FOOTBALL: 2016 Associated Press All-State Division 1-2 Football Team
The 2016 Associated Press All-State Division 3-4 Football Team, selected by a statewide panel of nine Michigan sports writers:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Donovan People-Jones, Detroit Cass Tech, senior
ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM
QUARTERBACKS
Rodney Hall, Detroit Cass Tech, senior
Bruce Mann, Midland Dow, senior
RUNNING BACKS
Jared Jordan, Grosse Pointe North, senior
Tariq Reid, Davison, junior
Connor Hibbard, Saline, senior
Nick Capatina, Novi Detroit Catholic Central, senior
WIDE RECEIVERS
Donovan Peoples-Jones, Detroit Cass Tech, senior
Ambry Thomas, Detroit King, senior
Hunter Rison, Ann Arbor Skyline, senior
Anthony D’Annibale, Novi, senior
Kameron Ford, Walled Lake Western, senior
LINEMEN
Antonio McCants, Detroit Western, senior
Jordan Reid, Detroit Cass Tech, senior
Mustafa Khaleefah, Dearborn, senior
Ian Hall, Grandville, senior
Matt Surma, Utica Eisenhower, senior
Jack Saylor, Birmingham Brother Rice, senior
Blake Bueter, Detroit Catholic Central, senior
JaRaymond Hall, Oak Park, senior
Rob Hudson, Walled Lake Western, senior
LINEBACKERS
Cepeda Phillips, Detroit King, senior
Sal Sidebotham, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, senior
Lorenzo McCaskill, Southfield A&T, Senior
Nate Wagner, Birmingham Groves, senior
Isaac Darkangelo, Novi Detroit Catholic Central, junior
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Jordan Ulmer, Belleville, senior
Jaylen Kelly-Powell, Detroit Cass Tech, senior
Kade Messner, Romeo, senior
SPECIALIST
Cody White, Walled Lake Western, senior
KICKER
Jack McKenna, Walled Lake Northern, senior
PUNTER
Taylor McCarty, Lake Orion, senior
COACH
Brendan Flaherty, Birmingham Groves
ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM
(nominees receiving two or more votes from the voting panel)
QUARTERBACKS
Johnny Tracy, Walled Lake Western
RUNNING BACKS
Dequez Weathers, Bay City Central; Marcus Sanders, Plymouth Canton
WIDE RECEIVERS
Xavier Wade, Holland West Ottawa; Devante Walker, Traverse City Central
LINEMEN
Patrick Nauert, Grosse Pointe South; Joe Schaefer, Lowell; Tyrone Sampson, Detroit East English; Ali Fayad, Dearborn; Reid Thompson, Fenton; Joe Schneider, Romeo
LINEBACKERS
Fitz Doud, Traverse City Central; Thor Soffredine, Traverse City West; Treshaun Hayward, Ann Arbor Skyline
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Zhamaine March, Detroit East English
SPECIALIST
Brady Douma, Lowell
PUNTER
Cam Shook, Grosse Pointe South
COACH
Chris Smith, Utica Eisenhower
HONORABLE MENTIONS
QUARTERBACKS
Tanner Hallock, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; Mike Phillips, Dearborn; Scotty Nelson, Detroit U-D Jesuit; Hamze Elzayat, Dearborn Fordson; Nolan Bird, Grand Ledge; Josh Czarnota, Fenton; Max Wittwer, Utica Eisenhower; Deangielo Sanderson, Port Huron; Zach Schwartzenberger, Saline; Joey Wiemer, Temperance Bedford; Ross Herron, Berkley; Alec Bageris, Novi; Kyle Wood, Rochester Adams; David McCullum, Waterford Mott; Bryce Veasley, West Bloomfield; Ryan Brennan, Howell.
RUNNING BACKS
Nate Stephens, Lowell; Elijah Collins, Detroit U-D Jesuit; Jay’Vion Settles, Battle Creek Lakeview, Dylan Crankshaw, Fenton; Paris Partee, Holly; Joey Zelenka, Grand Haven; Ernest Allen, Birmingham Groves; Derek Lynch, Bloomfield Hills; Mike Fluegal, Clarkston; Keith Fields, Waterford Mott; Karry DeBose Jr., Warren Cousino
WIDE RECEIVERS
Andre Welch, East Kentwood; Jaeveyon Morton, Detroit King; Tanner Koth, Bay City Central; Blake Bogan, Grand Blanc; Troy Brown, Flint Carman-Ainsworth; Calvin Johnston, Grand Ledge; Jaylen Hall, Dakota; Kiewuan Graham, Bloomfield Hills; John Adams III, Ferndale; Thomas Loftus, Rochester; Garrett Winn, West Bloomfield; Keegan Cossou, Greenville
LINEMAN
Ryan Hayes, Traverse City West; Matt Kelly, Grandville; Lane Potter, Hudsonville; Zac Darwiche, Dearborn Fordson; Nick White, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; Andrew Sharp, Grosse Pointe South; Damani Green, Detroit King; Logan Vandermeulen, Lowell; Ed Brecht, Lapeer; Zach Slezak, Davison; Carlos Vettorello, Detroit U-D Jesuit; Ben Sherwin, Traverse City Central; Brent Walters, Traverse City West; Kris Campbell, Waterford Mott; Kevin Murray, Midland Dow; Devan Anzarut, Midland Dow; Greg Landis, Midland; Trevor Carr, Temperance Bedford; Noah Nicklin, Clarkston; Nick Novak, Lake Orion; Jackson Ross, Detroit Catholic Central; Dominick Williams, Oak Park; Tristan Leinen, Rochester Stoney Creek; Adam Seiler, Pinckney; Wes Smith, Pinckney
LINEBACKERS
Dalton Agers, Hudsonville; Sam Kinne, Lapeer; Antjuan Simmons, Ann Arbor Pioneer; Spencer Stephenson, Midland Dow; Dylan Stackhouse, Oak Park; Keith Powe, Southfield A&T; Jack Aigner, Brighton
DEFENSIVE BACKS
David Graham, Grosse Pointe South; Devonni Reed, Belleville; Collin Herd, Birmingham Groves; AJ Thomas, Detroit U-D Jesuit; Raine Potts, Portage Central; Darius Pruitt, Kalamazoo Central; Xavier Farr, Grand Ledge; David Jeffers, Temperance Bedford; Vincent Gray, Rochester Adams; Braxton Blackwell, South Lyon
SPECIALIST
Donovan Johnson, Detroit Cass Tech; Marquise Thorns, Southfield A&T
KICKER
Dan Riser, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central; DeMetrio Lopez, Muskegon
COACH
Morley Fraser, Bay City Central; Eric Schugars, Traverse City Central.