COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce defensive lineman Michael Onuoha and kicker Kristov Martinez have been named First Team All-Americans by D2Football.com, as announced this week.
 
The duo helped lead the Lions to their fourth straight playoff appearance and third consecutive trip to the NCAA Regional Semifinal round. The Lions went 10-3 in the 2018 campaign. The Lions are ranked No. 9 nationally in the D2Football.com Final Poll of the season.
 
Onuoha (Edmond, Okla.) earns his second career All-American honor after making 47 tackles with 14.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, an interception, a blocked kick, and 10 quarterback hurries. He finished fifth in the LSC in tackles for loss and tied for second in the LSC in sacks.
 
Martinez (Edinburg) adds to a stunning list of honors with his fifth All-American honor of the season and seventh in his career after another record-setting campaign in which he set multiple school, conference and NCAA records. After becoming the all-time leading scorer in program history in 2017, Martinez became the all-time leading scorer in Lone Star Conference history during his senior season. He finished his career as the active scoring leader in Division II (449 points) and the all-time leading kick scorer in Division II history.
 
Martinez was also named a First Team All-American by the AFCA and Associated Press, First Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA and Second Team All-America honors from the D2CCA and was both a First Team All-Super Region and First Team All-Conference selection. He was also named the LSC Academic Player of the Year. He scored 111 points on the year, including 21 field goals and all 48 of his extra point attempts. He finished his career having made 103 consecutive extra points. His strong leg helped the Lions rank as one of the top kick return defenses in the nation, recording 32 touchbacks. He tied a Division II playoff record with five field goals in a game, including a career-long 55-yarder, in the team's final game of the year. 
 

First Team
QB	Jayru Campbell	Ferris State
RB	Gabriel Watson	Sioux Falls
RB	Jaleel McLaughlin	Notre Dame
WR	Brody Oliver	Colorado School of Mines
WR	Craig Rucker	Mars Hill
TE	Erik Henneman	Lindenwood
OL	Devon Johnson	Ferris State
OL	Trey Pipkins	Sioux Falls
OL	Jeremy King	Valdosta State
OL	Even Heim	Minnesota State
OL	Derrick Puni	Central Missouri
DL	Markus Jones	Angelo State
DL	John Cominsky	Charleston (W. Va.)
DL	Michael Onuoha	A&M-COMMERCE
DL	Cardell Rawlings	Wingate
LB	Tyler Morrissey	West Chester
LB	Brandon Payer	Colorado State-Pueblo
LB	Cody Leonard	Quincy
DB	Lamont McPhatter II	California (Pa.)
DB	Darius Williams	Colorado State-Pueblo
DB	Joshua Simmons	Limestone
DB	Jarey Elder	West Chester
K	Kristov Martinez	A&M-COMMERCE
P	Josh Carlson	Dixie State
AP	Lyrics Klugh	Fairmont State

 
 

Second Team
QB	Rogan Wells	Valdosta State
RB	Marcus Jones	Gannon
RB	Wes Hills	Slippery Rock
WR	Ka'Ronce Higgins	Southern Arkansas
WR	Trey Brock	Hillsdale
TE	Qua Boyd	West Alabama
OL	James Moore	Central Washington
OL	Craig McCorkle	California (Pa.)
OL	Donald Boone	Chowan
OL	Bryce Bray	Harding
OL	Justin Gooseberry	Ouachita Baptist
DL	Kahzin Daniels	Charleston (W. Va.)
DL	James Prater	Ashland
DL	Michael Wristen	Colorado State-Pueblo
DL	Sha'haun Williams	Notre Dame
LB	Jose Delgado	Fort Hays State
LB	Austin Stephens	Miles
LB	J.T. Hassell	Florida Tech
DB	Corey Ballentine	Washburn
DB	Brian Williams	Davenport
DB	Delon Stephenson	Ferris State
DB	Gunner Olszewski	Bemidji State
K	Dante Brown	Fort Hays State
P	Isaac Parks	UNC Pembroke
AP	Devontae Jackson	West Georgia

 

Honorable Mention
QB	Layton Rabb	MSU Texas
QB	Chance Stewart	Hillsdale
QB	Braxton Marstall	Emporia State
QB	Isaac Harker	Colorado School of Mines
QB	Amir Hall	Bowie State
QB	Jake Sullivan	South Dakota Mines
RB	Tabyus Taylor	Virginia Union
RB	Jake Mayon	Northern Michigan
RB	Cameron Mayberry	Colorado School of Mines
RB	Walter Fletcher	Edinboro
RB	Nate Gunn	Minnesota State
RB	Al McKeller	Indianapolis
WR	Chad Hovasse	Adams State
WR	Peter Anderson	Colorado Mesa
WR	Cory Contini	Ohio Dominican
WR	Shane Zylstra	Minnesota State
TE	Ardell Brown	Seton Hill
OL	Jalen Jackson	Lock Haven
OL	Ben Walling	Grand Valley State
OL	Deon Sheppard	Tarleton
OL	Tommy Richardson	Wayne State (Mich.)
OL	Nic Sawyer	Ferris State
OL	Jimmy Burchett	Notre Dame
OL	Tyler Drob	West Chester
OL	Matt Juneau	Minnesota Duluth
OL	Travis Romsa	Chadron State
OL	Adam Sheffield	Sioux Falls
DL	Adonis Davis	Florida Tech
DL	DaVondrick Lison	Southern Arkansas
DL	Austen Eskew	Northwest Missouri State
DL	T.J. Winslow	Harding
DL	Jamarcus Henderson	Newberry
DL	Austin Edwards	Ferris State
DL	Chris Garrett	Concordia-St. Paul
LB	Aaron Berry	Azusa Pacific
LB	Dominic Cizauskas	Glenville State
LB	Bo Brooks	Missouri S&T
LB	Jerry Iweh	Fairmont State
DB	Marcus Haskins	Concordia-St. Paul
DB	O'Shay Harris	Central Oklahoma
DB	Traviontae Brown	Benedict
DB	Keandre Evans	Ouachita Baptist
DB	Roderick Chapman	Missouri S&T
DB	Zuril Hendrick	Edinboro
DB	Josh Ojo	West Liberty
K	Jonas Schenderlein	Concordia-St. Paul
P	Cody Mills	Delta State
AP	Deonte Harris	Assumption
AP	Ashton Dulin	Malone
AP	Lawrence Woods	Truman State

 
Offensive Player of the Year: Jayru Campbell, QB, Ferris State
Defensive Player of the Year: Markus Jones, DL, Angelo State
Coach of the Year: Kerwin Bell, Valdosta State
 
D2Football.com Top 25 Final 2018 Poll

Team		Record	Previous
1	Valdosta State	14-0	5
2	Ferris State	15-1	2
3	Minnesota State	13-1	1
4	Tarleton	12-1	6
5	Notre Dame	13-1	12
6	Ouachita Baptist	12-1	3
7	Colorado State-Pueblo	11-2	8
8	Northwest Missouri State	10-3	14
9	A&M-COMMERCE	10-3	18
10	Lenoir-Rhyne	12-2	19
11	Grand Valley State	10-2	7
12	Indianapolis	10-2	11
13	Minnesota Duluth	11-1	4
14	West Georgia	10-2	9
15	Colorado School of Mines	10-2	16
16	MSU Texas	8-2	15
17	Slippery Rock	11-3	nr
18	Bowie State	10-3	22
19	LIU-Post	10-1	13
20	New Haven	9-3	24
21	West Chester	10-1	10
22	Fort Hays State	9-3	17
23	Hillsdale	10-3	25
24	Harding	9-3	20
25	Wingate	9-4	NR