Information courtesy of NJAC Sports web site www.njacsports.com. Highlighted players are from New Jersey and it shows that a player can be from any school to become a good college football player.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Connor Cox, Frostburg State | ||||
SAM MILLS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Mauro Altamura, Montclair State | ||||
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Corterris Simpson, Wesley | ||||
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Dave Jachera, TCNJ | ||||
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Anthony Bassani, Kean | ||||
COACH OF THE YEAR: DeLane Fitzgerald, Frostburg State | ||||
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE | ||||
Name | Year | Pos. | School | Hometown/High School |
Connor Cox* | SR | QB | Frostburg State | Davidson, MD/South River |
E.J. Lee* | JR | RB | Wesley | Germantown, MD/Northwest |
Akiva Wedge | JR | RB | Southern Virginia | Forestville, MD/Frederick Douglas |
Kadarrius Campbell | SR | FB | Salisbury | Waldorf, MD/St. Mary’s Ryken |
Joshua Davis | SR | WR | Christopher Newport | Farmville, VA/Fuqua School |
Alex Kemp*^! | SR | WR | Wesley | Magnolia, DE/Caesar Rodney |
Malik Morris | JR | WR | Frostburg State | Carney, MD/Dunbar |
Ruhann Peele | JR | WR | Wesley | Linden, NJ/Linden |
Andrew Eagle+ | SR | TE | Wesley | Odenton, MD/Arundel |
Riley Hartman~ | SR | OL | Frostburg State | Leesburg, VA/Tuscarora |
Andrew Houck~ | SR | OL | Salisbury | Salisbury, MD/Wicomico |
Jon Koonce | SR | OL | Montclair State | Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park |
Joey Powell | SR | OL | Frostburg State | Abingdon, MD/Edgewood |
Matt Rittenhouse~ | JR | OL | Christopher Newport | Broadway, VA/Broadway |
Chris Vurchio | SR | OL | Kean | Hazlet, NJ/Raritan |
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE | ||||
Name | Year | Pos. | School | Hometown/High School |
David Gajderowicz | JR | DL | Rowan | Medford, NJ/Shawnee |
Ben James | JR | DL | Christopher Newport | Virginia Beach, VA/Kellam |
DeShawn Reed | JR | DL | Kean | Jersey City, NJ/Hoboken |
Damon Small Jr. | SR | DL | Kean | Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne |
Zach Strand | SO | DL | Frostburg State | Easton, MD/Easton |
Mauro Altamura+ | SR | LB | Montclair State | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights |
Patrick Bernado | JR | LB | Salisbury | Potomac, MD/Wooton |
Dante Capozzoli | SO | LB | Kean | Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell |
Charles Faulkner~$ | SR | LB | William Paterson | Carteret, NJ/Carteret |
Shane Gaines | SR | CB | Salisbury | Baltimore, MD/Owings Mills |
Isiah Mitchell | SO | CB | Wesley | Middletown, DE/Middletown |
Anthony Taylor | SR | CB | Frostburg State | Takoma Park, MD/Montgomery Blair |
Neil Davis~ | JR | S | Southern Virginia | Salem, UT/Salem Hills |
Damian Jiggetts | JR | S | Christopher Newport | Norfolk, VA/Booker T. Washington |
Cappadonna Miller* | SR | S | Wesley | Bridgeton, NJ/Bridgeton |
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
Name | Year | Pos. | School | Hometown/High School |
Zach Warcola*^ | JR | P | TCNJ | Mendham, NJ/Mendham |
Hunter Daly* | SR | K | Montclair State | Neptune, NJ/Neptune |
Kason Campbell | JR | RET | Montclair State | Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth |
Elijah Rehm | JR | RET | Rowan | Clayton, NJ/Clayton |
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE | ||||
Name | Year | Pos. | School | Hometown/High School |
Jack Anderson | JR | QB | Christopher Newport | Great Falls, VA/Langley |
Ja’Quill Burch | SO | QB | Montclair State | Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth |
John Mannion | SR | RB | Rowan | Verona, NJ/James Caldwell |
Jamaal Morant~ | SR | RB | Frostburg State | Baltimore, MD/Milford Mill |
Craig Merkle | SO | FB | Montclair State | Nutley, NJ/Nutley |
Cole Blais | SO | WR | Christopher Newport | Virginia Beach, VA/Kellam |
Kason Campbell | JR | WR | Montclair State | Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth |
Jack Clevenger | JR | WR | TCNJ | Roxbury, NJ/Roxbury |
Elijah Rehm | JR | WR | Rowan | Clayton, NJ/Clayton |
Grayson Boyce | SR | TE | Frostburg State | Poquoson, VA/Poquoson |
