UT Permian Basin senior
Chris Hoad earned his first national recognition of 2019 Tuesday when he was named Second Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, the AFCA announced Tuesday morning.
Hoad led the Lone Star Conference and Division II with 157 tackles in 2019. He ended his four-year career with 528 total tackles and is the current active tackle leader across all NCAA Divisions.
"The more recognition he can get, the more it will help him continuing playing at the next level," said Head Coach Justin Carrigan. "His legacy and how he will be remembered here is set. He's a tremendous young man, a hard worker, and is deserving of any and all recognition that he gets."
Hoad set a new single game record in 2019, racking up 24 total tackles on the road at Angelo State. His total was the third-highest in a Division II game this past season.
This is the second straight season he has garnered national awards. In 2018, he was a Third Team Don Hansen All-American.
2019 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - First Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
QB Rogan Wells 6-3 210 R-Jr. Valdosta St. (Ga.) Gary Goff Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill)
RB *Jaleel McLaughlin 5-9 175 So. Notre Dame (Ohio) Mike Jacobs Marshville, N.C. (Forest Hills)
RB Nate Gunn 6-2 220 Sr. Minnesota St. Todd Hoffner Minooka, Ill. (Minooka)
WR *Craig Rucker 5-7 175 Sr. Mars Hill (N.C.) Tim Clifton Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater)
WR Zimari Manning 6-2 200 Sr. Tarleton St. (Texas) Todd Whitten Long Beach, Calif. (LB Wilson)
TE Zach Davidson 6-7 245 R-Jr. Central Missouri Jim Svoboda Webb City, Mo. (Webb City)
OL Tanner Owen 6-5 290 Jr. Northwest Missouri St. Rich Wright Kearney, Mo. (Kearney)
OL Grant Stewart 6-2 305 R-Sr. Colorado School of Mines Gregg Brandon Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll)
OL Jake Lacina 6-4 300 Sr. Augustana (S.D.) Jerry Olszewski St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
OL Quentin Hall 6-6 300 Sr. Assumption (Mass.) Andy McKenzie Plymouth, Mass. (Thayer/Milford Academy)
OL Phillip McDowell 6-5 315 Sr. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Mike Turner Inman, S.C. (Boiling Springs)
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Jackson Wibbels 6-1 243 Sr. Colorado St.-Pueblo John Wristen Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek)
DL Ch'aim Smith 6-4 255 Gr. West Chester (Pa.) Bill Zwaan York, Pa. (York Suburban)
DL Demetrice Lofton 6-4 245 So. Morehouse (Ga.) Rich Freeman Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside)
DL Austin Edwards 6-5 280 Sr. Ferris St. (Mich.) Tony Annese Lansing, Mich. (Waverly)
LB Drew Seers 6-1 227 Jr. Lindenwood (Mo.) Jed Stugart St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway West)
LB Vada King 6-1 225 Sr. Delta St. (Miss.) Todd Cooley Smith, Ala. (Smith Station)
LB CJ Miller 6-1 215 Sr. St. Anselm (N.H.) Joe Adam Clinton, Md. (Gwynn Park)
DB Demetri Morsell 5-11 170 So. Bowie St. (Md.) Damon Wilson Upper Marlboro, Md. (Wise)
DB Brandon Anderson 6-1 200 R-Sr. Edinboro (Pa.) Wayne Bradford Willingboro, N.J. (Holy Cross)
DB Nick Ciccio 6-0 190 R-So. Colorado Mesa Russ Martin Castle Pines, Colo. (Lutheran)
DB Michael Junker 5-10 180 Sr. Bemidji St. (Minn.) Brent Bolte Hastings, Minn. (Hastings)
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
PK Jordan Walters 6-2 200 Sr. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Jimmy Terwilliger Sciota, Pa. (Pleasant Valley)
P JoseLuis Moreno 6-0 180 Sr. Minot St. (N.D.) Mike Aldrich San Lorenzo, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd)
AP Tobias Harris 5-9 180 So. West Texas A&M Hunter Hughes Pflugerville, Texas (Hendrickson)
