Football | 12/7/2016 12:02:35 PM
Kansas City, Mo. – Four MIAA football players earned All-American honors on defense as the teams were announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.
MIAA Defensive Player of the Year Sie Doe Jr. earned first team honors after leading the MIAA in sacks this season with 15 on the year. He is joined by Northwest Missouri defensive lineman Collin Bevins who finished with a 14 tackles for a loss and seven sacks on the year. Connor Harris also earned first team honors for Lindenwood at linebacker who finished the year with 138 tackles, 8.5 for a loss and two interceptions.
Tyke Kozeal, a linebacker from Nebraska Kearney, earned second team honors after leading the league with 174 total tackles.
2016 AFCA Division II Coaches’ All-America - First Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School
QB Trey Heid 6-2 199 Sr. Augustana (S.D.)
RB Michael Anderson 5-9 190 Sr. West Virginia Wesleyan
RB Chris Robinson 5-9 193 Jr. Delta St. (Miss.)
WR Garry Brown 6-1 200 Sr. California (Pa.)
WR Xavier Ayers 5-11 180 Sr. Western New Mexico
TE *Adam Shaheen 6-6 277 R-Jr. Ashland (Ohio)
OL *Jordan Morgan 6-4 320 R-Sr. Kutztown (Pa.)
OL Zach Voytek 6-5 305 Sr. New Haven (Conn.)
OL Nate Theaker 6-6 303 Gr. Wayne St. (Mich.)
OL Jac’que Polite 6-5 300 Sr. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.)
OL Alex Cappa 6-7 305 R-Jr. Humboldt St. (Calif.)
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School
DL Lucky Baar 6-2 250 Sr. McKendree (Ill.)
DL Collin Bevins 6-6 285 Sr. Northwest Missouri St.
DL Dylan Donahue 6-3 240 Sr. West Georgia
DL Sie Doe, Jr. 6-1 230 Sr. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
LB Connor Harris 6-0 243 Sr. Lindenwood (Mo.)
LB Cody Burtscher 5-11 230 Sr. Tarleton St. (Texas)
LB Osband Thompson 6-0 194 Jr. Tuskegee (Ala.)
DB Philbert Martial 5-10 166 Sr. North Alabama
DB Kenny Moore 5-9 185 Sr. Valdosta St. (Ga.)
DB Dustin Rivas 5-11 180 Jr. Colorado Mesa
DB Drew Hebel 5-11 172 R-So. Black Hills St. (S.D.)
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School
PK Cole Antley 5-10 150 So. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
P Hector Dominguez 5-10 190 Sr. Texas A&M-Commerce
AP Kamal Cass 5-11 185 Jr. Eastern New Mexico
*-2015 AFCA All-American
2016 AFCA Division II Coaches’ All-America - Second Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School
QB Jeff Kidd 6-4 227 Sr. LIU-Post (N.Y.)
RB Austin Ekeler 5-9 195 Sr. Western State Colorado
RB Max Mickey 5-9 185 Jr. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
WR Marcel Newson 5-11 195 Sr. Mississippi College
WR Damon Gibson 6-4 230 Jr. MSU Moorhead
TE Kenny Johnston 6-4 220 R-Sr. Florida Tech
OL Stephen Evans 6-4 301 Sr. North Alabama
OL Zachary Douglas 6-2 297 R-Sr. Ashland (Ohio)
OL Peter Bateman 6-6 285 Sr. Minnesota-Duluth
OL Akoakoa Paleka 6-3 285 Sr. Midwestern St. (Texas)
OL Jared Machorro 6-7 280 Jr. Texas A&M-Commerce
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School
DL Trevon Biglow 6-1 240 Sr. Harding (Ark.)
DL Ray Edwards 6-1 225 Sr. Wingate (N.C.)
DL Marcus Martin 6-3 245 R-Jr. Slippery Rock (Pa.)
DL Zach Sieler 6-6 275 So. Ferris St. (Mich.)
LB Tyke Kozeal 6-0 240 Sr. Nebraska-Kearney
LB Jordan Herdman 6-2 235 R-Sr. Simon Fraser (B.C.)
LB *Kyle Kitchens 6-2 205 Jr. Catawba (N.C.)
DB C.J. Broussard 6-0 198 Sr. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
DB Matt McKoy 6-2 212 Sr. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
DB Raheem Wilson 5-11 185 Sr. Southeastern Oklahoma
DB Marcus Sayles 5-10 170 Sr. West Georgia
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School
PK Ryan Sheehan 5-10 180 Jr. Colorado Mesa
P *Brett Benes 6-0 180 Sr. Charleston (W.Va.)
AP Richie Sanders 5-7 185 R-Sr. Mercyhurst (Pa.)
*-2015 AFCA All-American