IRVING, Texas – Oshane Ximines, Isaiah Harper and Darrell Brown were received All-Conference USA first-team accolades, while seven other Monarchs received honorable mention honors, C-USA Announced on Tuesday.
Ximines earned first-team status at defensive end, while Harper at kick returner and Brown at punt returner. Running back Ray Lawry, offensive linemen Nick Clarke and Isaac Weaver, defensive linemen Miles Fox and Bunmi Rotimi, cornerback Brandon Addison and long snapper Reed Buce received honorable mention accolades.
Ximines broke his own ODU single-season record and finished tied for second in Conference USA with 8.5 sacks. He finished fourth in C-USA with 14 tackles for loss and second with four forced fumbles. Last season, Ximines earned second-team All-C-USA, and was named to the all-freshman team in 2015.
Harper ranks eighth in FBS in kickoff return average with 29.1 yards per return. He is tied for third with three kickoff return touchdowns, including two at North Texas, and a 100-yard return against North Carolina.
Brown led Conference USA with 8.4 yards per punt return, including a season-long 31-yarder in the win over Albany. He earned all-freshman honors last season.
Lawry finished fifth in Conference USA with 92.8 rushing yards per game while rushing for seven touchdowns. He had three 100-yard games on the year, including a season-high 166 yards and three touchdowns against WKU. He was named honorable mention a year ago, second-team in 2015 and was C-USA Freshman of the Year in 2014. He will finish his career ranked ninth in C-USA history with 4,080 yards.
Clarke started all 12 games at center for the second-straight season, and has started 31-straight for the Monarchs. The honorable mention honor is the first of his career. Clarke played all but one snap on offense this season.
Weaver started all 12 games at left tackle, playing all but one snap all year on offense. He also was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team.
Fox led all ODU defensive linemen and finished fourth on the team with 57 tackles, surpassing his previous season-high by 25. He tied for second on the team with a career-best 5.5 sacks and was third on the squad with nine tackles for loss.
Rotimi earned honorable mention for the second-straight season, recording 29 tackles, 5.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss. His 19 career sacks are second only to Ximines in ODU history. Rotimi earned C-USA All-Freshman honors in 2014.
Addison was ODU’s top cover corner for the second-straight year, finished with 40 tackles and a pair of tackles for loss and three pass breakups. He holds ODU career pass breakups record with 24. He earned second-team All-C-USA honors last season.
For the second-straight year, Buce earned C-USA honorable mention honors. He was flawless for a third-straight year on all snaps for punts and extra points/field goals.
2017 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB – Mason Fine, So., North Texas
RB – Devin Singletary, So., Florida Atlantic
RB – Ito Smith, Sr., Southern Miss
OL – Reggie Bain, R-Jr., Florida Atlantic
OL – Roman Fernandez, R-Sr., Florida Atlantic
OL – Antonyo Woods, Sr., Florida Atlantic
OL – Will Hernandez, Sr., UTEP
OL – Brandon Ray, R-Sr., WKU
TE – Ryan Yurachek, Sr., Marshall
WR – Thomas Owens, Sr., FIU
WR – Tyre Brady, R-Jr., Marshall
WR – Korey Robertson, Jr., Southern Miss
DEFENSE
DL – Jaylon Ferguson, Jr., Louisiana Tech
DL – Oshane Ximines, Jr., Old Dominion
DL – Brian Womac, Sr., Rice
DL – Marcus Davenport, Sr., UTSA
LB – Azeez Al-Shaair, Jr., Florida Atlantic
LB – Emmanuel Ellerbee, Sr., Rice
LB – Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Jr., WKU
DB – Jalen Young, Jr., Florida Atlantic
DB – Shelton Lewis, Jr., Florida Atlantic
DB – Secdrick Cooper, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DB – Darious Williams, R-Jr., UAB
SPECIAL TEAMS
K – Parker Shaunfield, Jr., Southern Miss
P – Kaare Vedvik, R-Sr., Marshall
KR – Isaiah Harper, Jr., Old Dominion
PR – Darrell Brown, So., Old Dominion
LS – Cameron Linck, GS, Louisiana Tech
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB – Mike White, Gr-Sr., WKU
RB – Jeffery Wilson, Sr., North Texas
RB – Spencer Brown, Fr., UAB
OL – Jordan Budwig, Sr., FIU
OL – O’Shea Dugas, Jr., Louisiana Tech
OL – Levi Brown, R-So., Marshall
OL – Devin Farrior, Sr., Southern Miss
OL – Chris Schleuger, R-Sr., UAB
TE – Harrison Bryant, So., Florida Atlantic
WR – Teddy Veal, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech
WR – Ty Lee, So., Middle Tennessee
WR – Jalen Guyton, R-So., North Texas
DEFENSE
DL – Fermin Silva, Jr.,
FIU DL – Ryan Bee, Sr., Marshall
DL – Xavier Thigpen, Sr., Southern Miss
DL – Kevin Strong Jr, Jr., UTSA
LB – Anthony Wint, Sr., FIU
LB – Chase Hancock, R-Jr., Marshall
LB – Khalil Brooks, R-So., Middle Tennessee
DB – Brad Muhammad, Sr., FIU
DB – Amik Robertson, Fr., LA Tech
DB – Malik Gant, R-So., Marshall
DB – Curtis Mikell, Sr., Southern Miss
SPECIAL TEAMS
K – Trevor Moore, Sr., North Texas
P – Jack Fox, Jr., Rice
KR – Keion Davis, R-Jr., Marshall
PR – Austin Trammell, Fr., Rice
LS – Matt Bayliss, Sr. UTSA
HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE
QB – Alex McGough, Sr., FIU
QB – Jason Driskel, R-Jr., Florida Atlantic
QB – Brent Stockstill, Jr., Middle Tennessee
QB – A.J. Erdely, R-Jr., UAB
RB – Alex Gardner, Sr., FIU
RB – Gregory Howell Jr., Sr., Florida Atlantic
RB – Jarred Craft, Sr., Louisiana Tech
RB – Boston Scott, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech
RB – Ray Lawry, Sr., Old Dominion
OL – Nate Davis, R-Jr., Charlotte
OL – Eugene German, R-Sr., Charlotte
OL – Joshua Outlaw, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech
OL – Ethan Reed, R-So., Louisiana Tech
OL – Robert Behanan, R-Jr., Middle Tennessee
OL – Chandler Brewer, Jr., Middle Tennessee
OL – T.J. Henson, Sr., North Texas
OL – Sosaia Mose, R-So., North Texas
OL – Jordan Murray, Jr., North Texas
OL – Elex Woodworth, R-So., North Texas
OL – Nick Clarke, Jr., Old Dominion
OL – Isaac Weaver, R-Fr., Old Dominion
OL – Calvin Anderson, Jr., Rice
OL – Trey Martin, Sr., Rice
OL – Drake Dorbeck, So., Southern Miss
OL – Arvin Fletcher, Fr., Southern Miss
OL – James Davis, R-Jr., UAB
TE – Pharoah McKever, Sr., FIU
TE – Kam McKnight, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech
TE – Deon Yelder, R-Sr., WKU
WR – Rashid Bonnette, R-So., Louisiana Tech
WR – Marcel Williams, Jr., Marshall
WR – Michael Lawrence, So., North Texas
WR – Austin Walter, Jr., Rice
WR – Allenzae Staggers, Sr., Southern Miss
WR – Andre Wilson, R-Jr., UAB
WR – Nacarius Fant, Sr., WKU
WR – Lucky Jackson, R-So., WKU
DEFENSE
DL – Steven Leggett, Jr., Florida Atlantic
DL – Leighton McCarthy, R-Fr., Florida Atlantic
DL – Hunter Snyder, R-Jr., Florida Atlantic
DL – Jeremiah Taleni, GS, Florida Atlantic
DL – Jordan Bradford, Jr., Louisiana Tech
DL – Deldrick, Canty, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DL – Walter Brady, R-Jr., Middle Tennessee
DL – Roderick Young, Jr., North Texas
DL – Miles Fox, Jr., Old Dominion
DL – Bunmi Rotimi, Sr., Old Dominion
DL – Roe Wilkins, So., Rice
DL – Rod Crayton, Sr., Southern Miss
DL – LaDarius Harris, Jr., Southern Miss
DL – Draper Riley, Sr., Southern Miss
DL- Garrett Marino, R-So., UAB
DL – Teko Powell, R-Sr., UAB
DL – Chris Johnson, Sr., WKU
LB – Juwan Foggie, R-Jr., Charlotte
LB – Jeff Gemmell, R-So., Charlotte
LB – Treyvon Williams, Sr., FIU
LB – Russell Farris, Sr., LA Tech
LB – Dae’Von Washington, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech
LB – DJ Sanders, Sr., Middle Tennessee
LB – E.J. Ejiya, Sr., North Texas
LB – Paxton Schrimsher, R-So., Southern Miss
LB – Tevin Crews, R-Sr., UAB
LB – Shaq Jones, R-Sr., UAB
LB – Julian Jackson, Sr., UTEP
LB – Alvin Jones, Sr., UTEP
LB – LaKel Bass, Sr., UTSA
DB – Ben DeLuca, So., Charlotte
DB – Bryce Canady, Sr., FIU
DB – Andrew Soroh, R-Jr., Florida Atlantic
DB – Chris Tooley, So., Florida Atlantic
DB – Chris Jackson, So., Marshall
DB – Reed Blankenship, Fr., Middle Tennessee
DB – Jovante Moffatt, Jr., Middle Tennessee
DB –Kishawn McClain, Sr., North Texas
DB – Brandon Addison, Sr., Old Dominion
DB – Cornell Armstrong, Sr., Southern Miss
DB – Tavarius Moore, Sr., Southern Miss
DB – Broderick Thomas, R-Jr., UAB
DB – Kalon Beverly, Jr., UTEP
DB – Devin Cockrell, Sr., UTEP
DB – Nik Needham, Jr., UTEP
DB – Nate Gaines, Sr., UTSA
DB – Joe Brown, Sr., WKU
DB – DeAndre Farris, R-Jr., WKU
DB – Drell Greene, Jr., WKU
SPECIAL TEAMS
K – Jose Borregales, R-Fr., FIU
K – Greg Joseph, Sr., Florida Atlantic
K – Jonathan Barnes, Sr., Louisiana Tech
K – Canon Rooker, Sr., Middle Tennessee
K – Jared Sackett, Fr., UTSA
P – Arthur Hart, Sr., Charlotte
P – Alan Luna, Sr., UTEP
P – Jake Collins, Jr., WKU
KR – Chris Montgomery, Sr., Charlotte
KR – Kerrith Whyte, So., Florida Atlantic
KR – Kylen Towner, R-Sr., WKU
LS – J.R. Clancy, So., Florida Atlantic
LS – Matt Beardall, So., Marshall
LS – Reed Buce, Sr., Old Dominion
LS – Jake Sammut, Jr., UTEP
LS – Ben Reeder, Fr., WKU