kreed5120 Posted December 4, 2019 Report Posted December 4, 2019 Individual Awards: Coach of the Year: Jim McElwain, Central Michigan Offensive Player of the Year: RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan Defensive Player of the Year: OLB Treshaun Hayward, Western Michigan Special Teams Player of the Year: K Matthew Trickett, Kent State Freshman of the Year: QB Brett Gabbert, Miami Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan 2019 FIRST TEAM ALL-MAC 2019 All-MAC First Team Offense Position – Name - School Quarterback – Nathan Rourke, Ohio +# Offensive Linemen – Danny Pinter, Ball State Offensive Linemen – Luke Juriga, Western Michigan &# Offensive Lineman – Jordan Steckler, Northern Illinois Offensive Linemen – Evin Ksiezarczyk, Buffalo + Offensive Linemen – Tommy Doyle, Miami Tight End – Giovanni Ricci, Western Michigan % Wide Receiver – Kalil Pimpleton, Central Michigan Wide Receiver – Justin Hall, Ball State %# Wide Receiver – Skyy Moore, Western Michigan Wide Receiver – JaCorey Sullivan, Central Michigan Running Back – LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan & Running Back – Jaret Patterson, Buffalo + Placekicker – Matt Trickett, Kent State & 2019 All-MAC First Team Defense Position – Name - School Outside Linebacker – Treshaun Hayward, Western Michigan Outside Linebacker – Troy Brown, Central Michigan Inside Linebacker – Jacob White, Ball State % Inside Linebacker – John Lako, Akron % Down Lineman – Sean Adesanya, Central Michigan Down Lineman – Taylor Riggins, Buffalo Down Lineman – Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo Down Lineman – Doug Costin, Miami + Defensive Back – Joey Banks, Buffalo Defensive Back – Javon Hagan, Ohio &#* Defensive Back – Vince Calhoun, Eastern Michigan %^ Defensive Back – Antonio Phillips, Ball State Punter – Kyle Kramer, Miami % 2019 All-MAC First Team Specialists Position – Name - School Kickoff Return Specialist – Keith Mixon Jr., Western Michigan Punt Return Specialist – Kalil Pimpleton, Central Michigan 2019 SECOND TEAM ALL-MAC 2019 All-MAC Second Team Offense Position – Name - School Quarterback – Mike Glass III, Eastern Michigan Offensive Lineman – Austen Pleasants, Ohio Offensive Lineman – Jaylon Moore, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Kayode Awosika, Buffalo Offensive Lineman – Mike Caliendo, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Paul Nosworthy, Buffalo Tight End – Tony Poljan, Central Michigan Wide Receiver – Riley Miller, Ball State + Wide Receiver – Arthur Jackson, Eastern Michigan Wide Receiver – Bryce Mitchell, Toledo Wide Receiver – Quintin Morris, Bowling Green Running Back – Bryant Koback, Toledo Running Back – Caleb Huntley, Ball State Placekicker – Sam Sloman, Miami 2019 All-MAC Second Team Defense Position – Name - School Outside Linebacker – Brody Hoying, Eastern Michigan %@ (as defensive back) Outside Linebacker – Kadofi Wright, Buffalo Inside Linebacker – Michael Oliver, Central Michigan Inside Linebacker – Drake Spears, Western Michigan Down Lineman – Ali Fayad, Western Michigan Down Lineman – Jack Heflin, Northern Illinois % Down Lineman – Ledarius Mack, Buffalo Down Lineman – Kameron Butler, Miami Defensive Back – Jamal Parker, Kent State Defensive Back – Mykelti Williams, Northern Illinois + Defensive Back – Amechi Uzodinma, Ball State Defensive Back – Tyrone Hill, Buffalo Punter – Michael Farkas, Ohio &! 