Donald Jackson III has added another All-America honor to his 2015 resume. The senior offensive tackle from Kilgore has been named to the America Football Coaches Association FCS All-America squad.
A four-year starter and three-time All-Southland Conference lineman, Jackson was named as the Southland Conference's 2015 “Offensive Lineman of the Year.” He has already earned spots on the Associated Press, STATs FSC and Walter Camp All-America teams.
The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.
The five teams now chosen for each AFCA division evolved from a single 11-player squad in 1945. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams, University Division and College Division, were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — Division I-A and Division I-AA. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II and Division III, respectively. In 2006, the Division I-A and Division I-AA teams were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively. In 2006, the AFCA started selecting an NAIA-only team.
2015 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Team
Offense
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Pos.
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Name
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Ht.
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Wt.
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Cl.
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School
|
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WR
|
Cooper Kupp
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6-2
|
205
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Jr.
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Eastern Washington
|
|
WR
|
Jake Wieneke
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6-4
|
210
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So.
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South Dakota State
|
|
TE
|
Ben Braunecker
|
6-4
|
240
|
Sr.
|
Harvard
|
|
OL
|
Casey Dunn
|
6-3
|
285
|
Jr.
|
Jacksonville State
|
|
OL
|
Donald Jackson III
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6-2
|
290
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Sr.
|
Sam Houston State
|
|
OL
|
Corey Levin
|
6-5
|
305
|
Jr.
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
|
|
OL
|
Nick Ritcher
|
6-6
|
304
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RSr.
|
Richmond
|
|
OL
|
Sean Meehan
|
6-5
|
300
|
Sr.
|
North Dakota
|
|
QB
|
Alex Ross
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6-1
|
205
|
Sr.
|
Coastal Carolina
|
|
RB
|
Marshaun Coprich
|
5-9
|
190
|
So.
|
Illinois State
|
|
RB
|
Kade Harrington
|
5-9
|
190
|
Jr.
|
Lamar
|
Defense
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Ht.
|
Wt.
|
Cl.
|
School
|
|
DL
|
Keionta Davis
|
6-4
|
260
|
Jr.
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
|
|
DL
|
Dino Fanti
|
6-1
|
265
|
RSr.
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Eastern Illinois
|
|
DL
|
Javon Hargrave
|
6-2
|
295
|
Sr.
|
South Carolina State
|
|
DL
|
Tyrone Holmes
|
6-4
|
250
|
Sr.
|
Montana
|
|
LB
|
Deon King
|
6-1
|
235
|
Sr.
|
Norfolk State
|
|
LB
|
Darnell Sankey
|
6-2
|
250
|
Sr.
|
Sacramento State
|
|
LB
|
Myke Tavarres
|
6-2
|
220
|
Sr.
|
Incarnate Word
|
|
DB
|
Deiondre' Hall
|
6-2
|
190
|
Sr.
|
Northern Iowa
|
|
DB
|
DeAndre Houston-Carson
|
6-2
|
195
|
Sr.
|
William & Mary
|
|
DB
|
Donald Payne
|
6-1
|
217
|
Jr.
|
Stetson
|
|
DB
|
Wallace Scott
|
6-1
|
211
|
Sr.
|
McNeese State
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Specialists
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Pos.
|
Name
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Ht.
|
Wt.
|
Cl.
|
School
|
|
P
|
Ryan Hawkins
|
5-11
|
185
|
Sr.
|
Northern Arizona
|
|
PK
|
Lance Geesey
|
5-10
|
180
|
RJr.
|
Saint Francis (Pa.)
|
|
AP
|
Willie Quinn
|
5-5
|
145
|
Sr.
|
Southern
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