2019 Cliff Harris Award Finalists Announced

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – The Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright Lindsey Jennings announced the finalists for the seventh 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.

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
Brandon AndersonSRDBEdinboro University
Mercardo AndersonSRLBHenderson State
Jaquan ArtisSRDLLenoir-Rhyne University
Blayne BurnettJRDLWestern Oregon University
James CeasarSRDBFerris State
Nich CiccoSODBColorado Mesa
Dominic CizauskasSRLBGlenville State
Kyle DuggarSRSLenpoir-Rhyne (N.C.)
Austin EdwardsSRDLFerris State
Leon EgglestonSRLBWayne State University
Jarey ElderSRDBWest Chester University
Desmond FairellSRDBCarsponNewman (TN)
Julius "JR" FaulkJRDBDelta State University
Dexter FitzpatrickFRLBMars Hill University
Chris GarrettJRDLConcordia-St. Paul
Billy GreerSRDLCentral Washington
Justin GrowelJRDLLake Erie College
Chauncy HaneySRDLNorth Greenville University
Demetrius HarrisJRDLFort Valley State University
Derric HawthornSRDBMississippi College
Chris HoadSRLBUT Permian Basin
BJ JeffersonSRDLTarleton State University
Luke JeterJRDLColorado School of Mines
Keito JordonSRDLNewberry College
Michael JunkerSRDBBemidji State University
Vada KingSRLBDelta State
Amaechi KonkwoJRDLRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Damon LloydSRLBIUP
Demetrice LoftonSODLMorehouse College
Will LydleJRDLWestern Colorado University
CJ MillerSRLBSaint Anselm College
Demetri MorsellSODBBowie State University
Durrell NashSRLBSaint Augustine's University
Brandin ObrechtSOLBAdams State
Sam OpontJRDLEndicott College
Rondrow PeeblesFRLBCarson-Newman
Spencer PhillipsSRDLNW Missouri State
Carlins PlatelJRDBAssumption College
Nate Proctor Jr.SRLBWestern Oregon University
Kenny RandallJRDLUniversity of Charleston
Sam ReevesSRDLTruman State University
Zach RobertsonSRLBMinnesota State University, Mankato
Xavier RobinsonFRLBShorter University
Prince RobinsonSRDBTarleton State
Jonathan RossFRDLBowie State University
Drew SeersJRLBLindenwood University
Hunter SemelrothSRDBCoe College
Bryce SheppertFRDBNotre Dame College
Clay ShreveSRLBAshland
Daryus SkinnerSRDBWinston-Salem State University
Jason SloweySOLBWestern Oregon University
Ch'aim SmithSRDLWest Chester (PA)
Logan SwansonJRDLAugustana
Pete ThorbahnSRDBBentley University
Isiah TolbertJRDLAmerican International College
Ubong UdomJRDLUniversity of Central Missouri
Antonio WashingtonJRDLSouthern Arkansas University
Jordan WellsJRDLTarleton State
Jackson WibbelsSRDLCSU-Pueblo
Heath WilliamsSRDLSaginaw Valley State
Sha'haun WilliamsSRDLNotre Dame College
Maurice Wright Jr.SRLBNorthwestern Oklahoma State
Brandon YoungSRDLUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello

