ROANOKE, Va. – Old Dominion University quarterback Taylor Heinicke was named the Roanoke Times Offensive Player of the Year while Larry Pinkard, Antonio Vaughan, D.J. Morrell, Jarod Brown and Aaron Evans received All-State honors.
Heinicke was named Player of the Year and first-team All-State for the second-consecutive season after completing 340-of-486 passes for 4,022 yards and 33 touchdown passes. He also rushed for 348 yards and five touchdowns. He was also named first-team All-State quarterback.
The Atlanta, Ga. native passed for 300 or more yards nine times this season including a season-high 533 yards and four touchdown passes in ODU’s 59-38 victory over Idaho, the Monarchs’ first-ever win over an FBS program.
Pinkard led ODU with 68 receptions for 1,020 yards, setting career-highs in both categories while tying his career-high with nine touchdown grabs.
The junior caught a career-best nine passes at Pittsburgh and set a career-best with 156 receiving yards in the victory over Campbell.
Vaughan finished second on the team with 60 receptions for 843 yards and a career-high nine touchdown passes to tie for the team lead with Pinkard.
He went over 100 yards receiving four times this season including a career-best 171-yards in the win over Campbell, the second most receiving yards in a single-game in school history.
Morrell started all 12 games for ODU this season, 10 at right tackle and two at right guard. He finished his career starting all 25-career games that he played in.
Brown connected on 64-of-65 extra points and was 13-of-20 on field goal attempts. He kicked a 52-yard field goal against The Citadel, a then school record before he broke the record with a 54-yard kick at Pittsburgh, which was the longest field goal by a collegiate or professional kicker in Heinz Field history.
He graduates as the school’s all-time leader in extra points made and attempted, field goals made and attempted and the longest field goal in school history.
Evans set a single-season school record with 33 kickoff returns for 802 yards. He ranks second all-time in school history in both categories.
The Newport News native took over punt returning duties this season and set the stage for ODU’s 21-17 win over Liberty with a 64-yard punt return with less than five minutes remaining in the game.
The Monarchs finished 8-4 in 2013 and will begin the 2014 season at home on Aug. 30 against Hampton.
DIVISION I ALL-STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. | Player | School | Year
QB | Taylor Heinicke | ODU | Jr.
RB | Kevin Parks | UVa | Jr.
RB | Dae’Quan Scott | JMU | Sr.
WR | Stephen Barnette | Richmond | Jr.
WR | Larry Pinkard | ODU | Jr.
TE | Joseph Hawkins | Norfolk State | Sr.
G | Jonathan Burgess | Liberty | So.
G | Andrew Miller | Virginia Tech | Sr.
C | Austin Gund | Richmond | Jr.
T | Matt Crisafi | W&M | Sr.
T | Morgan Moses | UVa | Sr.
PK | Brandon Jordi | Richmond | So.
RS | Tre McBride | W&M | Jr.
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
Pos. | Player | School | Year
QB | Michael Strauss | Richmond | Jr.
RB | Rolandan Finch | Norfolk State | Sr.
RB | Desmond Rice | Liberty | Jr.
WR | Ben Edwards | Richmond | Sr.
WR | Antonio Vaughan | ODU | Jr.
TE | Jake McGee | UVa | Jr.
G | Caleb Farris | Virginia Tech | Jr.
G | Trevor Springman | W&M | Sr.
C | Will Lucas | VMI | Sr.
T | D.J. Morrell | ODU | Sr.
T | Josh Wells | JMU | Sr.
PK | Jarod Brown | ODU | Sr.
RS | Aaron Evans | ODU | Sr.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Stephon Robertson, JMU
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. | Player | School | Year
DL | Miles Grooms | Hampton | So.
DL | Derrick Hopkins | Virginia Tech | Sr.
DL | Mike Reilly | W&M | Jr.
DL | Jordan Stanton | JMU | Sr.
LB | Stephon Robertson | JMU | Sr.
LB | Lynden Trail | Norfolk State | Jr.
LB | Jack Tyler | Virginia Tech | Sr.
DB | Jerome Couplin III | W&M | Sr.
DB | Kendall Fuller | Virginia Tech | Fr.
DB | Jacob Hagen | Liberty | Jr.
DB | Anthony Harris | UVa | Jr.
P | A.J. Hughes | Virginia Tech | So.
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
Pos. | Player | School | Year
DL | James Gayle | Virginia Tech | Sr.
DL | Eli Harold | UVa | So.
DL | Luther Maddy | Virginia Tech | Jr.
DL | Chima Uzowihe | Liberty | So.
LB | Airek Green | W&M | Jr.
LB | Luke Rhodes | W&M | So.
LB | Nick Sigmon | Liberty | Jr.
DB | Justin Blake | Hampton | Sr.
DB | Brandon Facyson | Virginia Tech | Fr.
DB | Kyle Fuller | Virginia Tech | Sr.
DB | Darrin Marrow | Norfolk State | Jr.
P | Christian Faber-Kinney | Hampton | Fr.