Taylor named to Honorable Mention All-America team
Mars Hill wide receiver Keshaun Taylor was selected to the 2017 D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-America team, as announced Friday morning.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Texas A&M-Commerce quarterback Luis Perez and Slippery Rock defensive lineman Marcus Martin highlight the 2017 D2Football.com All-America team. Perez, the Harlon Hill Trophy winner, was named the Offensive Player of the Year while Martin, the Gene Upshaw Award winner, was named the Defensive Player of the Year. For leading West Florida to the national championship game in only its second year of existance, Pete Schinnick was named the Coach of the Year.
Quarterfinalist West Alabama leads the way with the most selections - five. CSU-Pueblo, Shepherd, Minnesota State, and Central Washington each had four players selected to the team. A total of 62 programs had at least one player selected to the team.
As has been the case since its inception, the D2Football.com All-America team highlights the best 100 players to play in 2017. The team represents the top .5% of Division II athletes.
2017 D2Football.com All-America Team
D2Football.com Individual Award Winners
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Offensive |
Defensive |
Coach of the Year |
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Luis Perez |
Marcus Martin |
Pete Schinnick |
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First Team |
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QB |
Luis Perez |
6-3, 220, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
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RB |
Marc Jones |
5-11, 225, Jr. |
Gannon |
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RB |
Trent Cannon |
5-11, 175, Sr. |
Virginia State |
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WR |
Marcus Johnson |
6-2, 190, Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
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WR |
J.T. Luper |
5-9, 175, Sr. |
Central Oklahoma |
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TE |
Nick Keizer |
6-5, 255, Sr. |
Grand Valley |
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OL |
Alex Cappa |
6-7, 305, Sr. |
Humboldt State |
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OL |
Jared Machorro |
6-7, 280, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
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OL |
Desmond Harrison |
6-7, 288, Sr. |
West Georgia |
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OL |
Lavonte Hights |
6-4, 300, Sr. |
Shepherd |
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OL |
Ty McCulley |
6-5, 308, Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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DL |
Marcus Martin |
6-3, 245, Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
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DL |
Nathan Shepherd |
6-5, 300, Sr. |
Fort Hays |
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DL |
Zach Sieler |
6-6, 275, Jr. |
Ferris State |
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DL |
Evan Perrizo |
6-5, 275, Sr. |
Minnesota State |
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LB |
Dennis Gardeck |
6-0, 205, Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
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LB |
Kevin Haynes |
6-1, 228, Sr. |
Central Washington |
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LB |
Kyle Kitchens |
6-2, 205, Sr. |
Catawba |
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DB |
Darius Williams |
6-0, 180, Jr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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DB |
Andrew Spencer |
6-1, 210, Sr. |
Winona State |
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DB |
Marcus Jones |
6-0, 178, Sr |
Northwest Missouri |
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DB |
Max Redfield |
6-1, 205, Sr. |
IUP |
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K |
Cole Tracy |
5-11, 190, Sr. |
Assumption |
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P |
Garrett Lee |
6-1, 185, Sr. |
Concord |
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AP |
Paul Revis |
5-8, 155, Sr. |
Western Oregon |
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Second Team |
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QB |
Connor Jessop |
6-5, 220, Sr. |
Shepherd |
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RB |
Kamal Cass |
5-11, 189, Sr. |
Eastern New Mexico |
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RB |
Ja'Quan Gardner |
5-7, 205, Sr. |
Humboldt State |
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WR |
Weston Carr |
6-2, 200, So. |
Azusa Pacific |
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WR |
Jalen Tolliver |
6-3, 210, Sr. |
Arkansas-Monticello |
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TE |
Seth Hebert |
6-4, 225, Jr. |
Central Missouri |
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OL |
Corbin Feenstra |
6-3, 287, Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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OL |
Austin Fleer |
6-8, 300, Sr. |
Colorado Mesa |
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OL |
Harley Vaughn |
6-4, 293, Sr |
West Georgia |
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OL |
Ruben Holcomb |
6-4, 317, Sr. |
Indianapolis |
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OL |
Andrew Alten |
6-2, 308, Sr. |
Findlay |
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DL |
Myles Humphrey |
6-3, 236, Sr. |
Shepherd |
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DL |
Blake Nelson |
5-11, 230, Sr. |
Colorado Mesa |
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DL |
James Prater |
6-1, 253, Jr. |
Ashland |
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DL |
Markus Jones |
6-3, 255, Jr. |
Angelo State |
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LB |
Brandon Payer |
6-4, 248, Jr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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LB |
Luke Hrapchak |
6-2, 240, Sr. |
California |
