AFCA All-America Teams

[smallcollegefbfan]

http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=3634747

2008 AFCA FCS Coaches’ All-America Team

Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Andre Roberts 5-11 175 Jr. The Citadel Kevin Higgins Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
WR Ramses Barden* 6-6 227 Sr. Cal Poly Rich Ellerson Altadena, Calif. (Flintridge Prep)
TE John Nalbone 6-4 255 Sr. Monmouth (N.J.) Kevin Callahan Lawrenceville, N.J. (Lawrence)
OL Nick Hennessey 6-6 300 Sr. Colgate Dick Biddle Danvers, Mass. (Phillips Andover)
OL Raphael Nguti 6-7 330 Sr. Albany Bob Ford Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton)
OL Aaron Lockwood 6-2 303 Sr. Southern Illinois Dale Lennon Topeka, Kan. (Seaman)
OL Demario Deese 6-4 305 Sr. Gardner-Webb Steve Patton Charlotte, N.C. (Independence)
OL Brad Samsa 6-3 290 Sr. Youngstown St. Jon Heacock Warren, Ohio (Howland)
QB Armanti Edwards 6-0 184 Jr. Appalachian St. Jerry Moore Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)
RB Javarris Williams 5-11 215 Sr. Tennessee St. James Webster Richmond, Texas (Foster)
RB Herb Donaldson 5-11 225 Sr. Western Illinois Don Patterson St. Louis, Mo. (CBC)

Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL James Ruffin 6-4 265 Jr. Northern Iowa Mark Farley Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville)
DL Jovan Belcher 6-2 228 Sr. Maine Jack Cosgrove West Babylon, N.Y. (West Babylon)
DL Greg Miller 6-3 250 Sr. Villanova Andy Talley Willow Grove, Pa. (Abington)
DL Greg Peach 6-3 255 Sr. Eastern Washington Beau Baldwin Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen)
LB Jason Williams* 6-3 235 Sr. Western Illinois Don Patterson Chicago, Ill. (DuSable)
LB Marcellus Speaks 6-2 230 Sr. Jackson St. Rick Comegy Jackson, Miss. (Provine)
LB Bobby Abare 6-2 220 Sr. Yale Jack Siedlecki Acton, Mass. (Acton-Boxboro)
DB Lardarius Webb 5-10 205 Sr. Nicholls St. Jay Thomas Opelika, Ala. (Beauregard)
DB William Middleton 5-11 186 Sr. Furman Bobby Lamb Atlanta, Ga. (Marist)
DB Dontrell Miller 5-8 175 Jr. Tennessee-Martin Jason Simpson Demopolis, Ala. (Demopolis)
DB Colt Anderson 5-11 195 Sr. Montana Bobby Hauck Butte, Mont. (Butte)

Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Doug Spada 6-1 190 Jr. Southeast Missouri St. Tony Samuel Shelby, N.C. (Fork Union Military Academy)
PK Robbie Dehaze 6-3 193 Sr. Northern Arizona Jerome Souers Sherwood, Ore. (Sherwood)
AP Scotty McGee 5-9 180 Jr. James Madison Mickey Matthews Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
*-2007 AFCA All-American

[appfan2008]

i like seeing AE on there..

[AppAlum2003]

I guess Mark LeGree's 10 INTs just wasn't enough to land him on the list.

[UNIFanSince1983]

Glad to see Ruffin as a first teamer on one of these AA lists.

[mcveyrl]

Is anybody keeping up with who is in the running for unanimous AA??

[smallcollegefbfan]

Is anybody keeping up with who is in the running for unanimous AA??

Here are the unanimous 1st team picks.

WR Ramses Barden* 6-6 227 Sr. Cal Poly Rich Ellerson Altadena, Calif. (Flintridge Prep)
QB Armanti Edwards 6-0 184 Jr. Appalachian St. Jerry Moore Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)
RB Herb Donaldson 5-11 225 Sr. Western Illinois Don Patterson St. Louis, Mo. (CBC)
DL Jovan Belcher 6-2 228 Sr. Maine Jack Cosgrove West Babylon, N.Y. (West Babylon)
DL Greg Peach 6-3 255 Sr. Eastern Washington Beau Baldwin Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen)
DB Colt Anderson 5-11 195 Sr. Montana Bobby Hauck Butte, Mont. (Butte)

[citdog]

FINALLY!


SOMEONE DIDN'T FALL FOR THE TERRELL HUDGINS HYPE AND SAW THAT CADET ANDRE ROBERTS IS HIS SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY!



