Lincoln's Green named ECAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year

CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Lincoln University junior defensive end Tim Green (Fanwood, N.J./Scott-Plains-Fanwood HS) added to his impressive offseason list of honors as he was selected to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division II Football All-Star Awards as the Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
 
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Green shares the honor with Mercyhurst linebacker Ian Wild.
 
A native of Fanwood, N.J., Green was selected to The Associated Press Little All-American Team and  earned the American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-American Team honors and the awards keep coming after a breakout season where he led Division II in sacks per game at 1.5.
 
Both NCAA Division II All-American honors are the first in Lincoln University history.
 
On the defensive line, Green, a member of the All-CIAA Defensive First Team, led the CIAA and NCAA Division II with 17 sacks for a loss of 119 yards. He ranked tops in NCAA Division II in sacks by averaging 1.50 per game and was second in the country in tackles for loss, averaging 2.30 per contest. Green finished his junior season with 56 tackles, including 42 solos. He registered a team-high 23 tackles for a loss of 136 yards. He also added three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two pass breakups and one safety.
 
One of the key anchors of the Lincoln defense, which ranked first in NCAA Division II, Green recorded four sacks and nine tackles at Kentucky State on Sept. 10. He had three sacks against Virginia Union and Virginia University of Lynchburg.
 
Joining Green on the 2011 ECAC Football Division II All-Starts was teammate and senior linebacker Daron Jones (Baltimore, Md./Cardinal Gibbons HS).
Jones, a native of Baltimore, Md., had a spectacular senior season for the Lions by finishing second on the team in tackles – third in the CIAA in that category – with 110, including 70 solos. He racked up 13 tackles for a loss of 46 yards and recorded seven sacks for a loss of 36 yards. Jones also registered three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. He led the secondary in points as he returned three interceptions for touchdowns (at Kentucky State, vs. Virginia Union and vs. Chowan).