Blog by Josh Buchanan
2016 Preseason Individual Award Winners
| Preseason Offensive Player of the Year |
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year |
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| Billy Brown
Shepherd |
Connor Harris
Lindenwood |
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2016 Preseason D2 All-America Team
| First Team | |||
| QB | Jeff Ziemba | 6-3, 210, Sr. | Shepherd |
| RB | Ja’Quan Gardner | 5-7, 190, Jr. | Humboldt State |
| RB | Austin Ekeler | 5-9, 195, Sr. | Western State (CO) |
| WR | Jameson Parsons | 6-2, 201, Sr. | St. Cloud State |
| WR | Billy Brown | 6-4, 236, Sr. | Shepherd |
| TE | Adam Shaheen | 6-6, 240, Jr. | Ashland |
| OL | Zach Voytek | 6-5, 300, Sr. | New Haven |
| OL | Jordan Morgan | 6-4, 300, Sr. | Kutztown |
| OL | Ethan Cooper | 6-4, 320, Sr. | Indiana (PA) |
| OL | Nate Theaker | 6-6, 303, Sr. | Wayne State (MI) |
| OL | Peter Bateman | 6-6, 285, Sr. | Minnesota Duluth |
| DL | Collin Bevins | 6-6, 286, Sr. | Northwest Missouri State |
| DL | Marcus Martin | 6-3, 245, Jr. | Slippery Rock |
| DL | Dylan Donahue | 6-3, 235, Sr. | West Georgia |
| DL | Joby Saint Fleur | 6-5, 245, Sr. | Northwestern Oklahoma St |
| LB | Kyle Kitchens | 6-2, 205, Jr. | Catawba |
| LB | Connor Harris | 6-0, 243, Sr. | Lindenwood |
| LB | Jordan Herdman | 6-2, 232, Sr. | Simon Fraser |
| DB | Carlo Thomas | 6-2, 185, Jr. | Johnson C. Smith |
| DB | Manny Abad | 6-0, 187, Sr. | Florida Tech |
| DB | Daquan Holmes | 6-0, 185, Sr. | American International |
| DB | Kevin Berg | 5-11, 184, Sr. | Northwest Missouri State |
| K | Cole Tracy | 6-0, 185, Sr. | Assumption |
| P | Bret Benes | 6-0, 180, Sr. | Charleston (WV) |
| AP | Jesse Zalk | 5-8, 160, Sr. | Central Washington |
| Second Team | |||
| QB | Justin Dvorak | 6-0, 200, Sr. | Colorado Mines |
| RB | Clay McKenzie | 5-11, 200, Jr. | Central Oklahoma |
| RB | Andre Anderson | 5-8, 195, Sr. | New Haven |
| WR | Matt Williams | 6-2, 195, Sr. | Grand Valley State |
| WR | Joey Augustin | 6-4, 200, Sr. | Charleston (WV) |
| TE | Anthony Kukwa | 6-3, 221, Sr. | Lake Erie (MI) |
| OL | Doug Gilbert | 6-4, 345, Sr. | West Chester |
| OL | Jake Daugherty | 6-2, 294, Jr. | Ferris State |
| OL | Stephen Evans | 6-4, 302, Sr. | North Alabama |
| OL | Joe LoSchiavo | 6-3, 290, Sr. | Slippery Rock |
| OL | Alex Cappa | 6-7, 285, Jr. | Humboldt State |
| DL | Paulin Miano | 6-6, 265, Sr. | Virginia Union |
| DL | Richard Nase, Jr. | 6-1, 210, Soph. | Shippensburg |
| DL | Paul Wesselhoeft | 6-4, 285, Sr. | Ohio Dominican |
| DL | Grover Stewart | 6-5, 300, Sr. | Albany State |
| LB | Marquez Gollman | 5-11, 190, Sr. | Grand Valley State |
| LB | Jacob Vollstedt | 6-2, 221, Sr. | Northwest Missouri State |
| LB | Cody Heiman | 6-3, 255, Sr. | Washburn |
| DB | Deron Washington | 6-1, 211, Sr. | Pittsburg State |
| DB | Christian Carpenter | 6-2, 180, Sr. | Gannon |
| DB | Zach Franklin | 6-0, 200, Sr. | Washburn |
| DB | Aaron Terry | 5-11, 195, Sr. | California (PA) |
| K | Simon Mathiesen | 6-4, 205, Sr. | Northwest Missouri State |
| P | Felipe Parra | 5-10, 190, Sr. | West Texas A&M |
| AP | Keelan Cole | 6-2, 175, Sr. | Kentucky Wesleyan |
