CIAA places three on D2Football.com All-America Team
January 17, 2008
Three CIAA players have been named to the 2007 D2Football.com All-America Team. St. Augustine's DL Alex Hall and Johnson C. Smith's KR De'Audra Dix were selected to the first team. Shaw DL Louis Ellis was picked for the second team.
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There were 54 schools represented. Grand Valley, who carried a 40-game winning streak into the national semifinals, had the most first-team selections with three. Abilene Christian led with six overall selections.
After being the first running back in history to rush for 1500 yards in four different seasons, Omon was named the Offensive Player of the Year. Eubanks, the all-time sack leader in Division II history, was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Valdosta State coach David Dean, who led the Blazers to a championship in his first season as head coach, was named Coach of the Year.
The D2Football.com All-America Team was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with input from coaches and sports information directors from around the country.
D2Football.com has named an All-America Team since its inception in 2000.
2007 D2Football.com All-America Team
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First Team | |||
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QB |
Mike Reilly |
6-3, 212, Jr. |
Central Washington |
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RB |
Xavier Omon |
5-11, 220, Sr. |
Northwest Missouri |
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RB |
Danny Woodhead |
5-9, 200, Sr. |
Chadron State |
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WR |
Almonzo Banks |
6-2, 220, Sr. |
West Liberty |
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WR |
Weston Dressler |
5-7, 165, Sr. |
North Dakota |
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TE |
Mike Peterson |
6-3, 250, Sr. |
Northwest Missouri |
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OL |
Heath Benedict |
6-6, 330, Sr. |
Newberry |
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OL |
Mackenzy Bernadeau |
6-4, 303, Sr. |
Bentley |
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OL |
Tim McCutcheon |
6-4, 305, Sr. |
California |
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OL |
Brandon Barnes |
6-2, 315, Sr. |
Grand Valley |
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OL |
Ben Hochstein |
6-4, 298, Sr. |
Nebraska-Omaha |
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DL |
Brandon Swain |
6-4, 255, Jr. |
West Texas A&M |
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DL |
Jake Visser |
6-2, 275, Jr. |
Ferris State |
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DL |
Alex Hall |
6-5, 225, Sr. |
St. Augustine's |
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DL |
Curtis Johnson |
6-4, 245, Sr. |
Clark Atlanta |
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LB |
Michael Eubanks |
6-2, 225, Sr. |
Delta State |
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LB |
Anthony Adams |
6-2, 234, Sr. |
Grand Valley |
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LB |
Eric Rice |
5-11, 205, Sr. |
Carson-Newman |
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DB |
Darren Banks |
5-10, 185, Sr. |
West Liberty |
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DB |
Sherard Reynolds |
5-10, 175, Jr. |
Valdosta State |
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DB |
Kendall Ricketts |
5-10, 190, Sr. |
Central Missouri |
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DB |
Brandon Carr |
6-1, 206, Sr. |
Grand Valley |
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AP |
De'Audra Dix |
5-10, 160, Sr. |
Johnson C. Smith |
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K |
Jared Keating |
6-0, 185, Jr. |
Mesa State |
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Michael Podobnik |
6-0, 230, Jr |
Arkansas Tech |
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Second Team | |||
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QB |
Mark Nicolet |
6-1, 220, Sr. |
Hillsdale |
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RB |
Bernard Scott |
5-11, 190, Jr. |
Abilene Christian |
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RB |
Dervon Wallace |
5-6, 177, Sr. |
Shepherd |
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WR |
Cedric Jones |
6-0, 180, So. |
Valdosta State |
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WR |
Elfren Quiles |
6-2, 205, Sr. |
Kutztown |
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TE |
Kolo Kapanui |
6-5, 255, Sr. |
West Texas A&M |
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OL |
Nathan Young |
6-4, 295, Sr. |
Abilene Christian |
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OL |
Vince Cashdollar |
6-2, 297, Sr. |
Ashland |
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OL |
Christian Morton |
6-5, 290 Sr. |
South Dakota |
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OL |
Tony Burson |
6-4, 280, Sr. |
Midwestern State |
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OL |
Reid Kirby |
6-4, 300, Jr. |
Northwest Missouri |
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DL |
Kurt Kissner |
6-3, 235, Sr. |
Mesa State |
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DL |
Louis Ellis |
6-4, 295, Jr. |
Shaw |
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DL |
Kirby Griffin |
6-2, 275, Jr |
California |
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DL |
Dan Skuta |
6-3, 255, Jr. |
Grand Valley |
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LB |
Jared Brock |
6-1, 232, Jr. |
West Texas A&M |
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LB |
William Montford |
5-11, 215, Sr. |
Valdosta State |
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LB |
Gary Butler |
6-1, 235, Sr. |
California |
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DB |
Cary Williams |
6-2, 190, Sr. |
Washburn |
