Calvary Academy
CB	Deatrick Nichols [SUP]1[/SUP]	USF	Jr.	5-10	189	Miami, Fla./Miami Central
CB	Parry Nickerson [SUP]H[/SUP]	Tulane	Jr.	6-0	175	Algiers, La./West Jefferson
S	Garrett Davis	Houston	So.	6-1	200	Red Oak, Texas/Red Oak
S	Sean Chandler [SUP]2[/SUP]	Temple	Jr.	6-0	190	Camden, N.J./Camden
K	Aaron Boumerhi	Temple	Fr.	6-0	195	Phillipsburg, Pa./Phillipsburg-Osceola
P	Worth Gregory	East Carolina	Sr.	6-3	210	Fort Mill, S.C./Alabama
RS	D’Ernest Johnson	USF	Jr.	5-10	208	Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee

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[TD="colspan: 7"] ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM [/TD]

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Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Last School
WR	Linell Bonner	Houston	Jr.	6-0	202	Houston, Texas/Dekaney
OG	Evan Martin	Navy	Jr.	6-3	294	Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit West
TE	Colin Thompson	Temple	Sr.	6-4	255	Doylestown, Pa./Florida
LB	Stephaun Marshall	Temple	Sr.	5-11	206	Montclair, N.J./Montclair
S	Drico Johnson	UCF	Sr.	6-1	215	Orlando, Fla./Agape Christian
S	Alohi Gilman	Navy	Fr.	6-0	200	Laie, Hawaii/Kahuku
RS	Dishan Romine	Navy	Sr.	5-11	178	Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual

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[TD="colspan: 7"] ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION [/TD]

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[SUP]1 2 H[/SUP] indicates previous selections to first team, second team, or honorable mention

s--k · Nov 29, 2016

BIG TEN OFFENSE

Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year: Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Named for Northwestern’s Otto Graham and Ohio State’s Eddie George
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year: Mike Weber, Ohio State
Named for Minnesota’s Darrell Thompson and Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year: J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
Named for Purdue’s Bob Griese and Drew Brees
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year: Austin Carr, Northwestern
Named for Wisconsin’s Pat Richter and Michigan’s Desmond Howard
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year: Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Named for Wisconsin’s Alan Ameche and Ron Dayne
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year: Jake Butt, Michigan
Named for Penn State’s Ted Kwalick and Iowa’s Dallas Clark
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year: Pat Elflein, Ohio State
Named for Nebraska’s Dave Rimington and Ohio State’s Orlando Pace


OFFENSE	FIRST TEAM	SECOND TEAM	THIRD TEAM
Quarterback	J.T. Barrett, Ohio State	Trace McSorley, Penn State	Wilton Speight, Michigan
Running Back	Saquon Barkley, Penn State	Justin Jackson, Northwestern	Akrum Wadley, Iowa
Running Back	Corey Clement, Wisconsin	Mike Weber, Ohio State	Rodney Smith, Minnesota
Receiver	Austin Carr, Northwestern	Amara Darboh, Michigan	Jordan Westerkamp, Nebraska
Receiver	Curtis Samuel, Ohio State	R.J. Shelton, Michigan State	D’Angelo Yancey, Purdue
Center	Pat Elflein, Ohio State	Mason Cole, Michigan	Sean Welsh, Iowa
Guard	Dan Feeney, Indiana	Kyle Kalis, Michigan	James Daniel, Iowa
Guard	Billy Price, Ohio State	Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin	Brian Allen, Michigan State
Tackle	Erik Magnuson, Michigan	Ben Braden, Michigan	Cole Croston, Iowa
Tackle	Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin	Jamarco Jones, Ohio State	Jonah Pirsig, Minnesota
Tight End	Jake Butt, Michigan	Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin	Josiah Price, Michigan State

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[TD="colspan: 4, align: center"] 2016 All-Big Ten Offensive Team (as selected by Big Ten coaches) [/TD]

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(Unanimous selection in ALL CAPS)


OFFENSE	FIRST TEAM	SECOND TEAM	THIRD TEAM
Quarterback	J.T. Barrett, Ohio State	Trace McSorley, Penn State	Wilton Speight, Michigan
Running Back	Justin Jackson, Northwestern	Mike Weber, Ohio State	L.J. Scott, Michigan State
Running Back	SAQUON BARKLEY, PENN STATE	Corey Clement, Wisconsin	Rodney Smith, Minnesota
Receiver	Austin Carr, Northwestern	Amara Darboh, Michigan	Drew Wolitarsky, Minnesota
Receiver	Curtis Samuel, Ohio State	DeAngelo Yancey, Purdue	Chris Godwin, Penn State
Center	Pat Elflein, Ohio State	Mason Cole, Michigan	Sean Welsh, Iowa
Guard	Dan Feeney, Indiana	Kyle Kalis, Michigan	James Daniels, Iowa
Guard	Billy Price, Ohio State	Brian Allen, Michigan State	Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin
Tackle	Erik Magnuson, Michigan	Ben Braden, Michigan	Jonah Pirsig, Minnesota
Tackle	Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin	Jamarco Jones, Ohio State	Nick Gates, Nebraska
Tight End	Jake Butt, Michigan	Mike Gesicki, Penn State	Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin

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[TD="colspan: 4, align: center"] 2016 All-Big Ten Offensive Teams (as selected by conference media) [/TD]

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BIG TEN DEFENSE

Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year: Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
Named for Minnesota’s Bronko Nagurski and Michigan’s Charles Woodson
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year: Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State
Named for Michigan State’s Bubba Smith and Penn State’s Courtney Brown
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year: Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
Named for Illinois’ Dick Butkus and Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year: Jourdan Lewis, Michigan
Named for Ohio State’s Jack Tatum and Purdue’s Rod Woodson
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year: Emmit Carpenter, Minnesota
Named for Wisconsin’s Jim Bakken and Michigan State’s Morten Andersen
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year: Cameron Johnston, Ohio State
Named for Illinois’ Dike Eddleman and Michigan State’s Brandon Fields
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year: Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
Named for Nebraska’s Johnny Rodgers and Iowa’s Tim Dwight
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote): Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
Named for Ohio State’s Woody Hayes and Michigan’s Bo Schembechler
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote): James Franklin, Penn State
Named for Wisconsin’s Dave McClain
Here are the all-Big Ten defensive and special teams as voted on by the coaches and the media. (* – additional honorees due to ties)


DEFENSE	FIRST TEAM	SECOND TEAM*	THIRD TEAM*
Line	Jaleel Johnson, Iowa	Ryan Glasgow, Michigan	Dawuane Smoot, Illinois
Line	Taco Charlton, Michigan	Malik McDowell, Michigan State	Steven Richardson, Minnesota
Line	Chris Wormley, Michigan	Ifeadi Odenigbo, Northwestern	Evan Schwan, Penn State
Line	Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State	Garrett Sickels, Penn State	Conor Sheehy, Wisconsin
Linebacker	Jabrill Peppers, Michigan	Josey Jewell, Iowa	Tegray Scales, Indiana
Linebacker	Raekown McMillan, Ohio State	Anthony Walker Jr., Northwestern	Ben Gedeon, Michigan
Linebacker	T.J. Watt, Wisconsin	Vince Biegel, Wisconsin	Riley Bullough, Michigan State
Linebacker			Jason Cabinda, Penn State
Defensive Back	Desmond King, Iowa	Delano Hill, Michigan	Rashard Fant, Indiana
Defensive Back	Jourdan Lewis, Michigan	Channing Stribling, Michigan	Nathan Gerry, Nebraska
Defensive Back	Malik Hooker, Ohio State	Godwin Igwebuike, Northwestern	Marcus Allen, Penn State
Defensive Back	Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State	Gareon Conley, Ohio State
Defensive Back		Sojourn Shelton, Wisconsin
SPECIAL TEAMS	FIRST TEAM	SECOND TEAM	THIRD TEAM
Kicker	Tyler Davis, Penn State	Emmit Carpenter, Minnesota	Tyler Durbin, Ohio State
Punter	Cameron Johnston, Ohio State	Kenny Allen, Michigan	Ron Coluzzi, Iowa
Return Specialist	Jabrill Peppers, Michigan	Desmond King, Iowa	Parris Campbell, Ohio State

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[TD="colspan: 4, align: center"] 2016 All-Big Ten Defensive Team & Special Teams (as selected by Big Ten coaches) [/TD]

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(Unanimous selection in ALL CAPS)


DEFENSE	FIRST TEAM	SECOND TEAM	THIRD TEAM
Line	Carroll Phillips, Illinois	Jaleel Johnson, Iowa	Dawuane Smoot, Illinois
Line	Taco Charlton, Michigan	Ryan Glasgow, Michigan	Steven Richardson, Minnesota
Line	Ifeadi Odenigbo, Northwestern	Chris Wormley, Michigan	Evan Schwan, Penn State
Line	Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State	Malik McDowell, Michigan State	Garrett Sickels, Penn State
Linebacker	Jabrill Peppers, Michigan	Tegray Scales, Indiana	Riley Bullough, Michigan State
Linebacker	Raekown McMillan, Ohio State	Josey Jewell, Iowa	Anthony Walker Jr., Northwestern
Linebacker	T.J. Watt, Wisconsin	Ben Gedeon, Michigan	Vince Biegel, Wisconsin
Defensive Back	Desmond King, Iowa	Rashard Fant, Indiana	Godwin Igwebuike, Northwestern
Defensive Back	Jourdan Lewis, Michigan	Channing Stribling, Michigan	Gareon Conley, Ohio State
Defensive Back	Malik Hooker, Ohio State	Nathan Gerry, Nebraska	D’Cota Dixon, Wisconsin
Defensive Back	Sojourn Shelton, Wisconsin	Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State	Leo Musso, Wisconsin
SPECIAL TEAMS	FIRST TEAM	SECOND TEAM	THIRD TEAM
Kicker	Emmit Carpenter, Minnesota	Tyler Davis, Penn State	Tyler Durbin, Ohio State
Punter	Cameron Johnston, Ohio State	Kenny Allen, Michigan	Ron Coluzzi, Iowa
Return Specialist	Jabrill Peppers, Michigan	Desmond King, Iowa	Solomon Vault, Northwestern

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[TD="colspan: 4, align: center"] 2016 All-Big Ten Defensive & Special Teams (as selected by conference media) [/TD]

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s--k · Nov 29, 2016

2016 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced

December 07, 2016

The All-Big 12 Conference football teams and individual award winners have been announced. Selections are made by the league's 10 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.

All-Big 12 Honors Notebook:

Dede Westbrook garnered Oklahoma's sixth Offensive Player of the Year Award and second consecutive. Other OU winners include quarterbacks Baker Mayfield (2015), Sam Bradford (2008), Jason White (2003 and 2004) and Josh Heupel (2000). Westbrook is just the second wideout to claim the award along with Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon (2010).

Jordan Willis is the fourth player from K-State to earn Defensive Player of the Year along with linebacker Arthur Brown (2012), defensive back Terence Newman (2002) and linebacker Mark Simoneau (1999). This is the ninth year that a player on the defensive line has been recognized.

Justin Crawford is West Virginia's second Offensive Newcomer of the Year after running back Charles Sims was honored in 2013. He is the fourth running back to win the award.

D.J. Reed is the sixth K-State player named as Defensive Newcomer of the Year, and the first since Arthur Brown in 2011.

Justice Hill is the third Oklahoma State player and first Cowboy running back to be picked Offensive Freshman of the Year. He is the ninth running back to be chosen for the award.

Reggie Walker is the first K-State player to earn Defensive Freshman of the Year since Terry Pierce won the first award in 2000. He is the third defensive end to be honored.

