OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RB Shakir Bell, Indiana State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB L.J. Fort, UNI
‘BRUCE CRADDOCK’ VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Craig Bohl, North Dakota State
FIRST TEAM
Quarterback(s)
Kurt Hess, Youngstown State 6-3 235 So. Dayton (Ohio) Chaminade-Julienne High
Tirrell Rennie, Northern Iowa 6-0 201 Sr. North Lauderdale (Fla.) Coconut Creek / Ellsworth CC
Running Backs
Shakir Bell, Indiana State 5-8 185 So. Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central High
Jamaine Cook, Youngstown State 5-9 205 Jr. Cleveland (Ohio) Midpark High
Fullback
Brock Lough, Indiana State 6-0 220 Jr. Terre Haute (Ind.) South Vigo High
Wide Receivers
Terriun Crump, Western Illinois 6-3 220 Sr. Country Club Hills (Ill.) Rich Central / DuPage
Jermaine Saffold, Missouri St. 6-1 198 Sr. Grandview (Mo.) High / Univ. of Central Missouri
Tight End
Alex Jones, Indiana State 6-3 235 Sr. Centerville (Ind.) High
Offensive Linemen
Bryan Boemer, Southern Illinois 6-2 317 Sr. St. Louis (Mo.) St. John Vianney High
Paul Cornick, North Dakota St. 6-6 309 Sr. Orono (Minn.) High
FN Lutz, Indiana State 6-3 290 Jr. West Lafayette (Ind.) Lafayette Harrison High
Cal McCarthy, Illinois State 6-2 285 Sr. Shorewood (Ill.) Minooka High
Jay Teply, Northern Iowa 6-7 328 Sr. Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Xavier
Place Kicker
Tyler Sieversten, Northern Iowa 6-2 185 So. Cedar Rapids (Iowa) C.R. Kennedy High
Defensive Linemen
Ben Boothby, Northern Iowa 6-0 280 Sr. Clinton (Iowa) High
Colter Boyer, North Dakota St. 6-4 245 Sr. Hurley (S.D.) High
Eric Brunner, Illinois State 6-2 285 Sr. Greendale (Wis.) High
Ben Obaseki, Indiana State 6-3 235 Jr. Washington (Ind.) High
Linebackers
Aaron Archie, Indiana State 6-0 235 Jr. Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech
L.J. Fort, Northern Iowa 6-1 232 Sr. Waynesville (Mo.) High
Evan Frierson, Illinois State 6-2 230 Jr. Washington (D.C.) H.D. Woodson High / Univ. of Illinois
Chad Willson, North Dakota St. 5-11 221 Sr. Layton (Utah) High / Snow (Utah) Junior College
Defensive Backs
Mike McElroy, Southern Illinois 6-1 212 Sr. Lowell (Mich.) High
Alex Sewall, Indiana State 6-1 210 Sr. Western Springs (Ill.) Lyons Township High
Varmah Sonie, Northern Iowa 5-9 166 Jr. Burnsville (Minn.) Apple Valley High
Marcus Williams, N Dakota St. 5-11 190 So. Minneapolis (Minn.) Hopkins High
Punter
Jason Schlautman, S. Dakota St. 6-2 195 Sr. Columbus (Neb.) High / Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha
Return Specialist
Steve Strother, S. Illinois 5-8 170 Jr. Culpepper (Va.) Eastern View High
SECOND TEAM
Quarterback
Matt Brown, Illinois State 6-4 215 Jr. Marion (Ill.) High
Running Backs
Jewel Hampton, S. Illinois 5-9 210 Jr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central / Univ. of Iowa
Ashton Leggett, Illinois State 5-11 230 Sr. Muskegon (Mich.) High / Michigan State Univ.
