2016 Cliff Harris Award Finalists Announced

December 25, 2016

2016 CLIFF HARRIS AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Top Small College Defensive Players Recognized

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – The Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright, Lindsey, Jennings  announced the finalists for the fourth annual CLIFF HARRIS AWARD. The award is presented to the nation’s top small college defensive player representing more than 5,000 defensive players from almost 500 NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA colleges and universities.

An overall winner will be announced on December 24 and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s annual awards banquet on January 19, 2017 featuring guest speaker Archie Manning. The winner will receive the $3,000 Cliff Harris Award trophy presented by Cliff Harris. In addition to the overall winner, the top vote getters from each division will also be announced. A prestigious group of former college and pro football greats serve on the Cliff Harris Award Committee.

 

Division II

PlayerClassificationPositionSchool
Lucky BaarDLSRMcKendree University
Dominic BarryLBJRWestern New Mexico University
Beau BatesLBSRUniversity of Minnesota Duluth
Conner BaysDBSRSW Oklahoma State University
Collin BevinsDLSRNW Missouri State
Trevon BiglowDLSRHarding
Zachary BlairLBSRUVa-Wise
Jay BoydDBFRTusculum College
C.J. BroussardDBSRAzusa Pacific University
L'Keith BrownLBJRTusculum College
Cody BurtscherLBSRTarleton State University
Kevin ChappleLBSRLock Haven University
Jared ChesterDBJRLIU Post
Tyler ConditLBSRUniversity of New Haven
Sie Doe, Jr.DLSRFort Hays State University
Dylan DonahueDLSRWest Georgia University
Rob DuryLBSRUniversity of Indianapolis
Billy EakinsDBSROhio Dominican University
Bryant FrazierDLSRVirginia State
Brandon GencyLBSRAshland University
Connor HarrisLBSRLindenwood University
Drew HebelDBSOBlack Hills State
Jordan HerdmanLBSRSimon Fraser University
Josh HillDLSRMerrimack College
Allen HolmanLBSRShippensburg University
Brandon JonesDLSOTexas A&M-Kingsville
Michael KelsoDLSOColorado School of Mines
Kyle KitchensLBJRCatawba College
Tyke KozealLBSRUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney
Marcus MartinDLJRSlippery Rock University
Michael MehlingLBSRUniversity of Sioux Falls
Cam MontgomeryDBSRWayne State College
Jeremy MooreDLSRWestern Oregon
Sidney OmamehDESRGrand Valley State
Danny OmoregieDTSRAmerican International
Kevin PharaonDLSRWest Virginia Wesleyan College
Quincy RedmonDLJRFairmont State University
Whitney RichardsonDLJRLane College
Dustin RivasDBJRColorado Mesa University
Brucks SaathoffLBSOTexas A&M-Commerce
Tovar SanchezDLSRCentral Washington University
Zach SielerDLSOFerris State University
Joshua SimmonsDBJRLimestone College
Ryan SlagerLBSOGrinnell College
David SmithLBJRMorehouse
Aaron TerryDBSRCalifornia University of Pennsylvania
Carlo ThomasDBJRJohnson C. Smith
Osband ThompsonLBJRTuskegee University
Jacob VollstedtLBSRNorthwest Missouri State
Brian WalkerDBSRFt.Valley State University
AJ WentlandLBSRMcKendree University
Raheem WilsonDBSRSoutheastern Oklahoma State

