CAA FOOTBALL BOASTS ELEVEN ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-AMERICANS
NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 15, 2010) -- A total of 11 CAA Football student-athletes were listed on the 2010 Associated Press All-America squads released Wednesday. The league, which has two squads playing in this weekend’s NCAA Division I Football National Semifinal round, was led by Massachusetts’ linebacker Tyler Holmes, Villanova’s offensive lineman Ben Ijalana and Richmond’s defensive lineman Martin Parker.
Parker, already a 2010 All-America honoree by the AFCA and Walter Camp Foundation, finished his Spider career with a league-best 96 tackles from his defensive tackle position and ranked second in CAA Football with 5.5 sacks in 11 games. Joining Parker on the defensive First Team was Holmes. The UMass linebacker, who was named one of two CAA Football Defensive Players of the Year, finished his junior campaign with 110 tackles and five sacks in 11 contests. The linebacker, who was also a First Team AFCA All-America selection hauled in five interceptions over 11 games, including two returned for touchdowns in the same contest.
Villanova offensive lineman Ben Ijalana, who has now been part of three 2010 All-America First Teams (AFCA, Walter Camp, Associate Press), was the league’s only offensive representative on the AP squad. The three-time First Team All-CAA Football honoree, finished 10th in the Outland Trophy Award voting last week -- given to the nation’s top major college football interior lineman. The Hainesport, N.J., native leads a Wildcat offensive front which ranks as the league leader in both rushing (199.5 yards/game) and scoring (30.8 points/game).
2010 Associated Press All-America Team
| First Team | |||||
| Offense | |||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | Height | Weight |
| QB | Jeremy Moses | Stephen F. Austin | Sr. | 6-0 | 195 |
| RB | Taiwan Jones | Eastern Washington | Jr. | 6-1 | 200 |
| RB | Nate Eachus | Colgate | Jr. | 5-10 | 216 |
| OL | Ben Ijalana | Villanova | Sr. | 6-4 | 320 |
| OL | Curt Porter | Jacksonville State | Sr. | 6-7 | 290 |
| OL | David Arkin | Missouri State | Sr. | 6-5 | 302 |
| OL | Mike Person | Montana State | Sr. | 6-5 | 295 |
| OL | Will Rackley | Lehigh | Sr. | 6-4 | 310 |
| TE | Shadrae King | Robert Morris | Jr. | 6-3 | 225 |
| WR | Raymond Webber | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Sr. | 6-3 | 220 |
| WR | Tysson Poots | Southern Utah | Sr. | 6-3 | 205 |
| AP | Gralyn Crawford | Stephen F. Austin | Soph. | 5-10 | 175 |
| PK | Jason Cunningham | Montana State | Jr. | 6-1 | 175 |
| Defense | |||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | Height | Weight |
| DL | Kendrick Ellis | Hampton | Sr. | 6-3 | 280 |
| DL | Jabari Fletcher | Appalachian State | Sr. | 6-3 | 265 |
| DL | Martin Parker | Richmond | Sr. | 6-3 | 283 |
| DL | Brent Russell | Georgia Southern | Soph. | 6-2 | 287 |
| LB | J.C. Sherritt | Eastern Washington | Sr. | 5-10 | 220 |
| LB | Kyle Glazier | Western Illinois | Sr. | 6-1 | 220 |
| LB | Tyler Holmes | Massachusetts | Jr. | 6-0 | 220 |
| DB | Mark Legree | Appalachian State | Sr. | 6-0 | 220 |
| DB | Trumaine Johnson | Montana | Jr. | 6-3 | 197 |
| DB | Korey Lindsey | Southern Illinois | Sr. | 6-0 | 190 |
| DB | Eugene Clifford | Tennessee State | Sr. | 6-2 | 205 |
| P | David Harrington | Idaho State | Jr. | 6-3 | 185 |
| Second Team | |||||
| Offense | |||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | ||
| QB | Deandre Presley | Appalachian State | Jr. | ||
| RB | Henry Harris | SE Missouri State | Sr. | ||
| RB | Eric Breitenstein | Wofford | Jr. | ||
| OL | Johnny Culbreath | South Carolina State | Sr. | ||
| OL | Ryan McKnight | South Dakota State | Sr. | ||
| OL | Corey Konycki | Robert Morris | Sr. | ||
| OL | Pat Illig | Wofford | Sr. | ||
| OL | Michael Booker | Northwestern State | Sr. | ||
| TE | Andrew Kennedy | Columbia | Sr. | ||
| WR | Marcus Harris | Murray State | Sr. | ||
| WR | Aaron Mellette | Elon | Soph. | ||
| AP | Tavoy Moore | Idaho State | Jr. | ||
| PK | Matt Bevins | Liberty | Jr. | ||
| Defense | |||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | ||
| DL | Mario Kurn | San Diego | Jr. | ||
| DL | Ameet Pall | Wofford | Jr. | ||
| DL | Dain Tayler | Drake | Sr. | ||
| DL | Zack Nash | Sacramento State | Jr. | ||
| LB | Bryce Smith | Samford | Sr. | ||
| LB | Matt Evans | New Hampshire | Soph. | ||
| LB | Eric McBride | Richmond | Sr. | ||
| DB | James Vercammen | Dayton | Sr. | ||
| DB | Dino Vasso | New Hampshire | Sr. | ||
| DB | Moses Ellis | Prairie View A&M | Jr. | ||
| DB | Charles James | Charleston Southern | Soph. | ||
| P | David Miller | William and Mary | Sr. | ||
| Third Team | |||||
| Offense | |||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | ||
| QB | Pat Devlin | Delaware | Sr. | ||
| RB | Kyle Minett | South Dakota State | Sr. | ||
| RB | Frank Warren | Grambling State | Sr. | ||
| OL | Brett Moore | Georgia Southern | Jr. | ||
| OL | Natiel Curry | Bethune-Cookman | Jr. | ||
| OL | Austin Zlab | Northern Iowa | Sr. | ||
| OL | D.J. Hall | Texas State | Jr. | ||
| OL | Sean Middleton | SE Missouri State | Sr. | ||
| TE | Dean Rogers | UC Davis | Sr. | ||
| WR | Joel Bradford | Chattanooga | Jr. | ||
| WR | Chris Summers | Liberty | Jr. | ||
| AP | Mark Rodgers | Cal Poly | Jr. | ||
| PK | Adrian Mora | Georgia Southern | Jr. | ||
| Defense | |||||
| Position | Name | School | Class | ||
| DL | Devon Langhorst | Dayton | Sr. | ||
| DL | Kenneth Charles | Stephen F. Austin | Sr. | ||
| DL | Andrew Soucy | Eastern Kentucky | Sr. | ||
| DL | Josue Ortiz | Harvard | Sr. | ||
| LB | Jabara Williams | Stephen F. Austin | Sr. | ||
| LB | Dejuan Fulghum | Texas Southern | Sr. | ||
| LB | D.J. Smith | Appalachian State | Sr. | ||
| DB | Justin Rogers | Richmond | Sr. | ||
| DB | Anthony Bratton | Delaware | Sr. | ||
| DB | Laron Scott | Georgia Southern | Jr. | ||
| DB | Anthony Walters | Delaware | Sr. | ||
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