2019 All-MAC Second Team Specialists Position – Name - School Kickoff Return Specialist – Malik Dunner, Ball State %^ Punt Return Specialist – Maurice Thomas, Miami 2019 THIRD TEAM ALL-MAC 2019 All-MAC Third Team Offense Position – Name - School Quarterback – Jon Wassink, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Nick Rosi, Toledo Offensive Lineman – Danny Godlevske, Miami % Offensive Lineman – Curtis Blackwell, Ball State Offensive Lineman – Marques Grimes, Ohio Offensive Lineman – Steven Hayes, Ohio Tight End – Mitchell Brinkman, Northern Illinois Wide Receiver – Isaiah McKoy, Kent State Wide Receiver – Antonio Nunn, Buffalo Wide Receiver – Mike Carrigan, Kent State Wide Receiver – Dylan Drummond, Eastern Michigan Running Back – Jonathan Ward, Central Michigan Running Back – Tre Harbison, Northern Illinois + Placekicker – John Richardson, Northern Illinois 2019 All-MAC Third Team Defense Position – Name - School Outside Linebacker – Myles Reid, Miami Outside Linebacker – Kholbe Coleman, Bowling Green Inside Linebacker – Kobie Beltram, Eastern Michigan Inside Linebacker – Jaylin Thomas, Ball State Down Lineman – Jamal Hines, Toledo Down Lineman – Chibueze Onwuka, Buffalo Down Lineman – Theo Majette, Kent State Down Lineman – Robi Stuart, Central Michigan Defensive Back – Alvin Davis, Akron &# Defensive Back – Emmanuel Rugamba, Miami Defensive Back – Patrick Lupro, Western Michigan Defensive Back – Kevin McGill, Eastern Michigan + Punter – Derek Adams, Kent State 2019 All-MAC Third Team Specialists Position – Name - School Kickoff Return Specialist – DL Knock, Ohio Punt Return Specialist – Keith Mixon Jr., Western Michigan & 2018 First-Team All-MAC + 2018 Second-Team All-MAC % 2018 Third-Team All-MAC @ 2017 First-Team All-MAC # 2017 Second-Team All-MAC ^ 2017 Third-Team All-MAC = 2016 First-Team All-MAC * 2016 Second-Team All-MAC ! 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kreed5120 Posted December 4, 2019 Author Report Posted December 4, 2019 Congrats to John Lako. You have to have one hell of a season to get a 1st team All-Conference recognition when you're on an 0-12 team. Alvin Davis got 3rd team recognition. 1 Quote
blueandgold Posted December 4, 2019 Report Posted December 4, 2019 Congratulations to Lako and Davis. They definitely had to play their butts off this year to get an award. To me, this says we had one great player and one pretty good player on a hapless and terrible 2019 football team. Depressing times for Akron football. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 4, 2019 Report Posted December 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, blueandgold said: To me, this says we had one great player and one pretty good player on a hapless and terrible 2019 football team. I don't read it that way. When I interviewed Trevor Brown earlier this year I asked him about his absence from the pre-season all-MAC teams. He said, "With team success, the individual recognition will come." We had no team success, so some of our better players got overlooked. Lako had a noteworthy season. But Davis was guilty by association with a secondary full of true freshman and 1st year starters. If I were drafting for an NFL team, and only picking the best available player, I'd take Davis over Lako. Trevor had a similar situation as Davis. An argument could also be made for Jest's inclusion. He had an outstanding 2019 at the nose. Unfortunately, he wasn't flanked buy anyone who could put pressure on the QB. 1 Quote
blueandgold Posted December 5, 2019 Report Posted December 5, 2019 23 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I don't read it that way. When I interviewed Trevor Brown earlier this year I asked him about his absence from the pre-season all-MAC teams. He said, "With team success, the individual recognition will come." We had no team success, so some of our better players got overlooked. Lako had a noteworthy season. But Davis was guilty by association with a secondary full of true freshman and 1st year starters. If I were drafting for an NFL team, and only picking the best available player, I'd take Davis over Lako. Trevor had a similar situation as Davis. An argument could also be made for Jest's inclusion. He had an outstanding 2019 at the nose. Unfortunately, he wasn't flanked buy anyone who could put pressure on the QB. Your points make sense. I was just saying that it is very difficult to stand out on a losing team due to the "guilt by association" type thinking because overall, everything was bad. Quote
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