Michael Dickson is Texas' first Special Teams Player of the Year. The award was first presented in 2005. He is the fourth player who handles punting duties to win the honor.

Orlando Brown is Oklahoma's second honoree for Offensive Lineman of the Year, joining Jon Cooper (2008). He is the first sophomore to earn the award since it was first presented in 2006.

K-State's Jordan Willis was also named Defensive Lineman of the Year joining previous K-State selections Ryan Mueller (2013) and Meshak Williams (2012). Willis is the fifth player to win both defensive lineman and player of the year in the same season.

Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) was recognized as Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year for the sixth time and second consecutive year (2015, 2008, 2006, 2003 and 2000) after leading the Sooners to the first undefeated conference season since round-robin play began in 2011.

Oklahoma has won the most individual awards in the 21-year history of the Big 12 with 35. K-State is second (32), followed by Texas (26), Oklahoma State (19), Baylor (13), Iowa State (11), Texas Tech (8), Kansas (7), TCU (5) and West Virginia (4).

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:	Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma, WR, Sr., Cameron, Texas
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:	Jordan Willis, K-State, DE, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.
OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:	Justin Crawford, West Virginia, RB, Jr., Columbus, Ga.
DEFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:	D.J. Reed, K-State, DB, So., Bakersfield, Calif.
OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:	Justice Hill, Oklahoma State, RB, Tulsa, Okla.
DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:	Reggie Walker, K-State, DE, Ponchatoula, La.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:	Michael Dickson, Texas, P, So., Sydney, Australia
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:	Orlando Brown, Oklahoma, So., Duluth, Ga.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:	Jordan Willis, K-State, DE, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.
CHUCK NEINAS COACH OF THE YEAR:	Bob Stoops, Oklahoma (18th season)

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[TD="bgcolor: #C41230, colspan: 5"]2016 All-Big 12 Football First Team[/TD]
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[TR="bgcolor: #CFD4D8"]
[TD="colspan: 5"]OFFENSE[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]Pos.[/TD]
[TD]Player[/TD]
[TD]School[/TD]
[TD]Class[/TD]
[TD]Hometown/Previous School[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]Baker Mayfield +[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Austin, Texas/Texas Tech[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Joe Mixon[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Oakley, Calif./Freedom[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]D'Onta Foreman *[/TD]
[TD]Texas[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Texas City, Texas/Texas City[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]FB[/TD]
[TD]Winston Dimel +[/TD]
[TD]K-State[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]K.D. Cannon ^[/TD]
[TD]Baylor[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Mount Pleasant, Texas/Mount Pleasant[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Allen Lazard[/TD]
[TD]Iowa State[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Dede Westbrook *[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Cameron, Texas/Blinn CC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]James Washington^[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Stamford, Texas/Stamford[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]Mark Andrews ^[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Scottsdale, Okla./Desert Mountain[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Kyle Fuller ^[/TD]
[TD]Baylor[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Wylie, Texas/Wylie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Dalton Risner[/TD]
[TD]K-State[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Wiggins, Colo./Wiggins[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Orlando Brown[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Connor Williams[/TD]
[TD]Texas[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Coppell, Texas/Coppell[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Tyler Orlosky ^[/TD]
[TD]West Virginia[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PK[/TD]
[TD]Cole Netten[/TD]
[TD]Iowa State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]KR/PR[/TD]
[TD]Byron Pringle[/TD]
[TD]K-State[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Tampa, Fla./Butler CC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 5"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CFD4D8"]
[TD="colspan: 5"]DEFENSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pos.[/TD]
[TD]Player[/TD]
[TD]School[/TD]
[TD]Class[/TD]
[TD]Hometown/Previous School[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]K.J. Smith[/TD]
[TD]Baylor[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Frisco, Texas/Centennial[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Dorance Armstrong, Jr. *[/TD]
[TD]Kansas[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Houston, Texas/North Shore[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Jordan Willis *[/TD]
[TD]K-State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Vincent Taylor[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]San Antonio, Texas/James Madi[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Josh Carraway +[/TD]
[TD]TCU[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Elijah Lee ^[/TD]
[TD]K-State[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Jordan Evans ^[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Norman, Okla./Norman North[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Travin Howard[/TD]
[TD]TCU[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Longview, Texas/Longview[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Fish Smithson ^[/TD]
[TD]Kansas[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Baltimore, Md./Highland[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]D.J. Reed[/TD]
[TD]K-State[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Bakersfield, Calif./Cerritos College[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Jordan Thomas ^[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Klein, Texas/Klein[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Jordan Sterns ^[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Cibolo, Texas/Steele[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Rasul Douglas[/TD]
[TD]West Virginia[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]East Orange, N.J./Nassau CC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]P[/TD]
[TD]Michael Dickson[/TD]
[TD]Texas[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Sydney, Australia[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 5"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #C41230, colspan: 5"]2016 All-Big 12 Football Second Team[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CFD4D8"]
[TD="colspan: 5"]OFFENSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pos.[/TD]
[TD]Player[/TD]
[TD]School[/TD]
[TD]Class[/TD]
[TD]Hometown/Previous School[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]Patrick Mahomes II[/TD]
[TD]Texas Tech[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Samaje Perine ~[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Justice Hill[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]Tulsa, Okla./Brooker T. Washington[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]FB[/TD]
[TD]Dimitri Flowers[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]San Antonio, Texas/Churchill[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Jonathan Giles[/TD]
[TD]Texas Tech[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Missouri City, Texas/Fort Bend Elkins[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Shelton Gibson[/TD]
[TD]West Virginia[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Daikiel Shorts Jr.[/TD]
[TD]West Virginia[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Clayton, N.J., Eastern Christian Academy[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]Blake Jarwin ~[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Tuttle, Okla./Tuttle[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Nick Fett[/TD]
[TD]Iowa State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Audubon, Iowa/Audubon[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Zach Crabtree[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Victor Salako[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Huntsville, Ala./Grissom[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Austin Schlottmann[/TD]
[TD]TCU[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Brenham, Texas/Brenham[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Kent Perkins[/TD]
[TD]Texas[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PK[/TD]
[TD]Ben Grogan[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Arlington, Texas/Martin[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]KR/PR[/TD]
[TD]Dede Westbrook[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Cameron, Texas/Blinn CC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CFD4D8"]
[TD="colspan: 5"]DEFENSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Pos.[/TD]
[TD]Player[/TD]
[TD]School[/TD]
[TD]Class[/TD]
[TD]Hometown/Previous School[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Jhaustin Thomas[/TD]
[TD]Iowa State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Atlanta, Ga./Columbia[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Demond Tucker[/TD]
[TD]Iowa State[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Hazelhurst, Miss./Hazelhurst[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Jordan Wade[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Aaron Curry[/TD]
[TD]TCU[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Keller, Texas/Nebraska[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Breckyn Hager[/TD]
[TD]Texas[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Austin, Texas/Westlake[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Ogbonnia Okoronkwo[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Houston, Texas/Alief Taylor[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Chad Whitener[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Ty Summers[/TD]
[TD]TCU[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]San Antonio, Texas/Reagan[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Patrick Levels[/TD]
[TD]Baylor[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Dallas, Texas/Roosevelt[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Kamari Cotton-Moya[/TD]
[TD]Iowa State[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Bakersfield, Calif./Ridgeview[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Tre Flowers[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]Converse, Texas/Judson[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Denzel Johnson[/TD]
[TD]TCU[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]Gainesville, Texas/Gainesville[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Nick Orr[/TD]
[TD]TCU[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]P[/TD]
[TD]Zach Sinor[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]Castroville, Texas/Medina Valley[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 5"]+ - Repeat first team selection from 2015
~ - 2015 first team selection
^ - Second Team selection in 2015.
* - Unanimous selection
A tie in voting created an additional wide receiver spot
Players listed at each position alphabetically by school. [/TD]
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[TABLE="width: 100%"]
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[TD="bgcolor: #C41230, colspan: 2"]2016 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Baylor:[/TD]
[TD]Travon Blanchard (LB), Aiavion Edwards (LB), Kyle Fuller (OLofY), Drew Galitz (P), Tony Nicholson (K/PR), Ryan Reid (DB), Orion Stewart (DB), Terence Williams (RB)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Iowa State:[/TD]
[TD]Matt Campbell (CofY), Willie Harvey (LB), Cole Netten (STPofY), Kene Nwangwu (K/PR), Brian Peavy (DB), Patrick Scoggins (OL), Jomal Wiltz (DB)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kansas:[/TD]
[TD]Hakeem Adeniji (OL), D'Andre Banks (OL), LaQuvionte Gonzales (ONofY), Mike Lee (DFrofY, DB), Cole Moos (P), Steven Sims Jr. (WR), Daniel Wise (DL), Matthew Wyman (PK), Michael Zunica (FB)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]K-State:[/TD]
[TD]Dante Barnett (DB), Will Geary (DL), Dominique Heath (K/PR), Elijah Lee (DPofY), Mike Moore (LB), Reid Najvar (OL), Byron Pringle (WR), Dayton Valentine (TE)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Oklahoma:[/TD]
[TD]Emmanuel Beal (DNofY), Bobby Evans (OL), Baker Mayfield (OPofY), Joe Mixon (K/PR), Steven Parker (DB), Ben Powers (OL), Dru Samia (OL), Ahmad Thomas (DB), Erick Wren (OL)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 120"]Oklahoma State:[/TD]
[TD]Calvin Bundage (DFrofY), Jordan Burton (LB), Chris Carson (RB), Marcus Keyes (OL), Ashton Lampkin (DB), Jalen McCleskey (WR), Motekiai Maile (DL), Mason Rudolph (QB), Zach Sinor (STPofY),Vincent Taylor (DLofY, DPofY), Zac Veatch (TE)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TCU:[/TD]
[TD]Kyle Hicks (RB), Adam Nunez (P), Ranthony Texada (DB), KaVontae Turpin (STPofY, K/PR)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Texas:[/TD]
[TD]Shane Buechele (OFrofY), Poona Ford (DL), D'Onta Foreman (OPofY), Chris Nelson (DL), Malcolm Roach (DFrofY), Zach Shackelford (OL), Connor Williams (OLofY)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Texas Tech:[/TD]
[TD]Jordyn Brooks (DFrofY, LB), Baylen Brown (OL), Keke Coutee (WR), Patrick Mahomes II (OPofY)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]West Virginia:[/TD]
[TD]Justin Arndt (LB), Al-Rasheed Benton (LB), Kyle Bosch (OL), Rasul Douglas (DPofY), Dana Holgorsen (CofY), David Long (DFrofY), Noble Nwachukwu (DL), Tyler Orlosky (OLofY), Adam Pankey (OL), Kyzir White (DNofY, DB)[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

s--k · Nov 29, 2016

CUSA
[h=1]FB: 2016 Players of the Year[/h] December 07, 2016
Conference USA announced its 2016 Players of the Year today, as selected by the league’s 13 head football coaches. C-USA is completing its 21st football campaign by sending a record seven teams to bowl games.

2016 Football Players of Year Release

Louisiana Tech senior QB Ryan Higgins is the recipient of the Conference USA Most Valuable Player Award, marking the eighth time in the last nine seasons that a quarterback has been named C-USA MVP. He leads C-USA in completions (300), attempts (456), passing yards (4,208) and passing touchdowns (37). Higgins’ average of 350.7 yards per game ranks third in the FBS, while his touchdown total is tied for fifth nationally. He topped the 300-yard mark in passing six times this season, including a pair of 500+- yard performances. Higgins led the Bulldogs to the West Division Championship and the school’s third consecutive bowl appearance with a spot in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.