Division III

PlayerClassificationPositionSchool
Michael AladaDBSRSt. Thomas
Caleb AshbyLBSRWheaton College
Matt BarnesLBSRMonmouth College
Justin BroussardDLSRSouthwestern University
Chyron Brown-WallaceDLSRSt. Lawrence University
Kyle BurchettLBSRHiram College
Cole BurdetteDLSRRandolph-Macon College
Darren CallanLBSRCastleton University
Jacob CoonLBSOWashington University St. Louis
Byron CooperDLSRWidener University
Austin CrowDLJRHeidelberg University
Reese DziedzicLBSRUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Sam EdouardDLJRWestern New England Univ.
Nick EgersdorfDLSRMacalester College
John FeasterDBSRMuhlenberg College
Isaac FrazierDLSRSimpson College
Alex GreenidgeLBSRRPI
Calvin HarridgeLBSRLoras College
Donavan HaydenLBSRBethany College
Dustin HolmesLBSRWittenberg University
Shayne KaminskiLBJRWesleyan University
Brian KhouryDLSRCarnegie Mellon University
Jarrett LecasDBSRBenedictine University
JD LeisemannDLJRWisconsin Lutheran College
Thomas LesniewskiDLSOMonmouth College
A.J. LiCataLBJRAlfred University
Justin MadarDLSROlivet College
Zach MatterDBSRCentral College
Marshall McCarthyLBSRMassachusetts Maritime Academy
Heath MccrayDLSRHuntingdon
Me'Leick MilesDLJRTrine University
Shawn MillerDBJRDelaware Valley University
Nicholas MorrowDBSRGreenville College
Baylor MullinsDBSRUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Brian MurtaughLBSRWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Luke PackardDLSRTrinity (TX) University
Jack PerezLBSRPacific (Oregon)
Zack RobersonDLJRSul Ross State
Ben SchulzLBSRMarantha Baptist University
William SewellDLSRFrostburg State
Malik SimsDBSRShenandoah University
Ryan SlagerLBSOGrinnell University
Teidrick SmithDLSRMary Hardin-Baylor
Ryan SnedekerDLSRWashington & Jefferson College
Mamadou SoumahoroDLJRBerry College
Dylan StapletonDBSRCoe College
Jordan StoneDLSRWesleyan University
Brandon TamsettDLSRWisconsin-Whitewater
Austin TennesseeDBSRStevenson University
Alec ThompsonDBJRRose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Jack TonerDBSRJohns Hopkins
Jakob TrautweinLBJRCastleton University
Cory WardLBSRHardin-Simmons University
Luke WashburnDLJRHusson University
Marcus WintersDBSOTrine University
Austin YoungDLSRUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville
Isaac ZickafooseDLSOBluffton University

NAIA

PlayerClassificationPositionSchool
Omar AqelLBSRUniversity of St. Francis (IL)
Cain BoscheeDBSODickinson State
Jeff BranchDLSRPresentation College
Timothy ClaytonDBSRArizona Christian University
Aaron CooperLBSRKentucky Christian
Dillon DittemoreDLSRMarian University
Javier DyerDLJRReinhardt University
Josh EvansLBJREvangel
Luke GibbsDLJRMorningside College
Nick HolshoeDBSRConcordia University Ann Arbor
Nathan JerniganLBSRCumberland University
Dontaye JohnsonLBSRRobert Morris (IL)
Gunnar KayserDBSRMontana Tech
Josh KockDLSRBaker University
Robert "Alden" MannLBSRWayland Baptist University
Justin ManningLBFRCampbellsville University
Nicholas McBeainLBSRValley City State University
Nate MooreDBSRCollege of Idaho
Trae ParkerDBSRLindenwood University
Cole PotterDLSRDakota State (S.D.)
Da'vonte PriceDBJRSiena Heights University
KyRandall SmithLBSRUniversity of St. Mary's
Tim SmithDLSRUniversity of St. Francis (IL)
Lucas SparksDLSRSt. Francis (Ind.)
Evan SprayberryDLSOTabor College
Travis SteensonLBSOMcPherson (Kan.) College
Noey TauaveDLSRDickinson State (N.D.)
Stephen ThayerLBSRMissouri Valley College
Sam Van GinkelDLSRNorthwestern College
Serge VitaDLSRUnion College
Travis WhiteDBJRWayland Baptist University
Darrain WinstonDBSRBaker University