Rodney Coe - Akron - DT 6-3 #300
As a Redshirt Senior (2015): Third-team All-MAC selection … participated in the College Gridiron Showcase … preseason third-team All-MAC by Athlon Sports … played in 12 games with 11 starts at defensive tackle … on the season, had 46 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, three hurries, three break-ups, and a fumble recovery … Akron’s Fantastic Four combined for a 92.9 rushing defense which ranks first in the MAC and No. 3 nationally… in the win over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, had three solo tackles, a TFL, and 56-yard fumble recovery … in the shutout of Kent State, had four tackles, 1.5 TFL, and two hurries … in the win over Buffalo, had five tackles and forced the first fumble of his collegiate career … the Zips scored a touchdown on the very next play … in the win at Miami (Ohio), had four tackles … in the win at Eastern Michigan, had six tackles, 1.5 TFL, and a hurry … at Bowling Green, had four tackles … against Central Michigan, had a career-high two sacks (for a loss of 16 yards), the first of his Akron career … also had a career-high three TFL for a loss of 18 yards … had four tackles in the win at UMass … against Ohio, had three tackles and two break-ups … in the win at Louisiana, had six solo stops … missed the Savannah State game with an injury … made his debut as a Zip at No. 19 Oklahoma … had two tackles.
Deon King - Norfolk State - LB
After playing in 11 games as a reserve when he was a freshman in 2012, King took over a starting role the following year, logging 84 tackles (a whopping 18.5 for loss) and 9.5 sacks, enough to earn him Second Team All-MEAC laurels. In 2014, he received First Team All-Conference honors after a 106 tackle (22 FTL), 7.5 sack campaign. Last season, he led all of Division I (FBS and FCS) in total tackles, with an astonishing 163, winning the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s top FCS defensive player. King’s career production is outstanding: 372 tackles (52.5 for loss), 22 sacks, 5 fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles and three picks.
