Four Southeast football players earn all-conference honors

Southeast Missouri State had four football players receive all-Ohio Valley Conference recognition.

Junior receiver Paul McRoberts was a first-team offense selection and sophomore kicker Ryan McCrum was a first-team specialist.

Junior running back DeMichael Jackson was a second-team offense selection and senior cornerback Tim Hamm-Bey was second-team defense.

The OVC announced the all-confereence selections, which are voted on by the conference's head football coaches and sports information directors, on Tuesday.

McRoberts finished the season with 44 catches for 711 yards and nine touchdowns even though he missed five games with a fractured foot he suffered in the Redhawks' upset of then-No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 20.

McCrum made a Southeast single-season record 18 field goals during his sophomore campaign. He made four field goals longer than 50 yards and also made 40 of 41 PATs, missing only the final one of the season.

Jackson, who missed four games with a broken hand, was Southeast's leading rusher and averaged 5.4 yards per carry and 91.8 yards per game. He had five rushing and two receiving touchdowns this season.

Hamm-Bey's four blocked kicks this season ranked third in the country. He led the Redhawks with 10 pass breakups and finished with 46 tackles and two interceptions.

Eastern Kentucky running back Dy'Shawn Mobley was named the offensive Player of the Year.

OVC Champion Jacksonville State claimed the other three major awards: defensive tackle Devaunte Sigler was defensive Player of the Year, offensive tackle Justin Lea was Freshman of the Year and John Grass was the OVC Roy Kidd Coach of the Year.

First-team offense

QB - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State

RB - Dy'Shawn Mobley, Eastern Kentucky

RB - DaMarcus James, Jacksonville State

WR - Adam Drake, Eastern Illinois

WR - Paul McRoberts, Southeast Missouri

TE - Jeff LePak, Eastern Illinois

C - Max Holcombe, Jacksonville State

OG - Collin Seibert, Eastern Illinois

OG - Adam Wright, Jacksonville State

OT - Charles Sweeton, UT Martin

OT - Brett Eyckmans, Eastern Kentucky

First-team defense

DL - Devaunte Sigler, Jacksonville State

DL - LaMichael Fanning, Jacksonville State

DL - Samquan Evans, Tennessee State

DL - Anthony Bass, Tennessee State

LB - Tony Bell, UT Martin

LB - Nick Thrasher, Tennessee State

LB - Kamu Grugier-Hill, Eastern Illinois

DB - De'Ante Saunders, Tennessee State

DB - Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville State

DB - Jourdan Wickliffe, Eastern Illinois

DB - Marty Jones, Tennessee Tech

First-team specialists

K - Ryan McCrum, Southeast Missouri

P - Hamish MacInnes, Jacksonville State

RS - Pokey Harris, Murray State

Second-team offense

QB - Jalen Whitlow, Eastern Illinois

RB - Abou Toure, UT Martin

RB - DeMichael Jackson, Southeast Missouri

WR - Josh Barge, Jacksonville State

WR - Janawski Davis, Murray State

TE - Bo Brummel, Jacksonville State

C - Nick Borre, Eastern Illinois

OG - Trey Shelton, Eastern Kentucky

OG - Robert Myers, Tennessee State

OT - Justin Lea, Jacksonville State

OT - Evan Kanz, Eastern Illinois

Second-team defense

DL - Dino Fanti, Eastern Illinois

DL - Chris Landrum, Jacksonville State

DL - Caleb Lawrence, Jacksonville State

DL - Gabe Terry, Tennessee State

LB - Ben Endress, Jacksonville State

LB - Tyrelle Johnson, Eastern Kentucky

LB - Robert Haynes, Eastern Illinois

DB - Brandon Stanley, Eastern Kentucky

DB - Daniel Fitzpatrick Tennessee State

DB - Tim Hamm-Bey, Southeast Missouri

DB - Austin Tallant, Tennessee Tech

Second-team specialists

K - Andrew Lloyd, Eastern Kentucky

P - Jonathan King, Tennessee Tech

RS - Ladarius Vanlier, Tennessee Tech

All-newcomer team

QB - Jalen Whitlow, Eastern Illinois

K/P - Nick Bruno, Eastern Illinois

RB - Dy'Shawn Mobley, Eastern Kentucky

OT - Justin Lea, Jacksonville State

DE - LaMichael Fanning, Jacksonville State

DT - Devaunte Sigler, Jacksonville State

TE - Bo Brummel, Jacksonville State

DE - Gabe Terry, Tennessee State

WR - Brock McCoin, Tennessee Tech

P - Jonathan King, Tennessee Tech

LB - Nick Dance, UT Martin