Dec. 7, 2010
IRVING (SMU/C-USA) - Five SMU student-athletes have been named first-team All-Conference USA, the league office announced today. The five selections mark the most for SMU since 1984, when seven student-athletes were named first-team All-Southwest Conference. Mustang standouts Kelvin Beachum, Jr., Ja'Gared Davis, Zach Line, Aldrick Robinson and Taylor Thompson were selected for the team by the league's 12 head coaches.
Beachum, a junior from Mexia, Texas, has started all 13 games this season at left tackle for an SMU offense that has rolled up a school-record 5,391 yards of total offense.
Davis, a Crockett, Texas, native, has notched 82 tackles this season, with 15 for-loss, along with nine sacks. He has also scored TDs on a fumble return and a blocked field goal return.
Line, a sophomore from Oxford, Mich., has rushed for 1,391 yards this season, which is third-best at SMU, trailing only Eric Dickerson's 1981 and 1982 seasons. He also leads C-USA at 107.0 yards per game.
Robinson, a Waxahachie native, has tallied 1,225 receiving yards this season to become the only Mustang with two 1,000-yard seasons. The senior has also notched 13 TD grabs this season, setting a new SMU record and enters the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl with a receiving TD in seven straight games, which is the record at SMU.
Thompson, a junior, has racked up 32 stops in 2010 with 4.5 sacks. The Prosper, Texas, native has started every game at defensive end and is an anchor in SMU's 3-4 scheme.
Also honored were second-team choices Chris Banjo, Cole Beasley and Youri Yenga. Honorable mention picks were J.T. Brooks, Richard Crawford, Pete Fleps, Margus Hunt, Blake McJunkin, Kyle Padron and Taylor Reed.
C-USA champion UCF and West Division champion SMU produced the most total selections with eight and the most first team choices with five.
First-year Darryl Fields was also honored as he was named kick returner for the All-Freshman team.
The All-Conference Mustangs and their teammates take the field again on Dec. 30, when they play in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. For more information on SMU's appearance in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, click here.
FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB- G.J. Kinne, Sr., TulsaRB- Bryce Beall, Jr., HoustonRB- Zach Line, So., SMUOL- Kelvin Beachum, Jr., SMUOL- Matt McCants, Jr., UABOL- Jah Reid, Sr., UCFOL- Willie Smith, Sr., East CarolinaOL- Chris Thompson, Jr., HoustonOL- Cameron Zipp, Sr., Southern MissTE- Johdrick Morris, Sr., Southern MissWR- Dwayne Harris, Sr., East CarolinaWR- Patrick Edwards, Jr., HoustonWR- Aldrick Robinson, Sr., SMU
DEFENSEDL- Vinny Curry, Jr., MarshallDL- Bruce Miller, Sr., UCFDL- Cheta Ozougwu, Sr., RiceDL- Taylor Thompson, Jr., SMULB- Ja'Gared Davis, So., SMULB- Mario Harvey, Sr., MarshallLB- Jamon Hughes, Sr., MemphisDB- Philip Davis, Sr., TulaneDB- Kemal Ishmael, So., UCFDB- Marco Nelson, Fr., TulsaDB- Josh Robinson, So., UCF
SPECIAL TEAMSK- Danny Hrapmann, Jr., Southern MissP- Kyle Martens, Jr., RiceKR- Quincy McDuffie, So., UCFPR- Dwayne Harris, Sr., East CarolinaPR- Damaris Johnson, Jr., TulsaLS- Brandon Long, Sr., Rice
SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB- Austin Davis, Jr., Southern MissRB- Orleans Darkwa, Fr., TulaneRB- Ronnie Weaver, Jr., UCFOL- Clint Anderson, Jr., TulsaOL- Rod Huntley, Sr., UTEPOL- Dominik Riley, Sr., MemphisOL- Chad Schofield, Sr., MarshallOL- Isaiah Thompson, Sr., HoustonTE- Lee Smith, Sr., MarshallWR- Cole Beasley, Jr., SMUWR- Lance Lewis, Jr., East CarolinaWR- Damaris Johnson, Jr., Tulsa
DEFENSEDL- Anthony Gray, Sr., Southern MissDL- Elliott Henigan, Jr., UABDL- Cordarro Law, Jr., Southern MissDL- Darius Nall, Jr., UCFLB- Trent Mackey, So., TulaneLB- Marcus McGraw, Jr., HoustonLB- Youri Yenga, Sr., SMUDB- Travis Bradshaw, Jr., RiceDB- Emanuel Davis, Jr., East CarolinaDB- Chris Banjo, Jr., SMUDB- Justin Wilson, Sr., Southern MissDB- Travaun Nixon, Jr., UTEP
SPECIAL TEAMSK- Michael Barbour, Jr., East CarolinaP- Michael Such, Sr., TulsaKR- Damaris Johnson, Jr., TulsaPR- Patrick Edwards, Jr., HoustonLS- Charley Hughlett, Jr., UCF
HONORABLE MENTIONOFFENSEQB- Dominique Davis, Jr., East CarolinaQB- Kyle Padron, So., SMUQB- Bryan Ellis, Jr., UABQB- Trevor Vittatoe, Jr., UTEPRB- Jonathan Williams, Sr., East CarolinaRB- Sam McGuffie, So., RiceRB- Kendrick Hardy, Fr., Southern MissRB- Charles Clay, Sr., TulsaRB- Pat Shed, Jr., UABRB- Joe Banyard, Jr., UTEPOL- Jake Hicks, Jr., RiceOL- J.T. Brooks, Jr., SMUOL- Blake McJunkin, Jr., SMUOL- Joe Duhon, So., Southern MissOL- Lamar Holmes, Jr., Southern MissOL- Pete Hendrickson, Sr., TulaneOL- Andrew Nierman, Sr., TulaneOL- Tyler Holmes, Jr., TulsaOL- Nick Pieschel, Jr., UCFOL- Anthony McNac, Sr., UTEPOL- Alex Solot, Sr., UTEPTE- Cody Sparks, Sr., TulaneTE- Charles Clay, Sr., TulsaTE- Jeffery Anderson, Sr., UABTE- Adam Nissley, Jr., UCFWR- James Cleveland, Sr., HoustonWR- Aaron Dobson, So., MarshallWR- Marcus Rucker, So., MemphisWR- Vance McDonald, So., RiceWR- Kelvin Bolden, Jr., Southern MissWR- Casey Robottom, Sr., TulaneWR- Mike Jones, Sr., UABWR- Brian Watters, Sr., UCFWR- Kris Adams, Sr., UTEP
DEFENSEDL- Josh Smith, Sr., East CarolinaDL- Dontari Poe, So., MemphisDL- Frank Trotter, Jr., MemphisDL- John Gioffre, Jr., RiceDL- Margus Hunt, So., SMUDL- John Henderson, Sr., Southern MissDL- Justin Adams, Sr., TulaneDL- Dezman Moses, Jr., TulaneDL- Cory Dorris, So., TulsaDL- Odrick Ray, Sr., TulsaDL- Tyrunn Walker, Jr., TulsaDL- Bryant Turner, Sr., UABDL- David Williams, Sr., UCFDL- Robert Soleyjacks, Sr., UTEPLB- Dustin Lineback, Sr., East CarolinaLB- Sammy Brown, Jr., HoustonLB- Pete Fleps, Sr., SMULB- Taylor Reed, So., SMULB- Jamie Collins, So., Southern MissLB- Korey Williams, Jr., Southern MissLB- Tanner Antle, Sr., TulsaLB- Curnelius Arnick, Jr., TulsaLB- Shawn Jackson, Fr., TulsaLB- Marvin Burdette, So., UABLB- Derrick Hallman, Sr., UCFLB- Isaiah Carter, Jr., UTEPDB- Donald Brown, So., MarshallDB- Omar Brown, Jr., MarshallDB- Richard Crawford, Jr., SMUDB- Chico Hunter, Sr., Southern MissDB- Alex Wacha, Sr., TulaneDB- John Flanders, Jr., TulsaDB- Dexter McCoil, So., TulsaDB- T.J. Ballou, Jr., UABDB- Jamie Bender, Jr., UABDB- Deshawn Grayson, So., UTEPDB- Wiston Jeune, Sr., UTEP
SPECIAL TEAMSK- Paulo Henriques, So., MemphisK- Cairo Santos, Fr., TulaneP- Tom Hornsey, Fr., MemphisP- Ian Campbell, So., UTEPKR- Marlon McClure, So., UTEPPR- Josh Robinson, So., UCFPR- Marlon McClure, So., UTEPLS- Keenan Bratcher, Sr., MemphisLS- Creighton Nelms, Jr., Southern MissLS- Jonathan Edwards, So., TulaneLS- Taylor Klein, So., UABLS- Matt Camilli, Jr., UTEP
