2019 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARDS

Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown WR Gabriel Davis 2 UCF Jr. 6-3 212 Sanford, Fla. WR Marquez Stevenson 1 Houston Jr. 6-0 190 Shreveport, La. WR James Proche * 1 SMU Sr. 6-0 193 Dallas, Texas OT Jake Brown 1 UCF Sr. 6-3 305 Encinitas, Calif. OT Matt Peart UConn Sr. 6-7 303 Kingston, Jamaica OG Morgan James Cincinnati Gr. 6-5 325 Highland, Mich. OG David Forney Navy Sr. 6-3 305 Walkersville, Md. C Matt Hennessy Temple Jr. 6-4 295 Bardonia, N.Y. TE Josiah Deguara 2 Cincinnati Gr. 6-3 240 Folsom, Calif. QB Malcolm Perry Navy Sr. 5-9 190 Clarksville, Tenn. QB Shane Buechele SMU Jr. 6-1 207 Arlington, Texas RB Kenneth Gainwell * Memphis RFr. 5-11 191 Yazoo City, Miss. RB Xavier Jones SMU Sr. 5-11 208 Spring, Texas DL Elijah Ponder Cincinnati Jr. 6-3 275 Atlanta, Ga. DL Ifeanyi Maijeh Temple So. 6-2 285 Far Rockaway, N.Y. DL Quincy Roche Temple Jr. 6-4 235 Randallstown, Md. DL Trevis Gipson Tulsa Sr. 6-4 268 Cedar Hill, Texas LB Bryan Wright Cincinnati Gr. 6-3 238 New Castle, Del. LB Perry Young 1 Cincinnati Sr. 5-11 220 Birmingham, Ala. LB Diego Fagot Navy So. 6-3 240 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. LB Patrick Nelson SMU Sr. 6-0 216 Chicago, Ill. LB Shaun Bradley 1 Temple Sr. 6-1 230 Mount Holly, N.J. CB Ahmad Gardner Cincinnati Fr. 6-2 185 Detroit, Mich. CB Reggie Robinson II Tulsa Sr. 6-1 197 Cleburne, Texas S Richie Grant 1 UCF Jr. 6-0 194 Fort Walton Beach, Fla. S Darrick Forrest Cincinnati Jr. 6-0 200 Columbus, Ohio K Riley Patterson Memphis Jr. 6-0 190 Edwardsville, Ill. P Dane Roy Houston Sr. 6-7 240 Bunyip, Australia RS Antonio Gibson Memphis Sr. 6-2 221 Stockbridge, Ga.

Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown WR Damonte Coxie Memphis Jr. 6-3 197 Reserve, La. WR Antonio Gibson Memphis Sr. 6-2 221 Stockbridge, Ga. WR Jaden Blue Temple So. 6-0 185 Randallstown, Md. OT Josh Jones Houston Sr. 6-7 310 Richmond, Texas OT Jaylon Thomas SMU So. 6-3 312 Lubbock, Texas OG Cole Schneider 1 UCF So. 6-4 312 Fort Myers, Fla. OG Jovahn Fair 2 Temple Gr. 6-2 315 Akron, Ohio C Dustin Woodard 1 Memphis Sr. 6-2 291 Chandler, Ariz. TE Joey Magnifico 2 Memphis Sr. 6-4 240 Cordova, Tenn. TE Kylen Granson SMU Jr. 6-3 235 Austin, Texas QB Brady White Memphis Jr. 6-3 215 Newhall, Calif. RB Adrian Killins 1 2 UCF Sr. 5-8 164 Daytona Beach, Fla. RB Michael Warren II 2 Cincinnati Jr. 5-11 222 Toledo, Ohio RB Shamari Brooks Tulsa Jr. 5-9 195 Tulsa, Okla. DL Brendon Hayes 2 UCF Sr. 6-3 293 New Orleans, La. DL Kendall Futrell ECU Sr. 6-2 226 Winterville, N.C. DL Bryce Huff 2 Memphis Sr. 6-3 255 Mobile, Ala. DL Delontae Scott SMU Sr. 6-5 250 Irving, Texas LB Nate Evans 1 UCF Sr. 6-1 241 Waggaman, La. LB Sam Franklin Temple Sr. 6-3 210 Crystal River, Fla. LB Patrick Johnson 2 Tulane Jr. 6-3 250 Chattanooga, Tenn. LB Cooper Edmiston H Tulsa Sr. 6-3 241 Gatesville, Texas LB Zaven Collins Tulsa So. 6-4 256 Hominy, Okla. CB Aaron Robinson UCF Jr. 6-1 193 Deerfield Beach, Fla. CB KJ Sails USF Jr. 5-11 175 Tampa, Fla. S Grant Stuard Houston Jr. 6-1 210 Conroe, Texas S Rodney Clemons SMU Sr. 6-0 205 Katy, Texas P James Smith 1 1 Cincinnati Jr. 6-5 227 Wangaratta, Australia K Jake Verity 1 ECU Jr. 6-1 197 Bremen, Ga. RS CJ Sanders SMU Sr. 5-9 183 Granada Hills, Calif.

