KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Northwestern (Iowa) quarterback Tyson Kooima and St. Andrews defensive back Dawandrick Crockett headline the 2021 Spring AFCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.

Kooima, who helped lead Northwestern (Iowa) to the NAIA national championship game, leads the nation in total offense (4,424 yards), passing yards (3,882) and is second in pass efficiency (188.4). He earned Great Plains Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors. Crockett, who became St. Andrews' second AFCA All-American, leads the nation in passes defended with 17 and is tied for the national lead with six interceptions on the season. He recorded 23 total tackles and one tackle for loss.

2020-21 AFCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Team - First Team

Offense

Pos.  Name                         Ht.    Wt.   Cl.       School                     Coach                               Hometown (High School)

QB    Tyson Kooima              6-1    196   Sr.       Northwestern (Iowa)   Matt McCarty                    Hull, Iowa (Western Christian)

RB    *JD Woods                  5-8    200   Sr.       Baker (Kan.)              Jason Thoren                       Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence)

RB    *Ke'von Johnson          5-6    158   Jr.       Roosevelt (Ill.)           Jared Williamson                      Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)

WR   Jon Cole                      5-10  176   Sr.       Arizona Christian         Jeff Bowen                       Dallas, Tex. (Trinity Christian)

WR   Reid Jurgensmeier        6-3    220   Sr.       Morningside (Iowa)     Steve Ryan                    Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann)

TE    Jaylen Arnold               6-3    230   Jr.       Keiser (Fla.)               Doug Socha                                 La Mesa, Calif. (Helix)

OL    Keegan Martin             6-1    255   So.      Bethel (Kan.)             Terry Harrison                                   Yale, Okla. (Yale)

OL    Alex Hoffman               6-6    295   Sr.       Carroll (Mont.)            Troy Purcell                           Draper, Utah (Juan Diego)

C      #Dustin Rivera             6-0    275   Sr.       Southwestern (Kan.)   Brad Griffin                              Buckeye, Ariz. (Buckeye)

OL    Jalen Stone                 6-6    315   R-Sr.    Pikeville (Ky.)             Allan Holland Jr.         Shelbyville, Ky. (Martha Layne Collins)

OL    *Andrew Rupcich          6-7    305   Sr.       Culver-Stockton (Mo.)  Tom Sallay                         Wonder Lake, Ill. (McHenry)

 

Defense

Pos.  Name                         Ht.    Wt.   Cl.       School                     Coach                               Hometown (High School)

DL    Chase Van Wyck           6-2    250   R-Sr.    Eastern Oregon          Tim Camp                          Napavine, Wash. (Napavine)

DL    Teon Burroughs           5-11  260   Sr.       Reinhardt (Ga.)          James Miller                   Folkston, Ga. (Charlton County)

DL    Alex Hinojosa              6-2    240   Sr.       Concordia (Mich.)       Joshua Schumacher             Allen Park, Mich. (Allen Park)

DL    Jacob Garcia                6-0    250   Sr.       Ottawa (Kan.)            Dr. Kent Kessinger            Corpus Christi, Tex. (W.B. Ray)

LB     Jason Freeman            5-10  220   R-So.   Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)   Eric Hehman                        Zion, Ill. (Benton Township)

LB     Nate Wieland               6-2    230   Jr.       Grand View (Iowa)      Joe Woodley                                Iowa City, Iowa (City)

LB     DJ White                     6-4    250   Jr.       Georgetown (Ky.)       Bill Cronin                    Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins)

DB    Cory Rahman               6-2    195   Sr.       Southeastern (Fla.)     Cesar Rivas-Sandoval              Orlando, Fla. (Foundation Academy)

DB    Taeson Hardin             6-0    180   Jr.       College of Idaho         Mike Moroski                Oak Harbor, Wash. (Oak Harbor)

DB    Dawandrick Crockett     5-11  170   Jr.       St. Andrews (N.C.)      David Harper                           Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill)

DB    Chase Turner               5-9    190   Sr.       Point (Ga.)                Julius Dixon                               Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek)

 

Specialists

Pos.  Name                         Ht.    Wt.   Cl.       School                     Coach                               Hometown (High School)

