Chicago, IL ? Ten Southern Conference players have been named to the 2006 I-AA.org preseason All-American football teams. Defending national champion Appalachian State leads the way with six players named overall.
Mountaineer senior defensive end Marques Murrell, who forced the fumble that turned into the game-winning touchdown in last year's national championship win leads the first-team defense. He is joined by teammate, senior safety Jeremy Wiggins and senior offensive tackle Matt Isenhour as first-team selections.
Cal Poly, Eastern Illinois and New Hampshire all placed four players on the All-American team, while James Madison, Montana and UNI landed three players each on the 75-player squad. There were 15 teams that received two selections.
There are 54 seniors recognized, 21 juniors and no underclassmen from 40 different schools.
A total of 11 conferences received All-American picks, led by the Atlantic 10 and the Big Sky Conference with 12 each. The Big Sky also had the most first-team players with five.
Murrell and Isenhour were among 13 players who were unanimous selections to the first team. Other unanimous picks were defensive tackle Chris White and cornerback Courtney Brown of Cal Poly, wide receiver Laurent Robinson and linebacker Cameron Siskowic of Illinois State, quarterback Ricky Santos and wide receiver David Ball of New Hampshire, Eastern Kentucky tight end Patrick Bugg, Brown linebacker Zak DeOssie, Furman fullback Jerome Felton, Eastern Washington tackle Rocky Hanni and James Madison safety Tony LeZotte.
Other players who made one of the three teams in 2005 and were among the 75 players honored this year include UNI cornerback Dre Dokes and kicker Brian Wingert, Northwestern State defensive end Ed Queen and defensive tackle Tory Collins, Eastern Illinois cornerback Ben Brown, Hampton linebacker Justin Durrant, Brown linebacker DeOssie, Montana running back Lex Hilliard, Appalachian safety Corey Lynch, Grambling fullback Reuban Mayes, William & Mary guard Cody Morris and Southern Illinois running back Arkee Whitlock.
There are also 14 players from the 40-man, 2005 I-AA.org postseason All-Star team represented on this year's preseason honors' squad.
I-AA.ORG 2006 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Ricky Santos, New Hampshire, QB, Jr., 6'2, 215
Arkee Whitlock, Southern Illinois, RB, Sr., 5'9, 200
Jerome Felton, Furman, FB, Jr., 6'1, 250
David Ball, New Hampshire, WR, Sr., 6'3, 185
Laurent Robinson, Illinois State, WR, Sr., 6'2, 195
Patrick Bugg, Eastern Kentucky, TE, Sr., 6'5, 215
Ryan Jewell, Youngstown State, C, Sr., 6'4, 295
Matt Alfred, Eastern Washington, G, Jr., 6'3, 290
Brennan Carvalho, Portland State, G, Jr., 6'1, 310
Rocky Hanni, Eastern Washington, T, Jr., 6'5, 290
Matt Isenhour, Appalachian State, T, Sr., 6'1, 275
Second Team:
Jon Grant, UC Davis, QB, Jr., 6'2, 205
Clifton Dawson, Harvard, RB, Sr., 5'10, 210
Broderick Cole, Nicholls State, FB, Jr., 5'11, 230
Tony Kays, UC Davis, WR, Sr., 6'1, 188
