BROOKFIELD, Ill. – Four members of the Shepherd University football team have been named to the 2019 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Football Team. Senior offensive guard Keandre Batson (Upper Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglass) was a second team selection. Graduate student running back Deonte Glover (Inwood, W.Va./Musselman/WVU), graduate student wide receiver Dylan Brewer (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg), and graduate student offensive lineman Eric Ostrow (Owings Mills, Md./Franklin) were honorable mention choices.
Batson keyed an offensive line that helped the Shepherd offense rank first nationally in passing offense (347.0) and tackles-for-loss allowed (3.23). The Rams also ranked third in completion percentage (.703), fifth in first downs offense (324), and sixth in sacks allowed (0.85) and total offense (507.0).
Glover rushed 200 times for 1,359 yards and 19 touchdowns on the season. He added 13 catches for 385 yards and three touchdowns. Glover also had 11 kickoff returns for 354 yards and a score. He ranked third nationally in total points scored (138) and total touchdowns (23), while ranking seventh in scoring (10.6 points). His 19 rushing touchdowns rank him fourth, while his 161.38 all-purpose yards average place him 12th. Glover rushed for 100 yards or more in seven games this season.
Brewer had 99 receptions for 1,234 yards and nine touchdowns on the year. He tied a Shepherd single game mark with 16 receptions against Kutztown early this season. Brewer has had 100 receiving yards or more in six games this year. His 99 receptions tied the single-season mark set by Billy Brown in 2016.
Ostrow was a key component in an offensive line that helped Shepherd offense rank nationally in numerous offensive categories.
The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.
Shepherd finished the season with a 10-3 overall mark with a 6-1 record in the PSAC East.
2019 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Team
First Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Roland Rivers III 6-3 230 SR Slippery Rock Ellenwood, Ga.
FB Paul Terry 5-9 200 SR Eastern New Mexico Amarillo, Texas
RB Nate Gunn 6-2 220 SR Minnesota State Minooka, Ill.
RB Jaleel McLaughlin 5-9 175 SO Notre Dame (Ohio) Marshville, N.C.
WR Tariq Bitson 6-2 200 JR Adams State Tulsa, Okla.
WR Zimari Manning 6-2 200 SR Tarleton State Long Beach, Calif.
WR Shane Zylstra 6-5 215 SR Minnesota State Spicer, Minn.
TE Zach Davidson 6-7 245 JR Central Missouri Webb City, Mo.
AP Deshaun Wethington 5-10 215 SO Chowan Suffolk, Va.
C Jake Lacina 6-4 300 SR Augustana (S.D.) St. Paul, Minn.
OG Tyler Allison 6-3 315 SR Ferris State Clinton Township, Mich.
OG Jason Poe 6-2 250 JR Lenoir-Rhyne Fitzgerald, Ga.
OT Evan Heim 6-4 305 SR Minnesota State DePere, Wis.
OT Chris Larsen 6-4 320 SR Slippery Rock Erie, Pa.
PK Dante Brown 5-10 185 SR Fort Hays State Mississauga, Ontario
First Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Austin Edwards 6-5 280 SR Ferris State Lansing, Mich.
DE Chris Garrett 6-4 230 JR Concordia-St. Paul Milwaukee, Wis.
DE Demetrius Harris 6-2 235 JR Fort Valley State Decatur, Ga.
DT Nate LaJoie 6-2 280 JR Michigan Tech Sault Ste. Marie, MIch.
DT Joshua Pryor 6-4 280 SO Bowie State Baltimore, Md.
LB Avonte Bell 6-1 235 SR Ferris State Lansing, Mich.
LB Chris Hoad 6-0 228 SR Texas Permian Basin Leander, Texas
LB Zach Robertson 6-2 215 SR Minnesota State Rochester, Minn.
S Nick Ciccio 6-0 190 SO Colorado Mesa Castle Pines, Colo.
S Christopher Jefferson 5-10 185 SO Findlay Euclid, Ohio
CB James Caesar 5-10 195 SR Ferris State Detroit, Mich.
CB Demetri Morsell 5-11 170 SO Bowie State Upper Marlboro, Md.
RS Justin White 5-10 175 FR Colorado Mesa Agoura Hills, Calif.
P Zach Gaines 6-1 218 SR West Alabama Calera, Ala.
Second Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Rogan Wells 6-3 210 JR Valdosta State Fort Mill, S.C.
FB Cole Chancey 5-10 195 JR Harding Commerce, Ga.
RB Justin Felder 5-8 175 SO Stonehill Springfield Gardens, N.Y.