WELL DONE CADET!

[mcveyrl]

I was waiting on a third list to come out before I posted it. I will post the unanimous picks, to date, here in a few minutes.

I guess if you started it now, it would be less work later on...

[PhoenixPhan06]

http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=3634747

2008 AFCA FCS Coaches’ All-America Team

Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Andre Roberts 5-11 175 Jr. The Citadel Kevin Higgins Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
WR Ramses Barden* 6-6 227 Sr. Cal Poly Rich Ellerson Altadena, Calif. (Flintridge Prep)
TE John Nalbone 6-4 255 Sr. Monmouth (N.J.) Kevin Callahan Lawrenceville, N.J. (Lawrence)
OL Nick Hennessey 6-6 300 Sr. Colgate Dick Biddle Danvers, Mass. (Phillips Andover)
OL Raphael Nguti 6-7 330 Sr. Albany Bob Ford Rochester, N.Y. (Brighton)
OL Aaron Lockwood 6-2 303 Sr. Southern Illinois Dale Lennon Topeka, Kan. (Seaman)
OL Demario Deese 6-4 305 Sr. Gardner-Webb Steve Patton Charlotte, N.C. (Independence)
OL Brad Samsa 6-3 290 Sr. Youngstown St. Jon Heacock Warren, Ohio (Howland)
QB Armanti Edwards 6-0 184 Jr. Appalachian St. Jerry Moore Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)
RB Javarris Williams 5-11 215 Sr. Tennessee St. James Webster Richmond, Texas (Foster)
RB Herb Donaldson 5-11 225 Sr. Western Illinois Don Patterson St. Louis, Mo. (CBC)

Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL James Ruffin 6-4 265 Jr. Northern Iowa Mark Farley Burnsville, Minn. (Burnsville)
DL Jovan Belcher 6-2 228 Sr. Maine Jack Cosgrove West Babylon, N.Y. (West Babylon)
DL Greg Miller 6-3 250 Sr. Villanova Andy Talley Willow Grove, Pa. (Abington)
DL Greg Peach 6-3 255 Sr. Eastern Washington Beau Baldwin Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen)
LB Jason Williams* 6-3 235 Sr. Western Illinois Don Patterson Chicago, Ill. (DuSable)
LB Marcellus Speaks 6-2 230 Sr. Jackson St. Rick Comegy Jackson, Miss. (Provine)
LB Bobby Abare 6-2 220 Sr. Yale Jack Siedlecki Acton, Mass. (Acton-Boxboro)
DB Lardarius Webb 5-10 205 Sr. Nicholls St. Jay Thomas Opelika, Ala. (Beauregard)
DB William Middleton 5-11 186 Sr. Furman Bobby Lamb Atlanta, Ga. (Marist)
DB Dontrell Miller 5-8 175 Jr. Tennessee-Martin Jason Simpson Demopolis, Ala. (Demopolis)
DB Colt Anderson 5-11 195 Sr. Montana Bobby Hauck Butte, Mont. (Butte)

Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Doug Spada 6-1 190 Jr. Southeast Missouri St. Tony Samuel Shelby, N.C. (Fork Union Military Academy)
PK Robbie Dehaze 6-3 193 Sr. Northern Arizona Jerome Souers Sherwood, Ore. (Sherwood)
AP Scotty McGee 5-9 180 Jr. James Madison Mickey Matthews Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
*-2007 AFCA All-American

Some notable SoCon snubs:

ASU S Mark LeGree
Elon WR Terrell Hudgins
Elon K Andrew Wilcox

[smallcollegefbfan]

I guess if you started it now, it would be less work later on...

In case you missed them in an earlier post, here are the ones I have so far.

WR Ramses Barden* 6-6 227 Sr. Cal Poly Rich Ellerson Altadena, Calif. (Flintridge Prep)
QB Armanti Edwards 6-0 184 Jr. Appalachian St. Jerry Moore Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)
RB Herb Donaldson 5-11 225 Sr. Western Illinois Don Patterson St. Louis, Mo. (CBC)
DL Jovan Belcher 6-2 228 Sr. Maine Jack Cosgrove West Babylon, N.Y. (West Babylon)
DL Greg Peach 6-3 255 Sr. Eastern Washington Beau Baldwin Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen)
DB Colt Anderson 5-11 195 Sr. Montana Bobby Hauck Butte, Mont. (Butte)

[mcveyrl]

In case you missed them in an earlier post, here are the ones I have so far.

