MAC Football 2016 All-Conference Team
Cooper Rush
The balance of power in the MAC clearly resides in the West Division this season, as 38 of the selections on Athlon’s projected all-conference team for 2016 come from the league’s top three teams – Northern Illinois, Toledo and Western Michigan. The Rockets lead the MAC with 15 selections, while the Huskies check in at No. 2 with 12. Bowling Green takes the top spot among East Division programs with 10 selections on Athlon’s All-MAC team.
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 2016.
Related: 2016 MAC Predictions
An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2016. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2016 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
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Athlon's 2016 All-MAC Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense |
QB | Zach Terrell WMU | Cooper Rush CMU | Drew Hare NIU | Thomas Woodson Akron |
RB | Kareem Hunt Toledo | Jamauri Bogan WMU | Warren Ball Akron | Darian Green Ball State |
RB | Joel Bouagnon NIU | Terry Swanson Toledo | A.J. Ouellette Ohio | Fred Coppet BGSU |
AP | Jerome Lane (WR) Akron | Jordan Johnson (RB) Buffalo | Shaq Vann (RB) EMU | Alfonso Smith (RB) Miami |
WR | Corey Davis WMU | Jesse Kroll CMU | Marcus McGill Buffalo | JoJo Natson Akron |
WR | Kenny Golladay NIU | Sebastian Smith Ohio | KeVonn Mabon Ball State | Jordan Reid Ohio |
WR | Ronnie Moore BGSU | Cody Thompson Toledo | Rokeem Williams Miami | Corey Willis CMU |
C | Tim McAuliffe BGSU | John Keenoy WMU | James O'Hagan Buffalo | Mitch Palmer Miami |
OL | Jacob Bennett BGSU | Mike Ebert Toledo | Josh Ruka NIU | Reno Reda Kent State |
OL | Taylor Moton WMU | Zach Hovey Miami | Troy Watson Ohio | Ryan Hunter BGSU |
OL | Levon Myers NIU | Drake Miller Ball State | Logan Dietz BGSU | Paul Perschon Toledo |
OL | Storm Norton Toledo | Darien Terrell EMU | Max Scharping NIU | Chukwuma Okorafor WMU |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense |
DL | J.T. Jones Miami | Ikeem Allen Miami | Luke Maclean EMU | Brandon Crawford Buffalo |
DL | Jamal Marcus Akron | Treyvon Hester Toledo | Terrance Bush BGSU | Earl Moore Toledo |
DL | Josh Posley Ball State | Pat O'Connor EMU | Tarell Basham Ohio | Kurt Laseak Ohio |
DL | Terence Waugh Kent State | Se'Von Pittman Akron | Keion Adams WMU | Joe Ostman CMU |
LB | Quentin Poling Ohio | Brandon Berry Buffalo | Sean Folliard NIU | Jeremi Powell Toledo |
LB | Austin Valdez BGSU | Blair Brown | Paul Moses Miami | Elcee Refuge Kent State |
LB | Sean Wiggins Ball State | Jaylen Coleman Toledo | Trenton Greene BGSU | Caleb Bailey WMU |
CB | Shawun Lurry NIU | Darius Phillips WMU | Heath Harding Miami | DeAndre Scott Akron |
CB | Demetrius Monday Kent State | Boise Ross Buffalo | Najee Murray Kent State | Amari Coleman CMU |
S | Asantay Brown WMU | Tony Annese CMU | Ryan Williamson Buffalo | Martez Hester Ball State |
S | Nate Holley Kent State | DeJuan Rogers Toledo | Brandon Mayes NIU | Zach Guiser Akron |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists |
K | Christian Hagan NIU | Jameson Vest Toledo | Brian Eavey CMU | Morgan Hagee Ball State |
P | Joe Davidson BGSU | Austin Barnes EMU | Kyle Schmidt Ball State | Nick Ellis Toledo |
KR | Aregeros Turner NIU | KeVonn Mabon Ball State | Darius Phillips WMU | Diontae Johnson Toledo |
PR | Corey Jones Toledo | JoJo Natson Akron | Corey Lacanaria Ball State | Shawun Lurry NIU |
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2016 All-MAC Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
Akron | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Ball State | Offense: 0 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 |
Bowling Green | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Buffalo | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Central Michigan | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Eastern Michigan | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Kent State | Offense: 0 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Miami | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Northern Illinois | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 2 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 3 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 |
Ohio | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
Toledo | Offense: 2 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 3 Defense: 3 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 1 Defense: 2 Sp. Teams: 2 |
Western Michigan | Offense: 3 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 2 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 | Offense: 0 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 1 | Offense: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Teams: 0 |