*-2018 AFCA All-American
2019 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - Second Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
QB Brook Bolles 6-3 205 R-Sr. Central Missouri Jim Svoboda Lincoln, Neb. (North Star)
RB Justin Felder 5-8 175 So. Stonehill (Mass.) Eli Gardner Springfield Gardens, N.Y. (Holy Cross)
RB JaQuan Hardy 5-10 225 R-Jr. Tiffin (Ohio) Cris Reisert Westlake, Ohio (Westlake)
WR Tariq Bitson 6-2 200 R-Jr. Adams St. (Colo.) Josh Blankenship Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington)
WR *Shane Zylstra 6-5 215 Sr. Minnesota St. Todd Hoffner Spicer, Minn. (New London-Spicer)
WR Mike Strachan 6-5 225 R-Jr. Charleston (W.Va.) Pat Kirkland Freeport, Bahamas (Liberty Christian)
OL Tyler Allison 6-3 315 Sr. Ferris St. (Mich.) Tony Annese Clinton Township, Mich. (Chippewa Valley)
OL Adonis Sealey 6-2 283 Sr. Valdosta St. (Ga.) Gary Goff Hamer, S.C. (Dillon)
OL Andrew Strickland 6-4 290 Sr. Wingate (N.C.) Joe Reich Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook)
OL Kyle Hinton 6-3 310 Sr. Washburn (Kan.) Craig Schurig Peoria, Ariz. (Liberty)
OL Joseph Gonzales 6-6 315 Sr. Western Oregon Arne Ferguson Springfield, Ore. (Thurston)
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL *Chris Garrett 6-4 230 Jr. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) Shannon Currier Milwaukee, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)
DL Antonio Washington 6-1 274 R-Jr. Southern Arkansas Bill Keopple Marshall, Texas (Marshall)
DL Jaquan Artis 6-2 245 Sr. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Drew Cronic Kinston, N.C. (Kinston)
DL Chauncy Haney 6-5 245 Sr. North Greenville (S.C.) Jeff Farrington Columbia, S.C. (Keenan)
LB Leon Eggleston 5-11 224 R-Sr. Wayne St. (Mich.) Paul Winters Sylvania, Ohio (Southview)
LB Clay Shreve 6-1 233 Sr. Ashland (Ohio) Lee Owens Mogadore, Ohio (Lake)
LB Chris Hoad 6-0 228 Sr. Texas-Permian Basin Justin Carrigan Leander, Texas (Rouse)
DB Junior Faulk 6-1 200 Jr. Delta St. (Miss.) Todd Cooley Jayess, Miss. (Salem)
DB Desmond Fairell 6-0 185 Sr. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Mike Turner Miami, Fla. (Miami Senior)
DB Kyle Dugger 6-2 220 Sr. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Drew Cronic Decatur, Ga. (Whitewater)
DB Mercardo Anderson 5-10 195 R-Sr. Henderson St. (Ark.) Scott Maxfield Ashdown, Ark. (Ashdown)
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
PK Dante Brown 5-10 185 Sr. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) Chris Brown Mississauga, Ontario (Canada Prep)
P Zach Gaines 6-1 218 Sr. West Alabama Brett Gilliland Calera, Ala. (Calera)
AP Trey Vaval 6-0 165 Fr. Missouri Western St. Matt Williamson Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South)
*-2018 AFCA All-American
Team Background: The five teams now chosen for each AFCA division evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams – University Division and College Division – were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — FBS and FCS. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II and Division III, respectively. In 2006, the AFCA started selecting an NAIA-only team.
From 1965-81, a 22-player (11 offensive, 11 defensive) team was chosen. In 1982, a punter and placekicker were added to the team. In 1997, a return specialist was added, giving us the current 25-player team. The return specialist position was replaced by an all-purpose player in 2006. In 2016, the AFCA added a second team All-America.
Selection Process: The AFCA's Division II All-America Selection Committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA's seven districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the teams are chosen.