Louisiana Tech junior WR Carlos Henderson becomes the first player to be named Offensive Player of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year in the same season since the league began sponsoring football in 1996. Henderson is second in C-USA and tied for fourth nationally with 21 touchdowns (league-high 17 receiving, two rushing and two on kickoff returns). As a receiver, he has caught 72 passes for 1,406 yards, a league-leading 19.5 yards per reception. As a kick returner, Henderson has 22 returns for 668 yards (30.4 average), with two scores.

Defensive recognition went to Florida Atlantic senior DE Trey Hendrickson, the first Owl to win the award and the first defensive lineman since 2011. He closed his career as the school’s all-time sack leader with 29.5, a figure that ranks seventh in C-USA history. This season, Hendrickson placed second in the conference in sacks with 9.5 and tackles for loss with 15. He posted a career-high in tackles (50), added a forced fumble and a fumble recovery and had a huge impact on special teams with four a nation-leading blocked kicks.

Freshman of the Year honors were given to UTSA LB Josiah Tauaefa, who leads all C-USA rookies and ranks third in the FBS among freshmen in tackles with a school-record 104. Just the third linebacker to win the honor in league history, Tauaefa added five sacks, seven quarterback hurries, one interception and two passes defended. He becomes the first UTSA player to win a conference individual award in the program’s six-year history.

Junior QB Mike White of WKU garnered the league’s Newcomer of the Year award, becoming the fourth straight signal-caller to win the award after leading the Hilltoppers to their second consecutive Conference USA Championship. He has a league-high seven games with 300 or more passing yards, totaling 4,027 through the air, a figure that ranks fifth nationally. White ranks 10th nationally in completion percentage (67.4), is ninth in touchdown passes (38) with only six interceptions on 386 attempts. He is third in the FBS with a 180.96 quarterback rating.

FB: 2016 All-Conference Teams

December 06, 2016
Conference USA announced its 2016 All-Conference football teams today, as selected by the league’s 13 head football coaches. Eleven of the 13 schools placed at least one player on the first team, with West Division Champion Louisiana Tech producing a league-high seven selections, followed by C-USA Champion WKU with six. WKU had the most combined first and second-team members with 14, followed by Louisiana Tech with 13 and Middle Tennessee and Old Dominion with six.

2016 All-Conference Teams

WKU’s six first-team selections include three from the league’s top scoring offense, two on defense and one from the special teams unit. Highlighting the Hilltopper players are WR Taywan Taylor (school’s all-time leading receiver who has 89 receptions for a C-USA-leading 1,586 yards (fifth nationally) and 16 touchdowns (tied for fourth in the FBS), a pair of offensive linemen, including OT Forrest Lamp, and senior LB Keith Brown (the conference’s leading tackler with 123).

The seven honorees produced by Louisiana Tech include four offensive standouts, two defensive members and one special teams player. Carlos Henderson earned spots as a wide receiver (1,406 yards and a league-high 19 TD receptions) and a kick returner (30.4 avg. and two returns for TDs), and is joined by WR Trent Taylor (C-USA-record 124 catches for 1,570 yards and 10 TDs), QB Ryan Higgins (4,208 yards and 37 TD passes), OL Darrell Brown, DE Jaylon Ferguson (C-USA-leading 14,5 sacks) and senior S Xavier Woods (league-best five interceptions and 81 tackles).

Two members of Middle Tennessee’s high-powered offense are included on the first team in RB I’Tavious Mathers (1,504 rushing yards and 19 total touchdowns) and WR Richie James (1,463 receiving yards and 15 total TDs). They are joined by Blue Raiders first teamers DB Jeremy Cutrer (13 passes defended, 3 interceptions), K Canon Rooker (107 points) and LS William Eads.

UTEP placed three offensive standouts on the first team in RB Aaron Jones (league-leading 1,773 rushing yards and 20 total touchdowns), TE Hayden Plinke (UTEP single-season record 8 TD catches) and OL Will Hernandez.

Southern Miss also produced a trio of first team choices, including OL Cameron Tom (second-straight first team selection), DL Dylan Bradley (seven sacks, 14 TFLs) and DB D’Nerius Antoine (82 tackles).

Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice and UTSA each produced one first team selection. Charlotte is represented by senior DL Larry Ogunjobi (the 49ers career record-holder for tackles (217), TFLs (49) and sacks [13]), Florida Atlantic lists DE Trey Hendrickson (the school’s all-time sack leader with 29.5, seventh in C-USA history) and North Texas placed P Eric Keena (43.8 avg. with league-highs of 20 kicks inside the 20 and 21 punts of 50 yards or longer).

Old Dominion first teamer T.J. Ricks (93 tackles) headlines four members of the Monarchs defense that earned all-conference recognition, Rice is represented by LB Emmanuel Ellerbee (seven double-digit tackle games and 118 total), and UTSA put LB Josiah Tauaefa (third among the nation’s freshmen with 104 tackles) on the squad.

WKU had the most second-team designations with eight, while Louisiana Tech had six and Old Dominion produced five.

The league’s individual awards will be released Wednesday, December 7. Conference USA will conclude the 2016 season by sending a league-record seven teams to bowl games.

2016 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE
QB – Ryan Higgins, Sr., Louisiana Tech
RB – I’Tavius Mathers, Sr., Middle Tennessee
RB – Aaron Jones, Jr., UTEP
OL – Darrell Brown, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OL – Cameron Tom, Sr., Southern Miss
OL – Will Hernandez, Jr., UTEP
OL – Max Halpin, Sr., WKU
OL – Forrest Lamp, Sr., WKU
TE – Hayden Plinke, Sr., UTEP
WR – Carlos Henderson, Jr., Louisiana Tech
WR – Trent Taylor, Sr., Louisiana Tech
WR – Richie James, So., Middle Tennessee
WR – Taywan Taylor, Sr., WKU

DEFENSE
DL – Larry Ogunjobi, Sr., Charlotte
DL – Trey Hendrickson, Sr., Florida Atlantic
DL – Jaylon Ferguson, So., Louisiana Tech
DL – Dylan Bradley, Sr., Southern Miss
LB – TJ Ricks, Sr., Old Dominion
LB – Emmanuel Ellerbee, Jr., Rice
LB – Josiah Tauaefa, Fr., UTSA
LB – Keith Brown, Sr., WKU
DB – Xavier Woods, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DB – Jeremy Cutrer, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DB – D’Nerius Antoine, Sr., Southern Miss
DB – Branden Leston, Sr., WKU

SPECIAL TEAMS
K – Canon Rooker, Jr., Middle Tennessee
P – Eric Keena, Sr., North Texas
KR – Carlos Henderson, Jr., Louisiana Tech
PR – Nacarius Fant, Jr., WKU
LS – William Eads, Sr., Middle Tennessee

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE
QB – Mike White, Jr., WKU
RB – Ito Smith, Jr., Southern Miss
RB – Anthony Wales, Sr., WKU
OL – Joseph Brunson, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OL – O’Shea Dugas, So., Louisiana Tech
OL – Daniel Stephens, Sr., Middle Tennessee
OL – Troy Butler, Sr., Old Dominion
OL – Darrell Williams, Jr., Sr., WKU
TE – Jonnu Smith, Sr., FIU
WR – Zach Pascal, Sr., Old Dominion
WR – Nicholas Norris, Sr., WKU

DEFENSE
DL – Rashaad Coward, Sr., Old Dominion
DL – Oshane Ximines, So., Old Dominion
DL – Marcus Davenport, Jr., UTSA
DL – Omarius Bryant, Sr., WKU
LB – Anthony Wint, Jr., FIU
LB – Jordan Harris, Sr., Louisiana Tech
LB – Alvin Jones, Jr., UTEP
DB – Kishawn McClain, Jr., North Texas
DB – Brandon Addison, Jr., Old Dominion
DB – Michael Egwuagu, Sr., UTSA
DB – Joe Brown, Jr., WKU

SPECIAL TEAMS
K – Jonathan Barnes, Jr., Louisiana Tech
K – Parker Shaunfield, So., Southern Miss
P – Jake Collins, So., WKU
KR – Kylen Towner, Jr., WKU
PR – Trent Taylor, Sr., Louisiana Tech
LS – Darrell Travis, Sr., Louisiana Tech

HONORABLE MENTION

OFFENSE
QB – Brent Stockstill, So., Middle Tennessee
QB – David Washington, Sr., Old Dominion
QB – Nick Mullens, Sr., Southern Miss
RB – Kalif Phillips, Sr., Charlotte
RB – Alex Gardner, Jr., FIU
RB – Devin Singletary, Fr., Florida Atlantic
RB – Jarred Craft, Jr., Louisiana Tech
RB – Ray Lawry, Jr., Old Dominion
OL – Nate Davis, So., Charlotte
OL – Dieugot Joseph, Sr., FIU
OL – Michael Montero, Sr., FIU
OL – Dillon DeBoer, Sr., Florida Atlantic
OL – Antonyo Woods, Jr., Florida Atlantic
OL – Chandler Brewer, So., Middle Tennessee
OL – Josh Chester, Sr., Middle Tennessee
OL – Maurquice Shakir, Sr., Middle Tennessee
OL – Jordan Murray, So., North Texas
OL – Sam Rice, Sr., North Texas
OL – Calvin Anderson, So., Rice
OL – Trey Martin, Jr., Rice
OL – Jevonte Domond, Sr., UTSA
TE – Kam McKnight, So., Louisiana Tech
TE – Ryan Yurachek, Jr., Marshall
TE – Julian Allen, Jr., Southern Miss
WR – Austin Duke, Sr., Charlotte
WR – Thomas Owens, Jr., FIU
WR – Kalib Woods, Jr., Florida Atlantic
WR – Dennis Andrews, Sr., Middle Tennessee
WR – Ty Lee, Fr., Middle Tennessee
WR – Jonathan Duhart, Jr., Old Dominion
WR – Allenzae Staggers, Jr., Southern Miss
WR – Josh Stewart, Jr., UTSA

DEFENSE
DL – Brandon Banks, Sr., Charlotte
DL – Aaron Brown, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DL – Deldrick Canty, Jr., Louisiana Tech
DL – Ryan Bee, So., Marshall
DL – Gary Thompson, Sr., Marshall
DL – Chris Hale, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DL – Shaquille Huff, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DL – Jimal McBride, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DL – Steven Rhodes, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DL – Bunmi Rotimi, Jr., Old Dominion
DL – Xavier Thigpen, Jr., Southern Miss
DL – Chris Johnson, Jr., WKU
LB – Nick Cook, Sr., Charlotte
LB – Treyvon Williams, Jr., FIU
LB – Azeez Al-Shaair, So., Florida Atlantic
LB – Russell Farris, Jr., Louisiana Tech
LB – Chris Melton, So., Middle Tennessee
LB – D.J. Sanders, Jr.., Middle Tennessee
LB – Joshua Wheeler, Jr., North Texas
LB – Anthony Wilson, Sr., Old Dominion
LB – Alex Lyons, Sr., Rice
LB – Elijah Parker, Sr., Southern Miss
LB – Nick Usher, Sr., UTEP
LB – Joel Iyiegbuniwe, So., WKU
LB – T.J. McCollum, Jr., WKU
DB – Niko Gonzalez, Jr., FIU
DB – Raekwon Williams, Jr., Florida Atlantic
DB – Jalen Young, So., Florida Atlantic
DB – Secdrick Cooper, Jr., Louisiana Tech
DB – Prince Sam, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DB – Rodney Allen, Jr., Marshall
DB – Nate Brooks, So., North Texas
DB – Eric Jenkins, Jr., North Texas
DB – Tabari McGaskey, Sr., Rice
DB – Jordan Moore, Sr., UTSA
DB – Leverick Johnson, Jr., WKU

SPECIAL TEAMS
K – Austin Taylor, Sr., FIU
K – Greg Joseph, Jr., Florida Atlantic
K – Trevor Moore, Jr., North Texas
K – Skyler Simcox, So., WKU
P – Dalton Schomp, Sr., Florida Atlantic
P – Jack Fox, So., Rice
P – Tyler Sarrazin, Sr., Southern Miss
P – Alan Luna, Jr., UTEP
KR – Chris Montgomery, Jr., Charlotte
KR – Kerrith Whyte, Fr., Florida Atlantic
KR – Tyler Wilson, Fr., North Texas
PR – Terry Juniel, So., UTEP
LS – Keaston Sinicki, Sr., Charlotte
LS – Sam Medlock, Sr., FIU
LS – Reed Buce, Jr., Old Dominion
LS – Matt Bayliss, Jr., UTSA
LS – Nolan Dowling, Sr., WKU

s--k · Nov 29, 2016

MAC Announces 2016 All-MAC Teams and Postseason Awards

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2016 POST SEASON AWARDS;
WESTERN MICHIGAN’S COREY DAVIS NAMED MAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR & OHIO’S TARELL BASHAM NAMED MAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Cleveland, Ohio – A total of 29 repeat selections from last year’s All-MAC teams highlight this year’s postseason football awards in the Mid-American Conference and Western Michigan and Ohio swept the postseason awards.

