MVFC All-Newcomer Team Announced

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Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team; Illinois State's Brown; Missouri State's Wilkinson Take Top Honors
ST. LOUIS — QB Matt Brown of Illinois State has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Freshman of the year, and LB Antoine Wilkinson of Missouri State is the league's Newcomer of the Year. The duo heads a list of 22 student-athletes named to the 2009 Mis¬souri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team. League coaches, sports information di¬rectors and a media panel selected the team. The top 11 vote-getters on offense and defense were named to the team.
Brown, who became the team's starter after an injury to Drew Kiel in the season opener, set ISU freshman records for completions (226), attempts (352) and yards (2,369) while leading the league in passing yards per game. He finished third in pass efficiency in the MVFC, as he completed 64.2 percent of his passes while throwing just six picks. He earned second-team all-league, behind senior Pat Grace of UNI.
Wilkinson was the lone newcomer to earn first-team all-MVFC honors this year. The starting linebacker led the Bears with 113 total tackles, including 42 solo stops and five TFL. He also recorded a team-high eight pass break-ups, forced two fumbles and recovered one. He's the first Missouri State player to record 100+ tackles since 2004, while ranking No. 2 in the confer¬ence and 18th nationally with 10.27 tackles per game.

OFFENSE Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous Schools)
RB Carlos Anderson, UNI 5-8 172 Fr. Blue Springs (Mo.) High
QB Matt Brown, Illinois State 6-4 210 Fr. Marion (Ill.) High
RB Mikael Cooper-Falls, Missouri State 5-11 195 Fr. Springfield (Mo.) Hillcrest High
WR Cadarrius Dotson, Missouri State 5-9 165 Fr. Memphis (Tenn.) Kirby High
OL Jon Fick, South Dakota State 6-6 300 Fr. Hull (Iowa) Boyden-Hull High
OL Andy Kowicki, Youngstown State 6-5 280 Fr. Parma (Ohio) Normandy High
QB Paul McIntosh, Southern Illinois 6-2 205 Fr. Evansville (Ind.) Reitz High
QB Thomas O'Brien, South Dakota State 6-2 195 Fr. Winona (Minn.) Winona Cotter High
OT Andrew Radakovich, Youngstown State 6-5 300 Fr. Steubenville (Ohio) High / Penn State
WR Justin Rideau, Western Illinois 6-3 195 Jr. Beaumont (Texas) Ozene / Blinn College
WR Tyrone Walker, Illinois State 5-11 175 Fr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Cardinal Ritter High

DEFENSE
LB Aaron Archie, Indiana State 6-0 230 Fr. Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech
LB Adam Beauchamp, Missouri State 6-0 239 Jr. Prescott Valley (Ariz.) Bradshaw Mtn. High / Glendale (Ariz.) CC
SS Sir Demarco Bledsoe, Youngstown St. 6-2 185 So. Piedmont (Okla.) High / TCU
LB Austin Davis, Illinois State 6-1 215 Fr. Normal (Ill.) Community High
LB Taylor Hill, Youngstown State 6-2 210 Fr. Youngstown (Ohio) Cardinal Mooney High
LB Elijah Hodge, UNI 6-1 227 Sr. St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) Dillard (Fla.) High / Wisconsin
LB Brandon Jemison, North Dakota State 6-1 199 Fr. Fargo (N.D.) South High
LB Michael Keck, Missouri State 6-4 216 So. Harrisonville (Mo.) High / Missouri
DE Kyle Russo, Southern Illinois 6-3 245 So. Southlake (Texas) Carroll High / North Texas
LB Antoine Wilkinson, Missouri State 6-2 220 Jr. Magnolia (Miss.) Amite County High / Southwest Mississippi CC
LB Mike Zimmer, Illinois State 6-3 210 Fr. Wheeling (Ill.) High

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