Stephen Gaffney+ | JR | OL | Montclair State | Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills |
O’Shane McCall+ | SR | OL | Frostburg State | Upper Marlboro, MD/Wise |
George Morton | SR | OL | Salisbury | Northfield, NJ/Mainland Regional |
Grady Sami | JR | OL | Southern Virginia | Colorado Springs, CO/Sierra |
Jordan Sawyer | SR | OL | Christopher Newport | Norfolk, VA/Norview |
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE | ||||
Name | Year | Pos. | School | Hometown/High School |
Isaac Johnson | SR | DL | Salisbury | Salisbury, MD/Parkside |
Matthew McFarland | JR | DL | Salisbury | Bowie, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt |
Kevin Stokes* | SR | DL | Rowan | Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest |
Jake Weber+ | SR | DL | Montclair State | Matawan, NJ/Matawan |
Max Busca+ | SR | LB | TCNJ | Medford, NJ/Shawnee |
Jayson Gonzalez | SR | LB | Rowan | Roselle Park, NJ/Roselle Park |
Harold Kwigova | JR | LB | Salisbury | Silver Spring, MD/John F. Kennedy |
Dre’Quan Reed^ | SR | LB | Frostburg State | Columbia, MD/Hammond |
Travelle Curry | SR | CB | Rowan | Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech |
Daquay Harris-Winbush | SR | CB | Wesley | Arlington, VA/Washington & Lee |
D.J. Wright | SO | CB | Christopher Newport | Woodbridge, VA/C.D. Hylton |
Jaier Garrett | JR | S | Montclair State | Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick |
Vincent Persichetti | JR | S | Frostburg State | Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin |
Xavier Santos | JR | S | TCNJ | Westampton, NJ/Rancocas Valley |
SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
Name | Year | Pos. | School | Hometown/High School |
Hunter Daly | SR | P | Montclair State | Neptune, NJ/Neptune |
Trevor Skoglund | SR | K | Salisbury | Easton, MD/Easton |
Terrell Brown | SO | RET | Frostburg State | Accokeek, MD/Gwynn Park |
Paris Crawford | JR | RET | Kean | Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne |
HONORABLE MENTION | ||||
Name | Year | Pos. | School | Hometown/High School |
Khaaliq Burroughs* | SR | QB | Wesley | Palmyra, NJ/Paul VI |
Anthony Diorio | SR | RB | Rowan | Medford, NJ/Shawnee |
Brian Kowalczyk | JR | TE | Montclair State | Wallington, NJ/Wallington |
Noah Teeter | SR | TE | Frostburg State | Hancock, MD/Hancock |
Scott Dunscomb | SO | OL | Rowan | Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton West |
Tyler Norwood | JR | OL | Salisbury | Milford, DE/Milford |
Richie Squeo | FR | OL | William Paterson | Keansburg, NJ/Keansburg |
Davonte Vivian | FR | OL | Kean | Beverly, NJ/Palmyra |
Dallin Breen | SO | DL | Southern Virginia | Las Vegas, NV/Cimarron Memorial |
Jemel Daniels | JR | DL | Kean | Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge |
Erik Graham | JR | DL | TCNJ | Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional |
Walter Riley | JR | DL | Frostburg State | Rohrersville, MD/Boonsboro |
Corey Anthony+ | JR | LB | William Paterson | Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay |
Godwin Asamoah | SR | LB | Rowan | Edison, NJ/Edison |
Giuseppe Gugliuzza | SR | LB | Montclair State | North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington |
Gavin Liepe | SO | LB | TCNJ | Mays Landing, NJ/Holy Spirit |
Tom Montag | SR | LB | Salisbury | Elkridge, MD/Long Reach |
Brennan Ray | FR | LB | Montclair State | Woodbine, NJ/Lower Cape May |
Conner Ryan | JR | LB | Christopher Newport | Aldie, VA/John Champe |
Sal Tardogno | FR | LB | TCNJ | Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan |
Jalen Harris | SO | CB | Montclair State | Carteret, NJ/Carteret |
Sean Carroll | SO | S | Salisbury | Wilmington, DE/Mount Pleasant |
Dylan Elliott | SR | S | Montclair State | Westfield, NJ/Westfield |
Albert Green IV | SO | S | Southern Virginia | Tucson, AZ/Sabino |
B.J. Hill+ | SR | S | Christopher Newport | Bluffton, SC/Bluffton |
Coray Williams | JR | S | Wesley | Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville |
Key: * -First Team NJAC All-Conference 2017 ~ -Second Team NJAC All-Conference 2017 + -Honorable Mention NJAC 2017 ^ – First Team NJAC All-Conference 2016 $ – Honorable Mention NJAC 2016 ! – Honorable Mention NJAC 2015 |