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LB |
Osband Thompson |
6-0, 194, Sr. |
Tuskegee |
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DB |
Tavierre Thomas |
5-11, 195, Sr. |
Ferris State |
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DB |
Chris Johnson |
6-3, 200, Jr. |
North Alabama |
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DB |
Yusef Sterling-Lowe |
6-2, 170, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
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DB |
Andrew Benson |
6-2, 205, Sr. |
Assumption |
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K |
Casey Bednarski |
6-1, 230, Jr. |
Minnesota State |
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P |
Justin Marcha |
6-1, 200, Sr. |
Emporia State |
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AP |
Deonte Harris |
5-6, 170, Jr. |
Assumption |
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Honorable Mention |
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QB |
Amir Hall |
6-4, 180, Jr. |
Bowie State |
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QB |
Travis Tarnowski |
5-11, 218, Sr. |
Ashland |
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QB |
Harry Satterwhite |
6-1, 182, Jr. |
West Alabama |
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QB |
Brook Bolles |
6-3, 190, Jr. |
Central Missouri |
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QB |
Grant Russell |
6-4, 225, Sr. |
Ohio Dominican |
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QB |
Barrett Renner |
6-3, 206, Jr. |
Southern Arkansas |
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RB |
Chris Robinson |
5-9, 196, Sr. |
Delta State |
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RB |
Cameron Mayberry |
5-11, 200, So. |
Colorado Mines |
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RB |
Walter Fletcher |
5-10, 191, So. |
Edinboro |
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RB |
Nate Gunn |
6-2, 215, So. |
Minnesota State |
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RB |
Deshawn Jones |
5-9, 185, So. |
Missouri S&T |
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WR |
Jordan Thomas |
6-0, 165, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
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WR |
Shane Zylstra |
6-4, 215, So. |
Minnesota State |
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WR |
6-1, 180, Sr. |
Mars Hill |
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WR |
Donta Armstrong |
5-10, 151, Sr. |
West Alabama |
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TE |
Tanner Hudson |
6-5, 239, Sr. |
Southern Arkansas |
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TE |
D.J. Cornish |
6-2, 260, So. |
Shepherd |
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TE |
Kyle Self |
6-5, 229, Sr. |
Central Washington |
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OL |
Travis Talley |
6-3, 285, Sr. |
Fort Hays |
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OL |
Dontavius Blair |
6-7, 294, Sr. |
West Alabama |
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OL |
Sam Lee |
6-5, 300, Sr. |
Augustana |
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OL |
Jake Krause |
6-3, 293, Sr. |
Bemidji State |
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OL |
Joseph Lacey |
6-6, 328, Sr. |
LIU-Post |
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OL |
Gavin De Los Santos |
6-3, 285, Sr. |
Harding |
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OL |
Victor Tamba |
6-5, 335, Sr. |
Bowie State |
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OL |
Islam Sbeih |
6-1, 298, Sr. |
Midwestern State |
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OL |
Ian Park |
6-4, 315, Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
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OL |
Dominic Giunta |
6-3, 284, Sr. |
Ashland |
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OL |
Taylor Nikithser |
6-4, 300, Sr. |
California |
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OL |
Daniel Owens |
6-3, 300, Sr. |
Wingate |
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DL |
John Williamson |
6-3, 240, Jr. |
West Florida |
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DL |
Adonis Davis |
6-3, 257, Jr. |
Florida Tech |
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DL |
Bo Banner |
6-2, 241, Sr. |
Central Washington |
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DL |
Davondrick Lison |
6-3, 225, Jr. |
Southern Arkansas |
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LB |
Terry Samuel |
6-2, 193, Jr. |
West Alabama |
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LB |
Kirby Hora |
6-2, 216, Jr. |
Augustana |
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LB |
Jalen Nelson |
6-2, 230, Jr. |
Charleston |
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LB |
Austin Weltha |
5-10, 220, Sr. |
McKendree |
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LB |
Tyler Morrissey |
6-3, 256, Jr. |
West Chester |
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DB |
D.J. Olmstead |
5-11, 185, Sr. |
Washburn |
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DB |
Sterling Hammond |
6-1, 210, So. |
Virginia Union |
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DB |
Tevin Madison |
5-10, 168, Sr. |
West Alabama |
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DB |
Marvin Conley |
5-10, 190, Jr. |
West Florida |
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DB |
Tyler Hasty |
6-0, 190, Jr. |
Central Washington |
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DB |
Glenn Harris |
6-1, 180, Sr. |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
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DB |
Cua' Rose |
5-10, 183, Jr. |
Arkansas Tech |
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P |
Cody Mikell |
6-0, 215, Sr. |
Henderson State |
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AP |
Drew Harris |
5-10, 185, Jr. |
Ouachita Baptist |
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AP |
Devontae Jackson |
5-8, 171, Jr. |
West Georgia |
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AP |
B.J. Muckelvene |
5-10, 170, So. |
Wingate |