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The 2017 Associated Press NAIA All-America team:
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Tanner Trosin, senior, Southern Oregon.
Running backs - Bubba Jenkins, senior, Morningside; Justin Green, junior, St. Francis, Indiana.
Linemen - Trae Bradburn, senior, Morningside; Justin Hunter, senior, Saint Xavier; Trey Coney, sophomore, Reinhardt; Chris Emter, senior, Carroll College; Xavier Carter, senior, Reinhardt;
Tight end - Trenton Poe-Evans, sophomore, Kansas Wesleyan.
Receivers - Hayden Adams, senior, Dakota Wesleyan; Connor Niles, junior, Morningside.
All-purpose player - Charles Ducksworth, senior, Point.
Kicker - Daniel Martinez, senior, Wayland Baptist.
DEFENSE
Linemen - Jamarae Finnie, senior, Langston; Evan Sprayberry, junior, Tabor; Tevin McCoy, junior, Reinhardt; Resean Coleman, sophomore, William Penn.
Linebackers - Caden McDonald, senior, Morningside; Piercen Harnish, junior, St. Francis, Indiana; Thomas Sease, senior, Dickinson State.
Backs - Darius Price, senior, Siena Heights; Tomunci Whitfield, senior, Southwestern, Kansas; Tarence Roby, senior, Concordia, Nebraska; Nate Moore, senior, College of Idaho.
Punter - Derek Brush, senior, Arizona Christian.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback - Dillon Turner, senior, Dakota Wesleyan.
Running backs - JD Woods, freshman, Baker; Jacob Kalogonis, sophomore, Northwestern, Iowa.
Linemen - Avery Lock, senior, Valley City State; Spencer Baalman, senior, Tabor; Garrett Bader, senior, Benedictine; Zac Lawson, senior, Lindsey Wilson; Darrion McAlister, senior, Marian.
Tight end - J.C. Koerselman, senior, Northwestern, Iowa.
Receivers - Lexus Jackson, senior, St. Francis, Illinois; LaQuvionte Gonzalez, senior, Southeastern, Florida.
All-purpose player - Tahj Willingham, senior, Hastings College.
Kicker - Mario Esparaza, senior Southwester, Kansas.
DEFENSE
Linemen - Chris Overton, senior, St. Ambrose; Sean Rogers, junior, Southern Oregon; Josh Evans, senior, Evangel; Jason Lupkes, senior, Morningside.
Linebackers - Michael Arenas, senior, Eastern Oregon; Trent Mueller, junior, Lindsey Wilson; Garrett Updegraft, senior, Kansas Wesleyan.
Backs - Nate McLaurin, junior, Baker; Jay Liggins, junior, Dickinson State; Cole Wiseman, senior, Doane; Tionte McDaniel, sophomore, St. Xavier.
Punter - Drake Higgins, sophomore, Missouri Valley.
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Selection panel: Mike Byker, Dordt College; Kelli Elmore, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference; Wally Feldt, Frontier Conference; Jo Jo Freeman, Cumberland, Tennessee; Tim Goozen, Arizona Christian; Nick Huntimer, North Star Athletic Association; Jake Knabel, Concordia, Nebraska; Gus Kautz, KAIR Radio; Kevin Lewis, Wayland Baptist; Eric Montgomery, Heart of America Athletic Conference; Sean Ostrander, Robert Morris, Illinois; Mark Potts, Valley City State; Bill Scott, St. Francis, Indiana; Dave Toelle, Kansas Wesleyan; Chris Wells, Mid-South Conference.
