Football | 12/1/2016 10:01:00 AM

Alcorn Earns Six All-Conference Selections; Anderson, Foster on First-Team

LORMAN, Miss. – Seniors Darien Anderson and Eric Foster were honored on the All-Conference First-Team from the Alcorn State University football program, and four more Braves were tabbed to the Second-Team, the league office announced Thursday.
 
Alcorn was represented on the All-Conference Second-Team by senior Detonio Dade and junior Timothy Gardner on the offensive line, and senior linebacker Michael Hurns and junior defensive end Michael Brooks on defense.
 
Anderson earned All-Conference recognition for the second straight year after being named to the Second-Team last season. The Miami, Florida native ranks fourth in FCS in sacks with 1.00 per outing. He's on the Buck Buchanan Watch List which is awarded to the best defensive player in FCS. In addition to his sacks, Anderson is also 14th in FCS in tackles for a loss (1.7).
 
Foster, from Memphis, Tennessee, ranked top-10 in the SWAC in passes defended. He's wrapped up 41 tackles on the season and has also forced a fumble. Foster has recorded a pair of interceptions this year against Alabama A&M and Prairie View A&M. He posted a season-high eight tackles at PVAMU.
 
Dade earned All-Conference accolades for the fourth year in a row. Dade, a Laurel, Mississippi product, and Gardner, a Gary, Indiana native, are part of an offensive line that's helped Alcorn rank top-10 in the nation in sacks allowed, giving up just 0.90 per game. They've heavily aided the Braves rank No. 17 in the country and second in the SWAC in rushing offense.
 
Brooks, from Jackson, Mississippi, has been a staple for the Braves on the defensive line. He's recorded 29 tackles on the season including a season-high 11 against Alabama State. Brooks was part of a defense that shut out Jackson State in the second half and held MVSU to just seven points in the entire game over the last two weeks.
 
Hurns has been one of the SWAC's leading tacklers all season. The Cleveland, Mississippi product has wrapped up 62 tackles on the season with three sacks. Hurns' season-high is 12 tackles against Alabama State. Before the season started, he was named Student Government Association Senior Class President and is currently in office.
 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Devante Kincade (Grambling State)

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Donovan McCray (Grambling State)

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Joshua Simmons (Prairie View A&M)

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Jordan Bentley (Alabama A&M)

 

COACH OF THE YEAR

Broderick Fobbs (Grambling State)

 

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB	Devante Kincade	Grambling State
RB	Lenard Tillery	Southern
RB	Martez Carter	Grambling State
OL	Justin Miller	Grambling State
OL	Terrell Lee	Southern
OL	Anthony Mosley	Southern
OL	Sam Baptiste	Alabama State
OL	Jamal Boulden	Southern
WR	Chad Williams	Grambling State
WR	Willie Quinn	Southern
TE	Dillon Beard	Southern

 

DEFENSE
DL	Javancy Jones	Jackson State
DL	Aaron Tiller	Southern
DL	Donovan McCray	Grambling State
DL	Samuel Reese	Grambling State
LB	Arkez Cooper	Southern
LB	Darien Anderson	Alcorn State
LB	Kourtney Berry	Alabama State
DB	Guy Stallworth	Grambling State
DB	Danny Johnson	Southern
DB	Jameel Jackson	Grambling State
DB	Eric Foster	Alcorn State

 

SPECIAL TEAMS
K	Eric Medina	Texas Southern
P	Eric Medina	Texas Southern
RS	Willie Quinn	Southern

 

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB	Austin Howard	Southern
RB	Khalid Thomas	Alabama State
RB	Jordan Bentley	Alabama A&M
OL	Trent Scott	Grambling State
OL	Detonio Dade	Alcorn State
OL	Donovan Wheaton	Prairie View A&M
OL	Timothy Gardner	Alcorn State
OL	Gustavo Lopez	Prairie View A&M
WR	Verlan Hunter	Grambling State
WR	Willie Young	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
TE	Jonathan Dorsey	Alabama A&M

 

DEFENSE
DL	Blain Winston	Grambling State
DL	Michael Brooks	Alcorn State
DL	Roderick Henderson	Alabama State
DL	DeVohn Reed	Prairie View A&M
LB	Javancy Jones	Jackson State
LB	Willie Duncan	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
LB	Michael Hurns	Alcorn State
DB	Bradley Street	Alabama State
DB	Terrence Singleton	Prairie View A&M
DB	Zavian Bingham	Jackson State
DB	Justin Jemison	Jackson State

 

SPECIAL TEAMS
K	Jonathan Wallace	Grambling State
P	Owen Hoolihan	Prairie View A&M
RS	Martez Carter	Grambling State

 
 
 
 
 
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