December 17, 2021

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – The Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright Lindsey Jennings, LLP, has announced the nominees for the eight 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. 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 December 28, 2021, and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s annual awards banquet on January 14, 2022. The winner will receive the $3,000 CLIFF HARRIS AWARD trophy presented by Cliff Harris along with featured speaker Joe Theismann. Previous winners include Pierre Desir, Lindenwood University; Darius Allen, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Marqui Christian, Mid-Western State University; Connor Harris, Lindenwood University; Michael Joseph of Dubuque; Corey Ballentine of Washburn University, and Kyle Dugger of Lenoir-Rhyne University.

For the story of Cliff Harris, go to CliffHarrisAward.com and read about his amazing journey from an overlooked high school player from tiny Des Arc, Arkansas, and one scholarship offer to then NAIA Ouachita Baptist University, to five Super Bowls, six Pro Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys, and was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame this past summer.

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Little Rock Touchdown Club

Division II

PlayerClassificationSchool
Rafiq Abdul-WahidSRChowan University
Michael AyersJRAshland University
D'Anthony BellSRUniversity of West Florida
Ty'Shonan BrooksSRMinnesota State-Mankato
JT CavenderFRWest Texas A&M
Nate ChambersSOHillsdale College
Charlie ClevelandJRTiffin University
Tylen ColemanSOWestern New Mexico
Charles CrawfordSRClark Atlanta University
Cedie Dashiel IISRBentley University
Carter DuxburyJRWinona State University
Khyon FitzpatrickJRUniversity of New Haven
Dallis FlowersSRPittsburg State University
Keon FreemanSOUniversity of Charleston
Eliah GoodmanSRUniversity of Charleston
Maalik HallJRSoutheastern Oklahoma State
Donte HamiltonSRCentral Washington
Tobias HarrisJRWest Texas A&M
Trevor HoosierJRWest Liberty University
Amari HoustonSRLenoir-Rhyne University
Carl IgwehSRFrostburg State
Keyshawn JamesSRFayetteville State
Jonathan JonesSRMississippi College
Kader KohouSRTexas A&M University - Commerce
Hunter KyleSRAngelo State
Guam LeeSRNotre Dame College
Will LydleSRWestern Colorado University
Jermal Martin Jr.JRCalifornia (Pa.) University
Deshawn McCarthyJREast Stroudsburg University
Cole McCubreySRBentley University
Jaylen McDuffieJRSeton Hill University
Damar'ren MitchellSRColorado Mesa University
Nick MossSRValdosta State University
Caleb MurphySOFerris State University
Chance OlsonSRNorthern State University
Gilberto OrtizSRChowan University
Jaylin ParnellJRWestern Oregon University
Michael PerryJRUniversity of Charleston
Stephan PierreJRAlbany State University
Joshua PryorJRBowie State University
Dominique RamseySRTexas A&M-Commerce
Nolan ReeveJRColorado School of Mines
Mazin RichardsSOEastern New Mexico
Sam RobertsSRNorthwest Missouri State
Drew SeersSRLindenwood University
Coleton SmithSRSouthwest Baptist University
Logan SwansonSRAugustana University
Jackson TaylorSOWest Chester University
Ta'Shaun TaylorSRWinston-Salem State University
Chris TerrellSRWest Alabama
Marvin TerrySRDelta State
Christian Van HornSRUniversity of Charleston
Kishawn WalkerSRKentucky Wesleyan
Joey WehrkampSRUniversity of Sioux Falls
Nick WhitesideSOSaginaw Valley State
Joshua WilliamsSRFayetteville State

Division III

PlayerClassificationSchool
Keysean AmisonSRTrine University
Mitch ArendsenSRAlbion College
Mackenzie BalanganayiSRWisconsin-Whitewater
Danny BanksSRWesleyan University
Jerome BassSRBrevard College
Malik BrittSRUniversity of Mount Union
Carlton BrownSOBelhaven University
Ben BurganSRShenandoah University
Mason CaldwellSRShenandoah University
Paul CalvettiSRMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Steffon CanadySRBrevard College
Sean CarrollJRSalisbury University
Ryan DainesSOWisconsin-La Crosse
Jace DePriestSRRandolph-Macon College
Dylan DubuqueSRSUNY-Cortland
Blade DurbalaSRCentral College
Dane EspositoFRLake Forest College
Nate FarmFRBethel University
Emmett FordeSRHobart College
Jefferson FritzSRUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Bryce GableJRElmhurst University
Kyle GallagherSRMarietta College
Tyler GeimanJRUniversity of Dubuque
Josh GreenwoodSRSUNY Brockport
Caleb HarmelFRTrinity University
Nick HelbigJRWesleyan University
Tony HooksJRBates College
Zachary JakesFRGustavus Adolphus College
Kendall KarczSRSt. Norbert College
Dillon KeefeSRChapman University
C.J. LyonsSRRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Turjon McLaurinSOGreenville University
Mason McMillenJRUniversity of Mount Union
Dallas McRaeSRWheaton College
Matt MitchellSOHardin-Simmons University
Seth MoremSRSaint John's University
Kyle NaifJRTrine University
Drake NeubergerSRMarietta College
Joshua OnujioguSRFramingham State University
Griffin PendryJRHeidelberg University
Korbyn PersonettSRMonmouth College
Jamir PrevardJRDelaware Valley University
Tay PryorSRMarietta College
Sean ReynaSRAurora University
Chris RiceSRCastleton University
Timothy RussellSREndicott College
Luke ScheurmannSOJohns Hopkins University
Lucas SchwinSRGeorge Fox University
Michael StevensSRRose-Hulman Institute of Technolofy
Travis SwansonSRLinfield University
Kyeon TaylorSRKean University
Anthony TedescoSRDelaware Valley University
Bradden ThimonsSRWestminster College
Carson WalterJRBirmingham-Southern (Ala.)
Joe ZancaSRDePauw University

NAIA

PlayerClassificationSchool
Devin AdamsSOPeru State University
Teon BurroughsSRReinhardt University
Jace CappsSRCumberland University
Robert CarterSRLindsey Wilson College
Sage Chen-YoungJRKeiser University
Jaylen CowleySRMissouri Baptist University
Sage DeLongSREastern Oregon University
Jason FreemanSOOlivet Nazarene University
Jacob GarciaSROttawa University
Noah GuseJRDakota State University
BJ HarveyJRBaker University
Gabriel Jacon-DuffyFRPoint University
Jalen JamesSRBenedictine College
Justin JohnsonSRIndiana Wesleyan University
Malcolm JohnsonSOLangston University
Chris JohnsonSRUniversity of St. Francis (IL)
Hunter MaynardSRConcordia University-Ann Arbor
Will MilesSRCentral Methodist University
Kole MurlinJRSiena Heights University
Lane NapierSRConcordia University
Marcus OmosuleSRGeorgetown College
Josh SeaboltFRBethel College
Scott TumiltyFRUniversity of St. Francis (IL)
Chase Van WyckSREastern Oregon University
Noah Van't HofSRNorthwestern College
Marc ViechecSOSoutheastern (Fla.)
D.J. WhiteJRGeorgetown College
DaMarcus WimbushSRBluefield University