ATLANTA--Georgia State wide receiver Albert Wilson was named Colonial Athletic Association Co-Special Teams Player of the Year as well as first-team all-conference to headline the Panthers' selections on the 2012 All-CAA Football team.
Punter Matt Hubbard earned second-team All-CAA honors, and running back Donald Russell was tabbed to the third-team.
In addition to sharing the Special Teams Player of the Year honor with William and Mary's B.W. Webb, Wilson was named first-team All-CAA as a kickoff returner and third-team all-conference as a wide receiver.
Wilson, a junior from Port St. Lucie, Fla., led the league in kickoff returns with a 25.9-yard average, highlighted by his 100-yard touchdown against Old Dominion. He also led the Panthers with 48 receptions for 947 yards and seven touchdowns. With receiving, rushing and returns, Wilson averaged 164.5 all-purpose yards per game, over 35 yards more than any other player in the league.
Hubbard, a sophomore from Peachtree City, Ga., is second in the CAA with an average of 43.1 yards per kick.
Russell, the senior from West Palm Beach, Fla., made the all-conference team despite a season-ending knee injury early in the eighth game of the season. He was leading the CAA in rushing at the time and finished with 747 yards, averaging 6.2 yards per carry.
CAA Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Andy Talley, Villanova
Offensive Player of the Year: Taylor Heinicke, QB, Old Dominion
Defensive Player of the Year: Stephon Robertson, LB, James Madison
Special Teams Players of the Year: B.W. Webb and Albert Wilson
Offensive Rookie of the Year: John Robertson, QB, Villanova
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jeff Williams, LB, Delaware
All-Conference Teams
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2012 All-CAA Football First Team (as voted on by the head coaches)
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OFFENSE
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Position
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Player
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School
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Class
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QB
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Taylor Heinicke
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Old Dominion
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Sophomore
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RB
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Kevin Monangai
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Villanova
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Sophomore
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RB
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Terrance West
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Towson
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Sophomore
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FB/HB
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Kendall Gaskins
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Richmond
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Senior
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WR
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Ben Edwards
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Richmond
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Junior
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WR
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R.J. Harris
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New Hampshire
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Sophomore
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WR
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Nick Mayers
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Old Dominion
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Senior
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TE
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Justin Perillo
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Maine
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Junior
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OL
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Randall Harris
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Towson
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Junior
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OL
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Chris Howley
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Maine
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Senior
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OL
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Seamus O'Neill
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New Hampshire
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Junior
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OL
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Eric Pike
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Towson
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Junior
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OL
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Earl Watford
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James Madison
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Senior
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PK
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Jarod Brown
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Old Dominion
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Junior
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KR
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Albert Wilson
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Georgia State
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Junior
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PR
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Ryan Smith
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James Madison
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Senior
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DEFENSE
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Position
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Player
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School
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Class
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DL
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Frank Beltre
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Towson
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Senior
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DL
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Chris Burnette
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Old Dominion
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Senior
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DL
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Rakim Cox
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Villanova
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Junior
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DL
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Antoine Lewis
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Villanova
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Junior
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DL
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Jared Smith
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New Hampshire
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Senior
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LB
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Donte Dennis
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Maine
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Senior
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LB
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Matt Evans
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New Hampshire
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Senior
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LB
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Stephon Robertson
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James Madison
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Junior
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LB
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Paul Worrilow
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Delaware
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Senior
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CB
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Eric Loper
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Villanova
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Senior
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CB
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B.W. Webb
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William and Mary
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Senior
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S
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Jordan Dangerfield
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Towson
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Senior
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S
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Dean Marlowe
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James Madison
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Sophomore
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S
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Cooper Taylor
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Richmond
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Senior
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P
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Jonathan Plisco
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Old Dominion
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Senior
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2012 All-CAA Football Second Team (as voted on by the head coaches)
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OFFENSE
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Position
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Player
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School
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Class
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QB
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Grant Enders
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Towson
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Senior
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RB
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Dae'Quan Scott
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James Madison
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Junior
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RB
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Nico Steriti
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New Hampshire
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Sophomore
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FB/HB
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Brian Barlow
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James Madison
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Senior
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WR
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Tre McBride
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William and Mary
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Sophomore
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WR
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Antonio Vaughan
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Old Dominion
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Sophomore
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WR
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Nihja White
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Delaware
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Senior
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TE
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Kevin Finney
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Richmond
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Senior
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OL
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David Born
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Old Dominion
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Junior
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OL
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Josh Bucci
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Villanova
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Junior
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OL
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Bobby Kennedy
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Delaware
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Junior
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OL
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Mike Salazar
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William and Mary
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Senior
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OL
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Doug Shaw
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Towson
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Junior
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OL
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Josh Spearin
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Maine
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Senior
