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08/06/20 - Kendall Dearth, rSr/2023, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: OL Kendall Dearth, Tarleton St, Jr.,...Kendall Dearth and Zach Perry were all-conference linemen for the Texan offense that ranked No. 2 in the nation in total offense (531.7 ypg) last season. The duo also helped Tarleton to a No. 4 national rank in scoring offense (45.0 ppg), as well as top-25 rankings in tackles for loss allowed and sacks allowed per game. Dearth was an All-LSC Second Team OL while Perry earned honorable mention All-LSC recognition. - Tarleton State Football

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OG Kendall Dearth, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - Erick Willis, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: LB Erick Willis, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Willis played in all 12 games for the Texans in 2019...Made 24 tackles, including 16 solo and 10.0 for a loss...Also had 7.5 sacks...Helped Tarleton to its second straight undefeated regular season and Lone Star Conference Championship...A part of the Tarleton defense that ranked No. 1 in the nation in tackles for a loss (10.8) and No. 10 in the nation in scoring defense (16.5). - Tarleton State Football

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OLB Erick Willis, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - Ronnell Wilson, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: LB Ronnell Wilson, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Wilson has been a star on the Texan defense since his freshman season and was rewarded with All-America recognition in 2019, in addition to all-region and all-conference first team status. The senior from Abilene made 81 stops as a leader for last year's top-10 nationally-ranked defense. In his career, Wilson has accounted for 214 tackles, including 13.0 for a loss, and three interceptions. - Tarleton State Football

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ILB Ronnell Wilson, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - Jordan Wells, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: DL Jordan Wells, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Wells was Don Hansen All-America Third Team in 2019...Don Hansen All-Region First Team...D2CCA All-Region First Team...LSC Defensive Lineman of the Year...All-LSC First Team...Cliff Harris Award Nominee...Led Tarleton to its second straight undefeated regular season and Lone Star Conference Championship...A part of the Tarleton defense that ranked No. 1 in the nation in tackles for a loss (10.8) and No. 10 in the nation in scoring defense (16.5)...Started all 12 games for the Texans...Made 50 tackles, including 24 solo and 19.0 for a loss...Also had 6.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and 17 QB hurries. - Tarleton State Football

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DT Jordan Wells, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - Stephen Reeves, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: LS Stephen Reeves, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Reeves has been the starting long snapper since arriving on campus as a freshman in 2017. Despite battling through injuries, Reeves has started all 29 games that he's appeared in during his career while making four special teams tackles. - Tarleton State Football

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LS Stephen Reeves, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - Devin Hafford, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: DB Devin Hafford, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Hafford looks to bounce back from a season-ending injury that cost him his final year of NCAA Division II football. Now, the former All-American will have the chance to play his final season at the highest level. After starting every game of his career from 2016-18, Hafford earned All-American honors in 2018 from Don Hansen, D2CCA and the Associated Press. He was also named a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award and the LSC Defensive Back of the Year. In his illustrious career, Hafford has played in 37 games and made 168 tackles, including 119 solo, while forcing six interceptions and defending 39 passes. - Tarleton State Football

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CB Devin Hafford, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - Benjie Franklin, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: DB Benjie Franklin, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Franklin stepped into the starting safety role last season and made an immediate impact. The junior from Houston was an All-LSC and D2CCA All-Region Second Team recipient after starting all 12 games and making 38 tackles and four interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns. With Franklin leading the way, Tarleton had the No. 2-ranked pass efficiency defense (91.64) in the country last season. - Tarleton State Football

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CB Benjie Franklin, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - Shawn McFarland, rSr/2023, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MEAC SECOND TEAM: Shawn McFarland, Norfolk St, Sr.,...McFarland caught 15 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown while earning first-team All-MEAC honors as a junior in 2019. He served as a key blocker for NSU's offense and also made an impact on special teams, making 12 tackles on coverage units. - Norfolk State Football

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FB Shawn McFarland, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - J.F. Thomas, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: WR J.F. Thomas, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Thomas is coming off back-to-back All-Lone Star Conference seasons – a second-team nod in 2018 and a first-team honor last year. The senior wideout from Dallas has starred in 25 games over the last two seasons and hauled in 59 passes for 1,276 yards and 12 touchdowns as part of one of the most dangerous offenses in the nation in NCAA Division II. His overtime touchdown reception against Midwestern State in 2018 vaulted the Texans to their first of back-to-back LSC crowns. - Tarleton State Football

