COMMERCE - Texas A&M University-Commerce quarterback Luis Perez has been named the National Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-American by D2Football.com, while offensive lineman Jared Machorro earned First Team All-American honors and cornerback Yusef Sterling-Lowe was named a Second Team All-American.

The selection of these players runs the season total of All-Americans for the 2017 Division II National Champions to 10 selections.

Perez is the winner of the 2017 Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded the top Division II college football player in the nation. He completed 421-of-596 passes for 4,999 yards, 46 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. The 4,999 yards are the fourth-most by a quarterback in a single Division II season. He also set a Division II Championship records for pass completions (144), pass attempts (211) and passing yards (1,570). He became the first quarterback to pass for over 300 yards in the National Championship game since 2005 and tied a Lone Star Conference record for the most 200-yard passing games in a season with 14. He became the first Harlon Hill Trophy winner to also win a Division II National Championship since 2002 and only the sixth overall in the 32-year history of Division II's premier football award.
 
For his career, Perez completed 665-of-985 passes for 8,325 yards, 78 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions. He was the starting quarterback for 28 games, leading the Lions to a 25-3 record, two NCAA Division II playoff appearances, and a Lone Star Conference championship. He completed his collegiate career leading the Lions on a 10-game winning streak, which is the longest active winning streak in Division II.
 
He was previously named a First Team All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association and the Associated Press, and a Second Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. He was also named the Ron Lenz Offensive Player of the Year by the D2CCA. He won the J.W. Rollins Award as the Lone Star Conference's Offensive Player of the Year and is a two-time First Team All-Lone Star Conference selection at quarterback.

Machorro earns his eighth career All-American honor, as he was also named a First Team All-American by the American Football Coaches' Association and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, and a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press.
 
The Lone Star Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year paved the way for the nation's No. 2 passing offense on the way to the National Championship. The outstanding blocker was one of the nation's top blocker, as the Lions allowed fewer than two sacks per game, while the offense dropped back to pass more than 45 times per game.

Sterling-Lowe was previously named a Second Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association and finalist for the Cliff Harris Award. The First Team All-Lone Star Conference selection has been one of the top cornerbacks in the nation in both pass and run defense. He had 41 tackles on the season, with two stops, a tackle for loss, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble in the National Championship Game. He defended 10 passes with three interceptions and seven pass break-ups for the year.

Season ticket opportunities for 2018 will be announced later this month.

D2Football.com Individual Award Winners

Offensive Player of the Year		Defensive Player of the Year		Coach of the Year
Luis Perez A&M-COMMERCE		Marcus Martin  Slippery Rock		Pete Shinnick West Florida

 