P      #Austin Bohn               6-4    195   Gr.       Ottawa (Ariz.)            Mike Nesbitt                                       Erie, Colo. (Erie)

PK    Slater Gifford               6-6    215   Sr.       Waldorf (Iowa)           Will Finley          West Burlington, Iowa (West Burlington)

AP    Noah Clayberg             5-11  210   Jr.       Dordt (Iowa)              Joel Penner                                      Pella, Iowa (Pella)

 

*-2019 AFCA All-American     #-2018-19 AFCA All-American

 

 

2020-21 AFCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Team - Second Team

Offense

Pos.  Name                          Ht.     Wt.    Cl.    School                     Coach                               Hometown (High School)

QB    Cameron Dukes             6-1     210    Sr.    Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)   Chris Oliver                Shepherdsville, Ky. (Bullitt Central)

RB    Malik Nesbitt                 5-10   205    Jr.     Avila (Mo.)                Marc Benavidez                     Savannah, Ga. (Savannah)

RB    Keyshawn Wyatt            5-5     165    Sr.    Southwestern (Kan.)   Brad Griffin                       Dallas, Tex. (Grapevine Faith)

WR   *Anthony Turner            6-4     205    Sr.    Grand View (Iowa)     Joe Woodley                        Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County)

WR   Jaret Lee                      6-0     180    Sr.    Dickinson St. (N.D.)    Pete Stanton                            Dickinson, N.D. (Trinity)

WR   Shane Solberg               6-0     190    Sr.    Northwestern (Iowa)   Matt McCarty                      Boyden, Iowa (Boyden-Hull)

OL    Kel Lee McPeck             6-5     320    Sr.    Arizona Christian        Jeff Bowen                   Mentone Beach, Calif. (Redlands)

OL    PJ Schubert                  6-4     325    R-Jr.  Eastern Oregon          Tim Camp                           Pendleton, Ore. (Pendleton)

C      Matt Dey                      6-0     275    Sr.    Dickinson St. (N.D.)    Pete Stanton                              Sidney, Mont. (Sidney)

OL    Alex Huisman                6-6     270    Jr.     Dordt (Iowa)             Joel Penner                          Pella, Iowa (Pella Christian)

OL    Jared Allen                   6-1     295    Sr.    Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)   Eric Hehman                             Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)

 

Defense

Pos.  Name                          Ht.     Wt.    Cl.    School                     Coach                               Hometown (High School)

DL    Niklas Gustav                6-3     240    Sr.    Morningside (Iowa)     Steve Ryan                       Hamburg, Germany (Aquinas)

DL    Marshaun Jones            6-0     290    Sr.    Valley City St. (N.D.)   Dennis McCulloch        Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center)

DL    Bernard Buhake             6-7     245    Sr.    St. Ambrose (Iowa)    Mike Magistrelli           Arlington, Tex. (Mansfield Summit)

DL    Marcus Omosule            6-0     260    Sr.    Georgetown (Ky.)       Bill Cronin                                 Miamisburg, Ohio

LB     Josh Seabolt                 5-9     210    Jr.     Bethel (Kan.)             Terry Harrison                       Cimarron, Kan. (Cimarron)

LB     Lane Napier                  6-0     220    Sr.    Concordia (Neb.)        Patrick Daberkow        David City, Neb. (Aquinas Catholic)

LB     Brett Shepardson           6-2     224    Sr.    Benedictine (Kan.)      Joel Osborn                           Weston, Mo. (West Platte)

DB    *Sage Chen-Young        5-9     184    Jr.     Keiser (Fla.)              Doug Socha                        Wellington, Fla. (Wellington)

DB    Brenden Flowers            6-0     185    Sr.    Grand View (Iowa)     Joe Woodley             Chicago, Ill. (Oak Park River Forest)

DB    Riley Tucker                  6-0     187    So.    Arizona Christian        Jeff Bowen                   Burleson, Tex. (Desert Mountain)

DB    Noah Van't Hof              6-2     200    Jr.     Northwestern (Iowa)   Matt McCarty                          Lester, Iowa (West Lyon)

 

