Running back Timothy Flanders, wide receiver/wildkat Richard Sincere and cornerback Bookie Sneed all have been selected to the 2013 Sports Network FCS Preseason All-America Team.
The All-America honor squad includes 98 players from 59 universities and all 13 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision conferences.
Flanders was named to the Sports Network first team. The senior from Midwest City, Oklahoma, stands as Sam Houston's all-time leader in rushing (4,234 career yards) and scoring (55 touchdowns).
Sincere is a second team selection. The versatile senior from Galveston Ball ranks No. 10 in Sam Houston career all-purpose yards (2,796).
Sneed was tabbed as a third team member. The Conroe senior has started 39 games, totaled 147 tackles and ranks No. 8 in SHSU career interceptions.
The trio of preseason All-Americans has led Sam Houston to two Southland Conference championships, back-to-back NCAA Division I National Championship game appearances and a 25-5 record the past two seasons.
A two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award, Flanders begins his senior season 461 yards away from becoming the all-time leading rusher in Southland Conference history. He holds 31 Sam Houston school records and is one of only three student-athletes to be named as Southland Conference “Player of the Year” in consecutive seasons.
Sincere is a two-time All-Southland selection and was named the league's “Offensive Player of the Year” in 2011. He has rushed for 1,868 yards and 19 touchdowns and caught 51 passes for 907 yards and five TDs as a Bearkat.
Sneed, also a two-time All-Southland selection, snapped a 44-year old school record with a 92-yard interception return for a touchdown in the “Battle of the Piney Woods” victory over SFA last year. He has eight interceptions to his credit including four during the 2012 championship season.
"These three players not only played but have started in a lot of football games for Sam Houston during their careers," Bearkat head coach Willie Fritz said. "Not only are these young men outstanding players, but they are excellent teammates. All three put the team first in everything they do"
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First Team - Offense
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Player
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School
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Pos.
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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DeNarius McGhee
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Montana State
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QB
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Sr.
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6-0
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210
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Shakir Bell
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Indiana State
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RB
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Sr.
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5-8
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185
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Timothy Flanders
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Sam Houston State
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RB
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Sr.
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5-9
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210
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Zach Zenner
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South Dakota State
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RB
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Jr.
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6-0
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215
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Dominique Swope
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Georgia Southern
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FB
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Jr.
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5-11
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221
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Erik Lora
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Eastern Illinois
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WR
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Sr.
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5-10
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181
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Sean Price
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Appalachian State
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WR
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So.
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6-5
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210
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A.C. Leonard
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Tennessee State
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TE
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Jr.
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6-4
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245
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Michael Bamiro
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Stony Brook
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OL
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Sr.
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6-8
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345
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Chris Elkins
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Youngstown State
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OL
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Sr.
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6-4
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290
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Danny Kistler
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Montana
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OL
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Sr.
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6-8
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315
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Billy Turner
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North Dakota State
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OL
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Sr.
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6-6
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300
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Bryan Witzmann
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South Dakota State
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OL
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Sr.
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6-7
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300
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Walter Powell
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Murray State
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AP
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Sr.
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6-0
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180
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Colton Cook
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Southern Utah
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PK
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Sr.
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5-8
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177
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Fabian Truss
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Samford
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KR
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Sr.
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5-9
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190
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First Team - Defense
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Player
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School
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Pos.
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Davis Tull
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Chattanooga
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DE
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Jr.
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6-3
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230
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Colton Underwood
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Illinois State
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DE
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Sr.
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6-4
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260
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Antoine Lewis
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Villanova
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DT
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Sr.
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6-2
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290
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Caraun Reid
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Princeton
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DT
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Sr.
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6-2
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305
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Dorian Bell
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Duquesne
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LB
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Sr.
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6-1
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234
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Grant Olson
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North Dakota State
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LB
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Sr.
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6-0
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223
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Stephon Robertson
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James Madison
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LB
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Sr.
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5-11
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220
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Jordan Tripp
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Montana
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LB
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Sr.
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6-4
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237
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Steven Godbolt
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Tennessee State
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CB
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Jr.
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6-1
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180
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Marcus Williams
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North Dakota State
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CB
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Sr.
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5-11
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194
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Caleb Schaffitzel
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Missouri State
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S
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Jr.
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6-0
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214
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Jaquiski Tartt
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Samford
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S
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Jr.
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6-1
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220
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Andy Wilder
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Northern Arizona
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P
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Sr.
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6-3
|
205
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Richard Wright
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Liberty
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LS
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Sr.
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6-1
|
260
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D'Vonte Graham
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North Carolina A&T
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PR
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Sr.
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5-9
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180
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Second-Team Offense
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Player
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School
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Pos.
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Gavin McCarney
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Colgate
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QB
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Sr.
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6-2
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205
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Zach Bauman
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Northern Arizona
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RB
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Sr.
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5-10
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200
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Terrance West
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Towson
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RB
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Jr.
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5-11
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223
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Darrien Robinson
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The Citadel
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FB
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Sr.
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6-0
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220
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Greg Hardin
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North Dakota
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WR
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Sr.
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5-11
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168
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Jordan Harris
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Bryant
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WR
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Sr.
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6-2
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215
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MyCole Pruitt
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Southern Illinois
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TE
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Jr.
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6-3
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247
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Dakota Dozier
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Furman
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OL
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Sr.
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6-4
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291
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Steven Forgette
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Eastern Washington
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OL
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Sr.
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6-4
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280
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Garrett Frye
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Georgia Southern
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OL
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Jr.
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6-4
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257
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Terrance Hackney
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Bethune-Cookman
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OL
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Jr.
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6-6
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310
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Eric Pike
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Towson
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OL
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Sr.