First Team
QB	Luis Perez	6-3, 220, Sr.	A&M-COMMERCE
RB	Marc Jones	5-11, 225, Jr.	Gannon
RB	Trent Cannon	5-11, 175, Sr.	Virginia State
WR	Marcus Johnson	6-2, 190, Sr.	Slippery Rock
WR	J.T. Luper	5-9, 175, Sr.	Central Oklahoma
TE	Nick Keizer	6-5, 255, Sr.	Grand Valley
OL	Alex Cappa	6-7, 305, Sr.	Humboldt State
OL	Jared Machorro	6-7, 280, Sr.	A&M-COMMERCE
OL	Desmond Harrison	6-7, 288, Sr.	West Georgia
OL	Lavonte Hights	6-4, 300, Sr.	Shepherd
OL	Ty McCulley	6-5, 308, Sr.	CSU-Pueblo
DL	Marcus Martin	6-3, 245, Sr.	Slippery Rock
DL	Nathan Shepherd	6-5, 300, Sr.	Fort Hays
DL	Zach Sieler	6-6, 275, Jr.	Ferris State
DL	Evan Perrizo	6-5, 275, Sr.	Minnesota State
LB	Dennis Gardeck	6-0, 205, Sr.	Sioux Falls
LB	Kevin Haynes	6-1, 228, Sr.	Central Washington
LB	Kyle Kitchens	6-2, 205, Sr.	Catawba
DB	Darius Williams	6-0, 180, Jr.	CSU-Pueblo
DB	Andrew Spencer	6-1, 210, Sr.	Winona State
DB	Marcus Jones	6-0, 178, Sr	Northwest Missouri
DB	Max Redfield	6-1, 205, Sr.	IUP
K	Cole Tracy	5-11, 190, Sr.	Assumption
P	Garrett Lee	6-1, 185, Sr.	Concord
AP	Paul Revis	5-8, 155, Sr.	Western Oregon
Second Team
QB	Connor Jessop	6-5, 220, Sr.	Shepherd
RB	Kamal Cass	5-11, 189, Sr.	Eastern New Mexico
RB	JaQuan Gardner	5-7, 205, Sr.	Humboldt State
WR	Weston Carr	6-2, 200, So.	Azusa Pacific
WR	Jalen Tolliver	6-3, 210, Sr.	Arkansas-Monticello
TE	Seth Hebert	6-4, 225, Jr.	Central Missouri
OL	Corbin Feenstra	6-3, 287, Sr.	CSU-Pueblo
OL	Austin Fleer	6-8, 300, Sr.	Colorado Mesa
OL	Harley Vaughn	6-4, 293, Sr	West Georgia
OL	Ruben Holcomb	6-4, 317, Sr.	Indianapolis
OL	Andrew Alten	6-2, 308, Sr.	Findlay
DL	Myles Humphrey	6-3, 236, Sr.	Shepherd
DL	Blake Nelson	5-11, 230, Sr.	Colorado Mesa
DL	James Prater	6-1, 253, Jr.	Ashland
DL	Markus Jones	6-3, 255, Jr.	Angelo State
LB	Brandon Payer	6-4, 248, Jr.	CSU-Pueblo
LB	Luke Hrapchak	6-2, 240, Sr.	California
LB	Osband Thompson	6-0, 194, Sr.	Tuskegee
DB	Tavierre Thomas	5-11, 195, Sr.	Ferris State
DB	Chris Johnson	6-3, 200, Jr.	North Alabama
DB	Yusef Sterling-Lowe	6-2, 170, Sr.	A&M-COMMERCE
DB	Andrew Benson	6-2, 205, Sr.	Assumption
K	Casey Bednarski	6-1, 230, Jr.	Minnesota State
P	Justin Marcha	6-1, 200, Sr.	Emporia State
AP	Deonte Harris	5-6, 170, Jr.	Assumption
Honorable Mention
QB	Amir Hall	6-4, 180, Jr.	Bowie State
QB	Travis Tarnowski	5-11, 218, Sr.	Ashland
QB	Harry Satterwhite	6-1, 182, Jr.	West Alabama
QB	Brook Bolles	6-3, 190, Jr.	Central Missouri
QB	Grant Russell	6-4, 225, Sr.	Ohio Dominican
QB	Barrett Renner	6-3, 206, Jr.	Southern Arkansas
RB	Chris Robinson	5-9, 196, Sr.	Delta State
RB	Cameron Mayberry	5-11, 200, So.	Colorado Mines
RB	Walter Fletcher	5-10, 191, So.	Edinboro
RB	Nate Gunn	6-2, 215, So.	Minnesota State
RB	Deshawn Jones	5-9, 185, So.	Missouri S&T
WR	Jordan Thomas	6-0, 165, Sr.	Texas A&M-Kingsville
WR	Shane Zylstra	6-4, 215, So.	Minnesota State
WR	Keshaun Taylor	6-1, 180, Sr.	Mars Hill
WR	Donta Armstrong	5-10, 151, Sr.	West Alabama
TE	Tanner Hudson	6-5, 239, Sr.	Southern Arkansas
TE	D.J. Cornish	6-2, 260, So.	Shepherd
TE	Kyle Self	6-5, 229, Sr.	Central Washington
OL	Travis Talley	6-3, 285, Sr.	Fort Hays
OL	Dontavius Blair	6-7, 294, Sr.	West Alabama
OL	Sam Lee	6-5, 300, Sr.	Augustana
OL	Jake Krause	6-3, 293, Sr.	Bemidji State
OL	Joseph Lacey	6-6, 328, Sr.	LIU-Post
OL	Gavin De Los Santos	6-3, 285, Sr.	Harding
OL	Victor Tamba	6-5, 335, Sr.	Bowie State
OL	Islam Sbeih	6-1, 298, Sr.	Midwestern State
OL	Ian Park	6-4, 315, Sr.	Slippery Rock
OL	Dominic Giunta	6-3, 284, Sr.	Ashland
OL	Taylor Nikithser	6-4, 300, Sr.	California
OL	Daniel Owens	6-3, 300, Sr.	Wingate
DL	John Williamson	6-3, 240, Jr.	West Florida
DL	Adonis Davis	6-3, 257, Jr.	Florida Tech
DL	Bo Banner	6-2, 241, Sr.	Central Washington
DL	Davondrick Lison	6-3, 225, Jr.	Southern Arkansas
LB	Terry Samuel	6-2, 193, Jr.	West Alabama
LB	Kirby Hora	6-2, 216, Jr.	Augustana
LB	Jalen Nelson	6-2, 230, Jr.	Charleston
LB	Austin Weltha	5-10, 220, Sr.	McKendree
LB	Tyler Morrissey	6-3, 256, Jr.	West Chester
DB	D.J. Olmstead	5-11, 185, Sr.	Washburn
DB	Sterling Hammond	6-1, 210, So.	Virginia Union
DB	Tevin Madison	5-10, 168, Sr.	West Alabama
DB	Marvin Conley	5-10, 190, Jr.	West Florida
DB	Tyler Hasty	6-0, 190, Jr.	Central Washington
DB	Glenn Harris	6-1, 180, Sr.	Wayne State (Neb.)
DB	Cua Rose	5-10, 183, Jr.	Arkansas Tech
P	Cody Mikell	6-0, 215, Sr.	Henderson State
AP	Drew Harris	5-10, 185, Jr.	Ouachita Baptist
AP	Devontae Jackson	5-8, 171, Jr.	West Georgia
AP	B.J. Muckelvene	5-10, 170, So.	Wingate