SWOSU Football - Specialty Honors

ALL-REGION / ALL-AMERICANS (NCAA Division II Era)
 
ASSOCIATED PRESS LITTLE ALL-AMERICA
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2011 DB Clarence Laster (Hemet, Calif.) Second
2013 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.) Third
2015 AP DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.) Second
BEYOND SPORTS NETWORK ALL-AMERICA
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2011 DB Clarence Laster (Hemet, Calif.) First
2012 K Colton Rainey (Lawton, Okla.) Third
2013 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.) First
2014 DL Devin Benton (Arlington, Texas) First
D2FOOTBALL.COM ALL-AMERICA
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2011 DB Clarence Laster (Hemet, Calif.) Second
2013 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.) Second
2014 DL Devin Benton (Arlington, Texas) HM
2015 AP DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.) HM
D2CCA ALL-AMERICA (formerly Daktronics)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2011 DB Clarence Laster (Hemet, Calif.) First
2013 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.) Second
2014 DL Devin Benton (Arlington, Texas) Second
2015 RS DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.) First
DON HANSEN FOOTBALL GAZETTE ALL-AMERICA
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
1997 DB Landon Curtis (Oklahoma City) HM
2000 CB Cecil Deckard (Palo Alto, Calif.) Second
2006 KR Patrick Weaver (Oklahoma City) Third
2008 LB Ruzell McCoy (Frederick, Okla.) First
2011 DB Clarence Laster (Hemet, Calif.) First
2013 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.) Third
2014 DL Devin Benton (Arlington, Texas) First
2015 RS DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.) HM
2016 DB Conner Bays (Edmond, Okla.) HM

NAIA ALL-AMERICANS
 
Year Pos. Player Team
1954 OT Truman Smith First
1955 QB John Buck First
1956 QB John Buck Third
1965 DL Jerry Craig Second
1966 DT Dennis Skinner Second
1968 DL Charles Stevens Second
1972 LB Joe Shegog Second
1974 DL Tom Bergman First
1975 DL Tom Bergman First
1977 LB Louis Mendoza First
1979 DB Alonzo McMillan First
1980 LB Gary Harper First
1980 P Carl Birdsong Second
1980 DB David Thompkins Second
1981 LB Ed Farmer First
1982 LB Richard Lockman First
1985 DL Randy Webster First
1986 RB James Hicks Second
1989 DL Todd Helton First
1990 LB Mark Bay First
1992 OL Damon Sartor First
1992 RB Eric Royal First
1992 LB Stephen Buford First
1992 DL John Wichert First
1992 TE Junior Lowden First
1993 DL John Wichert Second
1994 TE Junior Lowden Second
1994 LB Yohance Brown Second
1995 TE Junior Lowden First
1995 LB Yohance Brown First
1996 LB Yohance Brown First
1996 WR Reggie Jackson First
1996 KR Willie Brown First
1996 DL Robert Newberg First

REGIONAL AWARDS
 
DAKTRONICS ALL-WEST REGION
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2000 CB Cecil Deckard (Palo Alto, Calif.) First
2000 DL Russell Radford (Laverne, Okla.) First
2001 LB Zach Hensley (Ford, Kan.) Second
DAKTRONICS ALL-SUPER REGION 4
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2008 LB Ruzell McCoy (Frederick, Okla.) First
2008 TE Joe Sawyer (Ogden, Utah) Second
2011 DB Clarence Laster (Hemet, Calif.) First
D2CCA ALL-SUPER REGION 3 (previously Daktronics)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2013 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.) First
2014 DL Devin Benton (Arlington, Texas) First
2015 RS DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.) First
2015 DB Trevon Hartfield (Watonga, Okla.) Second
2015 DB Conner Bays (Edmond, Okla.) Second
2016 DB Conner Bays (Edmond, Okla.) Second
2024 DB Desmond Greene (Crawfordville, Fla.)
D2FOOTBALL.COM ALL-WEST REGION
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2001 LB Zach Hensley (Ford, Kan.) Second
DON HANSEN FOOTBALL GAZETTE ALL-SUPER REGION 3
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2011 DB Clarence Laster (Hemet, Calif.) First
2012 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.) Third
2013 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.) Second
2013 DL Devin Benton (Arlington, Texas) Third
2014 DL Devin Benton (Arlington, Texas) First
2015 RS DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.) Second
2015 AP DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.) Third
2015 DB Trevon Hartfield (Watonga, Okla.) Third
2016 DB Conner Bays (Edmond, Okla.) Second
2016 WR DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.) Third
BEYOND SPORTS NETWORK ALL-SUPER REGION 3
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2014 DL Devin Benton (Arlington, Texas) First
2014 DB Kevin Joseph (Miami, Fla.) Second

