BROOKFIELD, Ill. – As spring football concludes in preparation for the 2018 season, the National Champion Texas A&M University-Commerce football program has six players honored as All-Americans by the Don Hansen Football Committee, as released on Thursday, March 22.
 
Quarterback Luis Perez was named the Offensive Player of the Year and a first team All-American, while offensive tackle Jared Machorro was named a first team All-American.
 
Tight end Vincent Hobbs was named a second team All-American, kicker Kristov Martinez was named a third team All-American, and defensive end Michael Onuoha and linebacker Brucks Saathoff were named honorable mention All-Americans.
 
The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.
 
Perez was 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 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 D2Football.com, 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 and D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Year. 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 ninth career All-American honor, as he was also named a First Team All-American by the American Football Coaches' Association, the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, and D2Football.com, 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.
 
Hobbs earns his first career All-American honor after finishing the 2017 season as the tight end with the most receiving yards in Division II. He had 64 receptions for 785 yards and seven touchdowns in his junior campaign, including four touchdowns in the playoffs. He had two games with over 100 yards receiving with 144 against UT Permian Basin and 105 against Midwestern State. He was previously named First Team All-Lone Star Conference.
 
Martinez earns his second career All-American honor after being named honorable mention by Don Hansen's in 2016. He led the Lone Star Conference in field goal percentage (85.7 percent), field goals per game (1.6), and a school single season record for total points scored (137). He became the Lions' all-time leading scorer with 338 points scored through his first three seasons. He made 65-of-66 PAT attempts and 24-of-28 field goals, including a perfect 16-of-16 on PATs and 11-of-12 on field goals in the playoffs. He was named second team all-region by the D2CCA, first team all-Lone Star Conference, and Lone Star Conference All-Academic.
 
Onuoha earns his first career All-American honor after earning first team all-Lone Star Conference honors. From his defensive end position, Onuoha made 56 tackles with 12 tackles for loss and five sacks with a forced fumble in the first round of the playoffs at Winona State. He had at least one tackle for loss in seven consecutive games to end the season and had 21 tackles in the playoffs.
 
Saathoff earns his first career All-American honor. He was a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award as the small college defensive player of the year. He finished as the leading tackler for the 2017 National Champions with 101 stops including six tackles for loss and four sacks. He had six tackles and a sack in the National Championship Game. He was previously named a first team all-Lone Star Conference selection at linebacker. He had double digit tackles in four games, including 11 at Central Washington and 14 in the National Semifinal victory over Harding. He was named Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week against West Texas A&M when he made 12 tackles and forced a fumble.
 
Offensive Player of the Year:  Luis Perez, QB, A&M-Commerce
Defensive Player of the Year:  Marcus Martin, DE, Slippery Rock
Special Teams Player of the Year:  Deonte Harris, RS, Assumption
Freshman of the Year:  Austin Ryan, WR, Bentley
Co-Coaches of the Year:  Pete Shinnick, West Florida & Paul Tortorella, Indiana (Pa.)
 
First Team Offense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
QB	Luis Perez	6-3	220	SR	A&M-Commerce	Chula Vista, Calif.
FB	Jordan  Johnson	6-1	231	SO	West Texas A&M	Eagle Lake, Texas
RB	Marc Jones	5-11	225	JR	Gannon	Painesville, Ohio
RB	Cameron Mayberry	5-11	200	SO	Colorado Mines	Stillwater, Okla.
WR	Weston Carr	6-2	200	SO	Azusa Pacific	Benica, Calif.
WR	J.T. Luper	5-9	175	SR	Central Oklahoma	Sherman, Texas
WR	Austin Ryan	6-0	185	FR	Bentley	Foxborough, Mass.
TE	Nick Keizer	6-5	255	SR	Grand Valley State	Portage, Mich.
OC	Taylor Nikithser	6-4	300	SR	California (Pa.)	Wexford, Pa.
OG	Bryan Redmond	6-2	312	SR	Bowie State	Upper Marlboro, Md.
OG	Nic Sawyer	6-5	305	JR	Ferris State	Ann Arbor, Mich.
OT	Jared Machorro	6-7	280	SR	A&M-Commerce	Coldspring, Texas
OT	Travis Talley	6-3	285	SR	Fort Hays State	Colorado Springs, Colo.
AP	Trenton Cannon	5-11	175	SR	Virginia State	Hampton, Va.
PK	Cole Tracy	5-11	190	SR	Assumption	Camarillo, Calif.