Fullback
Jordan Neukirch, Illinois State 6-2 235 So. Algonquin (Ill.) Huntley High
Wide Receivers
Dale Moss, South Dakota State 6-4 210 Sr. Brandon (S.D.) Brandon Valley High
Tyrone Walker, Illinois State 5-11 200 Jr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Cardinal Ritter High
Tight End
Matt Veldman, N. Dakota State 6-7 257 Sr. Becker (Minn.) High
Offensive Linemen
Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State 6-1 295 Sr. Wheeling (Ill.) High
Ben Geffert, Indiana State 6-3 310 Sr. Griffith (Ind.) High
David Pickard, S. Illinois 6-5 306 Sr. Oak Park (Ill.) High
Mark Pratt, Youngstown State 6-3 320 Jr. Tooele (Utah) High / Snow Junior College
Austin Richard, N. Dakota State 6-3 314 Sr. Fargo (N.D.) South High
Place Kicker
Ryan Jastram, N. Dakota State 6-1 200 Sr. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt / New Mexico State
Defensive Linemen
Nate Palmer, Illinois State 6-3 220 Jr. Chicago (Ill.) Simeon High / Univ. of Illinois
Mikel Ruder, Missouri State 6-5 280 Sr. Lawrence (Kan.) Free State High
Kayon Swanson, S. Illinois 6-1 282 Jr. Southfield (Mich.) High
Andrew Johnson, Youngstown St. 6-3 285 Sr. Detroit (Mich.) Southeastern / Bowling Green
Linebackers
Mike Lien, South Dakota State 6-0 220 Sr. Castaic (Calif.) Valencia High
Kevin Palermo, Western Illinois 6-1 225 Sr. West Chicago (Ill.) Driscoll Catholic High
Jordan Smith, Northern Iowa 6-2 223 Sr. Humboldt (Iowa) High
Jacolby Washington, Indiana St. 6-1 235 Jr. Deltona (Fla.) Deltona Trinity Christian High
Defensive Backs
Colten Heagle, N. Dakota State 5-11 195 So. Appleton (Wis.) Kimberly High
Otis Merrill, Illinois State 5-11 185 Sr. Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville / Univ. of Wisconsin
Jimmie Strong, Missouri State 5-10 190 Sr. Texarkana (Texas) Texas High
Winston Wright, S. Dakota State 5-10 185 So. Lee's Summit (Mo.) Blue Springs South / Univ. of Missouri
Punter
Lucas Hileman, Indiana State 6-1 195 Jr. Anna (Ill.) Jonesboro High / Baylor Univ.
Return Specialist
Ryan Smith, North Dakota State 5-7 174 So. Wahpeton (N.D.) High
Honorable Mention
Illinois State: LB Josh Howe, DL Colton Underwood, OT Cody White • Indiana State: QB Ronnie Fouch, DL Rod Hardy, LB Ryan Roberts
Missouri State: P Jordan Chiles, TE Matt Thayer, QB Trevor Wooden • North Dakota State: WR Warren Holloway, QB Brock Jensen,
P Matt Voigtlander • UNI: DL Darren Branch, RB David Johnson, RS Jarred Herring • South Dakota State: WR Aaron Rollin, FB Kyle Sheehan, OL Bryan Witzmann • Southern Illinois: DL Kenneth Boatright, PK Jackson MacLachlan, TE MyCole Pruitt • Western Illinois: DE Dwight Harris, OG Jimmy Holtschlag, DB Kieron James • Youngstown State: WR Christian Bryan, OL Chris Elkins, LB Teven Williams
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB L.J. Fort, UNI
‘BRUCE CRADDOCK’ VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Craig Bohl, North Dakota State
FIRST TEAM
Quarterback(s)
Kurt Hess, Youngstown State 6-3 235 So. Dayton (Ohio) Chaminade-Julienne High
Tirrell Rennie, Northern Iowa 6-0 201 Sr. North Lauderdale (Fla.) Coconut Creek / Ellsworth CC
Running Backs
Shakir Bell, Indiana State 5-8 185 So. Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central High
Jamaine Cook, Youngstown State 5-9 205 Jr. Cleveland (Ohio) Midpark High
Fullback
Brock Lough, Indiana State 6-0 220 Jr. Terre Haute (Ind.) South Vigo High
Wide Receivers
Terriun Crump, Western Illinois 6-3 220 Sr. Country Club Hills (Ill.) Rich Central / DuPage
Jermaine Saffold, Missouri St. 6-1 198 Sr. Grandview (Mo.) High / Univ. of Central Missouri
Tight End
Alex Jones, Indiana State 6-3 235 Sr. Centerville (Ind.) High
Offensive Linemen
Bryan Boemer, Southern Illinois 6-2 317 Sr. St. Louis (Mo.) St. John Vianney High
Paul Cornick, North Dakota St. 6-6 309 Sr. Orono (Minn.) High
FN Lutz, Indiana State 6-3 290 Jr. West Lafayette (Ind.) Lafayette Harrison High
Cal McCarthy, Illinois State 6-2 285 Sr. Shorewood (Ill.) Minooka High
Jay Teply, Northern Iowa 6-7 328 Sr. Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Xavier
Place Kicker
Tyler Sieversten, Northern Iowa 6-2 185 So. Cedar Rapids (Iowa) C.R. Kennedy High
Defensive Linemen
Ben Boothby, Northern Iowa 6-0 280 Sr. Clinton (Iowa) High
Colter Boyer, North Dakota St. 6-4 245 Sr. Hurley (S.D.) High
Eric Brunner, Illinois State 6-2 285 Sr. Greendale (Wis.) High
Ben Obaseki, Indiana State 6-3 235 Jr. Washington (Ind.) High
Linebackers
Aaron Archie, Indiana State 6-0 235 Jr. Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech
L.J. Fort, Northern Iowa 6-1 232 Sr. Waynesville (Mo.) High
Evan Frierson, Illinois State 6-2 230 Jr. Washington (D.C.) H.D. Woodson High / Univ. of Illinois
Chad Willson, North Dakota St. 5-11 221 Sr. Layton (Utah) High / Snow (Utah) Junior College
Defensive Backs
Mike McElroy, Southern Illinois 6-1 212 Sr. Lowell (Mich.) High
Alex Sewall, Indiana State 6-1 210 Sr. Western Springs (Ill.) Lyons Township High
Varmah Sonie, Northern Iowa 5-9 166 Jr. Burnsville (Minn.) Apple Valley High
Marcus Williams, N Dakota St. 5-11 190 So. Minneapolis (Minn.) Hopkins High
Punter
Jason Schlautman, S. Dakota St. 6-2 195 Sr. Columbus (Neb.) High / Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha
Return Specialist
Steve Strother, S. Illinois 5-8 170 Jr. Culpepper (Va.) Eastern View High
SECOND TEAM
Quarterback
Matt Brown, Illinois State 6-4 215 Jr. Marion (Ill.) High
Running Backs
Jewel Hampton, S. Illinois 5-9 210 Jr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central / Univ. of Iowa
Ashton Leggett, Illinois State 5-11 230 Sr. Muskegon (Mich.) High / Michigan State Univ.
