ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School WR Demarcus Ayers 1 Houston Jr. 5-11 190 Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster WR Keyarris Garrett 2 Tulsa Sr. 6-4 221 Daingerfield, Texas/Daingerfield OT Parker Ehinger 1 Cincinnati Sr. 6-7 318 Rockford, Mich./Rockford OT Taylor Fallin Memphis Sr. 6-6 330 Bowie, Md./Bowie OG E.K. Binns Navy Sr. 6-3 295 Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast OG Eric Lofton Temple Sr. 6-5 302 Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley C Kyle Friend 2 Temple Sr. 6-2 305 Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley TE Bryce Williams 2 East Carolina Sr. 6-6 258 Winston-Salem, N.C./Marshall QB Paxton Lynch 2 Memphis Jr. 6-7 245 Deltona, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy QB Keenan Reynolds Navy Sr. 5-11 205 Antioch, Tenn./Goodpasture Christian RB Marlon Mack 1 USF So. 6-0 195 Sarasota, Fla./Booker RB Jahad Thomas Temple Jr. 5-10 180 Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth K Jake Elliott 1 1 Memphis Jr. 5-10 165 Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township RS Demarcus Ayers Houston Jr. 5-11 190 Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster DL Will Anthony Navy Sr. 6-1 254 Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian DL Matt Ioannidis 2 Temple Sr. 6-4 292 Ringoes, N.J./Hunterdon Central DL Nate D. Smith Temple Sr. 6-0 236 Highland Park, N.J./Fork Union DL Tanzel Smart Tulane Jr. 6-1 304 Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville Magnet LB Zeek Bigger 2 East Carolina Sr. 6-2 216 Gastonia, N.C./Ashbrook LB Elandon Roberts Houston Sr. 6-0 235 Port Arthur, Texas/Morgan State LB Tyler Matakevich * 1 1 Temple Sr. 6-1 232 Stratford, Conn./St. Joseph’s LB Nico Marley H Tulane Jr. 5-10 208 Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay CB Jamar Summers UConn So. 6-0 185 Orange, N.J./Orange CB Deatrick Nichols USF So. 5-10 189 Miami, Fla./Miami Central S Trevon Stewart 2 Houston Sr. 5-10 195 Patterson, La./Patterson S Alex Wells Temple Sr. 6-0 203 Baltimore, Md./Overlea P Spencer Smith 2 Memphis So. 6-1 195 Newnan, Ga./East Coweta * unanimous selection









ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School WR Shaq Washington Cincinnati Sr. 5-9 179 Maple Heights, Ohio/Maple Heights WR Isaiah Jones East Carolina Jr. 6-1 197 Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin OT Alex Cooper Houston Sr. 6-4 305 Bellaire, Texas/Second Baptist OT Dion Dawkins Temple Jr. 6-5 318 Rahway, N.J./Rahway OG Ryan Leahy Cincinnati Jr. 6-6 292 Cincinnati, Ohio/La Salle OG Thor Jozwiak USF Sr. 6-4 318 Eagle Lake, Fla./Lake Region C Deyshawn Bond Cincinnati Jr. 6-1 291 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central TE Sean Price USF Sr. 6-3 252 Citra, Fla./North Marion QB Greg Ward Jr. Houston Jr. 5-11 185 Tyler, Texas/John Tyler RB Kenneth Farrow 2 Houston Sr. 5-10 220 Hurst, Texas/L.D. Bell RB Chris Swain Navy Sr. 6-1 245 Macon, Ga./Mount de Sales Academy K Andrew Gantz 2 Cincinnati So. 5-9 170 Dayton, Ohio/Centerville RS Rodney Adams USF Jr. 6-1 190 St. Petersburg, Fla./Toledo DL Silverberry Mouhon 2 Cincinnati Sr. 6-3 255 Norcross, Ga./Norcross DL Julian Campenni UConn Sr. 6-0 306 West Pittston, Pa./Wyoming Area DL B.J. Singleton Houston Jr. 6-4 305 Destrehan, La./Destrehan DL Eric Lee USF Sr. 6-3 260 Daphne, Ala./Daphne LB Eric Wilson Cincinnati Jr. 6-2 219 Redford, Mich./Northwestern LB Montese Overton East Carolina Sr. 6-3 221 Greenville, N.C./South Central LB Steven Taylor Houston Jr. 6-1 225 Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill LB Auggie Sanchez USF So. 6-2 244 St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast CB William Jackson III 2 Houston Sr. 6-2 195 Houston, Texas/Trinity Valley CC CB Sean Chandler Temple So. 5-11 185 Camden, N.J./Camden S Andrew Adams UConn Sr. 6-0 198 Fayetteville, Ga./Woodward Academy S Adrian McDonald 1 Houston Sr. 5-11 205 Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower P Caleb Houston UCF Jr. 6-1 210 Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley P Mattias Ciabatti 1 USF Sr. 6-0 200 Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough

ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School WR Rodney Adams USF Jr. 6-1 190 St. Petersburg, Fla./Toledo OT Ike Harris 2 East Carolina Sr. 6-7 309 Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork OT Joey Gaston Navy Sr. 6-5 281 Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic OG J.T. Boyd 2 East Carolina Jr. 6-4 298 Fort Mill, S.C./Nation Ford C Will Noble Houston Fr. 6-4 290 Leander, Texas/Rouse TE Alan Cross 1 Memphis Sr. 6-1 235 Millington, Tenn./Millington DL Haason Reddick Temple Jr. 6-1 225 Camden, N.J./Haddon Heights DL Folorunso Fatukasi UConn So. 6-4 304 Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel LB Junior Joseph UConn So. 6-1 242 Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson Westlawn LB Trent Martin Tulsa Jr. 6-2 230 Jenks, Okla./Jenks S Zach Edwards Cincinnati Jr. 6-1 200 Middletown, Ohio/Middletown S Michael Mudoh Tulsa Sr. 5-10 205 Richmond, Texas/Bush



1 2 H indicates previous selections to first team, second team, or honorable mention

Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, the most prolific scorer in major college football history, and Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich, a finalist for the Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player, were honored as the American Athletic Conference’s Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year by the league’s 12 head coaches.Memphis kicker Jake Elliot was chosen as The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. UCF wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith was the coaches’ choice as Rookie of the Year.Houston coach Tom Herman and Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, who led their respective teams to 7-1 conference records in the league’s West Division, shared The American’s Coach of the Year honor.Reynolds was chosen as the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year after he rushed for 1,093 yards and a league-leading 19 touchdowns in the regular season. Reynolds also threw six touchdown passes with one interception in 84 attempts. He enters the annual Army-Navy game as the NCAA career leader in touchdowns scored (83), rushing touchdowns (83) and points scored (500) and is second among all active FBS players with 4,195 career rushing yards. Reynolds is second among all American Athletic Conference players in rushing this season (99.4 yards per game) and is ranked sixth among NCAA FBS players in scoring (10.4 ppg). Considered by some analysts as the greatest triple-option quarterback of all-time, Reynolds leads an offense that has committed just seven turnovers in 2015 – the fewest in the nation.Matakevich was named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year after he registered his fourth consecutive season with at least 100 tackles – a feat accomplished by only six other players in NCAA FBS history. Matakevich enters the American Athletic Conference Football Championship with 118 tackles in 2015 to go with 4.5 sacks, 14.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions and 10 passes defended. He is the only player in FBS football who has led his team in tackles in every game this season, and he is one of three finalists nationally for the Bednarik Award, joining Alabama’s Reggie Ragland and Penn State’s Carl Nassib. The NCAA’s active career leader in tackles (461), Matakevich also was the only player to be unanimously named to The American’s all-conference first team. He is one of two players in The American earn first-team all-conference recognition in each of the last three seasons.Elliott becomes the first player in American Athletic Conference history to repeat as a major individual award winner as he was named Special Teams Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. His selection marks the third straight season in which a Memphis player won the award (Tom Hornsey, 2013). Elliott is The American’s leading scorer in 2015, with 128 points on a league-high 22 field goals and 62 PATs. A finalist for the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker, Elliott has made 9 of 10 field goal attempts from 40 yards or longer. He joins Temple’s Tyler Matakevich as a first-team all-conference selection in each of the last three seasons.Smith was a bright spot for UCF on his way to Rookie of the Year honors in The American as he finished with 52 receptions for 724 yards and four touchdowns – all team highs. Smith had more than twice as many receptions and receiving yards as any other UCF player, while he finished among the league’s top 10 in both categories.Herman earned American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors from his counterparts in his first year as a collegiate head coach after he led Houston to an 11-1 regular season, a share of the West Division title and a spot in the American Athletic Conference Football Championship. He was the last first-year head coach nationally to remain undefeated as the Cougars won their first 10 games of the 2015 season.Niumatalolo was also named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after he led Navy to a 9-2 regular-season and a 7-1 mark in the Midshipmen’s first year as a conference member. Navy has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last four weeks – a feat last accomplished in Annapolis in 1978. Along the way, Navy has committed the fewest penalties (35) and has the fewest turnovers (7) of any team in the nation. The Midshipmen, who have accepted a bid to play in the Military Bowl, would tie the program record with a win in either of its last two games.In addition to the major award-winners, The American also named its first, second and honorable mention all-conference teams. Houston had a league-leading 12 selections, while Temple had a league-high seven players named to the first team.Five players were repeat selections to the all-conference first team, including Matakevich and Elliott. The others are Houston wide receiver Demarcus Ayers, Cincinnati offensive guard Parker Ehinger and USF running back Marlon Mack.Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy (Sr., Antioch, Tenn.)Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple (Sr., Stratford, Conn.)Jake Elliott, K, Memphis (Jr., Western Spring, Ill.)Tre’Quan Smith, WR, UCF (Fr., Delray Beach, Fla.)Tom Herman, HoustonKen Niumatalolo, Navy