RB Daniel McCants 5-8 175 SR Tarleton State Killeen, Texas
WR Stanley Jackson 6-3 210 SR Tiffin Columbus, Ohio
WR Craig Rucker 5-7 165 JR Mars Hill Orlando, Fla.
WR Michael Strachan 6-5 225 JR Charleston (W. Va.) Freeport, Bahamas
TE Deandre Washington 6-4 225 JR Arkansas Monticello Shreveport, La.
AP David Graham 5-11 213 SR Hillsdale St. John, Ind.
C Call Dyer 6-4 357 SR West Alabama Gordo, Ala.
OG Keandre Batson 6-0 315 SR Shepherd Upper Marlboro, Md.
OG Adonis Sealey 6-2 283 SR Valdosta State Hamer, S.C.
OT Samuel Antoine 6-4 310 SR West Florida Weston, Fla.
OT Brandon Nicholson 6-4 305 JR Notre Dame (Ohio) Bedford, Ohio
PK Paul Ortiz 6-1 190 SR Winona State Chula Vista, Calif.
Second Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Jaquan Artis 6-2 245 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Kinston, Ga.
DE B.J. Jefferson 6-1 245 SR Tarleton State Houston, Texas
DT Spencer Phillips 6-3 270 SR Northwest Missouri Tabor, Iowa
DT Isiah Tolbert 6-0 270 JR American International Patterson, N.J.
LB Kailen Abrams 6-2 220 JR Central State (Ohio) Detroit, Mich.
LB Jonathan Mathis 6-2 220 SR Morehouse Stone Mountain, Ga.
LB Drew Seers 6-1 227 JR Lindenwood St. Louis, Mo.
S Dimitri Abro 5-11 206 SR Northwood Macomb, Mich.
S Lamont McPhatter 5-11 200 SR California (Pa.) New Castle, Pa.
CB Delonte Hood 6-0 184 SO Glenville State Washington, D.C.
CB Michael Junker 5-10 180 SR Bemidji State Hastings, Minn.
RS Anthony Evelyn 5-9 165 SO Lane Atlantic Beach, Fla.
P Isaac Parks 6-0 210 JR North Carolina-Pembroke Greensboro, N.C.
Third Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Brook Bolles 6-3 205 SR Central Missouri Lincoln, Neb.
FB Dant'e Jones 6-0 245 JR West Virginia State Rustburg, Va.
RB Jalen Frye 5-8 170 SO Bemidji State Mahtomedia, Minn.
RB Jaquan Hardy 5-10 225 JR Tiffin Westlake, Ohio
WR Stanley Litwin 6-1 195 JR Slippery Rock Linesville, Pa.
WR Lorenzo West 5-11 183 SR Pittsburg State Lawton, Okla.
WR Shae Wyatt 6-0 190 SO Central Missouri Omaha, Neb.
TE Jack Pilkerton 6-3 245 SR Kutztown La Plata, Md.
AP Michael Roots 5-10 200 JR Central Washington Sacramento, Calif.
C Jeff Arnold 6-3 280 SR Indiana (Pa.) Pittsburgh, Pa.
OG Jimmy Burchett 6-4 310 JR Notre Dame (Ohio) Alliance, Ohio
OG Ryan Podgorski 6-5 300 SR Slippery Rock South Park, Pa.
OT Cody Hayes 6-5 300 SR Tarleton State Fort Worth, Texas
OT Dylan Pasquali 6-5 300 JR Ferris State Trenton, Mich.
PK Jefferson Souza 6-1 185 JR Virginia Union Deerfield Beach, Fla.
PK Jared Vincent 5-11 172 SR Pittsburg State Claremore, Okla.
Third Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Alani Pututau 6-2 235 JR Adams State Victorville, Calif.
DE Erik Hansen 6-3 250 JR Upper Iowa Burlington, Ill.
DT Dan Monson 6-2 240 JR Minnesota Duluth Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
DT Jordan Wells 5-11 275 JR Tarleton State Navasota, Texas
DT Sha'Haun Williams 6-3 260 SR Notre Dame (Ohio) Youngstown, Ohio
LB Onte Burns 5-11 200 SO SW Minnesota State Plymouth, Minn.
LB Damon Lloyd 6-0 228 SR Indiana (Pa.) Bel Air, Md.
LB Brad Zaffram 6-1 230 SR Slippery Rock Buffalo, N.Y.
S Kyle Dugger 6-2 220 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Decatur, Ga.
S Lawson Holbert 6-2 199 SR Emporia State Leawood, Kan.
CB Latrell Gibbs 5-10 170 SR West Georgia Kennesaw, Ga.
CB Prince Robinson 6-0 190 SR Tarleton State Houston, Texas
RS Kyle Dugger 6-2 220 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Decatur, Ga.