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DB |
Chris Hemphill |
6-5, 240, Sr. |
Central Washington |
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DB |
Randy Kush |
5-10, 189, Sr. |
Nebraska-Omaha |
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DB |
Monterio James |
6-1, 195, Jr. |
Delta State |
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AP |
Ryan Chappell |
5-11, 193, So. |
North Dakota |
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K |
Jared Guberman |
5-9, 197, Jr. |
West Georgia |
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P |
Wayne Durham |
6-4, 195, Sr. |
Adams State |
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Honorable Mention | |||
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QB |
Brad Iciek |
6-1, 195, So. |
Grand Valley |
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QB |
David Knighton |
6-1, 225, Jr. |
Harding |
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QB |
Billy Malone |
6-3, 235, Jr. |
Abilene Christian |
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QB |
Daniel Polk |
6-2, 202, Sr. |
Midwestern State |
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QB |
Brad Roach |
6-6, 245, Sr. |
Catawba |
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RB |
Amos Allen |
5-8, 180, Sr. |
South Dakota |
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RB |
Joique Bell |
6-0, 215, So. |
Wayne State (Mi) |
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RB |
Jamar Brittingham |
6-0, 203, Sr. |
Bloomsburg |
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RB |
Kory Fisher |
5-10, 195, Sr. |
Catawba |
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RB |
Alex Haynes |
5-11, 215, Sr. |
Newberry |
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RB |
Brian McNeill |
5-9, 180, Jr |
Nebraska-Omaha |
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WR |
Brent Johnson |
6-2, 180, Sr. |
Catawba |
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WR |
Johnny Knox |
6-0, 180, Jr. |
Abilene Christian |
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WR |
Charly Martin |
6-2, 210, Jr. |
West Texas A&M |
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WR |
Nick Smart |
6-1, 185, Sr. |
Southwest Baptist |
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WR |
Michael Washington |
6-0, 190, Jr. |
West Chester |
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TE |
Jared Bronson |
6-4, 260, Jr. |
Central Washington |
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TE |
Chris Conklin |
6-4, 255, Sr. |
Wingate |
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TE |
Dan Pickens |
6-4, 240, Sr. |
IUP |
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OL |
Roger Allen |
6-3, 310, Jr. |
Missouri Western |
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OL |
Bill Bourdlais |
6-4, 290, Sr. |
Ferris State |
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OL |
Mitch Braegelmann |
6-1, 280, Jr. |
North Dakota |
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OL |
Mike Butterworth |
6-7, 320, Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
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OL |
Sam Collins |
6-0, 265, Jr. |
Abilene Christian |
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OL |
Pat Gildea |
6-6, 325, Sr. |
Southern Connecticut |
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OL |
Kurt Kutscher |
6-7, 315, Sr. |
Henderson State |
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OL |
Zac Robinson |
6-5, 290, Sr. |
Pittsburg State |
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DL |
Chris Amico |
6-0, 267, Sr. |
Edinboro |
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DL |
Maurice Baker |
6-4, 260, Sr. |
C.W. Post |
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DL |
Ron Ellington |
6-5, 215, Sr. |
Catawba |
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DL |
Tim Hunt |
6-5, 274, Sr. |
North Alabama |
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DL |
Rob Lewis |
6-5, 286, Sr. |
Nebraska-Omaha |
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DL |
Tywain Myles |
6-2, 305, Sr. |
Tarleton State |
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LB |
Vince Black |
6-2, 245, Sr. |
Fairmont State |
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LB |
Will Clewis |
6-1, 240, Jr. |
Central Oklahoma |
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LB |
Jared Erspamer |
6-0, 235, Sr. |
Northwest Missouri |
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LB |
Lateef Ferguson |
6-0, 245, Sr. |
West Chester |
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LB |
Shane Simmons |
6-1, 230, Sr. |
Western Washington |
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LB |
Jeff Souder |
6-0, 200, Jr. |
Nebraska-Omaha |
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LB |
Cody Stutts |
6-1, 235, Sr. |
Abilene Christian |
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DB |
Donovan Alexander |
6-0, 180, Sr. |
North Dakota |
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DB |
Brian Bingnear |
6-0, 200, Sr. |
Kutztown |
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DB |
Craig Fox |
6-0, 185, Sr. |
North Alabama |
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DB |
Dre'Mail Hardin |
6-1, 195, Jr. |
Stillman |
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DB |
Devon Hughes |
5-10, 175, Jr. |
Henderson State |
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DB |
Ranardrick Phillips |
5-10, 202, Sr. |
Tarleton State |
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AP |
Ashton Gronewold |
5-10, 190, Sr. |
Missouri S&T |
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K |
Tyler Lorenz |
5-11, 175, So. |
California |
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P |
Matt Vanover |
5-10, 195, Sr. |
Hillsdale |
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P |
Brandon Larkin |
6-2, 195, Sr. |
Clark Atlanta |
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