Henry Tolbert, Grambling State, WR, Sr., 5'11, 205
Daniel Bettis, Appalachian State, TE, Sr., 6'3, 245
Jeff Marshall, Montana, C, Sr., 6'5, 285
Cody Morris, William & Mary, G, Sr., 6'4, 285
Jon Reuter, Eastern Illinois, G, Sr., 6'4, 285
Corey Davis, James Madison, T, Sr., 6'4, 325
Joe Hirst, Montana State, T, Sr., 6'7, 292
Third Team:
Eric Sanders, Northern Iowa, QB, Jr., 6'1, 190
Lex Hilliard, Montana, RB, Sr., 6'0, 225
Reuben Mays, Grambling State, FB, Sr., 6'2, 245
Maurice Price, Charleston Southern, WR, Jr., 6'1, 189
Charlie Spiller, Alcorn State, WR, Sr., 6'0, 183
Boomer Moore, Western Illinois, TE, Sr., 6'2, 245
Alex Miller, Massachusetts, C, Sr., 6'2, 300
Kerry Brown, Appalachian State, G, Jr., 6'6, 285
Tucker Peterson, New Hampshire, G, Sr., 6'3, 300
Brent Pousson, McNeese State, T, Jr., 6'5, 297
Clyde Reed, South Carolina State, T, Sr., 6'6, 305
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Marques Murrell, Appalachian State, DE, Sr., 6'2, 230
Ed Queen, Northwestern State, DE, Sr., 6'2, 274
Kevin Lockhart, Alabama A&M, DT, Sr., 6'1, 310
Chris White, Cal Poly, DT, Sr., 6'3, 275
Zak DeOssie, Brown, LB, Sr., 6'4, 240
Kyle Shotwell, Cal Poly, LB, Sr., 6'1, 235
Cameron Siskowic, Illinois State, LB, Sr., 6'2, 225
Tony LeZotte, James Madison, S, Jr., 6'1, 200
Jeremy Wiggins, Appalachian State, S, Sr., 5'9, 190
Courtney Brown, Cal Poly, CB, Sr., 6'2, 205
Codera Jackson, Youngstown State, CB, Sr., 5'10, 180
Second Team:
Martin Jackson, Alcorn State, DE, Sr., 6'4, 250
Mike Murphy, Montana, DE, Sr., 6'3, 240
Tory Collins, Northwestern State, DT, Sr., 6'3, 280
Kendal Langford, Hampton, DT, Jr., 6'6, 280
Adam Goloboski, Richmond, LB, Sr., 6'1, 230
John Mohring, Georgia Southern, LB, Sr., 6'1, 215
Pago Togafau, Idaho State, LB, Sr., 5'10, 210
Tristan Burge, Eastern Illinois, S, Sr., 6'1, 200
Corey Lynch, Appalachian State, S, Jr., 6'1, 200
Ben Brown, Eastern Illinois, CB, Sr., 6'0, 170
Dominic Dixon, Portland State, CB, Sr., 5'10, 195
Third Team:
Sherman Logan, Richmond, DE, Jr., 6'3, 250
Kevin Winston, James Madison, DE, Sr., 6'3, 230
Mark Cristiani, Eastern Kentucky, DT, Sr., 5'11, 275
Felipe Foster, Western Carolina, DT, Sr., 6'2, 295
Justin Durant, Hampton, LB, Sr., 6'2, 235
Chad Nkang, Elon, LB, Sr., 6'1, 215
Clint Sellers, Eastern Illinois, LB, Sr., 6'1, 220
Kenny Chicoine, Cal Poly, S, Sr., 6'1, 205
Ryan Force, Montana State, S, Sr., 6'2, 207
Dre Dokes, Northern Iowa, CB, Sr., 5'9, 160
Corey Graham, New Hampshire, CB, Sr., 6'1, 190
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Chris James, Western Kentucky, K, Jr., 6'1, 190
David Simonhoff, SE Missouri St., P, Sr., 6'2, 200
Craig Turner, Southern Illinois, RS, Jr., 5'10, 190
Second Team:
Brian Wingert, Northern Iowa, K, Sr., 6'1, 183
Mike Dragosavich, North Dakota State, P, Jr., 6'5, 196
Shamen Washington, North Dakota State, RS, Jr., 5'6, 151
Third Team:
Rob Zarrilli, Hofstra, K, Jr., 6'1, 190;
Wesley Taylor, Florida A & M, P, Jr., 5'7, 170
Roosevelt Kiser, Florida A & M, RS, Sr., 5'9, 160