Hampton, Va. – Hampton senior placekicker Andrew Paterini was named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division I-AA All-America Team for the second consecutive year, the organization announced today.
Paterini, who was also a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) First Team selection, is Hampton’s all-time leader in field goals (59) and points by a kicker (361). This season he led the Pirates with 96 points scored for the year, making 16-of-21 field goal attempts and 48-of-52 PATs for a Hampton squad that captured its third straight MEAC championship and I-AA playoff appearance.
2006 AFCA Division I-AA Coaches’ All-America Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR David Ball* 6-2 200 Sr. New Hampshire Sean McDonnell Orange, Vt. (Worcester Academy)
WR Bruce Hocker 6-4 190 Jr. Duquesne Jerry Schmitt Upper Marlboro, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
TE Ben Patrick 6-4 270 Sr. Delaware K.C. Keeler Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins)
OL Jackie Skipper 6-1 295 Sr. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Mo Forte Bastrop, La. (Bastrop)
OL Alex Miller 6-2 290 Sr. Massachusetts Don Brown Fairfax, Va. (Chantilly)
OL Mike Saint Germain 6-5 295 Sr. Lafayette Frank Tavani Morris Plains, N.J. (Morristown)
OL Ed McCarthy 6-5 302 Sr. Yale Jack Siedlecki Fairfield, Conn. (Fairfield Prep)
OL Kerry Brown 6-6 300 Jr. Appalachian St. Jerry Moore Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)
QB Tyler Thigpen 6-3 220 Sr. Coastal Carolina David Bennett Winnsboro, S.C. (Fairfield Central)
RB Justise Hairston 6-1 210 Sr. Central Connecticut St. Jeff McInerney New Britain, Conn. (New Britain)
RB Marcus Mason 5-9 215 Sr. Youngstown St. Jon Heacock Potomac, Md. (Georgetown Prep)
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Tory Collins 6-3 280 Sr. Northwestern St. Scott Stoker New Orleans, La. (Fortier)
DL Mike Murphy 6-3 237 Sr. Montana Bobby Hauck Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell)
DL Marques Murrell 6-2 245 Sr. Appalachian St. Jerry Moore Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt)
DL Chris White 6-3 275 Sr. Cal Poly Rich Ellerson Bakersfield, Ca. (Garces Memorial)
DL Matt King 6-3 242 Sr. Maine Jack Cosgrove Stoughton, Mass. (Stoughton)
LB Akeem Jordan 6-0 235 Sr. James Madison Mickey Matthews Harrisonburg, Va. (Harrisonburg)
LB Colin Disch 6-1 220 Jr. Albany Bob Ford North Plainfield, N.J. (North Plainfield)
LB John Mohring 6-1 225 Sr. Georgia Southern Brian VanGorder Naples, Fla. (Bishop Verot)
DB Tristan Burge 6-0 208 Sr. Eastern Illinois Bob Spoo Romeoville, Ill. (Romeoville)
DB Stacey Thomas 6-0 200 Sr. Texas Southern Steve Wilson New Orleans, La. (Warren Easton)
DB Dre Dokes 5-9 162 Sr. Northern Iowa Mark Farley Springfield, Mo. (Kickapoo)
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Breck Ackley 5-10 165 Sr. Southern Pete Richardson Lake Charles, La. (LaGrange)
PK Andrew Paterini* 5-10 189 Sr. Hampton Joe Taylor Gladstone, Mo. (Rockhurst)
AP Arkee Whitlock* 5-10 195 Sr. Southern Illinois Jerry Kill Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill)
*-2005 AFCA All-American