Pos. Player School Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown RB Otis Anderson UCF Jr. 5-11 174 Jacksonville, Fla. CB Neville Clarke 1 UCF Sr. 6-1 187 Miami, Fla. WR Tre Nixon UCF Jr. 6-2 180 Viera, Fla. DL Kenny Turnier UCF Jr. 6-4 285 Miami, Fla. K Sam Crosa Cincinnati Gr. 5-7 168 Columbus, Ohio S Ja’Von Hicks Cincinnati So. 6-2 200 Cincinnati, Ohio WR CJ Johnson ECU Fr. 6-2 229 Greenville, N.C. OT D’Ante Smith ECU Jr. 6-4 289 Augusta, Ga. OT Billy Honaker Navy Jr. 6-3 282 Schertz, Texas LB Jacob Springer Navy Jr. 6-1 206 Kansas City, Mo. CB T.J. Carter 2 2 Memphis Jr. 5-11 189 Nashville, Tenn. DL Joseph Dorceus Memphis Jr. 6-0 260 Spring, Texas DL O’Bryan Goodson Memphis Jr. 6-1 283 Batesville, Miss. LB Austin Hall Memphis Sr. 6-2 225 Collierville, Tenn. OG Dylan Parham Memphis So. 6-3 286 Carrollton, Ga. TE Mitchell Wilcox 2 1 USF Sr. 6-5 245 Tarpon Springs, Fla. OG Corey Dublin Tulane Jr. 6-4 300 New Orleans, La. CB Thakarius Keyes Tulane Sr. 6-1 200 Laurel, Miss. S P.J. Hall Tulane Sr. 5-11 190 Hoover, Ala.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry, who ranks among the top five players nationally in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, has been chosen as the 2019 American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, while Temple defensive end Quincy Roche, the league leader in sacks and tackles for loss, was named as The American’s Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s 12 head coaches.Houston punter Dane Roy and Memphis return specialist Antonio Gibson were chosen as The American’s Special Teams Players of the Year. Memphis running back Kenneth Gainwell was named as Rookie of the Year, while Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo was selected as Coach of the Year.Perry becomes the second Navy player to be named as The American’s Offensive Player of the Year, joining quarterback Keenan Reynolds (2015). Perry leads The American in rushing at 136.4 yards per game, a number which leads all quarterbacks nationally, and has registered nine 100-yard games in 2019, including each of his last eight contests. Perry enters the annual Army-Navy game with 1,500 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns. He needs 87 rushing yards to tie Navy’s single-season rushing record of 1,587 yards, held since 1983 by Napoleon McCallum. Perry has also passed for 1,027 yards and six touchdowns against three interceptions.Roche finished the 2019 regular season as the American Athletic Conference leader with 13.0 sacks and 18.0 tackles for loss, ranking fifth nationally in sacks and 10th in tackles for loss. He needs 1.5 sacks to tie The American’s single-season record of 14.5 sacks, held by Louisville’s Marcus Smith (2013) and ECU’s Nate Harvey (2018). Roche also became The American’s career leader in sacks (26.0) in three seasons, surpassing the old mark of 25.5 sacks by Houston’s Steven Taylor from 2013-16. Roche is the second Temple player to be named as The American’s Defensive Player of the Year, joining former Owl linebacker Tyler Matakevich, who won in 2015.Roy is the second punter in league history, and the first Houston player, to be chosen as The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year (former Memphis punter Tom Hornsey and former Houston return specialist Demarcus Ayers shared the award in 2013). Roy is one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top punter after he led The American in 2019 with a 46.9-yard average, which ranks second on the conference’s single-season chart. Roy set a school record with 2,531 yards, hit 22 punts of at least 50 yards and pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 30 times on 54 punts.Gibson becomes Memphis’ sixth winner of The American’s Special Teams Player of the Year honor in the conference’s first seven seasons, joining Hornsey (2013), kicker Jake Elliott (2014-15) and return specialist Tony Pollard (2016-17). Gibson enters the postseason as The American’s leader in kickoff returns, averaging 29.5 yards per attempt. He gained 561 yards on 19 returns, including a 97-yard touchdown, and set the conference’s single-game record with 386 all-purpose yards in the Tigers’ divisional win against SMU.Gainwell is the second Memphis player in three seasons to be named as The American’s Rookie of the Year, joining 2017 winner T.J. Carter. Gainwell ranks fifth nationally in all-purpose yards (1,873) and is 11th nationally in rushing yards (1,381), leading all freshmen in both categories. His rushing average of 115.1 yards per game trails only Perry among American Athletic Conference players, while he finished the regular season as the league leader in all-purpose yards (156.1 ypg).Niumatalolo was chosen by his peers as The American’s Coach of the Year for the third time (2015, 2016) after he orchestrated a six-win improvement for Navy from 2018 to 2019. The Midshipmen, who were picked fifth in the six-team West Division in The American’s preseason ranking, went 7-1 in conference play to tie for first in the final West Division standings. The Midshipmen enter the annual Army-Navy game at 9-2 overall and are ranked No. 23 in this week’s national polls.In addition to the major award-winners, The American also named its first, second and honorable mention all-conference teams. Gainwell and SMU wide receiver James Proche became the ninth and 10th players to be unanimously named to the all-conference first team. Proche joins Houston wide receiver Marquez Stevenson, UCF offensive tackle Jake Brown, Cincinnati linebacker Perry Young, Temple linebacker Shaun Bradley and UCF safety Richie Grant as repeat selections to the first team.Malcolm Perry, QB, NavyQuincy Roche, DE, TempleDane Roy, P, HoustonAntonio Gibson, WR/KR, MemphisKenneth Gainwell, RB, MemphisKen Niumatalolo, Navy* unanimous selectionindicates previous selections to first team, second team, or honorable mention2013 Blake Bortles, QB, UCF2014 Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina2015 Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy2016 Quinton Flowers, QB, USF2017 McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF2018 McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF2019 Malcolm Perry, QB, Navy2013 Marcus Smith, DE, Louisville2014 Jacoby Glenn, CB, UCFTank Jakes, LB, Memphis2015 Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple2016 Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF2017 Ed Oliver, DT, Houston2018 Nate Harvey, DE, ECU2019 Quincy Roche, DE, Temple2013 Demarcus Ayers, WR/KR, HoustonTom Hornsey, P, Memphis2014 Jake Elliott, K, Memphis2015 Jake Elliott, K, Memphis2016 Tony Pollard, WR/RS, Memphis2017 Tony Pollard, WR/RS, Memphis2018 Isaiah Wright, WR/RS, Temple2019 Dane Roy, P, HoustonAntonio Gibson, WR/RS, Memphis2013 John O’Korn, QB, Houston2014 Marlon Mack, RB, USF2015 Tre’Quan Smith, WR, UCF2016 Ed Oliver, DT, Houston2017 T.J. Carter, CB, Memphis2018 Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati2019 Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis2013 George O’Leary, UCF2014 Justin Fuente, Memphis2015 Tom Herman, HoustonKen Niumatalolo, Navy2016 Ken Niumatalolo, Navy2017 Scott Frost, UCF2018 Luke Fickell, Cincinnati2019 Ken Niumatalolo, Navy