Western Michigan senior wide receiver Corey Davis was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year and Broncos Head Coach P.J. Fleck was named the MAC Head Coach of the Year, while Broncos junior kick returner Darius Phillips was named MAC Special Teams Player of the Year. Ohio senior defensive end Tarell Basham was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year, while Bobcats freshman safety Javon Hagan was named MAC Freshman of the Year. In addition, Western Michigan senior quarterback Zach Terrell was tabbed as the winner of the 35th Vern Smith Leadership Award.

2016 MAC Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan
Offensive Player of the Year: WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: DE Tarell Basham, Ohio
Special Teams Player of the Year: KR Darius Phillips, Western Michigan
Freshman of the Year: S Javon Hagan, Ohio
Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: QB Zach Terrell, Western Michigan

A native of Wheaton, Ill, Davis started all 12 games this season and has 83 receptions for 1,283 yards (15.5 avg.) and 17 touchdowns. His 17 touchdowns ranks first in the nation and his 1,283 yards is tied for seventh in the country. This season Davis has set the MAC career receiving records for receptions (318), yards (5,068) and touchdowns (50). In addition, last week he became the all-time leader in FBS history with 5,068 receiving yards. He is the only player in FBS history with 300+ catches, 5,000+ yards and 50 receiving TDs.

Fleck led the Broncos to the program’s first outright West Division title and the first 12-0 mark and 8-0 record in the MAC in program history. The Broncos are just one of two programs in FBS that remain undefeated this season. Western Michigan’s current 14-game winning streak is the second longest current streak in the nation. This marks the second-time Fleck has won MAC Coach of the Year, as he earned the honor in 2014 for at the time leading the best turnaround in the country from one win in 2013 to eight wins in 2014. Fleck, who turned 36 on Nov. 29, is the second youngest head coach in FBS, has the Broncos bowl eligible for the third consecutive year, another program record.

Basham, a native of Rocky Mount, Va., started all 12 games this past year and led the Ohio defense as the Bobcats won the MAC East Division for the first time since 2011 with an 8-4 record, 6-2 in the MAC. Basham led the MAC with 10 sacks and was tied for third with 14.5 tackles for loss. Basham ranks tied for 16th in the nation with his 10 sacks. Basham added 44 tackles, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles. Basham became the all-time sack leader in Ohio history with 29 career sacks.

Hagan, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., ranked fifth on the Bobcats with 47 tackles and led the team with five forced fumbles and three interceptions. Hagan added three tackles for loss and 10 passes defensed. Hagan’s five forced fumbles tied for the lead in the MAC and ranked tied for fourth in the nation. His three interceptions ranked tied for fifth in the Conference.

Phillips, a native of Detroit, Mich., has been an electrifying runner throughout his collegiate career and has both a punt return and kickoff return for a touchdown during the 2016 season. Phillips has 16 punt returns for 169 yards (10.6 avg.) and one return for a touchdown this season. In addition, Phillips has 31 kickoff returns for 718 yards (23.2 avg.) and one touchdown this year.

A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Terrell was voted by the Conference head coaches as the 35th Vern Smith Leadership Award winner. The award is presented annually in honor of Vern Smith, the former University of Toledo Athletic Director. Terrell has started all 12 games and has thrown for 3,086 yards on 228-318 passing and 30 touchdowns. Terrell ranks third in the nation in passing efficiency with a 183.7 rating on his 30-to-1 touchdowns-to-interception ratio. His 30 touchdowns are tied for 10th in the nation. Terrell has climbed the MAC all-time passing records charts as he now ranks fourth in MAC history with 93 career passing touchdowns and fifth in MAC history with 11,641 passing yards.

Toledo led the way in 2016 with seven First-Team selections, followed by Western Michigan and Ohio with four First-Team selections each. Overall, Western Michigan set the pace with 14 All-MAC honorees, followed by Toledo with 12 honorees and Ohio with 10 honorees.

Western Michigan’s Corey Davis was the only three-time First Team All-MAC honoree in this year’s honors. There were a total of five students named to their second consecutive First-Team selection: offensive lineman Storm Norton (Toledo), wide receiver Corey Davis (Western Michigan), defensive lineman Terence Waugh (Kent State), punter Joe Davidson (Bowling Green) and kick returner Aregeros Turner (Northern Illinois).

2016 MAC Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan
Offensive Player of the Year: WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: DE Tarell Basham, Ohio
Special Teams Player of the Year: KR Darius Phillips, Western Michigan
Freshman of the Year: S Javon Hagan, Ohio
Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: QB Zach Terrell, Western Michigan

2016 FIRST TEAM ALL-MAC
2016 All-MAC First Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback – Logan Woodside, Toledo
Offensive Linemen – Taylor Moton, Western Michigan !
Offensive Linemen – Storm Norton, Toledo ^
Offensive Lineman – Chukwuma Okorafor, Western Michigan
Offensive Linemen – Max Scharping, Northern Illinois
Offensive Linemen – Mike Ebert, Toledo
Tight End – Michael Roberts, Toledo
Wide Receiver – Corey Davis, Western Michigan ^&@
Wide Receiver – Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois *
Wide Receiver – Cody Thompson, Toledo
Wide Receiver – Scott Miller, Bowling Green
Running Back – Kareem Hunt, Toledo *&
Running Back – James Gilbert, Ball State
Placekicker – Louis Zervos, Ohio

2016 All-MAC First Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker – Blair Brown, Ohio
Outside Linebacker – Ulysees Gilbert, Akron
Inside Linebacker – Quentin Poling, Ohio !
Inside Linebacker – Malik Fountain, Central Michigan
Down Lineman – Tarell Basham, Ohio %
Down Lineman – Terence Waugh, Kent State ^
Down Lineman – John Stepec, Toledo
Down Lineman – Pat O’Connor, Eastern Michigan &
Defensive Back – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan *
Defensive Back – Amari Coleman, Central Michigan
Defensive Back – Heath Harding, Miami
Defensive Back – Najee Murray, Kent State
Punter – Joe Davidson, Bowling Green ^

2016 All-MAC First Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist – Aregeros Turner, Northern Illinois ^
Punt Return Specialist – JoJo Natson, Akron

2016 SECOND TEAM ALL-MAC
2016 All-MAC Second Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback – Zach Terrell, Western Michigan !+
Offensive Lineman – John Keenoy, Western Michigan
Offensive Lineman – Troy Watson, Ohio
Offensive Lineman – Levon Myers, Northern Illinois *
Offensive Lineman – Collin Buchanan, Miami
Offensive Lineman – Cole Gardner, Eastern Michigan
Tight End – Mason Schreck, Buffalo
Wide Receiver – Corey Willis, Central Michigan
Wide Receiver – KeVonn Mabon, Ball State !%
Wide Receiver – Jon’Vea Johnson, Toledo
Wide Receiver – JoJo Natson, Akron
Running Back – Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan &
Running Back – Joel Bouagnon, Northern Illinois ^
Placekicker – Paul Fricano, Eastern Michigan

2016 All-MAC Second Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker – Trenton Greene, Bowling Green *
Outside Linebacker – Asantay Brown, Western Michigan !
Inside Linebacker – Robert Spillane, Western Michigan
Inside Linebacker – Khalil Hodge, Buffalo
Down Lineman – Joe Ostman, Central Michigan %
Down Lineman – JT Jones, Miami !
Down Lineman – Treyvon Hester, Toledo +#
Down Lineman – Keion Adams, Western Michigan
Defensive Back – Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois ^
Defensive Back – Dejuan Rogers, Toledo !
Defensive Back – Javon Hagan, Ohio
Defensive Back – Jerrell Foster, Kent State
Punter – Austin Barnes, Eastern Michigan

2016 All-MAC Second Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan *%
Punt Return Specialist – Darius Phillips, Western Michigan

2016 THIRD TEAM ALL-MAC
2016 All-MAC Third Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback – Cooper Rush, Central Michigan *
Offensive Lineman – Andrew Wylie, Eastern Michigan
Offensive Lineman – Jake Pruehs, Ohio
Offensive Lineman – Tim McAuliffe, Bowling Green
Offensive Lineman – Logan Dietz, Bowling Green
Offensive Lineman – James O’Hagan, Buffalo
Tight End – Donnie Ernsberger, Western Michigan
Wide Receiver – Jerome Lane, Akron
Wide Receiver – Sebastian Smith, Ohio !
Wide Receiver – Sergio Bailey II, Eastern Michigan
Wide Receiver – James Gardner, Miami
Running Back – Jordan Johnson, Buffalo
Running Back – Fred Coppet, Bowling Green
Placekicker – Tom O’Leary, Akron

2016 All-MAC Third Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker – Sean Wiggins, Ball State ^
Outside Linebacker – De’Andre Montgomery, Miami
Inside Linebacker – Ja’Wuan Woodley, Toledo
Inside Linebacker – Junior McMullen, Miami
Down Lineman – Jeremiah Harris, Eastern Michigan
Down Lineman – Jon Cunningham, Kent State
Down Lineman – Casey Sayles, Ohio
Down Lineman – Anthony Winbush, Ball State
Defensive Back – Justin Ferguson, Western Michigan
Defensive Back – Josh Cox, Central Michigan
Defensive Back – DaQuan Pace, Eastern Michigan
Defensive Back – Jamari Bozeman, Bowling Green
Punter – Michael Farkas, Ohio

2016 All-MAC Third Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist – Maurice Thomas, Miami
Punt Return Specialist – Corey Jones, Toledo ^

^ 2015 First-Team All-MAC
* 2015 Second-Team All-MAC
! 2015 Third-Team All-MAC

& 2014 First-Team All-MAC
+ 2014 Second-Team All-MAC
% 2014 Third-Team All-MAC

@ 2013 Second-Team All-MAC
# 2013 Third-Team All-MAC

s--k · Nov 29, 2016

Mountain West Announces 2016 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors

Posted: 3 hours ago - Updated: 3 hours ago

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West announced its 2016 All-Conference football teams and individual award winners today as selected by the 12 head coaches and select media panel. San Diego State senior running back Donnel Pumphrey was honored as the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year, while Aztec senior defensive back Damontae Kazee was chosen as the MW Defensive Player of the Year. San Diego State junior return specialist Rashaad Penny garnered the MW Special Teams Player of the Year award, while Wyoming linebacker Logan Wilson was selected as the MW Freshman of the Year. Craig Bohl of Wyoming was selected as the MW Coach of the Year. This marks just the second time in MW history that a team (San Diego State) has swept the offensive, defensive, and special team’s player of the year awards in back-to-back years. TCU accomplished the feat in 2009-10.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – DONNEL PUMPHREY, SENIOR, RB, SAN DIEGO STATE