Specialists

Pos.  Name                          Ht.     Wt.    Cl.    School                     Coach                               Hometown (High School)

P      Ben VonGunten             5-11   181    Jr.     Indiana Wesleyan       Jordan Langs                             Spencerville, Ind. (Leo)

PK    Nestor Higuera-Rodriguez  5-5     285    So.    Arizona Christian        Jeff Bowen                      Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley)

AP    *Dallis Flowers              6-2     190    Sr.    Grand View (Iowa)     Joe Woodley             Chicago, Ill. (Oak Park River Forest)

 

*-2019 AFCA All-American

 

2020-21 NAIA Coaches' All-America Team – Honorable Mentions

 

Quarterback                                   Class      School

Cooper Jones                                    Sr.           Southeastern (Fla.)

Matt Crable                                      Sr.           St. Francis (Ind.)

Billy Hall                                         Sr.           Reinhardt

Isaiah Randalle                                Jr.           Kansas Wesleyan

Johnny Sullivan                                Jr.           Grand View

Kai Quinn                                        Sr.           Easten Oregon

Austin McCullough                         Sr.           Ottawa (Ariz.)

Joe Dolincheck                                 Jr.           Morningside

 

Running Back

Vance McShane                               Jr.           St. Xavier

Matt Burgess                                    So.          Carroll (Mont.)

Treylon Sheppard                            So.          Cumberland (Tenn.)

 

Wide Receiver

Terrill Cole                                      So.          Lindsey Wilson

Brayden Smith                                 R-Jr.       Indiana Wesleyan

Stevie Williams                                Sr.           Kansas Wesleyan

Jaquan Ebron                                   Jr.           Bluefield

Katavious Taylor                              Sr.           Central Methodist

Keyshawn Jones                              Jr.           Southwestern (Kan.)

Spencer Neugebauer                        Sr.           Dakota Wesleyan

Kobe Hardin                                    Sr.           MidAmerica Nazarene

Tyger Frye                                       Sr.           Dickinson State

 

Offensive Linemen

Hunter Behrens                                Sr.           Morningside

Tristan Shehorn                                Sr.           Ottawa (Ariz.)

CJ Cunningham                               Jr.           Avila

 

Defensive Linemen

Robert Robinson                              Sr.           Briar Cliff

Loobert Denelus                              So.          Southeastern

Alex Bush                                        Jr.           Rocky Mountain

Micah Corely                                   Sr.           Campbellsville

 

Linebackers

Colby Johnson                                 Sr.           Ottawa (Kan.)

Luke Bowman                                 Jr.           Lindsey Wilson

Kole Murlin                                      Jr.           Siena Heights

Sam Skwarlo                                    Jr.           Baker

Sal Avila                                          Jr.           Valley City State

Jalen James                                      Sr.           Benedictine (Kan.)

Grant Torgerson                               Sr.           Southwestern (Kan.)

Dylan Wampler                                So.          Montana State-Northern

Kemon Reese                                   So.          Trinity International

Charles Barnes III                           Sr.           Midland

Devin Dourisseau                             Jr.           Langston

Logan Blake                                     So.          Marian (Ind.)

Riley Heithoff                                 Jr.           Doane

Pat Robinson                                    Jr.           Culver Stockton

 

Defensive Backs

Grant Elston                                     Sr.           Baker

Trey Palmer                                      So.          Bethel (Kan.)

Jaylen Cowley                                 Sr.           Missouri Baptist

Bryson Briggs                                  Sr.           Baker

Noah Guse                                       Jr.           Dakota State

Sidney Porter                                   Fr.           St. Thomas (Fla.)

Ryan Fish                                         Sr.           Concordia (Mich.)

Marcus Richard                               Sr.           Southwestern (Kan.)

 

All Purpose

Scott Tumilty                                   Fr.           St. Francis (Ill.)

Shamar Moreland                            Sr.           Ottawa (Ariz.)

Melvin Reid                                     Jr.           McPherson

Darius Barbour                                Jr.           Georgetown (Ky.)

Dalton Tremayne                             Jr.           Midland

Josh Lewis                                       So.          Lindsey Wilson