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Here is Football Gameplan’s 2016 Preseason D3 All-American Team Special
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The two leading rushers from last year headline our 1st Team All-Americans. Carnegie Mellon’s Sam Benger and St. Thomas’ Jordan Roberts both ran for 2,092 yards last year, combining for 56 rushing touchdowns. There’s a lot of purple along the offensive line with Mount Union’s Mitch Doraty, Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Broderick Jenkins and Tony Koepnick of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Defensive Lineman Teidrick Smith of Mary Hardin-Baylor is one of the more feared pass rushers in all of Division III. Defensive Back Jack Toner of Johns Hopkins was a big reason why the Blue Jays had a lot of success on defense in 2015.
1st Team Offense
QB – Sam Riddle – 6’2 205 – Linfield, Sr.
RB – Sam Benger – 5’8 185 – Carnegie Mellon, Jr.
RB – Jordan Roberts – 6’0 225 – St. Thomas, Sr.
FB – Dylan Buresh – 6’3 252 – Wabash, Jr.
WR – Bryce Shade – 5’8 1755 – Wesley, Sr.
WR – Malik Pressley – 5’11 180 – FDU-Florham, Jr.
TE – Nick Kiourkas – 6’3 220 – Whitworth, Jr.
OL – Mitch Doraty – 6’0 275 – Mount Union, Sr.
OL – Michael La Sala – 6’3 260 – Washington & Lee, Sr.
OL – Broderick Jenkins – 6’0 275 – Mary Hardin-Baylor, Sr.
OL – Peter Bison – 6’0 281 – Wheaton, Sr.
OL – Tony Koepnick – 6’3 310 – Wisconsin-Whitewater, Sr.
AP – De’Eric Bell – 5’6 205 – Guilford, Jr.
1st Team Defense
DL – Teidrick Smith – 6’2 240 – Mary Hardin-Baylor, Sr.
DL – Chyron Brown-Wallace – 6’0 280 – St. Lawrence, Sr.
DL – Elvis Romero – 5’10 225 – Bridgewater State, Sr.
DL – William Sewell – 6’1 245 – Frostburg State, Sr.
LB – Carter Hanson – 5’10 190 – St. John’s, Sr.
LB – Ryan Martin – 5’10 216 – Hanover, Sr.
LB – Connor Ludwig – 5’10 218 – Wabash, Sr.
DB – Austin Davis – 5’11 190 – Kean, Sr.
DB – Jack Toner – 6’2 175 – Johns Hopkins, Sr.
DB – Drew Fitzmorris – 5’11 190 – Carnegie Mellon, Jr.
DB – Victor Bunce – 6’1 182 – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Jr.
1st Team Specialists
K – Rehn Reiley – 5’11 182 – Whitworth, Soph.
P – John Cleveland – 6’0 165 – Sewanee, Jr.
KR – Jordan Schemm – 5’9 170 – Ithaca, Jr.
PR – James Holley-Grisham – 5’11 185 – St. Lawrence, Sr.
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Wide Receiver James Okike finished 3rd in the nation in receiving, second behind his teammate Bryce Shade with over 1,400 yards and 19 touchdowns. UW-Stout has an excellent offensive line that’s spearheaded by Kane’aua Atchison-Keolanni. The 6’3 305lbs senior should garner a lot of attention from pro scouts. The Tommies of St. Thomas boast a lot of strength within the front seven with DL Ryan Winter and LB Jesse Addo making the list. Alec Mortillaro of St. John Fisher is a tremendous player that help lead the Cardinals to an ECAC Bowl appearance last season.
2nd Team Offense
QB – Pete Coughlin – 5’11 180 – Washington & Jefferson, Sr.
RB – John Smith – 6’0 210 – Husson, Jr.
RB – Dayton Wynn – 5’11 160 – Hendrix, Sr.
FB – Zach Cree – 6’0 210 – Carnegie Mellon, Sr.
WR – James Okike – 6’3 220 – Wesley, Sr.
WR – Brad Garcia – 6’1 200 – Hartwick, Jr.
TE – Zach Lindquist – 6’4 248 – Wheaton, Sr.
OL – Matthew Gono – 6’4 290 – Wesley, Jr.
OL – Jonni Cassano – 6’2 275 – Albright, Sr.
OL – Spencer Shier – 6’4 307 – Wisconsin-Whitewater
OL – Darryl Guilford – 6’7 365 – Rowan, Jr.
OL – Kane’aua Atchison-Keolanni – 6’3 305 – UW-Stout, Sr.
AP – Travis Jones – 5’11 185 – Averett, Jr.
AP – Marquis Barrolle – 5’2 150 – Texas Lutheran, Sr.
2nd Team Defense
DL – Peyton Thiry – 6’2 240 – St. John’s, Sr.
