SOUTHFIELDS, N.Y. - Nine players from the Southern Intercollegiate Athetic Conference were selected to the 2014 Collegiate Development Football League (CDFL) Preseason All-America Team.
The CDFL made the announcment after the selection process by the, “D2 vs. NAIA Challenge” Bowl committee and the 2015 “Team America” coaching staff.
Among the players selected from the SIAC includes: offensive lineman Chadwick Rivers (Kentucky State) and Matthew Reese (Tuskegee); running back Jacquise Lockett (Kentucky State), linebackers Larry Whitfield (Albany State), Terry Horton (Kentucky State), Bra'Nard Williams (Clark Atlanta); defensive lineman Benard Little (Fort Valley State), and defensive backs Tracey White (Fort Valley State) and Tyrell Kinder (Miles),
Selections were made based on player nominations and evaluations by college coaches, college sports information directors, regional scouts and media personnel.
The CDFL is proud to showcase the 2014 preseason All-American players and to sponsor the annual “D2 vs. NAIA Challenge. " to be held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Saturday, December 20, 2014.
The selected players are on the watch list for invitation to this game. In addition, these players will be evaluated for selection to the roster of “Team America” that will represent the USA in scheduled International Bowl Games in 2015.
“Team America” is the only privately funded USA National team representing free agents and promoting American football on an international level.
The 2015 schedule includes contests in New York vs. Canada, Grand Cayman Island, Myrtle Beach vs. Europe, and New Orleans vs. Mexico. In 2014, over 300 players will participate in the CDFL’s “National Scouting Showcase ” (NSS) consisting of four games designed to present opportunity to top senior talent on the FCS, D2, D3 and NAIA levels.
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2014 Division II Preseason All-America Team
(selected by the Collegiate Development Football League)
First Team Offense
OL – Chadwick Rives, Kentucky State
OL – Matthew Reese, Tuskegee
RB – Jacquise Lockett, Kentucky State
First Team Defense
LB – Larry Whitfield, Albany State
LB – Terry Horton, Kentucky State
DB – Tracey White, Fort Valley State
Second Team Defense
LB – Bra’Nard Williams, Clark Atlanta
DL – Bernard Little, Fort Valley State
Third Team Defense
DB – Tyrell Kinder, Miles