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WR J.F. Thomas, Tarleton State
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08/06/20 - Khalil Banks, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON FCS ALL-INDEPENDENT TEAM: RB Khalil Banks, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Banks returns to the Tarleton backfield following a nine-game junior season in 2019 where he split time with All-American Daniel McCants and still accounted for 644 yards and nine touchdowns on 112 rushes. Banks welcomed himself to the Texan faithful with a 168-yard rushing performance on 11 carries in last year's home opener against Doane. - Tarleton State Football

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RB Khalil Banks, Tarleton State
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07/29/20 - J.F. Thomas, rSr/2022, Tarleton State + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT FCS INDEPENDENT PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: WR J.F. Thomas, Tarleton St, Sr.,...Thomas is coming off back-to-back All-Lone Star Conference seasons - a second-team nod in 2018 and a first-team honor last year. The senior wideout from Dallas has starred in 25 games over the last two seasons and hauled in 59 passes for 1,276 yards and 12 touchdowns as part of one of the most dangerous offenses in the nation in NCAA Division II. His overtime touchdown reception against Midwestern State in 2018 vaulted the Texans to their first of back-to-back LSC crowns. - Tarleton State Football

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WR J.F. Thomas, Tarleton State
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05/13/20 - Steven Duncan, rSr/2023, Tarleton State + More +

Former Western Kentucky quarterback Steven Duncan will play his next two seasons in Texas. The Hilltoppers' quarterback at the start of the 2019 season shared via Twitter on Tuesday he intends to transfer and play at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Duncan recently graduated from WKU and will be immediately eligible to play for the school competing as an independent member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in its first year of NCAA Division I.

The Charleston, S.C., native was the Hilltoppers' starting quarterback to begin 2019 before an injury ended his season against Louisville. He went 1-2 and was the presumed starter for the fall going into the offseason. But the veteran quarterback announced in April he intended to graduate this spring and enter the transfer portal. Duncan completed 70 passes for 790 yards and five touchdowns against four interceptions in his three games last fall. He led WKU in passing as a redshirt sophomore in 2018 with 1,071 yards on 108 completions with nine touchdowns. He also leaves WKU with 203 rushing yards. - BG Daily News

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QB Steven Duncan, Tarleton State
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04/20/20 - Steven Duncan, rSr/2023, Tarleton State + More +

Western Kentucky's most experienced quarterback is leaving the program. Steven Duncan, who started the first three games of the 2019 season before an injury, announced via Twitter on Monday he is entering the transfer portal. The redshirt junior has two years of eligibility remaining after an injury against Louisville in the third game of the year caused him to miss the rest of the season and pick up a medical redshirt. Duncan was the assumed front-runner to win the Hilltoppers' starting quarterback job again in 2020. Now coach Tyson Helton will either lean on the young members of WKU's current quarterback room or continue exploring the market for a transfer.

Duncan completed 70-of-119 pass attempts for 790 yards, five touchdowns and four interceptions in three starts before suffering a season-ending foot injury in the third quarter against Louisville on Sept. 14. The Charleston, S.C., native edged out senior transfer Ty Storey for the starting job before the season. Storey took over after Duncan's injury and led the team to a 9-4 record and a bowl win, earning the Conference USA Newcomer of the Year honor. Duncan led WKU in passing as a redshirt sophomore with 1,071 yards on 108 completions with nine touchdowns. He'll also leave WKU with 203 rushing yards. - BG Daily News

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QB Steven Duncan, Tarleton State
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01/30/20 - Jalen Carr, rSr/2024, Tarleton State + More +

2019 ALL-GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): CB - Southwestern Oklahoma State - Jalen Carr, So., Longview, TX,...Carr (Longview, Texas) picks up the first all-conference honor of his career following a stellar sophomore season that saw him lead the league with seven interceptions while ranking second with 16 passes defended. He also ranked second on the team with 49 tackles, including 34 solo and 15 assist, and he was credited with one fumble recovery. - Southwestern Oklahoma State Football

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CB Jalen Carr, Tarleton State
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01/25/20 - Ontario Douglas, rSr/2023, Tarleton State + More +

2019 ALL-GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB - East Central - Ontario Douglas, So., Lawton, OK,...Douglas returned to action after redshirting the 2018 season and picked up right where he had left off during his freshman campaign. The Lawton, Okla., native finished the year with three single season and three career top-10 finishes. For the season he finished with 1,132 rushing yards marking the second time he recorded over 1,000 yards rushing in a season. He also set single season marks for Rushing TDs (18) and All-Purpose Yards (1,407). The 2017 GAC Freshman of the Year and First Team member, is also ranked on the ECU Career Rushing TDs (26), 2,000-Yard Rushing Yards (2,141) and Rushing 100-Yard Games (9). - East Central (OK) Football

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