2017 Cliff Harris Award Finalists Announced

December 18, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – The Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright Lindsey Jennings announces the nominees for the sixth annual CLIFF HARRIS AWARD. This 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. A prestigious selection committee made up of former college and pro football greats will select the winner. In addition to the CLIFF HARRIS AWARD overall winner, the top vote getter from each division will also be announced.

Finalists for the award will be released in one week and the CLIFF HARRIS AWARD winner will be announced on Dec. 24 and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s annual awards banquet on January 10, 2018. The winner will receive the $3,000 CLIFF HARRIS AWARD trophy presented by Cliff Harris and guest speaker Barry Sanders. Previous winners include Pierre Desir, Lindenwood University, Darius Allen, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Marqui Christian, Mid-Western State University, Connor Harris, Lindenwood University and Michael Joseph of University of Dubuque.

Division II

PlayerClassificationPositionSchool
Andrew BensonSRDBAssumption College
John CominskyJRDLUniv. of Charleston (W.Va.)
Marvin ConleyJRDBUniversity of West Florida
Chasz CosbySRDLSaint Augustine's University
Kahzin DanielsJRDLUniv. of Charleston (W.Va.)
Adonis DavisJRDLFlorida Tech
Dennis GardeckSRLBSioux Falls
Kiante GoudeauJRDBMinot State University
Sterling HammondSRDBVirginia Union
Jonathan HarrisJRDLLindenwood University
Kevin HaynesSRLBCentral Washington University
Jamarcus HendersonJRDLNewberry
Zuril HendrickJRDBEdinboro University
James HickmanSRLBSaint Augustine's University
Luke HrapchakSRLBCalifornia (PA)
Myles HumphreySRDLShepherd University
Garrett JacksonJRDBAdams State
Jeremy JacksonSRDBArkansas-Monticello
Chris JohnsonJRDBUniversity of North Alabama
Marcus JonesSRDBNW Missouri State
Markus JonesJRDLAngelo State
Kyle KitchensSRLBCatawba
Cameron KohlSRLBOhio Dominican University
Monteze LatimoreSRLBUniversity of Central Missouri
Davondrick LisonJRDLSouthern Arkansas University
Tevin MadisonSRDBWest Alabama
Marcus MartinSRDLSlippery Rock University
Tyler MorrisseyJRLBWest Chester
Jalen NelsonJRLBUniv. of Charleston (W.Va.)
Blake NelsonSRDBColorado Mesa
Brandon PayerSOLBColorado State-Pueblo
Evan PerrizoSRDLMinnesota State University, Mankato
James Prater Jr.JRDLAshland University
Max RedfieldSRDBIndiana University (Pa.)
Brucks SaathoffJRLBTexas A&M-Commerce
Terry SamuelJRLBWest Alabama
Nathan ShepherdSRDLFort Hays State University
Zach SielerJRDLFerris State University
Andrew SpencerSRDBWinona State
Yusef Sterling-LoweSRDBTexas A&M-Commerce
Sha'Heem StupartSRLBCarson-Newman
Tavierre ThomasSRDBFerris State
Osband ThompsonSRLBTuskegee
Landry TulloSRLBDelta State University
Ryan WeberSRLBMalone University
Austin WelthaSRLBMcKendree University
Dean WengerSRLBColorado School of Mines
Tershawn WhartonSODLMissouri S&T
Darius WilliamsJRDBColorado State University-Pueblo
La'More WiseSRLBNortheastern State
Cameron YoungSODBFt. Valley State University

