2016 OVC Awards

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2016 All-OVC Football Team and Award Winners
OVC Offensive Player of the Year: Eli Jenkins (QB), Jacksonville State
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Jackson (DE), Jacksonville State
OVC Freshman of the Year: Marlon Bridges (S), Jacksonville State
Roy Kidd OVC Coach of the Year: John Grass, Jacksonville State

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State
RB - Devin Church, Eastern Illinois
RB - Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State
WR - Jordon Gandy, Murray State
WR - Patrick Smith, Tennessee State
TE - Jesse Blackburn, Murray State
C - Casey Dunn, Jacksonville State
OG - Justin Lea, Jacksonville State
OG - Robert Burleigh, UT Martin
OT - Nick Johnson, Jacksonville State
OT - Jessamen Dunker, Tennessee State

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko, Tennessee State
DL - Darius Jackson, Jacksonville Stat
DL - Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Randy Robinson, Jacksonville State
LB - Siran Neal, Jacksonville State
LB - Joel McCandless, Jacksonville State
LB - Seth McDonald, Eastern Illinois
LB - Chad Meredith, Southeast Missouri
DB - Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State
DB - Kahlid Hagens, UT Martin
DB - Jaylen Hill, Jacksonville State
DB - Ezra Robinson, Tennessee State

FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Lane Clark, Tennessee State
P - Alex Knight, Southeast Missouri
RS - Cameron Sanders, Southeast Missouri
RS - Chris Rowland, Tennessee State

SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - KD Humphries, Murray State
RB - Will Young, Southeast Missouri
RB - Josh Clemons, Jacksonville State
WR - Josh Barge, Jacksonville State
WR - Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech
WR - Jared Beard, Austin Peay
TE - Ben Axline, UT Martin
C - Kenneth Crenshaw, UT Martin
OG - Kyron Samuels, Jacksonville State
OG - Kevin Kenton, Tennessee State
OT - Evan Kanz, Eastern Illinois
OT - Dylan Cline, Jacksonville State

SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Keith Jones, UT Martin
DL - Damani Taylor, UT Martin
DL - David Johnson, Eastern Illinois
DL - Desmond Owino, Jacksonville State
LB - Josh Poplar, Tennessee Tech
LB - Chris Collins, Tennessee State
LB - Gunnar Scholato, Austin Peay
DB - Kiante Northington, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Reggie Hall, Jacksonville State
DB - D’Montre Wade, Murray State
DB - Tae Martin, UT Martin

SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Nick Madonia, Tennessee Tech
P - Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky
RS - Kyran Moore, Austin Peay

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
RB/RS - Kentel Williams, Austin Peay
DL - David Johnson, Eastern Illinois
QB - Mitch Kimble, Eastern Illinois
TE - Dan Crimmins, Eastern Kentucky
DB - Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State
RB - Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State
DB - Zachary Wade, Murray State
QB - Jesse Hosket, Southeast Missouri
WR - Steven Newbold, Tennessee State
WR/RS - Chris Rowland, Tennessee State
RB - Yeedee Thaenrat, Tennessee Tech
QB - Michael Birdsong, Tennessee Tech
WR - Dontez Byrd, Tennessee Tech
WR/RS - Londell Lee, UT Martin