WR Ramses Barden* 6-6 227 Sr. Cal Poly Rich Ellerson Altadena, Calif. (Flintridge Prep)
QB Armanti Edwards 6-0 184 Jr. Appalachian St. Jerry Moore Greenwood, S.C. (Greenwood)
RB Herb Donaldson 5-11 225 Sr. Western Illinois Don Patterson St. Louis, Mo. (CBC)
DL Jovan Belcher 6-2 228 Sr. Maine Jack Cosgrove West Babylon, N.Y. (West Babylon)
DL Greg Peach 6-3 255 Sr. Eastern Washington Beau Baldwin Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen)
DB Colt Anderson 5-11 195 Sr. Montana Bobby Hauck Butte, Mont. (Butte)

Thanks, I did miss the earlier post. There are 5 AA teams, right?

[Hoyadestroya85]

nice to see Greg Miller on two lists.. his production cannot be measured in statistics..

[smallcollegefbfan]

Some notable SoCon snubs:

ASU S Mark LeGree
Elon WR Terrell Hudgins
Elon K Andrew Wilcox

One thing to remember is that if you put all of those guys on the list then someone from another league is going to complain that there were CAA snubs or Big Sky snubs or whatever. There will always be a player or two or three :) snubbed from a team. You just have to be happy to get a player on 1 or 2 AA teams. If a player is truly worthy you have to think that he will be named to the AFCA, Walter Camp, AP, TSN, CSN, Phil Steele, Dopke, Don Hansen, etc. It is truly an honor to be named an All-American by just one outlet, let alone to be a unanimous selection.

Not picking on you but for those who felt they have a player snubbed they should pick their own All-America team and post it and then be prepared to be picked apart by other fans. No matter who is selected nobody will be 100 percent satisfied and those who vote can't try and please everyone because it is impossible to please everyone all of the time.

[PhoenixPhan06]

One thing to remember is that if you put all of those guys on the list then someone from another league is going to complain that there were CAA snubs or Big Sky snubs or whatever. There will always be a player or two or three :) snubbed from a team. You just have to be happy to get a player on 1 or 2 AA teams. If a player is truly worthy you have to think that he will be named to the AFCA, Walter Camp, AP, TSN, CSN, Phil Steele, Dopke, Don Hansen, etc. It is truly an honor to be named an All-American by just one outlet, let alone to be a unanimous selection.

Not picking on you but for those who felt they have a player snubbed they should pick their own All-America team and post it and then be prepared to be picked apart by other fans. No matter who is selected nobody will be 100 percent satisfied and those who vote can't try and please everyone because it is impossible to please everyone all of the time.


Is it just me or does the sheer number of AA teams take away some of the prestige of being an AA? Its hard to keep all the AA teams straight and IMO there are too many voting organizations as is.

My question is whether there is one or two oraganizations that select AA teams that are seen as "THE" AA Teams? In FBS there only seem to be a few and that honor seems much more prestigious than what seems to be the FCS AA Team of the week.

[UNHFootballAlum]

One thing to remember is that if you put all of those guys on the list then someone from another league is going to complain that there were CAA snubs or Big Sky snubs or whatever. There will always be a player or two or three :) snubbed from a team. You just have to be happy to get a player on 1 or 2 AA teams. If a player is truly worthy you have to think that he will be named to the AFCA, Walter Camp, AP, TSN, CSN, Phil Steele, Dopke, Don Hansen, etc. It is truly an honor to be named an All-American by just one outlet, let alone to be a unanimous selection.

Not picking on you but for those who felt they have a player snubbed they should pick their own All-America team and post it and then be prepared to be picked apart by other fans. No matter who is selected nobody will be 100 percent satisfied and those who vote can't try and please everyone because it is impossible to please everyone all of the time.

YOu mean like Scott Sicko being snubbed on this list

[BDKJMU]

Is it just me or does the sheer number of AA teams take away some of the prestige of being an AA? Its hard to keep all the AA teams straight and IMO there are too many voting organizations as is.

My question is whether there is one or two oraganizations that select AA teams that are seen as "THE" AA Teams? In FBS there only seem to be a few and that honor seems much more prestigious than what seems to be the FCS AA Team of the week.

No, only the TSN takes away from the prestige from being an AA. They name a 1st team, a 2nd team, a 3rd team, and then about a 1/2 doz teams worth of"'honorable mention" which is a joke. They'll name 200-300 guys "AA".

[gbhmt]

Would you people quit complaining about Mark LeGree not making it? Ten picks doesn't make up for the fact he's got a measly 58 tackles.