Mobley, Sigler headline All-OVC awards
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Nashville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - Ohio Valley Conference champion Jacksonville State captured three of the four major individual awards and had the most all-conference selections when voting was announced Tuesday.
Junior defensive tackle Devaunte Sigler was named OVC Defensive Player of the Year, offensive tackle Justin Lea was named OVC Freshman of the Year and coach John Grass was tabbed the OVC Roy Kidd Coach of the Year.
Meanwhile, Eastern Kentucky running back Dy'Shawn Mobley was named OVC Offensive Player of the Year.
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Jacksonville State had eight first-team selections and 18 total selections across the OVC's first-team, second-team and All-Newcomer squads.
2014 ALL-OVC FIRST TEAM
(As voted on by OVC head coaches and sports information directors)
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FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Eli Jenkins, Jacksonville State
RB - Dy'Shawn Mobley, Eastern Kentucky
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RB - DaMarcus James, Jacksonville State
WR - Adam Drake, Eastern Illinois
WR - Paul McRoberts, Southeast Missouri
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TE - Jeff LePak, Eastern Illinois
C - Max Holcombe, Jacksonville State
OG - Collin Seibert, Eastern Illinois
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OG - Adam Wright, Jacksonville State
OT - Charles Sweeton, UT Martin
OT - Brett Eyckmans, Eastern Kentucky
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FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Devaunte Sigler, Jacksonville Stat
DL - LaMichael Fanning, Jacksonville State
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DL - Samquan Evans, Tennessee State
DL - Anthony Bass, Tennessee State
LB - Tony Bell, UT Martin
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LB - Nick Thrasher, Tennessee State
LB - Kamu Grugier-Hill, Eastern Illinois
DB - De���Ante Saunders, Tennessee State
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DB - Jermaine Hough, Jacksonville State
DB - Jourdan Wickliffe, Eastern Illinois
DB - Marty Jones, Tennessee Tech
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FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Ryan McCrum, Southeast Missouri
P - Hamish MacInnes, Jacksonville State
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RS - Pokey Harris, Murray State