P Tyler Dunlop 6-2 204 SR Arkansas Tech Hurst, Texas
Honorable Mention
ALPHABETICAL, BY SCHOOL — Ashland: Ryan Maguire, OG; Clay Shreve, LB; Gei'Vonni Washington, RB; Assumption: Quentin Hall, OT; Augustana (S.D.): Luis Guarita, PK; Bemidji State: Nick Niemi, OG; Joe Woods, OT; Bowie State: Dushon David, TE; Carson-Newman: Phillip McDowell, OG; Rondrow Peebles, LB; Central Missouri: Jake Heckler, C; Central State (Ohio): Terraris Saffold, AP; Central Washington: Nicholas Streubel, C; Chadron State: Dalton Hoist, QB; Tevon Wright, WR; Michael Zeman, RB; Charleston (W. Va.): Keri Beckham, CB; Tyreik McAllister, AP; Chowan: Donald Boone, OT; Clarion: Saif Kahn, DL; Colorado Mines: Jimmy Bauer, LB; John Matocha, QB; Colorado State-Pueblo: Jackson Wibbels, DE; Davenport: Robert Clanton, DL; Delta State: Taylor Crabtree, PK; Junior Faulk, CB; East Central (Okla.): Ontario Douglas, RB; East Stroudsburg: Jordan Walters, PK; Eastern New Mexico: Vili Fisilahi, OT; Edinboro: Brandon Anderson, S; Elizabeth City State: Dajuan Greene, WR; Emporia State: Jace McDown, LB; Fairmont State: Michael Porter, CB; Findlay: Logan Bailey, OT; Clay Colvin, OG; Fort Valley State: Majeste Hansberry, LB; Glenville State: Justin Watts, PK; Grand Valley State: Isaiah Nkansah, LB; Harding: Jacory Nichols, S; Henderson State: L'Liott Curry, WR; Hillsdale: David Graham, AP; Mark Konkle, OT; Drake Temple, S; Indiana (Pa.): Nazir Streater, CB; Dondrea Tillman, LB; Indianapolis: Daveon Bell, RS; Al McKeller, RB; Kentucky State: Brett Sylve, RB; Kutztown: Matt Cella, C; Ahkee Cox-Cowan, CB; Lake Erie: Justin Growel, DE; Lenoir-Rhyne: Clay Horn, LB; Dan Louba, DL; Limestone: Thomas Cook, P; Lincoln (Mo.): Hosea Franklin, RB; Lindenwood: Cade Brister, QB; Livingstone: Gibson Ziah, DE; McKendree: Matthew Cole, AP; Mercyhurst: Garrett Owens, AP; Miles: Roger Womack, OT; Minnesota Duluth: Bill Atkins, S; Isaac Erdmann, LB; Noah LeBlanc, OT; Minnesota State: Tyler Schmidt, TE; Minot State: JoseLuis Moreno, P; Mississippi College: Derric Hawthorn, S; Missouri Western: Trey Vaval, RS; Sam Webb, CB; Morehouse: Jean Cyriaque, OG; Demetrice Lofton, DE; Nebraska Kearney: Josh Stoltenberg, OG; New Haven: Ju'an Williams, RS; North Greenville: Chauncy Haney, DE; Northwest Missouri: Blake Bayer, S; Tanner Owen, OT; Parker Sampson, PK; Northwestern Oklahoma: Maurice Wright, Jr., LB; Notre Dame (Ohio): Zaire Mitchell, TE; Marvelle Ross, RS; Ohio Dominican: Logen Neidhardt, P; Ouachita Baptist: Keandre Evans, CB; Jacob Roberts, C; Pittsburg State: KiAnte Hardin, CB; Saint Augustine's: Durrell Nash, LB; Shaw: Keanu Gonzales, OG; Shepherd: Dylan Brewer, WR; Deonte Glover, RB; Eric Ostrow, SR; Slippery Rock: Jermaine Wynn, Jr., WR; South Dakota Mines: Ahmad Lewis, AP; Southern Arkansas: Jaidon Parrish, FB; Tarleton State: Ben Holmes, QB; Juan Pierre, OG; Noah Perez, C; Ronell Wilson, LB; Texas A&M-Commerce: Deion Malone, OG; Amon Simon; Texas Permian Basin: Sergio Landeros, P; Valdosta State: Brandon Kemp, OT; Virginia State: Frank Ball, OT; Washburn: Kyle Hinton, OT; James Letcher, Jr., AP; West Chester: Jarey Elder, S; George Lambritsios, P; West Florida: Austin Reed, QB; Western New Mexico: Reggie Colson III, WR; Wingate: McLean Robertson, PK; Winston-Salem State: Daryus Skinner, S.