 
First Team Defense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
DE	Marcus Martin	6-2	255	SR	Slippery Rock	West Mifflin, Pa.
DE	Zach Sieler	6-6	290	JR	Ferris State	Pinckney, Mich.
DT	Jake Klinger	6-2	275	JR	Bloomsburg	Berwick, Pa.
DT	Nathan Shepherd	6-5	300	SR	Fort Hays State	Ajak, Ontario, Canada
LB	Kirby Hora	6-2	210	JR	Augustana (S.D.)	Sioux Falls, S.D.
LB	Kyle Kitchens	6-2	205	SR	Catawba	Decatur. Ga.
LB	Osband Thompson	6-0	205	SR	Tuskegee	Miami, Fla.
LB	Collin Schlosser	6-1	230	SR	Grand Valley State	Ada, Mich.
S	Andrew Benson	6-2	205	SR	Assumption	East Bridgewater, Mass.
S	Chris Johnson	6-3	200	JR	North Alabama	Birmingham, Ala.
CB	Tyler Hasty	6-0	190	JR	Central Washington	Bellevue, Wash.
CB	Zuril Hendrick	6-0	181	JR	Edinboro	Rochester, N.Y.
P	Justin Marcha	6-1	200	SR	Emporia State	Edmond, Okla.
RS	Deonte Harris	5-6	170	JR	Assumption	Baltimore, Md.

Second Team Offense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
QB	Connor Jessop	6-5	220	SR	Shepherd	Ashburn, Va.
FB	Chris Eastburn	6-0	244	JR	Arkansas Tech	Pearcy, Ark.
RB	Kamal Cass	5-11	185	SR	Eastern New Mexico	Clovis, N.M.
RB	Walter Fletcher	5-9	191	SO	Edinboro	Columbia, Md.
WR	Cory Contini	6-1	195	JR	Ohio Dominican	Dover, Ohio
WR	Ryan Feiss	5-10	190	JR	Shepherd	Forest Hill, Md.
WR	Keshaun Taylor	6-1	180	SR	Mars Hill	Homestead, Fla.
TE	Vincent Hobbs	6-3	255	JR	A&M-Commerce	Mesquite, Texas
OC	Dominic Giunta	6-3	284	SR	Ashland	Willoughby, Ohio
OG	Innis Claud V	6-0	290	SO	Delta State	Albany, Ga.
OG	Colin McAllister	6-2	290	SO	Indiana (Pa.)	Boothwyn, Pa.
OT	John Conner	6-5	293	SR	Ashland	Akron, Ohio
OT	Levonte Hights	6-4	300	SR	Shepherd	North Chesterfield, Va.
AP	Ja'Quan Gardner	5-7	205	SR	Humboldt State	Ceres, Calif.
PK	Casey Bednarski	6-1	230	JR	Minnesota State	Oconomowoc, Wis.

