Cliff Harris Award release | December 23, 2019

2019 Cliff Harris Award finalists announced for DII and DIII football

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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - The Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright Lindsey Jennings announced the finalists for the seventh annual Cliff Harris Award. The award is presented to the nation’s top small college defensive player representing more than 5,000 defensive players from almost 500 NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA colleges and universities.

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An overall winner will be announced on December 27th and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s annual awards banquet on January 9, 2020 with special guest two-time Heisman Trophy Winner Archie Griffin. The winner will receive the $3,000 Cliff Harris Award trophy presented by Cliff Harris. In addition to the overall winner, the top vote getters from each division will also be announced.

For the story of Cliff Harris go to www.CliffHarrisAward.com and read about his amazing journey from an overlooked high school player from tiny Des Arc, Arkansas, and one scholarship offer to then-NAIA Ouachita Baptist University to five Super Bowls and six Pro Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.

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Name	Year	Year	position	School
DIVISION II
Brandon Anderson		SR	DB	Edinboro University
Mercardo Anderson		SR	LB	Henderson State University
Jaquan Artis		SR	DL	Lenoir-Rhyne University
Blayne Burnett		JR	DL	Western Oregon University
James Ceasar		SR	DB	Ferris State University
Nich Cicco		SO	DB	Colorado Mesa University
Kyle Duggar		SR	S	Lenoir-Rhyne University
Austin Edwards		SR	DL	Ferris State University
Leon Eggleston		SR	LB	Wayne State University
Keandre Evans		SR	DB	Ouachita Baptist University
Desmond Fairell		SR	DB	Carson-Newman University
Julius "JR" Faulk		JR	DB	Delta State University
Chris Garrett		JR	DL	Concordia University, St. Paul
Billy Greer		SR	DL	Central Washington University
Chauncy Haney		SR	DL	North Greenville University
Demetrius Harris		JR	DL	Fort Valley State University
Chris Hoad		SR	LB	UT Permian Basin
Michael Junker		SR	DB	Bemidji State University
Vada King		SR	LB	Delta State University
Damon Lloyd		SR	LB	Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Demetrice Lofton		SO	DL	Morehouse College
CJ Miller		SR	LB	Saint Anselm College
Demetri Morsell		SO	DB	Bowie State University
Brandin Obrecht		SO	LB	Adams State University
Spencer Phillips		SR	DL	Northwest Missouri State University
Sam Reeves		SR	DL	Truman State University
Drew Seers		JR	LB	Lindenwood University
Clay Shreve		SR	LB	Ashland University
Daryus Skinner		SR	DB	Winston-Salem State University
Ch'aim Smith		SR	DL	West Chester University
Pete Thorbahn		SR	DB	Bentley University
Antonio Washington		JR	DL	Southern Arkansas University
Jackson Wibbels		SR	DL	CSU-Pueblo
Maurice Wright Jr.		SR	LB	Northwestern Oklahoma State
DIVISION III
Mackenzie Balanaganayi		JR	DL	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Blaze Barista		SR	DB	Dubuque (IA)
Scottie Bobeck		SR	LB	Benedictine University
Cameron Brown		SR	DL	Case Western Reserve University
Daniel Campos		SR	LB	George Fox University
Obasi Dees		SR	DB	California Lutheran University
Mason Dekker		SR	LB	Hope College
Frankie Feaster		SR	DL	Muhlenberg College
Kordell Ford		JR	DB	University of Mount Union
Eddie Graham		JR	DB	No.Carolina Wesleyan
Raeqwon Greer		JR	DB	Alfred University
Peyton Haynes		SR	DB	LaGrange (GA)
Jeff Hector		SR	DB	Redlands (CA)
Ben James		SR	DL	Christopher Newport University
Antonio Johnson		SR	LB	North Carolina Wesleyan College
Tevin Jones		SR	LB	Mary Hardin-Baylor
Dillon Keefe		JR	LB	Chapman University
Nate Keirn		SR	DL	Denison University
Joey Longoria		SR	DL	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Manny Longoria		SR	DB	Texas Lutheran
Jordan McInerney		SR	DL	Lake Forest College
Dallas McRae		SR	DL	Wheaton College (IL)
Matthew Messner		JR	LB	Salve Regina University
Re'Shaun Myers		SR	LB	Bridgewater College
*Mark Niles		SR	LB	Ohio Northern
Michael Nobile		SO	DL	Delaware Valley University
Joshua Onujiogu		JR	DL	Framingham State
Sam Opont		JR	DL	Endicott College
Tim Ousley		SR	DL	Muskingum University
Ian Paulsen		SR	LB	Martin Luther College
Jack Pistorius		JR	LB	Middlebury College
Chris Rice		JR	DL	Castleton University
Logan Rickard		SR	LB	Coe College
Danial Shelton		SR	DB	Susquehanna (PA)
Kyle Treber		JR	LB	Hanover College
Mike Williams		SR	DL	Washington & Jefferson College
Tramon Wiley		JR	DB	Heidelberg (OH)

*Erroneously omitted from Nominee List Released on December 13, 2019