Division III

PlayerClassificationPositionSchool
Dante AndersonJRDBBrevard College
Hunter AtwoodSRDLCurry College
Liam BaileySRLBSUNY Maritime College
Mackenzie BalanaganayiJRDLUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Blaze BaristaSRDBDubuque (IA)
James BellJRDBTexas Lutheran
Devyn BlountFRDBWilliam Paterson University
Scottie BobeckSRLBBenedictine University
Conner BogardSRDLJohn Carroll University
Raylens BoutinFRDBCollege at Brockport
Alex BrittainFRDLEureka College
Cameron BrownSRDLCase Western Reserve University
Daniel CamposSRLBGeorge Fox University
Steffon CanadyJRLBBrevard College
Dante CapozzoliJRLBKean University
Jason ClaytonSRDBUniversity of Puget Sound
Obasi DeesSRDBCalifornia Lutheran University
Obasi DeesSRDBCalifornia Lutheran
Mason DekkerSRLBHope College
Frankie FeasterSRDLMuhlenberg College
Randy FillingameFRLBLaGrange College
Kordell FordJRDBUniversity of Mount Union
Emmett FordeJRLBHobart College
Clark GadenSRLBMonmouth (Ill.)
Nick GaroneSRLBIthaca College
Erik GrahamSRDLThe College of New Jersey
Eddie GrahamJRDBNo.Carolina Wesleyan
Raeqwon GreerJRDBAlfred University
Peyton HaynesSRDBLaGrange (GA)
Jeff HectorSRDBRedlands (CA)
Nick HelbigFRDLWesleyan University
Nate HillSRDBShenandoah University
Jeff HoedtSRLBTrine University
Jeff HoedtSRLBTrine University
Xavier HolleySRDLAugustana College (Illinois)
Brendan HolmesSRDBSimpson College
Ben JamesSRDLChristopher Newport University
Antonio JohnsonSRLBNorth Carolina Wesleyan College
Kyle JohnstonSRDLMassachusetts Maritime Academy
Blake JohnstonSRDBHardin-Simmons University
Tevin JonesSRLBMary Hardin-Baylor
Dillon KeefeJRLBChapman University
Nate KeirnSRDLDenison University
Erich KeutmannJRLBWestern New England University
Joey LongoriaSRDLUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Manny LongoriaSRDBTexas Southern
Jordan McInerneySRDLLake Forest College
Dallas McRaeSRDLWheaton College (IL)
Matthew MessnerJRLBSalve Regina University
Nick MiylerSRDBMonmouth (Ill.)
Mike MurphyJRDLIllinois Wesleyan
Re'Shaun MyersSRLBBridgewater College
Michael NobileSODLDelaware Valley University
Joshua OnujioguJRDLFramingham State
Tate O'ToolSRLBCentral College
Tim OusleySRDLMuskingum University
Brandon PalmerSRLBBerry College
Ian PaulsenSRLBMartin Luther College
Will PetersFRDLUniversity of New England
Aaron PierceSRDBWestminster College (PA)
Jack PistoriusJRLBMiddlebury College
Chris RiceJRDLCastleton University
Logan RickardSRLBCoe College
Sam RomanskiSRLBUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Rashawn SettlesFRLBWestfield State University
Danial SheltonSRDBSusquehanna (PA)
Tony SlaughterSRLBUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Kyle TreberJRLBHanover College
Liam VinciforaJRDLMillsaps College
Alex WestSRLBState University of New York College at Brockport
Alex WestSRLBState University of New York College at Brockport
Tramon WileyJRDBHeidelberg (OH)
Mike WilliamsSRDLWashington & Jefferson College

NAIA

PlayerClassificationPositionSchool
Shaq BradfordSRDLKansas Wesleyan University
Kevin BrownSRLBDickinson St (N.D.)
Dayton BushSRDBBenedictine (KS)
Sage Chen-YoungSODBKeiser (Fla.) University
Trevon ClayborneSRDBSiena Heights (MI)
Twon CollymoreSODBSterling (KS)
Austin CuicchiSRLBGrand View University
Mac DutraSRDLMarian (IN)
Craig EvansSRDLLangston University
Seth FallenSRDLReinhardt (GA)
Jason FerrisSRLBUniversity of Montana Western
Dallis FlowersJRDBGrand View (IA)
Jaron GreenSRDLArizona Christian
Jeremiah JacksonSRDBSt Ambrose University
James JamicichSRDLSaint Francis
Landon JonesSRLBSouthwestern Assemblies of God
Joel KatzerSRLBMorningside (IA)
Marcel LindnerSRLBWaldorf University
Tanner MachacekSRLBNorthwestern College
Sam MortonSRLBEvangel University
Klayton NordeenSRDBMorningside (IA)
Tyler PendletonSRLBUniversity of the Cumberlands
Jeremiah PharmsSRDLFriends
Robert RobinsonJRDLBriar Cliff University
Starr ThompsonSRDBGeorgetown (KY)
John TroutSRDLDakota State (S.D.)
Dominic ValentinoSODLCincinnati Christian
Derick VandeBosscheSRDBDickinson St (N.D.)
Cornelius WilliamsFRDBLyon College
DaMarcus WimbushJRLBBluefield College