Earns his second-consecutive Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year award.
Becomes the fourth player overall, and first running back, to be named MW Offensive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons.
Helped lead the Aztecs to their second-straight MW West Division crown and berth in the Conference title game.
Surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the third consecutive year. He is just the fourth player in MW history to rush for over 1,000 yards in at least three-straight seasons.
Finished the regular season ranked first in the league in rushing yards (1,908) and rushing yards per game (159.0), second in rushing attempts (305) and fourth in rushing touchdowns (15).
Registered a Mountain West record nine-consecutive 100-yard rushing performances from Sept. 10 to Nov. 12.
Ranks second nationally in rushing yards and rushing yards per game, sixth in all-purpose yards per game (176.58) and tied for 12th in rushing touchdowns.
Is one of only four players in FBS to lead his team in rushing yards and receptions.
Rushed for over 200 yards four times in 2016 to tie the MW single-season record.
Scored a rushing touchdown in nine games this year, including at least one in the first seven contests.
Posted a season-best 281 yards on 29 carries in the Aztecs’ victory over Cal on Sept. 10.
Recorded three rushing touchdowns in back-to-back games on Sept. 10 and Sept. 17.
Caught 26 passes for 205 yards.
Named MW Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12 and Sept. 19.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – DAMONTAE KAZEE, SENIOR, DB, SAN DIEGO STATE

Collects his second straight MW Defensive Player of the Year accolade.
Fifth player, and second defensive back, in MW history to earn back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Helped the Aztecs to their second-straight MW West Division crown and berth in the Conference title game.
Ranked second in the league in interceptions (5) and interception return yards (112).
Sits second in the Conference and is tied for 10th nationally in interceptions per game at 0.4.
Tied for seventh in the MW in passes defended per game with 0.92.
Finished the regular season with 54 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss.
Intercepted a pair of passes, including one that was returned 54 yards for a touchdown on Nov. 5 vs. Hawai‘i.
Led a defensive that ranked first in the league in points allowed (20.8) and total yards allowed (318.2) per game.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR – RASHAAD PENNY, JUNIOR, KICK RETURNER, SAN DIEGO STATE

Earns Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year honor for the second year in a row.
Becomes the third player in MW history to garner back-to-back Special Teams Player of the Year accolades.
Helped lead the Aztecs to their second-straight MW West Division crown and berth in the Conference title game.
Led the Conference in kickoff returns for touchdowns with two and kickoff return yards per game at 28.9.
Only player in MW history to record two or more kicks for touchdowns in consecutive seasons.
Is just one of seven players in FBS to return at least two kickoffs for touchdowns in 2016.
Ranks seventh nationally in kickoff return yards per game.
Returned a kick 100 yards for a touchdown in SDSU’s win against Cal on Sept. 10.
Recorded a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the game versus Wyoming on Nov. 19.
Named MW Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 12.

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR – LOGAN WILSON, LB, WYOMING

Third Wyoming player and first since Brett Smith in 2011 to be named Mountain West Freshman of the Year.
Becomes the first linebacker and third defensive player overall to earn the award.
Helped lead the Cowboys to their first MW Mountain Division title and berth in the Conference championship game.
Led all freshmen and ranked 22nd overall in the league in tackles per game with 6.6.
Topped all freshmen in the Conference with three interceptions.
Scored two touchdowns on the season -- one on a 27-yard interception return at Eastern Michigan on Sept. 23 and one on a fumble recovery in the end zone against UNLV on Nov. 12.
Finished the regular season with 79 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and three fumble recoveries.
Was named the MW Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 7 after his performance against Utah State in which he registered seven tackles, one interception for 56 yards and one fumble recovery.
Recorded a season-high 13 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss on Nov. 12 at UNLV.

COACH OF THE YEAR – CRAIG BOHL, WYOMING

Selected as MW Coach of the Year after leading Wyoming to the MW Mountain Division crown with a 6-2 record in Conference play. The 2016 season marks Bohl’s third season as the head coach at Wyoming.
Led the Cowboys to an 8-4 record during the regular season, which was a six-win improvement from the 2015 campaign.
Becomes the second Wyoming head coach to earn the honor (Dave Christensen, 2011).
Wyoming’s six MW wins are the most in program history, while its eight overall victories are the most since 2011.
Guided Wyoming to its first appearance in the Conference title game.

NOTABLES

Nine student-athletes were repeat MW First Team All-Conference selections from 2015. Air Force defensive back Weston Steelhammer, quarterback Brett Rypien of Boise State and Broncos wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck were all repeat winners, while San Diego State had the remaining six 2015 honorees in running back Donnel Pumphrey, offensive lineman Nico Siragusa, return specialist Rashaad Penny, defensive lineman Alex Barrett, linebacker Calvin Munson and defensive back Damontae Kazee.
The nine repeat MW First Team All-Conference honorees are the most since 2004.
Brett Rypien is the fifth quarterback overall in MW history to earn back-to-back first team accolades, while becoming the first to do so as a freshman and sophomore.
Donnel Pumphrey becomes the 14th player overall and second running back to be named to the first-team All-Conference for three consecutive seasons.
Boise State has had at least one first team All-League offensive lineman in each of their six seasons in the MW.
Hayden Hunt (Colorado State – Punter), Fred Zerblis (Colorado State – Offensive Lineman), Brian Hill (Wyoming – Running Back), Chase Roullier (Wyoming – Offensive Lineman) and Andrew Wingard (Wyoming – Defensive Back) and each garnered first team All-Conference honors after being named to the second team in 2015.
Tau Lotulelei becomes UNLV’s first All-Conference first team member since his brother John in 2012.
Jeremy McNichols (Boise State – running back) is a repeat honoree on the second team.
Of the 50 MW first- and second-team selections, 33 were seniors, 10 were juniors and seven were sophomores.

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[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Chase Roullier[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Wyoming[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]PK[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]John Baron II[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]PR/KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Rashaad Penny*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #aaaaaa, colspan: 4, align: center"] 2016 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Pos. [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Player [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Cl. [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Team [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Ryan Watson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Air Force[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sam McCaskill[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Boise State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]David Moa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Boise State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Alex Barrett*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Calvin Munson*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jahlani Tavai[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Hawai‘i[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Tau Lotulelei[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]UNLV[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Andre Chachere[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San José State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Weston Steelhammer**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Air Force[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Andrew Wingard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Wyoming[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Damontae Kazee*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]P[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Hayden Hunt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Colorado State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee, colspan: 4"] *--Two-Time First-Team Selection [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee, colspan: 4"] **--Three-Time First-Team Selection [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #aaaaaa, colspan: 4, align: center"] 2016 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Pos. [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Player [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Cl. [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Team [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Josh Allen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Wyoming[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Tanner Gentry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Wyoming[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jalen Robinette[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Air Force[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jeremy McNichols*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Boise State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Teriyon Gipson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]New Mexico[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]David Wells[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jake Bennett[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Colorado State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Dejon Allen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Hawai‘i[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Austin Corbett[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Nevada[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Reno Henderson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]New Mexico[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Daniel Brunskill[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]PK[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Luke Strebel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Air Force[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]PR/KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]D.J. May[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Wyoming[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #aaaaaa, colspan: 4, align: center"] 2016 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Pos. [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Player [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Cl. [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee"] Team [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Malik Reed[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Nevada[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Nik D'Avanzo[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]New Mexico[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Garrett Hughes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]New Mexico[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Travis Seefeldt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Utah State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Ben Weaver[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Boise State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Kevin Davis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Colorado State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jeff Camilli[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Fresno State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Brodie Hicks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Air Force[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Chanceller James[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Boise State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Jonathan Moxey[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Boise State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Malik Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]P[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sean Wale[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff"]Boise State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee, colspan: 4"] *--Two-Time Second-Team Selection
**--Three-Time Second-Team Selection [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee, colspan: 4, align: center"] OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff, colspan: 4, align: center"]Donnel Pumphrey, Sr., RB, San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee, colspan: 4, align: center"] DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff, colspan: 4, align: center"]Damontae Kazee, Sr., DB, San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee, colspan: 4, align: center"] SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff, colspan: 4, align: center"]Rashaad Penny, Jr., KR/PR, San Diego State[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee, colspan: 4, align: center"] FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff, colspan: 4, align: center"]Logan Wilson, Fr., LB, Wyoming[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #eeeeee, colspan: 4, align: center"] COACH OF THE YEAR [/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #ffffff, colspan: 4, align: center"]Craig Bohl, Wyoming[/TD]

</tbody>

2016 HONORABLE MENTION

Air Force: Haji Dunn, Sr., LB; Tim McVey, Jr., KR; Colin Sandor, Sr., OL; Dylan Vail, Sr., OL.

Boise State: Steven Baggett, Sr., OL; Mason Hampton, Jr., OL; Tanner Vallejo, Sr., LB; Cedrick Wilson, Jr., WR.
Colorado State: Nick Callender, Sr., OL; Nick Stevens, Jr., QB; Paul Thurston, Sr., OL.
Fresno State: Stratton Brown, Sr., DB; KeeSean Johnson, So., WR; Kody Kroening, Jr., P.
Hawai‘i: Trayvon Henderson, Jr., DB; Marcus Kemp, Sr., WR; Leo Koloamatangi, Sr., OL; Meffy Koloamatangi, Jr., DL; Jalen Rogers, Sr., DB; Rigoberto Sanchez, Sr., PK/P.
Nevada: James Butler, Jr., RB; Wyatt Demps, Jr., WR; Asauni Rufus, So., DB.
New Mexico: Dakota Cox, Sr., LB; Daniel Henry, Sr., DB; Aaron Jenkins, So., OL; Jason Sanders, Jr., PK.
San Diego State: Kyle Kelley, Sr., DL; Quest Truxton, Jr., PR.
San José State: Michael Carrizosa, Jr., P; Isaiah Irving, Sr., DL; Jeremiah Kolone, Jr., OL; Maurice McKnight, Jr., DB; Christian Tago, Sr., LB.
UNLV: Troy Hawthorne, Sr., DB; Mike Hughes, Jr., DL; Nathan Jacobson, So., OL; Will Kreitler, Sr., OL; Torry McTyer, Sr., DB.
Utah State: Austin Albrecht, Sr., OL; Ricky Ali’ifua, Sr., DL; Wyatt Houston, Sr., TE; Jake Simonich, Sr, OL; TE; Austin Stephens, Sr., OL.
Wyoming: Lucas Wacha, Sr., LB.

s--k · Nov 29, 2016

Pac-12 Football Awards And All-Conference Team Announced

Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Browning, Washington
Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Adoree’ Jackson, USC
Freshman Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Darnold, USC
Freshman Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Rapp, Washington
Coach of the Year: Mike MacIntyre, Colorado

SAN FRANCISCO — Quarterback Jake Browning of WASHINGTON has been named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year, defensive back Adoree’ Jackson of USC the Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year and Mike MacIntyre of COLORADO the Pac-12 Coach of the Year. In addition, quarterback Sam Darnold of USC has been named the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and defensive back Taylor Rapp the Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year.

