Vi diamo una veloce panoramica dei premi di fine stagione delle varie conference NCAA ai migliori atleti, la chiara intenzione è segnalare quei volti che potreste rivedere presto anche al piano di sopra, il nostro viaggio inizia con la American Athletic Conference:
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina (Sr., Houston, Texas)
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Jacoby Glenn, CB, UCF (So., Prichard, Ala.)
Tank Jakes, LB, Memphis (Sr., Phenix City, Ala.)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jake Elliott, K, Memphis (So., Western Spring, Ill.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Marlon Mack, RB, USF (Fr., Sarasota, Fla.)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Justin Fuente, Memphis *
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
WR Breshad Perriman, UCF Jr. 6-3 214
WR Justin Hardy*, East Carolina Sr. 6-0 188
OT Eric Lefeld, Cincinnati Sr. 6-6 310
OT Al Bond Memphis, Sr. 6-4 305
OG Parker Ehinger, Cincinnati Jr. 6-7 315
OG Rowdy Harper, Houston Sr. 6-5 295
C Taylor Hudson, East Carolina Sr. 6-5 285
TE Alan Cross, Memphis Jr. 6-1 245
QB Shane Carden, East Carolina Sr. 6-2 221
RB William Stanback, UCF So. 6-1 225
RB Marlon Mack, USF Fr. 6-0 195
DEFENSE
DL Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati Sr. 6-3 246
DL Terry Williams, East Carolina Sr. 6-1 353
DL Joey Mbu, Houston Sr. 6-3 310
DL Martin Ifedi, Memphis Sr. 6-3 275
LB Terrance Plummer, UCF Sr. 6-1 236
LB Jeff Luc, Cincinnati Sr. 6-1 256
LB Tank Jakes, Memphis Sr. 5-11 227
LB Tyler Matakevich, Temple Jr. 6-1 235
CB Jacoby Glenn, UCF So. 6-0 186
CB Bobby McCain, Memphis Sr. 5-11 195
S Clayton Geathers, UCF Sr. 6-2 208
S Adrian McDonald, Houston Jr. 5-10 190
SPECIAL TEAM
K Jake Elliott Memphis So. 5-10 165
RS Deion Sanders Jr. SMU So. 5-7 183
P Mattias Ciabatti USF Jr. 6-0 189
ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
WR Deontay Greenberry 1 Houston Jr. 6-3 200
WR Keevan Lucas Tulsa So. 5-10 198
OT Torrian Wilson UCF Sr. 6-3 305
OT Ike Harris East Carolina Jr. 6-7 304
OG J.T. Boyd East Carolina So. 6-4 302
C Kyle Friend Temple Jr. 6-2 305
TE Bryce Williams East Carolina Jr. 6-6 250
QB Paxton Lynch Memphis So. 6-7 230
RB Kenneth Farrow Houston Jr. 5-10 218
RB Brandon Hayes Memphis Sr. 5-8 198
DEFENSE
DL Jaryl Mamea UCF Sr. 6-1 283
DL Thomas Niles UCF Jr. 6-2 270
DL Matt Ioannidis Temple Jr. 6-4 285
DL Praise Martin-Oguike Temple Jr. 6-2 250
DL Derrick Alexander Tulsa Jr. 6-2 270
LB Zeek Bigger East Carolina Jr. 6-2 228
LB Brandon Williams East Carolina Sr. 6-1 230
LB Efrem Oliphant Houston Sr. 6-`1 220
CB William Jackson Houston Jr. 6-1 185
CB Lorenzo Doss Tulane Jr. 5-11 187
S Brandon Alexander UCF Sr. 6-2 195
S Sam Scofield Tulane Sr. 6-1 186
SPECIAL TEAM
K Andrew Gantz Cincinnati Fr. 5-9 158
RS Keiwone Malone Memphis Sr. 5-11 155
P Spencer Smith Memphis Fr. 6-1 175
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
QB Gunner Kiel Cincinnati So. 6-4 208
LB Nick Temple Cincinnati Sr. 5-10 224
WR Andre Davis USF Sr. 6-1 205
C Austin Reiter USF Sr. 6-3 296
CB Tavon Young Temple Jr. 5-10 174
LB Nico Marley Tulane So. 5-9 200
CB Parry Nickerson Tulane Fr. 5-11 179
P Dalton Parks Tulsa So. 6-3 202
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