Preseason Honors
1st Team All-American
- Aaron Nelson - SO, wide receiver
2nd Team All-American
1st Team All-Conference
- Rasheed Salas - SO, cornerback
- Michael Sellers - SR, kicker
- Chris Bell - SO, left end
- Stephen Causey - SO, center
- Ray Frederick - SO, cornerback
- Brady Jenkins - SO, strong safety
- Kenny Ralph - SO, free safety
2nd Team All-Conference
- Derrick Meade - SO, strong safety
Season Honors
1st Team All-American
- Mario Heckel - SO, right end
- Derrick Meade - SO, strong safety
- Andrew Fuller - FR, halfback
2nd Team All-American
- Chris Bell - SO, left end
- Travis Pierre - JR(RS)
, defensive tackle - Gerard Hamlett - SR(RS), cornerback
- Marcus McClure - JR(RS) , free safety
- Brady Jenkins - SO, strong safety
Freshman All-American
- Andrew Fuller - FR, halfback
1st Team All-Conference
- Gerard Hamlett - SR(RS), cornerback
- Kyle Pierre - SO, right tackle
- Rasheed Salas - SO, cornerback
- Chris Bell - SO, left end
- Mario Heckel - SO, right end
- Marcus McClure - JR(RS) , free safety
- Travis Pierre - JR(RS) , defensive tackle
- Derrick Meade - SO, strong safety
- Michael Sellers - SR, kicker
- Will Porter - JR(RS), quarterback
- Aaron Nelson - SO, wide receiver
- Alex Kittrell - FR, left guard
- Mike Quinn - SR(RS), center
- Vincent Mackey - SO, middle linebacker
- Sidney Jackson - FR, right guard
- Andrew Fuller - FR, halfback
2nd Team All-Conference
- Jimmy Johns - JR(RS) , halfback
- Brady Jenkins - SO, strong safety
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Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year) |
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Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defenseman) |
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Davey OBrien Award (Best QB) |
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Doak Walker Award (Best RB) |
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The Biletnikoff Award (Best WR) |
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John Mackey Award (Best TE) |
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Outland Trophy (Best OL) |
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Dave Rimington Trophy (Best C) |
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Lombardi Award (Best Lineman) |
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RE Mario Heckel - Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Heckel destroyed all competition for this award. A year after LE Chris Bell gets all the props, RE Heckel elevates his game. Bell still finished with more tackles (44 to 41) but Heckel recorded 16 sacks, 2 picks, 4 ffs, 1 fr, and 2 pds. The Sun Belt sack leaders were Heckel (16), Bell (14), Travis Pierre (11) and Mackey (9). Heckel and Bell led the NCAA 1-2 in sacks. |
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Dick Butkus Award (Best LB) |
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Jim Thorpe Award (Best DB) |
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SS Derrick Meade - Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Meade finished with 66 tackles, 10 for loss, 5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 7 pds, 3 ffs, 3 frs, and 2 defensive TDs. No one else in the list had anywhere near the tackles he had. |
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Lou Groza Award (Best PK) |
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Ray Guy Award (Best P) |
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Best RET |
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HB Andrew Fuller - Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Fuller's 3 kick return TD and 4 punt return TD, both of which led the NCAA. I actually sabotaged a few more of those when I realized how ridiculous it had gotten. Sigh. The dude only has 88 speed. |
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The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award |
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Hill Green
- Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions
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Heisman Memorial Trophy |