Eastern Michigan Athletics
Three Eagles Earn All-MAC Football Honors
11/27/2007 3:01:42 PM | Football
Jason Jones and Daniel Holtzclaw named first team, Pierre Walker third team
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Three members of the Eastern Michigan University football team have earned All-Mid-American Conference honors for the 2007 season in voting by the league’s head coaches.
Senior defensive lineman Jason Jones (Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup) and junior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) were both named first-team All-MAC while senior tailback Pierre Walker (Detroit, Mich.-Central) was selected to the third team.
The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Jones, a second-team All-MAC selection in 2006, enjoyed a sensational senior season with 19.5 tackles-for-loss of 67 yards which currently ranks tied for seventh nationally and leads the MAC. His 70 total tackles this past season is the fourth-best on the EMU squad. He played in all 12 games and started in 11, missing one start with a leg injury.
Holtzclaw, a 6-foot-1, 245-pound middle linebacker, led the 2007 Eagles in tackles with 125, which ranks tied for 21st in the NCAA and is fourth in the MAC. Holtzclaw started in all 12 games this past season and had two interceptions and four pass deflections.
Walker, a 5-foot-8, 201-pound tailback, turned in the most productive season of his five-year EMU career when he rushed for a single-season best 839 yards and a single-season-high 10 touchdowns in 2007. He recorded one of the top four-game efforts in school rushing history over the last four games of his senior season. Walker had a career-best 155 yards on 31 carries with one touchdown against Bowling Green (Nov. 9), ran for 151 yards on 33 rushes against Western Michigan (Oct. 27), gained 149 yards on 31 carries with three touchdowns against Central Michigan (Nov. 16) and gained 93 yards on 22 carries with three touchdowns at Toledo (Nov. 3).
2007 All-MAC Football Awards
Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner
Larry English, Northern Illinois
Coach of the Year
Turner Gill, Buffalo
Offensive Player of the Year
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year
Clayton Mullins, Miami
Special Teams Player of the Year
Brett Kern, Toledo
Freshman of the Year
Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
All-MAC First Team Offense
QB Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
OC Kory Lichtensteiger, Bowling Green
OL Robert Brewster, Ball State
OL Matt Miller, Ohio
OL John Greco, Toledo
OL James Blair, Western Michigan
TE Darius Hill, Ball State
WR Jabari Arthur, Akron
WR Dante Love, Ball State
WR Jamarko Simmons, Western Michigan
RB Eugene Jarvis, Kent State
RB Kalvin McRae, Ohio
RB Jalen Parmele, Toledo
PK Michael Braunstein, Ohio
All-MAC Second Team Offense
QB Nate Davis, Ball State
OC Jamey Richard, Buffalo
OL Chris Kemme, Akron
OL Drew Nystrom, Bowling Green
OL Andrew Hartline, Central Michigan
OL Gus Parrish, Kent State
TE Andrew Mooney, Ohio
WR Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan
WR Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
WR Stephen Williams, Toledo
RB James Starks, Buffalo
RB Justin Anderson, Northern Illinois
RB Brandon West, Western Michigan
PK Alex Steigerwald, Toledo
All-MAC Third Team Offense
RB Pierre Walker, Eastern Michigan
RB Bryan Williams, Akron
RB Justin Hoskins, Central Michigan
QB Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green
OC Robbie Krutilla, Western Michigan
OL Jeff Niedermier, Bowling Green
OL Eric Tunney, Central Michigan
OL Dave DiFranco, Miami
OL Jon Brost, Northern Illinois
TE Brandon Ledbetter, Western Michigan
WR Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
WR Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo
WR Nick Moore, Toledo
PK Sinisa Vrvilo, Bowling Green
All-MAC First Team Defense
DL Jason Jones, Eastern Michigan
DL Dirayl Briggs, Bowling Green
DL Colin Ferrell, Kent State
DL Larry English, Northern Illinois
ILB Daniel Holtzclaw, Eastern Michigan
ILB Red Keith, Central Michigan
OLB Ike Brown, Central Michigan
OLB Clayton Mullins, Miami
DB Reggie Corner, Akron
DB Davonte Shannon, Buffalo
DB Barry Church, Toledo
DB Londen Fryar, Western Michigan
DB Chris Miller, Ball State
All-MAC Second Team Defense
OLB Brion Stokes, Akron
OLB Boston McCornell, Western Michigan
DL Almondo Sewell, Akron
DL Landon Cohen, Ohio
DL Andre Neblett, Temple
DL Zach Davidson, Western Michigan
DL Trevor Scott, Buffalo
ILB Bryant Haines, Ball State
ILB Joe Hudson, Miami
DB B.J. Hill, Ball State
DB P.J. Mahone, Bowling Green
DB Jack Williams, Kent State
DB Louis Delmas, Western Michigan
PNT Brett Kern, Toledo
All-MAC Third Team Defense
OLB Kareem Byrom, Buffalo
OLB Larry Hutchinson, Buffalo
DL Brandon Crawford, Ball State
DL Steven Friend, Central Michigan
DL Joe Coniglio, Miami
DL Jamison Hartke, Ohio
ILB Kevin Grant, Akron
ILB Derek Burrell, Kent State
DB John Mackey, Akron
DB Alex Knipp, Ball State
DB Antonio Smith, Bowling Green
DB Dominique Harris, Temple
PNT Jake Richardson, Miami
Kick Return Specialist
1st Team Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
2nd Team Brandon West, Western Michigan
3rd Team Brian Williams, Akron