                 
Second Team Defense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
DE	Myles Humphrey	6-2	245	SR	Shepherd	Upper Marlboro, Md.
DE	James Prater, Jr.	6-0	253	JR	Ashland	Columbus, Ohio
DT	Jemal Averette	6-2	288	SR	Indiana (Pa.)	Upper Marlboro, Md.
DT	Freddie Reed	6-0	309	SR	North Alabama	West Point, Miss.
LB	Sam Blankenship	6-2	205	JR	Harding	Tulsa, Okla.
LB	Dennis Gareck	6-0	205	SR	Sioux Falls	Lake in the Hills, Ill.
LB	Kevin Haynes	6-1	228	SR	Central Washington	Battle Ground, Wash.
S	Glenn Harris	6-1	180	SR	Wayne State (Neb.)	Kansas City, Mo.
S	Andrew Spencer	6-1	210	SR	Winona State	Lake Villa, Ill.
CB	J.R. Stevens	6-0	175	SO	Indiana (Pa.)	Langhorne, Pa.
CB	Darius  Williams	6-0	195	JR	Colorado State-Pueblo	Gilbert, Ariz.
P	Zach Gaines	6-1	218	SO	West Alabama	Calera, Ala.
RS	Trenton Cannon	5-11	175	SR	Virginia State	Hampton, Va.
RS	Vashon Nutt	5-9	175	SR	Northwood	Northridge, Calif.

 
Third Team Offense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
QB	Amir Hall	6-4	180	JR	Bowie State	Bowie, Md.
FB	Theo Blackston	6-0	235	JR	Mercyhurst	Wheeling, W. Va.
RB	Daouda Sylla	5-9	210	SR	Findlay	Ypsilanti, Mich.
RB	David Tann	5-10	210	SR	Colorado Mesa	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
WR	James Clark	6-1	176	SO	Edinboro	Coatesville, Pa.
WR	Chad Hovasse	6-1	215	JR	Adams State	Colorado Springs, Colo.
WR	Jalen Tolliver	6-3	210	SR	Arkansas-Monticello	Rayville, La.
TE	D.J. Cornish	6-2	260	SO	Shepherd	Felton, Del.
OC	A.J. Roland	6-0	230	JR	Midwestern State	Temple, Texas
OG	Chris Gomez	6-3	330	SR	Central Missouri	Lenexa, Kan.
OG	Islam Sbeih	6-1	298	SR	Midwestern State	East Oakland Calif.
OT	Frank Ball	6-3	280	SO	Virginia State	Hampton, Va.
OT	Devon Johnson	6-7	315	JR	Ferris State	Aurora, Ill.
OT	Jerron Searles	6-5	280	SR	Indiana (Pa.)	Atlantic City, N.J.
AP	Deshawn Jones	5-9	185	SO	Missouri S&T	Olympia Fields, Ill.
PK	Kristov Martinez	5-6	135	JR	A&M-Commerce	Edinburg, Texas

 
Third Team Defense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
DE	Markus Jones	6-3	255	JR	Angelo State	Crowley, Texas
DE	John Williamson	6-3	240	JR	West Florida	Stockton, Ala.
DT	Chris Okoye	6-6	320	SR	Ferris State	Novi, Mich.
DT	Simanu'a Thomas	6-1	288	SO	Pittsburg State	Independence, Mo.
LB	Ben Althoff	6-1	220	JR	Northwest Missouri	Palmyra, Mo.
LB	Jose Delgado	5-11	200	JR	Fort Hays State	Derby, Kan.
LB	Damon Lloyd	6-0	235	SO	Indiana (Pa.)	Bel Air, Md.
S	Sterling Hammon	6-1	210	SO	Virginia Union	Caret, Va.
S	D.J. Olmstead	5-11	185	SR	Washburn	Scottsdale, Ariz.
CB	Jeremy Jackson	5-8	200	SR	Arkansas-Monticello	Hahnville, La.
CB	Monteze Latimore	6-0	185	SR	Central Missouri	St. Louis, Mo.
CB	Tavierre Thomas	6-0	205	SR	Ferris State	Detroit, Mich.
P	Zach Davidson	6-7	230	FR	Central Missouri	Webb City, Mo.
RS	Corey Ballentine	6-0	204	JR	Washburn	Topeka, Kan.

 
Honorable Mention
A&M-Commerce: Michael Onuoha, DE; Brucks Saathoff, LB.