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6-5
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298
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Richard Sincere
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Sam Houston State
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AP
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Sr.
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5-10
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180
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Tyler Varga
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Yale
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AP
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Jr.
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5-11
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220
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Sean Baner
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Delaware
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PK
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Sr.
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6-1
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205
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Kevin Fogg
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Liberty
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KR
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Sr.
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5-10
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175
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Second-Team Defense
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Player
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School
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Pos.
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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LeBrandon Richards
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Bethune-Cookman
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DE
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Jr.
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6-2
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255
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Zach Wagenmann
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Montana
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DE
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Jr.
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6-4
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240
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Zach Kerr
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Delaware
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DT
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Sr.
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6-2
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330
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Robert Simpson
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Mississippi Valley State
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DT
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Sr.
|
6-4
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255
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Clarence Bumpas
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Northern Colorado
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LB
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Sr.
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6-2
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236
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Wes Dothard
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Chattanooga
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LB
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Sr.
|
6-1
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235
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Alvin Scioneaux
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Wofford
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LB
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Sr.
|
6-2
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215
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Tyler Starr
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South Dakota
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LB
|
Sr.
|
6-4
|
235
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Qua Cox
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Jackson State
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CB
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Sr.
|
6-0
|
185
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T.J. Lee III
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Eastern Washington
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CB
|
Sr.
|
5-9
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170
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Jestin Love
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Central Arkansas
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S
|
Sr.
|
6-0
|
208
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Dean Marlowe
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James Madison
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S
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Jr.
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6-2
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195
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Bobby Wenzig
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Alabama State
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P
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Sr.
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6-2
|
185
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Hudson Smith
|
Gardner-Webb
|
LS
|
Sr.
|
6-1
|
230
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Ryan Smith
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North Dakota State
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PR
|
Sr.
|
5-7
|
175
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Third-Team Offense
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Player
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School
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Pos.
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Cl.
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Wynrick Smothers
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Central Arkansas
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QB
|
Sr.
|
6-1
|
208
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David Johnson
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Northern Iowa
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RB
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Jr.
|
6-3
|
214
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Carlton Koonce
|
Fordham
|
RB
|
Sr.
|
5-8
|
180
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|
Andrew Pierce
|
Delaware
|
RB
|
Sr.
|
5-11
|
200
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|
Travis Friend
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Bucknell
|
FB
|
Sr.
|
6-2
|
235
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Jordan Neukirch
|
Illinois State
|
FB
|
Sr.
|
6-2
|
235
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R.J. Harris
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New Hampshire
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WR
|
Jr.
|
6-0
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194
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Kelsey Pope
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Samford
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WR
|
Sr.
|
6-0
|
200
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|
Cameron Brate
|
Harvard
|
TE
|
Sr.
|
6-5
|
235
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Kadeem Edwards
|
Tennessee State
|
OL
|
Sr.
|
6-4
|
290
|
|
Gavin Farr
|
Southern Utah
|
OL
|
Sr.
|
6-3
|
287
|
|
Seamus O'Neill
|
New Hampshire
|
OL
|
Sr.
|
6-4
|
281
|
|
Dan Shirey
|
Villanova
|
OL
|
Sr.
|
6-3
|
285
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|
Jared Singleton
|
Wofford
|
OL
|
Sr.
|
6-2
|
309
|
|
Rob Hollomon
|
Central Connecticut State
|
AP
|
Jr.
|
5-8
|
170
|
|
Tyler Sievertsen
|
Northern Iowa
|
PK
|
Sr.
|
6-2
|
185
|
|
Kevin Johnson
|
Lamar
|
KR
|
Jr.
|
6-0
|
210
|
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Tony Washington
|
Appalachian State
|
KR
|
Sr.
|
5-10
|
200
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Third-Team Defense
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Player
|
School
|
Pos.
|
Cl.
|
Ht.
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Wt.
|
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Michael Cole
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Maine
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DE
|
Sr.
|
6-2
|
250
|
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Zach Hodges
|
Harvard
|
DE
|
Jr.
|
6-3
|
230
|
|
Jonathan Woodard
|
Central Arkansas
|
DE
|
So.
|
6-5
|
251
|
|
Derek Douglas
|
The Citadel
|
DT
|
Sr.
|
6-1
|
275
|
|
Sullivan Grosz
|
Cal Poly
|
DT
|
Jr.
|
6-4
|
265
|
|
Leevon Perry
|
North Dakota State
|
DT
|
Sr.
|
6-3
|
276
|
|
Quinn Backus
|
Coastal Carolina
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
5-10
|
205
|
|
Anthony Brown
|
Eastern Kentucky
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
6-0
|
220
|
|
Ronnie Hamlin
|
Eastern Washington
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
6-2
|
210
|
|
Ben Johnson
|
UT Martin
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
6-2
|
215
|
|
Jordan Love
|
Towson
|
CB
|
Sr.
|
6-1
|
180
|
|
Bookie Sneed
|
Sam Houston State
|
CB
|
Sr.
|
6-0
|
180
|
|
Kadeem Wise
|
Chattanooga
|
CB
|
Sr.
|
5-10
|
180
|
|
Julien David
|
Howard
|
S
|
Sr.
|
5-11
|
195
|
|
Lucky Dozier
|
Northern Arizona
|
S
|
Sr.
|
5-10
|
185
|
|
Chad Zinchini
|
Tennessee Tech
|
P
|
Sr.
|
6-3
|
220
|
|
Chris Highland
|
Illinois State
|
LS
|
Jr.
|
6-2
|
215
|
|
Sam Hoekstra
|
San Diego
|
PR
|
Sr.
|
5-9
|
180
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