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PK
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Cameron Starke
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James Madison
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Junior
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KR
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Justin Grant
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Richmond
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Sophomore
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PR
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B.W. Webb
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William and Mary
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Senior
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DEFENSE
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Position
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Player
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School
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Class
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DL
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Marlon Johnson
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Villanova
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Senior
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DL
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Evan Kelly
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Richmond
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Sophomore
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DL
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Zach Kerr
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Delaware
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Junior
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DL
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Romale Tucker
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Towson
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Senior
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LB
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Devon Bridges
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Villanova
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Senior
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LB
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Monte Gaddis
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Towson
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Junior
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LB
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Darius McMillan
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Richmond
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Senior
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LB
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Jabrel Mines
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William and Mary
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Senior
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LB
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Craig Wilkins
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Old Dominion
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Senior
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CB
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Darlos James
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Maine
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Senior
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CB
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Jordan Love
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Towson
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Junior
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CB
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Dontra Peters
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New Hampshire
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Senior
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S
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Manny Asam
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New Hampshire
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Junior
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S
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Brian Thompson
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William and Mary
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Senior
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P
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Matt Hubbard
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Georgia State
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Sophomore
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2012 All-CAA Football Third Team (as voted on by the head coaches)
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OFFENSE
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Position
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Player
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School
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Class
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QB
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John Robertson
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Villanova
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Freshman
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RB
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Andrew Pierce
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Delaware
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Junior
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RB
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Donald Russell
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Georgia State
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Senior
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WR
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Stephen Barnette
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Richmond
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Sophomore
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WR
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Brandon Johnson-Farrell
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Rhode Island
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Senior
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WR
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Tom Ryan
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Towson
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Senior
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WR
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Norman White
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Villanova
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Senior
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WR
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Albert Wilson
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Georgia State
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Junior
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TE
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Harold Spears
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New Hampshire
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Sophomore
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OL
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Mike Coccia
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New Hampshire
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Sophomore
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OL
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Brandon Heath
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Delaware
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Junior
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OL
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Vince Kowalski
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Villanova
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Sophomore
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OL
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Jack Lowney
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Old Dominion
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Junior
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OL
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Nick Ritcher
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Richmond
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Sophomore
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OL
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Chris Zarkoskie
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New Hampshire
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Senior
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PK
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Mike MacArthur
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New Hampshire
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Junior
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KR
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Derrick Joseph
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Towson
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Sophomore
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PR
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Poppy Livers
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Villanova
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Sophomore
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DEFENSE
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Position
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Player
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School
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Class
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DL
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Dominique Guinn-Bailey
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Old Dominion
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Sophomore
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DL
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Matt Morgan
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Towson
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Senior
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DL
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Tyler Snow
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James Madison
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Junior
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DL
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Nick Zaremba
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William and Mary
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Senior
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LB
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Andrew Bose
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Rhode Island
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Sophomore
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LB
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Luke Rhodes
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William and Mary
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Freshman
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LB
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Jeff Williams
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Delaware
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Freshman
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LB
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Eric Wright
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Richmond
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Sophomore
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CB
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Jamaal Bess
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Rhode Island
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Junior
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CB
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Darryl Hamilton
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Richmond
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Senior
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CB
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Tye Smith
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Towson
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Sophomore
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S
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Jerome Couplin
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William and Mary
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Junior
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S
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Jakarie Jackson
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James Madison
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Senior
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S
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Joe Sarnese
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Villanova
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Sophomore
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P
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Drake Kuhn
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William and Mary
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Junior
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P
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David Skahn
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James Madison
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Senior
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Courtesy: Georgia State Sports Communications