Offensive Player of the Year – Jake Browning, QB, Washington: Browning, a sophomore from Folsom, Calif., completed 214 passes in 329 attempts for 3,162 yards and a school record 40 touchdowns with just seven interceptions. Browning ranks fourth in the FBS in passing efficiency (181.6) and 17[SUP]th[/SUP] in completion percentage (.650). Was named Pac-12 Player of the Week and garnered many nationally weekly honors for his performance against Oregon on Oct. 8. He set the UW record with six touchdown passes, breaking the record of five, which he tied earlier in the season against Idaho on Sept. 10. He finished the game completing 22-of-28 for 304 yards with no interceptions, and rushed for two touchdowns, setting the school record for total touchdowns in a game, with eight. Under Browning’s guidance, the Huskies are averaging 44.8 points per game, well ahead of the school-record 41.9 points per game set in 1991. He’s led Washington to its first 10-win season since 2000 and has the Huskies ranked in the Associated Press Top 10 for 13 consecutive weeks. Browning is the first Husky to earn the honor since quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo in 2000.

Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year – Adoree’ Jackson, DB, USC: Jackson, a junior from Belleville, Ill., has been a dynamic three-way performer for the Trojans. He’s one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, honoring the nation’s top defensive back. He’s also one of four finalists for the Paul Hornung Award, honoring the nation’s most versatile player. Jackson is fourth on the team with 51 tackles and has four interceptions to go with 11 pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. In his role as a punt/kick returner, Jackson has 19 punt returns for 302 yards (15.9 avg) and two touchdowns, and 22 kick returns for 671 yards (30.5 avg) and two touchdowns. On the offensive side of the ball, he has five carries for 49 yards and one reception for 52 yards. In the final game of the regular season, a 45-27 win over Notre Dame, Jackson tallied 291 all-purpose yards and scored on a 55-yard punt return, a 52-yard catch and run, and a 97-yard kick return. He owns the USC career kickoff return yardage record (2,045 yards). He has scored 15 touchdowns via reception (6), interception (1), punt return (4) and kickoff return (4). Jackson is the first Trojan to win the award since linebacker Rey Maualuga in 2008.

Freshman Offensive Player of the Year – Sam Darnold, QB, USC: Darnold, a redshirt freshman from Capistrano Beach, Calif., came on to start in the fourth game of the season and has guided the Trojans to an 8-1 record in his nine starts, including a current winning streak of eight games in which USC posted better than 400 yards of total offense in each win. Darnold has completed 213-of-313 passes for 2,633 yards and a USC freshman record 26 touchdowns with just eight interceptions. Darnold is the only USC quarterback in history to have back-to-back games with five touchdowns in each (Arizona and California in 2016). He has thrown multiple TD passes in eight straight games, the first Trojan to do so since Matt Leinart in 2004. His 230 rushing yards in 2016 are the most in a season by a USC quarterback since Reggie Perry’s 254 in 1991.

Freshman Defensive Player of the Year – Taylor Rapp, DB, Washington: Rapp, a freshman from Bellingham, Wash., has played in all 12 games this season, starting the last seven as the team’s fifth defensive back. He’s fifth on the team with 42 tackles and second on the squad with two interceptions, both coming against USC. He contributed to a Washington secondary that was second in the Pac-12 against the pass, allowing 201.9 yards per game.

Coach of the Year – Mike MacIntyre, Colorado: Following one of the greatest one-season turnarounds in school history, MacIntyre earns Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors after leading the Buffaloes to a 10-2 record overall and a 8-1 mark in Conference play, claiming the school’s first South Division title. After completing the 2015 season with a 1-8 Pac-12 record and a 4-9 mark overall, the Buffs were picked to finish last in the Pac-12 South as they entered the 2016 campaign. With the all-time biggest overall improvement in Pac-12 Conference play from one year to the next, Colorado has climbed the polls and is currently ranked No. 9 in the latest AP rankings. Under MacIntyre, the Buffaloes lead the Conference in total defense (322.4 ypg), second in scoring defense (18.8 ppg) and are fifth in total offense (478.3 ypg). He is the fifth coach in Colorado history to be named Conference Coach of the Year, joining Dal Ward (Big Eight 1956), Eddie Crowder (Big Eight 1965), Bill McCartney (Big Eight 1985, 1989, 1990) and Gary Barnett (Big 12 2001, 2004).
In addition to individual awards, the Pac-12 coaches selected the 2016 All-Pac-12 Football Team that follows.

NOTES ON THE 2016 ALL-PAC-12 FOOTBALL TEAM
Selection Procedures: The All-Pac-12 Team is selected by the Pac-12 head football coaches.
By School: WASHINGTON placed the most players on the first team with nine selections. USC is next with four, although Adoree’ Jackson accounts for two spots as a DB and RS, followed by UCLA and UTAH with three selections each ... Pac-12 South Division champion COLORADO placed two on first team. It had just one first team selection in the previous five years (WR Paul Richardson, 2013). STANFORD and WASHINGTON STATE each had two first team selections, while ARIZONA STATE had one.
By Class: Of the 27 first-team selections, 11 are seniors, 12 are juniors, and four are sophomores.
Two-time Selections: Six players are repeat first-team selections from last year.
No Tiebreaker: There was a tie for the fifth offensive lineman for both first and second teams, so each team is represented with six offensive linemen. There was a tie for the third linebacker spot on second team.

2016 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM

[TABLE="width: 773"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]First Team Offense[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Second Team Offense[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]Jake Browning, So., Washington[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]Luke Falk, Jr., Washington State[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Myles Gaskin, So, Washington[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Ronald Jones III, So., USC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Christian McCaffrey, Jr., Stanford[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Phillip Lindsay, Jr., Colorado[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Gabe Marks, Sr., Washington State[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Chad Hansen, Jr., California[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]John Ross, Jr., Washington[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jr., USC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]Pharaoh Brown, Sr., Oregon[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]Nate Iese, Sr., UCLA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Trey Adams, So., Washington[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Isaac Asiata, Sr., Utah[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Zach Banner, Sr., USC[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Sean Harlow, Sr., Oregon State[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Garett Bolles, Jr., Utah[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Jeromy Irwin, Jr., Colorado[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Jake Eldrenkamp, Sr., Washington[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Damien Mama, Jr., USC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Scott Quessenberry, Jr., UCLA[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Conor McDermott, Jr., UCLA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Chad Wheeler, Sr., USC[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Coleman Shelton, Jr., Washington[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 773"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]First Team Defense[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Second Team Defense[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Hunter Dimick, Sr., Utah[/TD]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Hercules Mata’afa, So., Washington State[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Tak McKinley, Sr., UCLA[/TD]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Stevie Tu’ikolovatu, Sr., USC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Elijah Qualls, Jr., Washington[/TD]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Vita Vea, So., Washington[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Solomon Thomas, Jr., Stanford[/TD]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]JoJo Wicker, So., Arizona State[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Jayon Brown, Sr., UCLA[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Keishawn Bierra, Jr., Washington[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Jimmie Gilbert, Sr., Colorado[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Koron Crump, Jr., Arizona State[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Azeem Victor, Jr., Washington[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Cameron Smith, So., USC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Kenny Young, Jr., UCLA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Budda Baker, Jr., Washington[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Chidobe Awuzie, Sr., Colorado[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Adoree’ Jackson, Jr., USC[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Tedric Thompson, Sr., Colorado[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Sidney Jones, Jr., Washington[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Marcus Williams, Jr., Utah[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Shalom Luani, Sr., Washington State[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Ahkello Witherspoon, Sr., Colorado[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 773"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]First Team Specialists[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Second Team Specialists[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PK[/TD]
[TD]Zane Gonzalez, Sr., Arizona State[/TD]
[TD]PK[/TD]
[TD]Andy Phillips, Sr., Utah[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]P[/TD]
[TD]Mitch Wishnowsky, So., Utah[/TD]
[TD]P[/TD]
[TD]Matt Haack, Sr., ASU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RS[/TD]
[TD]Adoree’ Jackson, Jr., USC[/TD]
[TD]RS[/TD]
[TD]Dante Pettis, Jr., Washington[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ST[/TD]
[TD]Ryan Moeller, Jr., Colorado[/TD]
[TD]AP/ST[/TD]
[TD]Tony Brooks-James, So., Oregon[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
RS=return specialist
ST=special teams player (not a kicker or returner)
(2) Two-time first team selection

PAC-12 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
ARIZONA: AP/ST Samajie Grant, Sr.; WR Nate Phillips, Sr.; WR Trey Griffey, Sr.
ARIZONA STATE: WR N’Keal Harry, Fr.; LB Viliami (Laiu) Moeakiola, Sr.
CALIFORNIA: PK Matt Anderson, Jr.; DL James Looney, Jr.; OL Steven Moore, Sr.; RB Khalfani Muhammad, Sr.; QB Davis Webb, Sr.
COLORADO: WR Bryce Bobo, Jr.; DL, Jordan Carrell, Sr.; WR Shay Fields, Jr.; OL Alex Kelley, Sr.; OL Gerrad Kough, Jr.; QB Sefo Liufau, Sr.; LB Kenneth Olugbode, Sr.; WR Devin Ross, Jr.; DL Josh Tupou, Sr.
OREGON: LB Troy Dye, Fr.; RB Royce Freeman, Jr.; OL Jake Hanson, Fr.; TE Johnny Mundt, Sr.; RS Charles Nelson, Jr.; OL Calvin Throckmorton, Fr.; K Matt Wogan, Sr.
OREGON STATE: DB Xavier Crawford, Fr.; DB Treston Decoud, Sr.; OL Gus Lavaka Fr.; RB Ryan Nall, So.
STANFORD: LB Joey Alfieri, Jr.; P Jake Bailey, So.; DB Dallas Lloyd, Sr.; RB Bryce Love, So.; RS Christian McCaffrey, Jr.; DB Quenton Meeks, So.; LB Kevin Palma, Sr.; Harrison Phillips, Jr.; DB Justin Reid, So.; TE Dalton Schultz, Jr.; ST Brandon Simmons, Jr.; PK Conrad Ukropina, Sr.
UCLA: WR Darren Andrews, Jr.; DB Randall Goforth, Sr.; Fabian Moreau, Sr.; DL Eddie Vanderdoes, Jr.; DB Jaleel Wadood, Jr.
USC: QB Sam Darnold, RSFr.; DL Rasheem Green, So.; DL Porter Gustin, So.; DB Chris Hawkins, Jr.; LB Michael Hutchings, Sr.; TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe, RSFr.; DB Iman Marshall, So.; Leon McQuay III, Sr.; WR Darreus Rogers, Sr.
UTAH: DB Chase Hansen, So.; DL Lowell Lotulelei, Jr.; DL Filipo Mokofisi, Jr.; DL Pasoni Tasini, Sr.; DL Pita Taumoepenu, Sr.; RB Joe Williams, Sr.
WASHINGTON: TE Darrell Daniels, Sr.; DL Greg Gaines, So.; DB Kevin King, Sr.; TE Drew Sample, So.; LB Psalm Wooching, Sr.
WASHINGTON STATE: WR River Cracraft, Sr.; OL Cole Madison, Jr.; RB Jamal Morrow, Jr.; OL Cody O’Connell, Jr.; LB Peyton Pelluer, Jr.; OL Riley Sorenson, Sr.

s--k · Nov 29, 2016

<header class="page-title">SEC announces Coaches All-SEC Teams

1 day ago

SEC Staff

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</figure>Birmingham, Ala. -- Alabama led the way with 11 representatives on the 2016 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team, including seven on the first team, it was announced Tuesday. LSU had nine selections, followed by Auburn, Florida and Texas A&M with six each.

Ten of the 14 SEC schools placed a member on the first team, while 11 institutions had at least two total All-SEC selections.