ACADEMIC AWARDS
 
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
2016 DB Cameron Nix (Carnegie, Okla.) Second
2017 OL Brandon Roe (Choctaw, Okla.) Second
2017 DB Braden Sweet (Perry, Okla.)  Second
2018 OL Brandon Roe (Choctaw, Okla.) First
2019 DB Braden Sweet (Perry, Okla.)  First
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Year Pos. Player (Hometown) Team
1999 LB Lucas Aslin (Manhattan, Kan.) Second
1999 P Josh Blackmon (Pampa, Texas) Second
2001 LB Zach Hensley (Ford, Kan.) First
2003 OL Josh Werth (Hays, Kan.) Second
2006 RB Tyson Bryant (Cordell, Okla.) First
2007 RB Josh Postin (Andover, Kan.) Second
2015 OL Kaleb Prough (Edmond, Okla.) First
2015 DB Cameron Nix (Carnegie, Okla.) First
2016 DB Cameron Nix (Carnegie, Okla.) First
2016 OL Brandon Roe (Choctaw, Okla.) First
2017 OL Brandon Roe (Choctaw, Okla.) First
2017 DB Braden Sweet (Perry, Okla.) First
2018 OL Brandon Roe (Choctaw, Okla.) First
2019 LB Dalton Cooper (Tuttle, Okla.) First
2019 DB Braden Sweet (Perry, Okla.) First
 
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2022 Logan Engle
2022 Isaac Foster
2022 Jacob Karsak
2022 Logan Monroe
2022 Brian Whitefield
2023 Carson Creach
2023 Logan Engle
2023 Isaac Foster
2023 Andrew Horton
2023 Jacob Karsak
2023 Peyton McNutt
2023 Logan Monroe
2023 Tye Tucker
2024 Bodie Boydstun
2024 Isaac Foster
2024 Austin Houk
2024 Dylan Mauro
2024 Logan Monroe
2024 Zack Roberts
2025 Michael Adesola
2025 Jason Dennis
2025 Baylor Nash
2025 Bodie Boydstun
2025 Ethan McBee
2025 Zack Roberts
2025 Rodney Tai

SPECIALTY HONORS
 
AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
2015 Dan Cocannouer Region 4 Coach of the Year
HERO SPORTS
2015 Dan Cocannouer Super Region 3 Coach of the Year
OKLAHOMASPORTS.NET
2015 Dan Cocannouer Small College Coach of the Year
2016 Conner Bays Defensive Player of the Year
CLIFF HARRIS AWARD
2014 Devin Benton Finalist
2015 Conner Bays Nominee
2016 Conner Bays Finalist
GENE UPSHAW AWARD
2014 Devin Benton Finalist
SUPER REGION 3
(Beyond Sports Network)
2014 Devin Benton Defensive Player of the Year

SENIOR ALL-STAR GAMES
 
NATIONAL ALL-STAR BOWL COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC
(Las Vegas, Nev.)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
1996 OL Marcus Royster (Sunnyvale, Calif.)
SNOW BOWL (Fargo, N.D.)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
1996 LB Yohance Brown (Altus, Okla.)
CACTUS BOWL (Kingsville, Texas)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
2001 DB Cecil Deckard (Palo Alto, Calif.)
2001 WR Shevron Glover (Newcastle, Okla.)
EAST COAST BOWL GAME (Petersburg, Va.)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
2009 WR Johnathan Haggerty (Dallas, Texas)
2009 DB Jeff Lemon (Columbus, Ga.)
2009 TE Joe Sawyer (Ogden, Utah)
PLAYERS ALL-STAR CLASSIC (Little Rock, Ark.)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
2011 DB Clarence Laster (Hemet, Calif.)
NATIONAL BOWL GAME (Miami, Fla.)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
2013 TE Ryan Corbin (Newcastle, Okla.)*
2013 DL Jim O’Brien (Lake Arrowhead, Calif.)
2014 WR Brad Smithey (Mesquite, Texas)
2017 LB Austin Loomis (Edmond, Okla.)
2018 DL TJ Harris (Midfield, Ala.)
*Earned James Pratt Faith & Courage Award
USA COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL (Jackson, Miss.)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
2014 WR Brad Smithey (Mesquite, Texas)
UNITED STATES NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
International Federation of American Football (IFAF) World Championships
(Canton, Ohio)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
2015 WR Brad Smithey (Mesquite, Texas)
DREAM BOWL (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Year Pos. Player (Hometown)
2015 DB Trevon Hartfield (Watonga, Okla.)
2016 WR DJ Jones (Oakland, Calif.)
2016 DB Kevin Joseph (Miami, Fla.)
2016 DB Deric Robertson (Killeen, Texas)
2019 OL Calton Bakker (Vancleave, Miss.)
2019 OL Corey Ganz (Enid, Okla.)
2019 RB Tristian Houston (Galena Park, Texas)
FCS SENIOR SCOUT BOWL (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
2018 DL Dejai Johnson (Midwest City, Okla.)