MAC Football 2015 All-Conference Team

The MAC should have plenty of offensive fireworks in 2015. There’s no shortage of talent at quarterback in this league, beginning with UMass’ Blake Frohnapfel, as the senior headlines Athlon’s 2015 All-MAC team. However, Bowling Green’s Matt Johnson, Western Michigan’s Zach Terrell, Buffalo’s Joe Licata, Northern Illinois’ Drew Hare and Central Michigan’s Cooper Rush are all in the mix for all-conference honors. The MAC also features two star running backs capable of pushing for All-America honors in Toledo’s Kareem Hunt and Western Michigan’s Jarvion Franklin.

Athlon Sports released its full predictions for the MAC last week. Now, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the league with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2015.

Related: 2015 MAC Predictions

An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2015. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2015 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.

MAC 2015 Team Previews

East Division
National Rank:	97	78	105	119	121	98	92

West Division
National Rank:	94	111	127	80	75	81

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Athlon's 2015 All-MAC Team

	First-Team Offense	Second-Team Offense	Third-Team Offense	Fourth-Team Offense
QB	Blake Frohnapfel UMass	Matt Johnson BGSU	Zach Terrell WMU	Joe Licata Buffalo
RB	Kareem Hunt Toledo	Travis Greene BGSU	A.J. Ouellette Ohio	Trayion Durham Kent State
RB	Jarvion Franklin WMU	Anthone Taylor Buffalo	Joel Bouagnon NIU	Devon Spalding CMU
AP	Tajae Sharpe (WR) UMass	Ron Willoughy (WR) Buffalo	Daniel Braverman (WR) WMU	Ronnie Moore (WR) BGSU
WR	Corey Davis WMU	Corey Jones Toledo	Alonzo Russell Toledo	Jesse Kroll CMU
WR	Roger Lewis BGSU	Jordan Williams Ball State	KeVonn Mabon Ball State	Rokeem Williams Miami (Ohio)
TE	Rodney Mills UMass	Matt Weiser Buffalo	Tommylee Lewis (WR) NIU	Juwan Brescacin (WR) NIU
C	Andrew Ness NIU	Nick Beamish CMU	Jacob Richard Ball State	Lucas Powell Ohio
OG	Alex Huettel BGSU	Dylan Brumbaugh Akron	Logan Dietz BGSU	Mike Lucas Ohio
OG	James Kristof WMU	Aidan Conlon NIU	Trevan Brown Miami, Ohio	Jalen Schlachter Ball State
OT	Willie Beavers WMU	Steven Bell Ball State	Ramadan Ahmeti CMU	Reno Reda Kent State
OT	Storm Norton Toledo	Tyrell Smith UMass	Jacob Bennett BGSU	Taylor Moton WMU

	First-Team Defense	Second-Team Defense	Third-Team Defense	Fourth-Team Defense
DE	Perez Ford NIU	Tarell Basham Ohio	Blake Serpa CMU	Jamal Marcus Akron
DE	Trent Voss Toledo	Joe Ostman CMU	Bryson Albright Miami, Ohio	Nathan Braster WMU
DT	Pat O'Connor EMU	Treyvon Hester Toledo	Jabari Dean CMU	Nate Terhune Kent State
DT	Cody Grice Akron	Orion Jones Toledo	Rodney Coe Akron	Darnell Smith Ball State
LB	Jatavis Brown Akron	Grant DePalma WMU	Ben Ingle Ball State	Zack Ryan Ball State
LB	Great Ibe EMU	Boomer Mays NIU	Quentin Poling Ohio	Rasheen Lemon NIU
LB	Jovan Santos-Knox UMass	Jovon Johnson Ohio	Kent Kern Miami, Ohio	Matt Dellinger Kent State
CB	Randall Jette UMass	Cheatham Norrils Toledo	Najee Murray Kent State	Ian Wells Ohio
CB	Paris Logan NIU	Ronald Zamort WMU	Heath Harding Miami, Ohio	Trey Dudley-Giles UMass
S	Tony Annese CMU	Jordan Italiano Kent State	DeJuan Rogers Toledo	Kavon Frazier CMU
S	Nate Holley Kent State	Marlon Moore NIU	Rontavious Atkins WMU	Larry Hope (CB) Akron

	First-Team Specialists	Second-Team Specialists	Third-Team Specialists	Fourth-Team Specialists
K	Tyler Tate BGSU	Andrew Haldeman WMU	Robert Stein Akron	Dylan Mulder EMU
P	Anthony Melchiori Kent State	Zach Paul Akron	Joe Davidson BGSU	J. Schroeder WMU
KR	Darius Phillips WMU	Devin Campbell Buffalo	Khary Bailey-Smith UMass	Clint Stephens BGSU
PR	Corey Jones Toledo	Tommylee Lewis NIU	Ryan Burbrink BGSU	Daz'mond Patterson Ohio

Related: 2015 MAC Predictions

Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2015 All-MAC Team