Division III

PlayerClassificationPositionSchool
Ricco AaronSOLBDean College
Haston AdamsSRDLMary Hardin-Baylor
O'Shea AndersonSRDBWashington & Jefferson College
James BellFRDBTexas Lutheran University
Michael BiancoSOLBBecker College
Peter CaseySRDLUniversity of Chicago
Jason ClaytonSODBUniversity of Puget Sound
Austin CrowSRDLHeidelberg University
Kam DawtyneSRLBAurora University
Sean EganSRDBRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jason FarlowSRLBLinfield College
Chandler FerkoSRDLWittenberg College
Drew FitzmorrisSRDBCarnegie Mellon University
Max GarrettSRLBWashington and Lee University
Nick GiorgioJRDLSpringfield College
Daniel GonzalesSRDBUniversity of Redlands
Joe GranahanJRDLFranklin & Marshall
Chase GreenleeSRDLWheaton College (IL)
Fred HargroveSODBOtterbein University
Jaquan HarrisSRDBFramingham State
Jordan HassanSRLBIllinois Wesleyan
Harry HenschlerSODLWisconsin-Whitewater
Darin HungerfordSRLBKean University
Nick JacobsenSRDLWisconsin-River Falls
Todd JeterSRDBWestminster College
Austin JochumSRDLUniversity of St. Thomas
Andrew JosephSRDLCornell College
Michael JosephSRDBUniversity of Dubuque
Nik KellySRDBSouthwestern (TX) University
Casey KerschnerSRDLWidener University
Montel LeeSRDLFerrum College
A.J. LiCataSRLBAlfred University
Mason McKenrickSRLBJohn Carroll University
Shawn MillerSRDBDelaware Valley University
Brandon MorrisJRLBWesleyan University
javon MuhammadJRDLMacMurray College
Jason NieradkaSRLBBrevard College
Tyler OlsonSRLBCentral College
Ty ParsonsSRLBEast Texas Baptist University
Jordan PowellJRDBWidener University
Austin PykaSRDLChapman University
Charles RigaJRLBGeorge Fox University
Mike RileyJRDLRose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Noah RischSRLBUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Kyle SchultzSRLBMonmouth College
Niles ScottSRDLFrostburg State
Ryan SlagerJRLBGrinnell College
Micam SmithSRDBMonmouth College
Mamadou SoumahoroSRDLBerry College
Dustin TrippSRDLAlma College
Patrick VidalSRDLThe Catholic University of America
Skyler WilliamsonSRLBSt. Lawrence University
Marcus WintersJRDBTrine University
Andrew YaminJRLBAmherst College
Zach ZiembaSRDBPlymouth State

NAIA

PlayerClassificationPositionSchool
Dedric AllenSRDLMissouri Valley
Michal ArenasSRLBEastern Oregon University
King ArthurSRDBUniversity of St. Francis (IL)
Curt BoekeJRDLDakota State (S.D.)
Resean ColemanSODLWilliam Penn University
Tyson CooperJRLBSouthern Oregon Uniuversity
Josh EvansSRDLEvangel University
Keenan FaganJRDBRocky Mountain College
Jamarae FinnieSRDLLangston University
Tim HamiltonSRDLFriends (Kan.) University
Piercen HarnishJRLBUniversity of St. Francis
Tucker JohnsonSRDBCarroll College
Josh KockSRDLBaker (Kan.) University
Tevin McCoyJRDLReinhardt (Ga.) University
Tionte McDanielSODBSt. Xavier University
Caden McDonaldSRLBMorningside College
Nate MooreSRDBCollege of Idaho
Trent MuellerJRLBLindsey Wilson College
Michael NealySRLBWayland Baptist
Andrew O'HaraJRLBConcordia University Ann Arbor
Cameron OshodiSRDLGeorgetown College
Chris OvertonSRDLSt. Ambrose University
Darius PriceSRDBSiena Heights University
Tarance RobySRDBConcordia University Nebraska
Josh SchulteSRLBSoutheastern University
Thomas SeaseSRLBDickinson State (N.D.)
Evan SprayberryJRDLTabor College
Xavier StoryJRDBLyon College
Garrett UpdegraftSRLBKansas Wesleyan
Shaquille WellSRDLGrand View University
Tomunci WhitfieldSRDBSouthwestern College
Cole WisemanSRDBDoane University