The 2016 list includes 21 student-athletes who have made multiple appearances on the All-SEC Team. Ole Miss' Evan Engram, Texas A&M's Myles Garret and Tennessee's Derek Barnett have been voted All-SEC for the third time. Garrett, Alabama's Cam Robinson and Jonathan Allen, Vanderbilt's Zach Cunningham, Florida's Jalen Tabor and Auburn's Daniel Carlson were named to the first team for the second consecutive season.

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

The SEC individual award winners will be released Wednesday and the All-Freshman Team will be announced Thursday.

2016 All-SEC Football Team: [TABLE="class: table table-striped data-table"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TH]Position[/TH]
[TH]Name[/TH]
[TH]School[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Offense[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]Evan Engram[/TD]
[TD]Ole Miss[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Cam Robinson[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Dan Skipper[/TD]
[TD]Arkansas[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Avery Gennesy[/TD]
[TD]Texas A&M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Will Clapp[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]Ethan Pocic[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Christian Kirk[/TD]
[TD]Texas A&M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]ArDarius Stewart[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]Jalen Hurts[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Kamryn Pettway[/TD]
[TD]Auburn[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Derrius Guice[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AP[/TD]
[TD]Christian Kirk[/TD]
[TD]Texas A&M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Defense[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Myles Garrett[/TD]
[TD]Texas A&M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Jonathan Allen[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Carl Lawson[/TD]
[TD]Auburn[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Derek Barnett[/TD]
[TD]Tennessee[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Kendell Beckwith[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Zach Cunningham[/TD]
[TD]Vanderbilt[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Reuben Foster[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Jalen Tabor[/TD]
[TD]Florida[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Tre'Davious White[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Minkah Fitzpatrick[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Aarion Penton[/TD]
[TD]Missouri[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Special Teams[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PK[/TD]
[TD]Daniel Carlson[/TD]
[TD]Auburn[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]P[/TD]
[TD]JK Scott[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RS[/TD]
[TD]Christian Kirk[/TD]
[TD]Texas A&M[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Second Team All-SEC
[TABLE="class: table table-striped data-table"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TH]Position[/TH]
[TH]Name[/TH]
[TH]School[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Offense[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]O.J. Howard[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Braden Smith[/TD]
[TD]Auburn[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Will Holden[/TD]
[TD]Vanderbilt[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Martez Ivey[/TD]
[TD]Florida[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]Alex Kozan[/TD]
[TD]Auburn[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]Jon Toth[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Calvin Ridley[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]Fred Ross[/TD]
[TD]Mississippi State[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]Joshua Dobbs*[/TD]
[TD]Tennessee[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]Chad Kelly*[/TD]
[TD]Ole Miss[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Rawleigh Williams lll[/TD]
[TD]Arkansas[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Ralph Webb*[/TD]
[TD]Vanderbilt[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]Leonard Fournette*[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AP[/TD]
[TD]Derrius Guice[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Defense[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Arden Key[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Montravius Adams[/TD]
[TD]Auburn[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Charles Harris[/TD]
[TD]Missouri[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DL[/TD]
[TD]Caleb Brantley[/TD]
[TD]Florida[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Tim Williams[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Jarrad Davis[/TD]
[TD]Florida[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Jordan Jones[/TD]
[TD]Kentucky[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Jamal Adams[/TD]
[TD]LSU[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Eddie Jackson[/TD]
[TD]Alabama[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Quincy Wilson[/TD]
[TD]Florida[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Justin Evans[/TD]
[TD]Texas A&M[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Special Teams[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]PK[/TD]
[TD]Gary Wunderlich[/TD]
[TD]Ole Miss[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]P[/TD]
[TD]Johnny Townsend[/TD]
[TD]Florida[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]RS[/TD]
[TD]Evan Berry[/TD]
[TD]Tennessee[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

<section class="page-content"><article class="article"><header class="page-title">2016 SEC Football Awards announced

12 hours ago

SEC staff

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</figure>Birmingham, Ala. -- Southeastern Conference champion Alabama claimed five of the SEC's seven individual football awards as voted on by the league's head coaches, it was announced Wednesday.

Alabama's Jalen Hurts was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year, while teammate Jonathan Allen was named Defensive Player of the Year. Auburn's Daniel Carlson was voted Special Teams Player of the Year and Arkansas' Brooks Ellis was selected as Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Alabama's Cam Robinson was named winner of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, while Alabama coach Nick Saban was named SEC Coach of the Year.

This is the second consecutive season in which the Crimson Tide claimed both the offensive and defensive player of the year awards.

Hurts has started the last 12 games for Alabama and has helped lead his team to a 13-0 record. He has thrown for 2,563 yards and 21 touchdowns this season, while rushing for 841 yards and 12 scores. The Crimson Tide leads the SEC in scoring offense and total offensive yards.

Allen has been a key component of a unit ranked No. 1 in total defense, rushing defense and scoring defense. He leads the team with 15 quarterback hurries and is tied for the team lead in sacks. Allen is ranked second on the school's all-time career sacks list.

Carlson is the SEC's leader in scoring and has connected on 26-of-30 field goal attempts this season. He tied an SEC record with six field goals made in Auburn's win over LSU earlier this season. Carlson is a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, which honors the nation's best kicker.

Ellis became the first Arkansas football student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors twice in a career. He carries a 3.82 GPA in pre-professional exercise science and was named a National Scholar-Athlete and one of 12 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy. Ellis has registered a team-best 78 tackles and a team-leading 7.0 tackles for loss this season.

Robinson has started all 13 games for the Crimson Tide and has helped pave the way for a rushing attack ranked second in the SEC with 245 yards per game. The Alabama offensive line is among three finalists for the Joe Moore Award, given to the top offensive line in college football.

Saban led Alabama to its 26th SEC title and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Now in his 10th season in Tuscaloosa, Saban has guided Alabama to double-digit victories for the ninth consecutive year. The Crimson Tide enters the College Football Playoff on a 25-game winning streak.

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

The SEC All-Freshman Team will be announced Thursday.

2016 SEC Football Awards

Offensive Player of the Year
Jalen Hurts, Alabama

Defensive Player of the Year
Jonathan Allen, Alabama

Special Teams Player of the Year
Daniel Carlson, Auburn

Freshman of the Year
Jalen Hurts, Alabama

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Brooks Ellis, Arkansas

Jacobs Blocking Trophy
Cam Robinson, Alabama

Coach of the Year
Nick Saban, Alabama

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s--k · Nov 29, 2016

Sun Belt announces 2016 Football All-Conference teams and individual awards
12/7/2016 2:01:07 PM
Sun Belt Conference

NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference announced Wednesday its Football All-Conference teams and individual awards, chosen by the 11 head coaches and select media representatives.

Highlighting the list is Arkansas State junior defensive lineman Ja’Von Rolland-Jones who was named the league’s Player of the Year.

Appalachian State sophomore running back Jalin Moore was tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Year, while Troy senior defensive lineman Rashad Dillard was chosen as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.

App State defensive back Clifton Duck was selected as the Freshman of the Year and Aikeem Coleman, a junior defensive lineman from Idaho, was tabbed as the league’s Newcomer of the Year.

Idaho’s Paul Petrino was chosen as the Coach of the Year.

Rolland-Jones tied for second in sacks in the Sun Belt with 11.5 and tied for first in tackles for loss with 18.5. During league play Rolland-Jones was credited with 9.5 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss as he helped guide the Red Wolves squad to a 7-1 record in league play and a share of the Sun Belt championship.
Earlier this season he became the Sun Belt's all-time leader in career sacks with 28.5 and will have a chance to add to that total in A-State's bowl game later this month.

Moore led the Sun Belt with 1,367 yards rushing on 221 attempts for a league-leading 6.2 average. His 113.9 yards per game on the ground is also tops in the league. He racked up 974 of his 1,367 yards in league play where he scored eight of his 10 touchdowns. Moore’s per game average increased to 120.2 in those eight contests that saw the Mountaineers go 7-1 to claim a share of the Sun Belt title with A-State.
His 10 rushing touchdowns are second in the Sun Belt and all came in the final nine games and finished tied for third in the Sun Belt among non-kickers with 60 points. He totaled 100 or more yards on 17 or fewer carries in six games this season as the Mountaineer rushing attack led the league with 262.5 yards per game.

Dillard finished the regular season with 36 tackles, 13.5 of them for a loss and 7.5 sacks. His sack total was good for fifth overall in the league. The unquestioned leader on a Troy defense that ranked first in the Sun Belt in rushing defense and first in turnovers forced, added eight quarterback hurries this season and added a fumble recovery and an interception.

App State's Duck was tied for second in the league and first among freshman with five interceptions in 2016. He returned one of those back for a touchdown against eight-win Idaho and leads the league in passes defensed with 13. Duck started every game at corner as a true freshman on the Sun Belt’s top defense and finished fourth on the team with 54 tackles, 41 of them solo.

Idaho's Coleman was named the league's Newcomer of the Year in 2016. Coleman came to the Vandals from East Mississippi Junior College and has made an immediate impact for the Idaho program. He led the Vandals with 11 tackles for loss and eight sacks on the season. He also added seven quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Coleman’s head coach, Paul Petrino, earned his first Sun Belt Coach of the Year honor after guiding the Vandals to their first bowl appearance since 2009. Petrino’s Vandals went 8-4 (6-2 in league play), this season, doubling the amount of wins they had last season. The Vandals closed out the regular season on a four-game winning streak and have lost just one of their final seven contests. Idaho takes on Colorado State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 22.

App State (9-3, 7-1 Sun Belt) placed a conference high of 12 student-athletes on the first-team and second-team combined. The Mountaineers will face Toledo on Saturday, Dec. 17 in the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. (CT) from the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. and the game will air on ESPN.

The Red Wolves (7-5, 7-1 Sun Belt) placed 11 student-athletes on the first-team and second-team combined while Troy placed 10 combined on both teams. A-State faces UCF on Saturday, Dec. 17 in the AutoNation Cure Bowl scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (CT) from Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

Troy (9-3, 6-2 Sun Belt) will head to Mobile, Alabama for the Dollar General Bowl on Friday, Dec. 23 at 7:00 p.m. (CT).

Louisiana (6-6, 5-3 Sun Belt) and South Alabama (6-6, 2-6 Sun Belt) are the two other bowl participants in 2016 as the Ragin' Cajuns will make the trip down I-10 to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 8:00 p.m. (CT). USA will head west to Arizona to take on Air Force in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl on Friday, Dec. 30 at 4:30 p.m. (CT).

Six Sun Belt Conference football programs accepted bowl invitations on Sunday – a new record number for the conference.

Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards
Player of the Year: Ja’Von Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State, Jr., DL, Sport Management)
Offensive Player of the Year: Jalin Moore (Appalachian State, So., RB, Undecided)
Defensive Player of the Year: Rashad Dillard (Troy, Sr., DL, Psychology)
Freshman of the Year: Clifton Duck (Appalachian State, Fr., DB, Undecided)
Newcomer of the Year: Aikeem Coleman (Idaho, Jr., DL, General Studies)
Coach of the Year: Paul Petrino, Idaho

* - named to 2016 Preseason Teams
^ - named to 2015 All-Sun Belt First Team
# - named to 2015 All-Sun Belt Second Team
! - named to 2015 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention Team


Name	School	Year	Pos	Major
Brandon Silvers !	Troy	Jr.	QB	Sport & Fitness Management
Jalin Moore	Appalachian State	So.	RB	Undecided
Jordan Chunn	Troy	Jr.	RB	Criminal Justice
Robert Davis *^	Georgia State	Sr.	WR	Kinesiology
Al Riles	Louisiana	Sr.	WR	Sociology
Emanuel Thompson	Troy	Jr.	WR	Risk Management Insurance
Gerald Everett *^	South Alabama	Sr.	TE	Interdisciplinary Studies
Parker Collins *#	Appalachian State	Sr.	OL	Physical Education
Colby Gossett *	Appalachian State	Jr.	OL	Management
Jemar Clark *^	Arkansas State	Sr.	OL	General Studies
Andy Kwon *#	Georgia Southern	Sr.	OL	Sport Management
Antonio Garcia *!	Troy	Sr.	OL	Graduate Studies



Chris Odom	Arkansas State	Sr.	DL	Sport Management
Ja’Von Rolland-Jones *^	Arkansas State	Jr.	DL	Sport Management
Randy Allen	South Alabama	Sr.	DL	Interdisciplinary Studies
Rashad Dillard *!	Troy	Sr.	DL	Psychology
Ironhead Gallon !	Georgia Southern	Sr.	LB	General Studies
Otha Peters *!	Louisiana	Sr.	LB	General Studies
Rodney Butler	New Mexico State	Sr.	LB	Business
Clifton Duck	Appalachian State	Fr.	DB	Undecided
Mondo Williams	Appalachian State	Sr.	DB	Communications
Money Hunter	Arkansas State	Sr.	DB	Communication Studies
Bobby Baker *	Georgia State	Sr.	DB	Speech
Jeremy Reaves *#	South Alabama	Jr.	DB	Sports and Recreation Management



Younghoe Koo	Georgia Southern	Sr.	PK	Logistics
Austin Rehkow *^	Idaho	Sr.	P	Exercise Science and Health
Jabir Frye	Troy	Fr.	RS	Undecided
Jordan Chunn	Troy	Jr.	AP	Criminal Justice



Matt Linehan *!	Idaho	Jr.	QB	Broadcast and Digital Media
Marcus Cox *#	Appalachian State	Sr.	RB	Management
Elijah McGuire *!	Louisiana	Sr.	RB	General Studies
Shaedon Meadors	Appalachian State	Jr.	WR	Criminal Justice
Josh Magee *	South Alabama	Sr.	WR	Communication
Deondre Douglas	Troy	So.	WR	Business Management
Blake Mack	Arkansas State	Jr.	TE	Health Promotions
Beau Nunn	Appalachian State	Sr.	OL	History Ed.
Colton Jackson *^	Arkansas State	Sr.	OL	General Studies
Steve Matlock	Idaho	Sr.	OL	Sociology/Criminology
Jeff Savage	ULM	Sr.	OL	General Studies
Tyler Lassiter	Troy	Sr.	OL	Sport & Fitness Management



Dezmin Reed	Appalachian State	Sr.	DL	Communications
Tee Sims	Appalachian State	Jr.	DL	Criminal Justice
Aikeem Coleman	Idaho	Jr.	DL	General Studies
Tueni Lupeamanu	Idaho	Sr.	DL	Organizational Sciences
Joe Dillon	Louisiana	Fr.	DL	General Studies
Eric Boggs *#	Appalachian State	Jr.	LB	Physical Education
Kennan Gilchrist	Appalachian State	Sr.	LB	Criminal Justice
Xavier Woodson-Luster *#	Arkansas State	Sr.	LB	Sport Management
Cody Brown *#	Arkansas State	Sr.	DB	Communication Studies
Justin Clifton	Arkansas State	So.	DB	Undeclared
Jaden Wright	New Mexico State	Jr.	DB	Individualized Studies
Jalen Rountree	Troy	Sr.	DB	Social Science



Austin Rehkow *#	Idaho	Sr.	PK	Exercise Science and Health
Brandon McKee	South Alabama	Sr.	P	Sports and Recreation Management
Blaise Taylor	Arkansas State	Jr.	RS	Business Administration
Warren Wand	Arkansas State	So.	AP	Undeclared

<tbody>
[TD="colspan: 5"] First Team Offense [/TD]

[TD="colspan: 5"] First Team Defense [/TD]

[TD="colspan: 5"] First Team Special Teams [/TD]

[TD="colspan: 5"] Second Team Offense [/TD]

[TD="colspan: 5"] Second Team Defense [/TD]

[TD="colspan: 5"] Second Team Special Teams [/TD]

</tbody>

All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
Barrett Burns (Appalachian State, Sr., TE)
A.J. Howard (Appalachian State, So. DB)
Taylor Lamb (Appalachian State, Jr., QB)
Myquon Stout (Appalachian State, So,. DL)
Justice Hansen (Arkansas State, So., QB)
Chris Humes (Arkansas State, Sr., DB)
Waylon Roberson (Arkansas State, Sr., DL)
Kendall Sanders (Arkansas State, Sr. WR)
Kevin Ellison (Georgia Southern, DB, Sr., QB)
Darius Jones, Jr. (Georgia Southern, Sr., CB)
Ukeme Eligwe (Georgia Southern, Jr., LB)
BJ Johnson III (Georgia Southern, Sr., WR)
Shawanye Lawrence (Georgia State, Sr., DL)
Alonzo McGee (Georgia State, Sr., LB)
Keith Rucker (Georgia State, Sr., TE)
Chandon Sullivan (Georgia State, Jr., DB)
Trent Cowan (Idaho, Sr., TE)
Kaden Elliss (Idaho, So., LB)
Tony Lashley (Idaho, So., LB)
Jordan Rose (Idaho, Jr., OL)
Keenan Barnes (Louisiana, So., WR)
Karmichael Dunbar (Louisiana, Sr., DL)
Eddie Gordon (Louisiana, Sr., OL)
Tre'maine Lightfoot (Louisiana, Sr., LB)
Justin Backus (ULM, Sr., DB)
David Griffith (ULM, So., LB)
Ajalen Holley (ULM, Sr., WR)
Frank Sutton, Jr. (ULM, Jr., OL)
Kourtland Busby (New Mexico State, Jr., DL)
Greg Hogan (New Mexico State, RJr., WR)
Anthony McMeans (New Mexico State, Sr., OL)
Tyler Rogers (New Mexico State, Sr., QB)
Roman Buchanan (South Alabama, Sr., LB)
Kalen Jackson (South Alabama, Sr., DB)
Xavier Johnson (South Alabama, Jr., RB/RS)
Kevin Kutchera (South Alabama, Sr., WR)
Ryan Kay (Troy, Sr., PK)
William Lloyd (Troy, Sr., LB)
Kamryn Melton (Troy, Jr., DB)
Baron Poole (Troy, Jr., DL)
Aaron Brewer (Texas State, Fr., OL)
Bryan London (Texas State, RS Fr., LB)
Gabe Loyd (Texas State, Jr., LB)
Jordan Mittie (Texas State, RS Fr., DE)
Sun Belt Conference Newcomer Team
Vic Johnson (Appalachian State, Fr., OL)
Kyle Wilson (Arkansas State, Jr., LB)
Ukeme Eligwe (Georgia Southern, Jr., LB)
Conner Manning (Georgia State, Jr., QB)
Noah Johnson (Idaho, Fr., OL)
Kevin Dotson (Louisiana, Fr., OL)
Dayton Balvantz (ULM, Sr., P)
Sage Doxtater (New Mexico State, Fr., OL)
Kris Weatherspoon (Troy, Jr., DB)
Darrell Songy (South Alabama, Jr., LB)
Bryan London (Texas State, RS Fr., LB)

CrimsonK · Nov 29, 2016

I can't imagine another conf that can come close to touching that 1st team ACC offense. I'd prob swap Leggett and Hikutini at TE and would want Ford over Switzer - just if I were putting together a school yard team.

CrimsonK · Nov 29, 2016

Peppers winning DPOY is pretty silly. Look at his defensive numbers and without the brand name recognition I don't know how he even gets all conf. I think he is a tremendous athlete and will make a fine pro but compare his numbers to Tegray Scales, as just one example, and it really makes you wonder how much football many of these voters for numerous awards actually watch..

twinkie13 · Nov 29, 2016

S-ck and CK be about the best to name these players
That I know
Knowledge is just silly

s--k · Nov 30, 2016

I'm generally terrible at individual player evaluation. I always learn more from what I read here!

We all know who the key players typically all on most teams I would think, or the teams that we care most about atleast. It's hard to know who the better OL are in any given conference I think unless you follow that conference very closely. I don't follow anyone that closely so there is always something I can pick up from seeing who other people value most at certain positions. And it can come in handy for bowl time with suspensions and injuries, we can look quickly and see if this is a somebody who will be missed or more of a role player. At least that is how I do it sometimes.

I put up the Big Ten Offensive players that came out today.

Funny thing on Peppers, I was chatting with a Michigan fan before the OSU game and I asked if he thought Peppers was even the best player on that defense...I had a couple players in mind I thought might be as good, or as important, but his reply was "not only the best player on Michigan's team, the best player in the country". Yawn. I think Peppers is likely worthy of first team Big Ten, but I don't think he is among the best in the nation as in All American, but something tells me his name will be on that list too.

On that 1st team ACC offense, I know they have Henderson as a specialist first teamer, but he brings a unique ability to Pitt's offense, if we weren't looking at pure receiving ability and broadened to runs from scrimmage Henderson should really be more than just an honorable mention player I think, I mean atleast 3rd team if not 2nd in my eyes. Big play potential whenever he touches the ball.

s--k · Dec 5, 2016

Updated the lists. Still waiting for Big XII, CUSA, SEC, Sun Belt.

CrimsonK · Dec 6, 2016

CrimsonK said:
Peppers winning DPOY is pretty silly. Look at his defensive numbers and without the brand name recognition I don't know how he even gets all conf. I think he is a tremendous athlete and will make a fine pro but compare his numbers to Tegray Scales, as just one example, and it really makes you wonder how much football many of these voters for numerous awards actually watch..

http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...isman-finalists-2016-jabrill-peppers-michigan

s--k · Dec 6, 2016

CrimsonK said:
http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...isman-finalists-2016-jabrill-peppers-michigan

I was wondering if they will be able to find enough high-lights of him from 2016.

Thanks for the link. I forwarded to a Michigan fan I've been arguing about this with.

I half wonder if ESPN just wanted an excuse to have Harbaugh there as well.

gps_3 · Dec 6, 2016

I believe the writers do everything they can to make their postseason lists look just like their preseason lists, so we can all see how smart they are

s--k · Dec 7, 2016

I think the only thing not posted is the SEC Freshman Team which isn't out yet. These TV Networks like to roll things out over the course of days. Big Ten Net did it too. Got to create programming for their stations!

Somebody can post National All Americans if they want. I think that is out now.

I wanted to document all the all-conference players here in one place. I will likely come back to it next summer to review who is gone and who is back.

gps_3 · Dec 8, 2016

Thanks for putting this all together s--k. On the SEC list, I'm not sure Cam Robinson was the best OL on our team, much less all-SEC. And Ryan Anderson not being on there shows how little these SIDs pay attention

CrimsonK · Dec 8, 2016

gps_3 said:
Thanks for putting this all together s--k. On the SEC list, I'm not sure Cam Robinson was the best OL on our team, much less all-SEC. And Ryan Anderson not being on there shows how little these SIDs pay attention

Absolutely agree.

that being said, put the ACC offense with the SEC defense and look out

twinkie13 · Dec 8, 2016

CrimsonK said:
Absolutely agree.

that being said, put the ACC offense with the SEC defense and look out

man

that D is nasssssssty

twinkie13 · Dec 8, 2016

Jamal Adams not on the 1st?

don't know much about that Mizzou kid honestly

CrimsonK · Dec 8, 2016

twinkie13 said:
Jamal Adams not on the 1st?

don't know much about that Mizzou kid honestly

I wouldn't have any Mizzou defender on list

twinkie13 · Dec 8, 2016

id be fine with Eddie J there, too

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