JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football running back Andy Hibbett (Corryton, Tenn.) has landed on his fourth postseason All-American team. The latest plaudit is an honorable mention accolade from D2Football.com.
Hibbett was the Daktronics and Beyond Sports Network Super Region II Offensive player of the Year. He became the third Carson-Newman player to make it the final round of the Harlon Hill Trophy voting. Quarterback Leonard Guyton was a finalists in 2002, while Tyrone Westmoreland was the first Harlon Hill finalists for C-N in 1997. Mars Hill running back Jonas Randolph is the only South Atlantic Conference player to win the award – doing so in 2011.
Hibbett also earned first team All-America honors from the Beyond Sports Network and second team accolades from Daktronics and AP Little All-America.
Hibbett produced a season for the ages for the Eagles. Hibbett set a school record by rushing for more than 100 yards in eight consecutive games. His 1,394 yards on the season are the eighth highest tally in school history. Hibbett secured his spot in the Eagle record books. With 37 career rushing touchdowns, he moved past Brandon Baker and Antwon Oliver and into sole possession of sixth place on the all-time rushing TD list.
He also winds up with 3,208 career rushing yards. That mark is also the eighth best in school history. Hibbett scored multiple touchdowns in seven games, including a pair of four-touchdown days. He is a two-time SAC offensive Player of the Week, three-time Bojangles Male Athlete of the Week and earned Tennessee Sportswriters Association Offensive Player of the Week honors once. Following the season, he earned first team All-SAC honors.
Hibbett ranked sixth in the nation in rushing yards per game and 10th in scoring. He had 18 TDs in his senior season – 16 on the ground and two through the air.
Hibbett led C-N in rushing in six games and produced four games where he rushed for at least 180 yards. With 30 carries and 221 yards against Tusculum, Hibbett had the 14th-best single game rushing yard tally in school history and its 32nd 200-yard rushing performance.
Throughout the season, Hibbett credited his line.
Against Mars Hill, the senior only had 191 yards and three TDs on seven carries. His 27.3 yards per rush is the second highest total among running backs with more than five carries in a game.
Hibbett's three touchdowns all came in the second half and helped put the game out of reach.
His first score came on a 58-yard dive, his second on a 65-yard scamper and his third on a 55-yard pitch that started to the right and finished with Hibbett meandering his way back left across the field to the pylon for a score.
Hibbett is Carson-Newman's 12th All-American running back. He joins Rodney Wampler (71), Van Williams (81), Hugh Rutledge (82), Kenneth Tyson (84 & 87), Robert Hardy (90), Floyd Mathis (91), Robert Thomas (91), Tyrone Westmoreland (97), Randy Bell (02), Buck Wakefield (09) and Brandon Baker (12).
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Offensive |
Defensive |
Coach of the Year |
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Terrell Watson |
Darius Allen |
John Wristen |
2014 D2Football.com All-America Team
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First Team |
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QB |
Jason Vander Laan |
6-4, 241, Jr. |
Ferris State |
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RB |
Terrell Watson |
6-2, 240, Sr. |
Azusa Pacific |
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RB |
Anthony Bilal |
5-7, 170, Jr. |
Lake Erie |
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WR |
Darius Davis |
5-11, 212, Sr. |
Henderson State |
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WR |
Vernon Johnson |
6-1, 190, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
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TE |
Tim Brown |
6-3, 235, Jr. |
West Chester |
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OL |
Cole Manhart |
6-6, 310, Sr. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
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OL |
Joe Ray |
6-1, 270, Jr. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
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OL |
Doniel Gambrell Jr. |
6-6, 315, Sr. |
Notre Dame |
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OL |
Chris Reed |
6-5, 300, Sr. |
Minnesota State |
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OL |
Travis Hening |
6-5, 305, Jr. |
East Central |
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DL |
Darius Allen |
6-4, 251, Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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DL |
Matt Longacre |
6-3, 270, Sr. |
Northwest Missouri |
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DL |
Josh Gordon |
6-2, 250, Jr. |
Minnesota State |
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DL |
Julian Howsare |
6-3, 255, Sr. |
Clarion |
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LB |
Justin Shirk |
6-0, 240, Sr. |
Bloomsburg |
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LB |
Tanner Botts |
6-2, 215, Sr. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
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LB |
Tyler Henderson |
6-3, 235, Jr. |
Minnesota State |
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DB |
Al-Hajj Shabazz |
6-2, 200, Sr. |
West Chester |
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DB |
Solomon St. Pierre |
5-11, 171, Jr. |
Sioux Falls |
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DB |
Will Brown |
6-1, 190, Sr. |
Missouri S&T |
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DB |
Michael Jordan |
6-0, 200, Jr. |
Missouri Western |
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Tom Obarski |
5-11, 185, Sr. |
Concordia St.-Paul |
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Patrick Carney |
6-0, 215, Sr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
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AP |
Dimitri Holmes |
5-10, 165, Sr. |
Mars Hill |
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Second Team |
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QB |
Kevin Rodgers |
6-3, 215, Sr. |
Henderson State |
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RB |
Cameron McDondle |
5-8, 196, Jr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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RB |
LaVance Taylor |
5-11, 195, Sr. |
Central Missouri |
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WR |
Ricky Collins |
6-0, 200, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
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WR |
Tyler Slavin |
6-2, 215, Sr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
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TE |
Khari Lee |
6-4, 235, Sr. |
Bowie State |
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OL |
Jacob VanderKlok |
6-6, 306, Sr. |
Ferris State |
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OL |
Andrew Muer |
6-3, 275, Sr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
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OL |
Josh Meeker |