DL – Ethan Buresh – 6’1 230 – Wabash, Sr.
DL – Ryan Winter – 6’2 273 – St. Thomas, Sr.
DL – Brian Khoury – 6’3 235 – Carnegie Mellon, Sr.
LB – Jesse Addo – 5’11 181 – St. Thomas, Sr.
LB – Julian Turner – 6’1 215 – Trinity University, Sr.
LB – Samer Manna – 6’0 222 – Wesley, Jr.
DB – Deion Jones – 6’2 188 – UW-Stevens Point, Sr.
DB – Alec Mortillaro – 5’9 175 – St. John Fisher, Sr.
DB – Carson Lassiter – 5’10 200 – Cortland, Sr.
DB – Austin Tennessee – 6’2 195 – Stevenson, Sr.
2nd Team Specialists
K – Andrew Tutsie – 6’1 208 – Wabash, Sr.
P – Nico Francino – 5’10 200 – Hardin-Simmons, Sr.
KR – Kennedy Johnson – 6’0 190 – Linfield, Sr.
PR – Christian Almonte – 5’7 180 – UW-Stevens Point, Jr.
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Quarterback Chase Burton of Franklin College was terrific as a sophomore for the Grizzlies. The 6’2 195lbs junior tossed 38 touchdowns to only 7 interception and finished second in the nation in passing with 3,850 yards. Tight End Devin Summiel of Fitchburg State reached paydirt 12 times last season, making him THE threat in the Falcons passing game. Willie Britt of Muhlenberg is a technically sound offensive lineman whom you can tell is being well coached at MC. Strong junior season for Randolph-Macon’s defensive linemen Xavier Strothers lands him on this team. Linebacker Zach Schmerge is another player that’s taking advantage of some excellent coaching at Ohio Northern. And Tufts sophomore defensive back Tim Preston was outstanding as a freshman. The 6’0 180lbs sophomore picked off 6 passes in only 7 games.
3rd Team Offense
QB – Chase Burton – 6’2 195 – Franklin College, Jr.
RB – Dan Andrews – 6’0 200 – Brockport, Sr.
RB – Latif Adams – 5’9 190 – Westminster (MO), Jr.
FB – Jeremy Molina – 5’8 217 – St. Thomas, Jr.
WR – Malik Adams – 5’10 170 – North Carolina Wesleyan, Sr.
WR – Bradley Munday – 5’8 170 – Johns Hopkins, Sr.
TE – Devin Summiel – 6’2 210 – Fitchburg State, Sr.
OL – Will Hilbert – 6’6 305 – St. Thomas, Sr.
OL – Austin Jones – 6’3 283 – Wisconsin-Whitewater, Sr.
OL – Willie Britt – 6’4 270 – Muhlenberg, Sr.
OL – Brooks Billings – 6’3 298 – Hendrix, Sr.
OL – Chris Osier – 6’1 280 – Washington & Lee, Jr.
AP – Jabari Hudle-Price – 5’10 180 – Colby, Sr.
3rd Team Defense
DL – Brandon Tamsett – 6’1 274 – Wisconsin-Whitewater, Sr.
DL – Mike Vidal – 6’3 240 – Mount Union, Jr.
DL – Xavier Strothers – 6’1 230 – Randolph-Macon, Sr.
DL – Ray Brown – 6’0 240 – John Carroll, Soph.
LB – Marcus Jemison – 6’0 195 – Hobart, Sr.
LB – Jake Reimer – 5’11 210 – Linfield, Jr.
LB – Zach Schmerge – 6’1 240 – Ohio Northern, Jr.
DB – Baylor Mullins – 5’9 190 – Mary Hardin-Baylor, Sr.
DB – Ryan Weber – 5’10 195 – UW-La Crosse, Jr.
DB – Tim Preston – 6’0 180 – Tufts, Soph.
DB – Rey Jordan – 5’10 185 – Buffalo State, Jr.
3rd Team Specialists
K – Conor Dunn – 6’1 183 – Denison, Sr.
P – Will Gingery – 6’4 195 – Wittenberg, Sr.
KR – Dominic Haggerty – 5’6 165 – East Texas Baptist, Soph.
PR – Austin Bonsall – 5’9 170 – Frostburg State, Sr.
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All-Americans by Conference
American Southwest Conference – 5
Centennial Conference – 3
CCIW – 2
Empire 8 – 6
ECFC – 1
HCAC – 2
Liberty League – 3
MAC – 3
MASCAC – 2
MIAC – 7
NCAC – 6
NESCAC – 2
NJAC – 8
NWC – 4
OAC – 4
ODAC – 4
PAC – 5
SAA – 3
SCAC – 2
SCIAC – 1
UMAC – 1
USAC – 2
WIAC – 8