Fullback
Jordan Neukirch, Illinois State 6-2 235 So. Algonquin (Ill.) Huntley High
Wide Receivers
Dale Moss, South Dakota State 6-4 210 Sr. Brandon (S.D.) Brandon Valley High
Tyrone Walker, Illinois State 5-11 200 Jr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Cardinal Ritter High
Tight End
Matt Veldman, N. Dakota State 6-7 257 Sr. Becker (Minn.) High
Offensive Linemen
Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State 6-1 295 Sr. Wheeling (Ill.) High
Ben Geffert, Indiana State 6-3 310 Sr. Griffith (Ind.) High
David Pickard, S. Illinois 6-5 306 Sr. Oak Park (Ill.) High
Mark Pratt, Youngstown State 6-3 320 Jr. Tooele (Utah) High / Snow Junior College
Austin Richard, N. Dakota State 6-3 314 Sr. Fargo (N.D.) South High
Place Kicker
Ryan Jastram, N. Dakota State 6-1 200 Sr. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt / New Mexico State
Defensive Linemen
Nate Palmer, Illinois State 6-3 220 Jr. Chicago (Ill.) Simeon High / Univ. of Illinois
Mikel Ruder, Missouri State 6-5 280 Sr. Lawrence (Kan.) Free State High
Kayon Swanson, S. Illinois 6-1 282 Jr. Southfield (Mich.) High
Andrew Johnson, Youngstown St. 6-3 285 Sr. Detroit (Mich.) Southeastern / Bowling Green
Linebackers
Mike Lien, South Dakota State 6-0 220 Sr. Castaic (Calif.) Valencia High
Kevin Palermo, Western Illinois 6-1 225 Sr. West Chicago (Ill.) Driscoll Catholic High
Jordan Smith, Northern Iowa 6-2 223 Sr. Humboldt (Iowa) High
Jacolby Washington, Indiana St. 6-1 235 Jr. Deltona (Fla.) Deltona Trinity Christian High
Defensive Backs
Colten Heagle, N. Dakota State 5-11 195 So. Appleton (Wis.) Kimberly High
Otis Merrill, Illinois State 5-11 185 Sr. Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville / Univ. of Wisconsin
Jimmie Strong, Missouri State 5-10 190 Sr. Texarkana (Texas) Texas High
Winston Wright, S. Dakota State 5-10 185 So. Lee's Summit (Mo.) Blue Springs South / Univ. of Missouri
Punter
Lucas Hileman, Indiana State 6-1 195 Jr. Anna (Ill.) Jonesboro High / Baylor Univ.
Return Specialist
Ryan Smith, North Dakota State 5-7 174 So. Wahpeton (N.D.) High
Honorable Mention
Illinois State: LB Josh Howe, DL Colton Underwood, OT Cody White • Indiana State: QB Ronnie Fouch, DL Rod Hardy, LB Ryan Roberts
Missouri State: P Jordan Chiles, TE Matt Thayer, QB Trevor Wooden • North Dakota State: WR Warren Holloway, QB Brock Jensen,
P Matt Voigtlander • UNI: DL Darren Branch, RB David Johnson, RS Jarred Herring • South Dakota State: WR Aaron Rollin, FB Kyle Sheehan, OL Bryan Witzmann • Southern Illinois: DL Kenneth Boatright, PK Jackson MacLachlan, TE MyCole Pruitt • Western Illinois: DE Dwight Harris, OG Jimmy Holtschlag, DB Kieron James • Youngstown State: WR Christian Bryan, OL Chris Elkins, LB Teven Williams
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