6-2, 290, Sr. |
Minnesota State |
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OL |
Isaiah Shelton |
6-2, 308, Sr. |
Shepherd |
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OL |
Shadow Stokes |
6-3, 290, Sr. |
Midwestern State |
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DL |
Caushaud Lyons |
6-5, 295, Sr. |
Tusculum |
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DL |
Clayton Callicutt |
6-4, 275, Jr. |
Angelo State |
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DL |
Alex Markarian |
6-4, 275, Sr. |
Humboldt State |
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DL |
Justin Zimmer |
6-3, 258, Jr. |
Ferris State |
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LB |
Nores Fradi |
6-1, 216, Sr. |
Wayne State (Mi) |
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LB |
DJ Gnader |
6-2, 225, Sr. |
Northwest Missouri |
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LB |
Grant Singer |
6-1, 225, Sr. |
Mary |
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DB |
Jordan Shaw |
6-2, 215, Jr. |
Shorter |
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DB |
Keeston Terry |
6-3, 203, Sr. |
Pittsburg State |
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DB |
C.J. Roberts |
6-0, 180, Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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DB |
Cariel Brooks |
5-10, 200, Sr. |
Adams State |
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Brent Wahle |
6-2, 175, Jr. |
Ohio Dominican |
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Andy Cerett |
6-5, 260, Sr. |
California |
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AP |
Isaiah Davis |
5-10, 186, Jr. |
Central Washington |
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Honorable Mention |
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QB |
Tyler Sullivan |
6-3, 235, So. |
Delta State |
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QB |
Anthony Abenoja |
6-3, 217, Sr. |
Pittsburg State |
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QB |
Sean McCartney |
6-2, 200, Sr. |
West Chester |
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RB |
Romo Westbrook |
5-10, 210, Sr. |
Harding |
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RB |
Andy Hibbett |
6-0, 200, Sr. |
Carson-Newman |
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RB |
Geremy Alridge-Mitchell |
5-8, 203, Jr. |
West Texas-A&M |
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RB |
Calvinaugh Jones |
5-9, 200, Jr. |
Concord |
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WR |
Jeret Smith |
6-0, 215, Sr. |
McMurry |
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WR |
Donatella Luckett |
6-0, 210, Sr. |
Harding |
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WR |
Marquise Cushon |
5-10, 162, Jr. |
Pittsburg State |
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WR |
Xavier Milton |
6-0, 190, Sr. |
Florida Tech |
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WR |
Jamie Potts |
6-2, 220, Jr. |
Grand Valley |
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TE |
Cullen Rosine |
6-5, 255, Sr. |
Central Missouri |
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TE |
Cole Spurgeon |
6-3, 235, Jr. |
Colorado Mines |
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TE |
Marcus Wright |
6-3, 225, Sr. |
Northwest Missouri |
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OL |
Cory Tucker |
6-4, 285, Jr. |
Slippery Rock |
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OL |
Mike Lorenzo |
6-2, 280, Sr. |
Chadron State |
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OL |
Justin Glover |
6-0, 316, Sr. |
Ferris State |
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OL |
Cody Clay |
6-6, 305, Sr. |
Azusa Pacific |
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OL |
Scotland Coyle |
6-3, 265, Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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OL |
Matthew Reese |
6-3, 341, Sr. |
Tuskegee |
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OL |
Jordan Morgan |
6-4, 300, So. |
Kutztown |
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DL |
Derrick Mann |
6-3, 225, Sr. |
Assumption |
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DL |
Marcus Martin |
6-3, 235, Fr. |
Slippery Rock |
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DL |
Alfy Hill |
6-5, 275, Sr. |
Winston-Salem |
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DL |
Duvontae Covington |
6-2, 285, Sr. |
Winston-Salem |
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DL |
Toni Pulu |
6-3, 285, Jr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
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DL |
Devin Benton |
5-11, 270, Sr. |
Southwestern Oklahoma |
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DL |
Darrius Caldwell |
6-6, 245, Jr. |
West Georgia |
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DL |
Nelson Wienke |
6-3, 265, Sr. |
Michigan Tech |
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DL |
Brandon Yost |
6-2, 280, Jr. |
Northwest Missouri |
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LB |
Leron Furr |
6-3, 240, Sr. |
Fort Valley State |
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LB |
Seth Bailey |
6-2, 230, Sr. |
Eastern New Mexico |
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LB |
Connor Harris |
6-0, 235, So. |
Lindenwood |
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LB |
Rush Seaver |
6-3, 250, Sr. |
Angelo State |
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LB |
Tyrell Adams |
6-2, 225, Sr. |
West Georgia |
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LB |
Jared Koster |
6-1, 210, Sr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
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DB |
Colin Kimball |
5-11, 180, Sr. |
Mercyhurst |
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DB |
Harold Jones-Quartey |
5-11, 215, Sr. |
Findlay |
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DB |
Jamaris Brown |
5-9, 174, Sr. |
Walsh |
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DB |
De'Vante Bausby |
6-2, 179, Sr. |
Pittsburg State |
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DB |
Charles Moore |
5-10, 200, Sr. |
Tarleton State |
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DB |
Deonte Hurst |
5-11, 185, Sr. |
Grand Valley |
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DB |
Zack Mitchell |
6-0, 185, Sr. |
Ouachita Baptist |
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DB |
Stephan Dickens |
5-9, 172, Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
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DB |
Torian Oakley |
5-9, 178, Sr. |
West Texas-A&M |
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Saul Martinez |
5-9, 190, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
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K |
Conner Hollabaugh |
5-10, 181, So. |
West Texas-A&M |
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Jake Medlock |
6-3, 226, Sr. |
Valdosta State |
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AP |
Etauj Allen |
5-9, 185, Sr. |
Ouachita Baptist |
