BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Gulf South Conference has announced the 2016 Football All-Conference awards, as voted on by the league's coaches, and Delta State University placed three Statesmen on the squad. Junior running back
Chris Robinson was named to the First Team, while junior left tackle
George Roberts and junior linebacker
Landry Tullo earned Second Team selections. A complete list of the honorees is below.
North Alabama's Jacob Tucker was named the GSC Offensive Player of the Year, while West Georgia's Dylan Donahue was named the GSC Defensive Player of the Year. Valdosta State's Cedric Hollingshed won the honor of GSC Offensive Freshman of the Year, while West Florida's Trent Archie was named the top freshman on the defensive side of the ball. Bobby Wallace, head coach of the 2016 GSC Champions from North Alabama, won GSC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career.
Robinson, a Bude, Miss., native, led all of NCAA DII in scoring with 24 touchdowns, 144 points and 14.4 points per game at the end of the regular season. The 5-foot-8 speedster topped the GSC in rushing, carrying the ball 186 times for 976 yards, averaging 97.6 yards per game, and 19 touchdowns. The dual-threat back also caught 37 passes for 551 yards and five scores, while tallying 1,544 all-purpose yards. He tied the DSU and GSC records for touchdowns in a game with six versus West Florida (five rush/one receiving) and he set a new DSU and GSC mark for touchdowns in a season with 24. Robinson eclipsed 100 all-purpose yards in eight of 10 games and scored at least two touchdowns in seven. He was named GSC Offensive Player of the Week three times.
Roberts, a 6-foot-7 junior from Lilburn, Ga., started all 10 games at left tackle for the Statesmen, leading the team in knockdown and pancake blocks. The Trinity Valley CC transfer graded 90 percent on all blocking assignments during the year, while playing a total of 724 snaps.
Tullo, a native of Hoover, Ala., earns his first career All-GSC honor after playing in all 10 games and making eight starts for the Statesmen. The 6-foot-1 middle linebacker recorded 68 tackles with 9.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks this season. He also picked-off one pass and forced a fumble. Tullo turned in a season-high 11 tackles versus Mississippi College, while recording 10 tackles at West Alabama and against No. 20 Florida Tech. After missing all of 2015 due to injury, he made eight tackles with 3.0 tackles-for-loss versus Shorter in his second start of the year.
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE: OFFENSE
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| QB |
Jacob Tucker |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Linden, Tenn. |
| RB |
Lemarcus Franks |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Leakesville, Miss. |
| RB |
Chris Robinson |
Delta State |
Jr. |
Bude, Miss. |
| WR |
Donta Armstrong |
West Alabama |
Jr. |
Pittsboro, Miss. |
| WR |
Dre Hall |
North Alabama |
Jr. |
Columbia, Tenn. |
| WR |
Ishmel Morrow |
West Florida |
Jr. |
Ocean Springs, Miss. |
| WR |
Marcel Newson |
Mississippi College |
Sr. |
Coldwater, Miss. |
| AP/RB |
Antwuan Haynes |
Florida Tech |
So. |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| TE |
Kenny Johnston |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| T |
Stephen Evans |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Boston, Mass. |
| T |
Austin Kastl |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Hiram, Ga. |
| G |
Brandon Kemp |
Valdosta State |
Fr. |
Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| G |
Cory Sanicky |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Redondo Beach, Calif. |
| G |
Quentin Stanford |
West Georgia |
So. |
Warner Robins, Ga. |
| C |
Harley Vaughan |
West Georgia |
Jr. |
Dawsonville, Ga. |
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE: DEFENSE
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| DL |
Alex Armah |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| DL |
Adonis Davis |
Florida Tech |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| DL |
Dylan Donahue |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Billings, Mont. |
| DL |
Darius Ellis |
West Alabama |
So. |
Northport, Ala. |
| LB |
Eddrick Harris |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Courtland, Ala. |
| LB |
Chris Harthone |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Cleveland, Miss. |
| LB |
Chris Stapleton |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Navarre, Fla. |
| LB |
Darius Wright |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Irmo, S.C. |
| DB |
Manny Abad |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| DB |
Donatello Brown |
Valdosta State |
Sr. |
Coral Springs, Fla. |
| DB |
Levi Fell |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Muscle Shoals, Ala. |
| DB |
Philbert Martial |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE: SPECIAL TEAMS
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| K |
Kevin Henke |
North Alabama |
Jr. |
St. Charles, Mo. |
| P |
Jordan Ikner |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Alabaster, Ala. |
| BT |
Ryan Harper |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Stephenville, Texas |
| UTL |
Curtis Lindsay |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Stockbridge, Ga. |
| RS |
Marcel Newson |
Mississippi College |
Sr. |
Coldwater, Miss. |
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE: OFFENSE
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| QB |
Austin Grammer |
West Alabama |
Sr. |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| RB |
Trevor Sand |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Seminole, Fla. |
| RB |
Lakendric Thomas |
West Alabama |
Sr. |
West Point, Miss. |
| WR |
Corey Davis |
West Alabama |
Jr. |
Meridian, Miss. |
| WR |
Anas Hasic |
West Florida |
Sr. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
| WR |
Julius Jones |
North Alabama |
Jr. |
Athens, Ala. |
| WR |
Wayne Saunders |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| AP |
Devontae Jackson |
West Georgia |
So. |
Marietta, Ga. |
| TE |
Alex Armah |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| T |
Joe Laguna |
Florida Tech |
So. |
Davie, Fla. |
| T |
George Roberts |
Delta State |
Jr. |
Lithonia, Ga. |
| G |
Amanii Brown |
West Georgia |
So. |
Morgantown, W.Va. |
| G |
Kevin Delgado |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| C |
Call Dyer |
West Alabama |
Fr. |
Gordo, Ala. |
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE: DEFENSE
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| DL |
Eddquerion Harris |
North Alabama |
So. |
Courtland, Ala. |
| DL |
E.J. Parnell |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| DL |
Freddie Reed |
North Alabama |
Jr. |
West Point, Miss. |
| DL |
Jamar Simpkins |
Valdosta State |
Sr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| LB |
Andre Duncombe |
West Florida |
Fr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| LB |
Gabe Freeman |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Calhoun, Ga. |
| LB |
Jevaris Jones |
Shorter |
Sr. |
Griffin, Ga. |
| LB |
Landry Tullo |
Delta State |
Jr. |
Hoover, Ala. |
| DB |
Kenny Moore |
Valdosta State |
Sr. |
Valdosta, Ga. |
| DB |
Marcus Sayles |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
| DB |
Dee Virgin |
West Alabama |
Sr. |
Donalsonville, Ga. |
| DB |
Jakyron Young |
West Georgia |
So. |
Ocilla, Ga. |
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE: SPECIAL TEAMS
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| K |
Jordan Bennett |
West Alabama |
So. |
Tallahasse, Fla. |
| P |
Matthew Turcotte |
Mississippi College |
Jr. |
Philadelphia, Miss. |
| BT |
Marcus Sayles |
West Georgia |
Sr. |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
| UTL |
Robert Myers |
West Alabama |
Sr. |
Grand Bay, Ala. |
| RS |
Philbert Martial |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
Offensive Player of the Year: Jacob Tucker, North Alabama
Defensive Player of the Year: Dylan Donahue, West Georgia
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Cedric Hollingshed, Valdosta State
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Trent Archie, West Florida
Coach of the Year: Bobby Wallace, North Alabama
