Georgia Southern and Wofford each placed two players on the first team as GSU's Brett Moore (OL) and Brent Russell (DL) garnered first-team accolades, as did Wofford's Eric Breitenstein (RB) and Nate Page (OL).  They were joined on the first team by Elon's Aaron Mellette (WR), Furman's Colin Anderson (TE) and Chattanooga's Wes Dothard (LB).

The Appalachian State Mountaineers placed a pair on the second team as senior wide receiver Brian Quick and junior linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough were honored with second-team accolades, along with GSU's Laron Scott (KR).

ASU's Orry Frye (OL) was named to the third team and was joined by GSU's Adrian Mora (PK), Wofford's Alvin Scioneaux (LB) and Furman's Ryan Steed (CB).

Moore native finished the regular season with 44 knockdowns and posted a season-high 11 knockdowns against Western Carolina.

A disruptive force in the middle of Georgia Southern's defense, Russell  ranks among the SoCon leaders with 6.5 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss and is the only defensive tackle in the top-4 of those categories.

A game changer in the special teams and the school's leader in career kick return yardage, Scott ranks second in the FCS with 30.6 yards per return and scored two touchdowns this season.

The FCS record holder for consecutive extra points, Mora notched 151-straight extra points to start his career and was named a third team All-America by the Sports Network. The Dublin, Ga., native also holds the Georgia Southern career field goal record and stands fifth on the school's all-time scoring list. The place kicker finished the year 12-of-14 in field goals and 62-for-64 on extra point.

Breitenstein, a junior from Valle Cruis, N.C., leads the SoCon and ranks tenth nationally with 122.8 rushing yards per game.  He finished the season with 1,474 yards and 19 touchdowns.  He rushed for at least 100 yards in ten of twelve games played this year and turned in a season-high 217 yards against Elon on October 29.  He averaged 5.5 yards per carry for the Terriers. His 1,474 rushing yards are the third most in a single season at Wofford.

Page, a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina, was a part of an offensive line that powered the Terriers' rushing attack. Wofford leads all of FCS with 364.58 yards per game on the ground. The Terriers also boast one of the top scoring units in the nation as they averaged 32.3 points per game, the 25th best mark in the country. Page also became the fourth Terrier to earn a Jacobs Blocking Award

Scioneaux, a sophomore from Garyville, Louisiana, led Wofford with 85 tackles this season. He was second in the SoCon in tackles for loss with 17 on the season and he was also second with 8.5 sacks on the season. He also had five forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception. Scioneaux was named second team All-SoCon by the coaches and first team All-SoCon by the media.

Dothard is the first Chattanooga sophomore to garner All-American accolades since Pumpy Tudors (P) in 1989 and the first Moc since Tudors in 1990 to be named First Team All-American.    A three-time SoCon Player of the Week, Dothard was also the SoCon Defensive Player of the Month for September. He had two scores, a 30-yard pick-six against No. 10 Jacksonville State and a 43-yard fumble return at Samford.  He was also fourth in the nation with five forced fumbles and second on the team with 98 tackles.

Mellette was a first-team All-Southern Conference selection by both the Southern Conference's coaches and media members and finished fifth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award.  The Sanford, N.C., native ended the regular season as the FCS leader in both receptions per game (10.27) and receiving yards per game (149.0).  His 1,639 receiving yards established a new Elon and SoCon record, surpassing the mark of 1,633 yards set by former Phoenix standout Terrell Hudgins in 2009.  Mellette had nine 100-yard receiving games and twice went over 200 yards receiving during his junior campaign. 

Anderson's first team selection was the first by a tight end in Furman football history.  Former Paladin Luther Broughton, who spent five seasons in the NFL, was a second team All-America pick in 1996.

This past season Anderson ranked among the top tight ends in FCS, catching 40 passes for 696 yards and seven touchdowns, including a career high nine receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown versus Samford and six passes for another career best 132 yards and a score against Elon.  The Dallas, Texas, product, who came to Furman as a walk-on quarterback, capped his 2011 campaign with 47-yard touchdown pass against Florida in the season finale.

Steed, who recently accepted an invitation to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl, totaled 46 tackles, four interceptions, and four pass deflections in a 2011 campaign that also featured a 48-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Elon.  The Mt. Pleasant, S.C., native and three-time All-SoCon selection finished his Paladin tenure with 180 tackles and tallied 38 passes defensed and 14 interceptions, the third and fourth best marks, respectively, in Paladin football history.  

As a senior, Quick ranked among the nation's leaders with 71 receptions for 1.096 yards and 11 touchdowns, good for fourth in Appalachian history in each category. His 1,000-yard season was the just the fifth ever by a Mountaineer receiver while his seven 100-yard receiving performances in 12 games tied an ASU record.

Kimbrough ranked among the Southern Conference's top 10 and in tackles (105), sacks (four) and tackles for loss (16). The junior's 105 total stops rank among the top 40 nationally. He also added a four pass break-ups, a quarterback hurry, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception that he returned 46 yards for the game-winning touchdown in ASU's dramatic 14-12 win over Chattanooga on Sept. 24.

Frye anchored a young offensive line that allowed just 17 sacks in 12 games, good for 34th nationally and second among SoCon teams that didn't employ a run-happy triple-option offense. Behind the senior right tackle, the Mountaineers also ranked among the nation's top 40 in passing, scoring and total offense. Frye started all 12 games as a senior and 39-straight contests since the beginning of his sophomore campaign.