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| By Andrew Zavoina for d3photography.com |
Teidrick Smith and Blake Jackson lead the D3football.com 2016 All-South Region team. Smith was named South Region Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, while Jackson was named the South Region Offensive Player of the Year.
Mary Hardin-Baylor made it a clean sweep of the South Region awards as Pete Fredenburg was named South Region Coach of the Year. Fredenburg was also named regional coach of the year in 2013.
Smith, a senior from Hallettsville, Texas, helped lead the Crusaders to the Division III national semifinals with 22 tackles for loss, 14 of them sacks, through 13 games. His 22 tackles for loss accounted for minus-128 yards. Smith also broke up three passes and forced a fumble while compiling 52 tackles, 29 of them solo. His selection marks the seventh time a player from UMHB has been named South Region Defensive Player of the Year in the 12-year history of the award.
Jackson, a senior from Houston, Texas, has thrown for 2,952 yards and 34 touchdowns, while running for another 708 yards and nine scores for the Crusaders. Jackson has completed 66.2 percent of his passes, throwing just seven interceptions in 13 games.
The teams, selected in balloting by South Region sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 229 nominations by Division III member schools. A total of 77 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced the evening of Dec. 16, in D3football.com’s pregame coverage for Stagg Bowl XLIV.
D3football.com 2016 All-South Region Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Blake Jackson, QB, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Defensive Player of the Year: Teidrick Smith, DE, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Coach of the Year: Pete Fredenburg, Mary Hardin-Baylor
| First Team Offense | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Blake Jackson | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| RB | Sam Benger | Carnegie Mellon | Jr. | Hingham, Mass. |
| RB | Dayton Winn | Hendrix | Sr. | Pea Ridge, Ark. |
| WR | Jesse Zubik | Washington & Jefferson | Jr. | Sewickley, Pa. |
| WR | Reese Childress | Hardin-Simmons | So. | Abilene, Texas |
| TE | Matt Page | Washington U. | Sr. | Oak Lawn, Ill. |
| T | Connally Fuller | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Richardson, Texas |
| G | Broderick Jenkins | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Frisco, Texas |
| C | Chantz Anderson | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Abilene, Texas |
| G | Josh Maronski | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Watauga, Texas |
| T | Jonathan Castaneda | Hardin-Simmons | Fr. | Abilene, Texas |
| K | Seth Yurgel | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| RET | Alex Bell | Hardin-Simmons | Jr. | Midland, Texas |
| First Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Teidrick Smith | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Hallettsville, Texas |
| DT | Zack Roberson | Sul Ross State | Jr. | Houston, Texas |
| DT | Haston Adams | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jr. | Beckville, Texas |
| DE | Mamadou Soumahoro | Berry | Jr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| LB | Cory Ward | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| LB | Donavan Hayden | Bethany | Sr. | Hyattsville, Md. |
| LB | Keith Reineke | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | McGregor, Texas |
| CB | Will Dyson | Washington & Lee | Sr. | Indian Springs, Ala. |
| S | Baylor Mullins | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Merkel, Texas |
| S | Jack Toner | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Western Springs, Ill. |
| CB | John Feaster | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Washington Twp., N.J. |
| P | Nico Francino | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Midland, Texas |
| Second Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Luke Bailey | Huntingdon | Sr. | Fairview, Ala. |
| RB | Tre Frederick | Randolph-Macon | So. | Angier, N.C. |
| RB | Markeith Miller | Mary Hardin-Baylor | So. | Garland, Texas |
| WR | Kevin Hammarlund | Washington U. | Sr. | Arlington Hts., Ill. |
| WR | Kirby Breault | Juniata | Sr. | Elizabethtown, Pa. |
| TE | Keith Jennings | Bridgewater (Va.) | Sr. | Vinton, Va. |
| T | Michael LaSala | Washington & Lee | Sr. | Wilton, Conn. |
| G | Brooks Billings | Hendrix | Sr. | Cypress, Texas |
| C | John Doty | Washington U. | Sr. | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| G | Otis Miller | Thomas More | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| T | Willie Britt | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Frenchtown, N.J. |
| K | Gabe Renna | Carnegie Mellon | Sr. | Carlsbad, Calif. |
| RET | Nick Lamb | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Second Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Justin Broussard | Southwestern | Sr. | Beaumont, Texas |
| DT | Montel Lee | Ferrum | Jr. | Andalusia, Ala. |
| DT | Heath McCray | Huntingdon | Sr. | Ashford, Ala. |
| DE | Luke Packard | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Dallas, Texas |
| LB | Mike Luby | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Marlborough, Conn. |
| LB | Trey Hayes | Huntingdon | So. | Decatur, Ala. |
| LB | Max Garrett | Washington & Lee | Jr. | Fairfield, Conn. |
| CB | Nick Kwon | Case Western Reserve | Sr. | Kaneohe, Hawaii |
| S | Ben Marcus | Washington U. | So. | Glen Ellyn, Ill. |
| S | Ethan Williams | Maryville | So. | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| CB | Conlan Aguirre | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Abilene, Texas |
| P | Johnny Davidson | Washington U. | Fr. | Inverness, Ill. |
| Third Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Seth Peters | Hendrix | Sr. | Greenbrier, Ark. |
| QB | Nick Palladino | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Millstone Twp., N.J. |
| RB | Nick Savant | Muhlenberg | Jr. | Hellertown, Pa. |
| RB | Marquis Barrolle | Texas Lutheran | Sr. | Ingleside, Texas |
| WR | Shedrick Davis | Louisiana College | Jr. | Baton Rouge, La. |
| WR | Malik Adams | N.C. Wesleyan | Sr. | Selma, N.C. |
| TE | Ryan Crawford | St. Vincent | Sr. | New Wilmington, Pa. |
| T | Cameron Little | Johns Hopkins | So. | Zanesville, Ohio |
| G | Greg Castle | Randolph-Macon | So. | Clayton, N.C. |
| C | Gage Blair | Case Western Reserve | Jr. | Elyria, Ohio |
| G | McFarland Murph | Emory & Henry | Sr. | West Columbia, S.C. |
| T | Brandon Martuccio | Washington & Jefferson | Sr. | Girard, Ohio |
| K | John Mowery | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jr. | Cedar Park, Texas |
| RET | Travis Jones | Averett | Jr. | Danville, Va. |
| Third Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Cole Burdette | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Frederick, Md. |
| DT | Ryan Snedeker | Washington & Jefferson | Sr. | Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
| DT | Xavier Strothers | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Durham, N.C. |
| DE | Davon Keith | Emory & Henry | So. | Columbia, S.C. |
| DE | Brian Khoury | Carnegie Mellon | Sr. | Davenport, Iowa |
| LB | Darian Candler | Texas Lutheran | Sr. | Humble, Texas |
| LB | Jack Campbell | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
| LB | Edward Delia | Moravian | Sr. | Lebanon, N.J. |
| CB | Tre’von Lightfoot | Emory & Henry | Sr. | Big Island, Va. |
| S | Phillip Fuentes | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Midland, Texas |
| S | Eric Long | Randolph-Macon | So. | Burke, Va. |
| CB | Todd Jeter | Westminster (Pa.) | Jr. | Monroeville, Pa. |
| P | Tyler Kohman | Carnegie Mellon | Jr. | Pataskala, Ohio |
There were ties for the final quarterback and defensive end spots.