SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Former Shepherd University wide receiver Billy Brown has been selected to the D2Football.com All-Decade Team for 2010-19. Brown was a first team selection.
Brown was a two-time All-American who finished his career as Shepherd's all-time leader in receptions (249), receiving yards (4,071), and receiving touchdowns (43). He capped a brilliant career with 99 receptions for 1,580 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior in 2016. All three marks established Shepherd single-season records. Brown helped lead Shepherd to the national championship game as a junior and the national semifinals as a senior. He was honored at the 2017 Eastern College Football Awards Banquet as the American Football Network DII Player of the Year. He is the only Shepherd player to participate in the East-West Shrine Game.
The complete D2Football.com All-Decade Team is listed below.
D2Football.com Release
D2Football.com All-Decade Team
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First Team
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QB
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Jason Vander Laan
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Ferris State
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RB
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Franklyn Quiteh
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Bloomsburg
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RB
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Austin Ekeler
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Western Colorado
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WR
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Jeff Janis
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Saginaw Valley
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WR
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Billy Brown
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Shepherd
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TE
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Adam Shaheen
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Ashland
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OL
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Ryan Schraeder
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Valdosta State
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OL
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Garth Heikkinen
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Minnesota Duluth
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OL
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Ryan Jensen
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CSU-Pueblo
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OL
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Amini Silatolu
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Midwestern State
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OL
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Joe Long
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Wayne State (Mich.)
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DL
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Matt Judon
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Grand Valley
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DL
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Brandon Williams
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Missouri Southern
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DL
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Jamie Meder
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Ashland
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DL
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Matt Lonacre
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Northwest Missouri
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LB
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Deon Lacey
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West Alabama
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LB
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Nate Dreiling
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Pittsburg State
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LB
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Connor Harris
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Lindenwood
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DB
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Malcolm Butler
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West Alabama
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DB
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Kyle Dugger
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Lenoir-Rhyne
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DB
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Rontez Miles
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Cal U
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DB
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Pierre Desir
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Lindenwood
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K
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Greg Zuerlein
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Missouri Western
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P
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Taylor Accardi
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Colorado School of Mines
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AP
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John Brown
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Pittsburg State
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Second Team
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QB
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Luis Perez
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Texas A&M-Commerce
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RB
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Cameron McDondle
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CSU-Pueblo
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RB
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Ja'Quan Gardner
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Humboldt State
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WR
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Brody Oliver
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Colorado Mines
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WR
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Shane Zylstra
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Minnesota State
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TE
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Brian Leonhardt
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Bemidji State
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OL
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Alex Cappa
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Humboldt State
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OL
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Eric Kush
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Cal U
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OL
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Brandon Fusco
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Slippery Rock
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OL
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Matt Armstrong
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Grand Valley
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OL
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Trey Pipkens
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Sioux Falls
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DL
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Marcus Martin
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Slippery Rock
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DL
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Grover Stewart
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Albany State
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DL
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Cedric Thornton
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Southern Arkansas
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DL
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Zach Sieler
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Ferris State
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LB
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Larry Dean
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Valdosta State
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LB
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Adam Bighill
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Central Washington
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LB
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Carlos Fields
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Winston-Salem
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DB
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Janoris Jenkins
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North Alabama
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DB
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Jeff Heath
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Saginaw Valley
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DB
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Tavierre Thomas
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Ferris State
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DB
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Brandon Dixon
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Northwest Missouri
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K
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Dante Brown
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Fort Hays
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P
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Randy Weich
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Wayne State (Neb.)
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AP
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Deonte Harris
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Assumption
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