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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, 6-3, 190 (DS#999 WR) + 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, 6-4, 235 (DS#999 QB) + 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, 6-4, 235 (DS#999 QB) + 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, 5-09, 180 (DS#999 CB) + 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, 5-10, 198 (DS#119 RB) + 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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RB Ontario Douglas, Tarleton State
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01/16/20 - Tariq Bitson, rSr/2022, Tarleton State, 6-1, 212 (DS#131 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-RMAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Tariq Bitson, R-Jr., WR, Adams State,...Bitson went out early in the game Week 9 against Angelo State with an injury and did not see action in the final two games of the 2019 campaign, but in nine performances this season finished with 1355 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 63 receptions. He was named RMAC Offensive Player of the week Week 4 for his 12 catch, 257 yard and four touchdown day against Western Colorado on September 28th. Bitson topped off his outrageous day with a clutch game-winning touchdown reception with seconds remaining to give the Grizzlies the victory. - Adams State Football

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WR Tariq Bitson, Tarleton State
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01/05/20 - Tariq Bitson, rSr/2022, Tarleton State, 6-1, 212 (DS#131 WR) + More +

2019 AFCA DIVISION II COACHES' SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: WR Tariq Bitson, R-Jr., Adams St. (Colo.),...Bitson, as the star receiver, hauled in 63 receptions for over 1300 yards and 11 touchdowns in just nine games of work. The redshirt junior was on pace before a knee injury forced him to sit out the final two games of the season, to break the Division II receiving yardage record. - Adams State Football

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WR Tariq Bitson, Tarleton State
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01/04/20 - Zimari Manning, Sr/2020, Tarleton State, 6-1, 200 (DS#71 WR) + More +

2019 AFCA DIVISION II COACHES' FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: WR Zimari Manning, Sr., Tarleton St. (Texas),...In 2019, Manning hauled in 68 receptions for a school-record 1,462 yards and 22 touchdowns. His 22 scores set a new Tarleton single-season record, tied the Lone Star Conference record, and led all of NCAA Football (Division I, II, and III). Through the regular season, Manning led all of college football at any level in yards and touchdowns. Manning had 100 yards receiving in seven of the 12 games last season, including a 257-yard performance at UT Permian Basin that earned him D2Football.com National Player of the Week honors. He scored at least one touchdown in 10 straight games starting against Doane on Sept. 14, including eight games with multiple scores and four games with three touchdowns. - Tarleton State Football

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WR Zimari Manning, Tarleton State
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12/28/19 - Shawn McFarland, rSr/2023, Tarleton State, 6-2, 264 (DS#39 FB) + More +

2019 ALL-MEAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): TE Shawn McFarland, Jr., Norfolk State,...McFarland caught 15 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown this season. 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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11/25/19 - Donta Stuart, rSr/2025, Tarleton State, 5-10, 175 (DS#999 FS) + More +

2019 ALL-LONE STAR CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Donta Stuart, UT Permian Basin, S, Fr., Waco, Texas,...Donta Stuart had a breakout season for UTPB in the secondary. The freshman defensive back ranked third on the team with 63 tackles in his first season with the Falcons, leading the team with three interceptions to go with a forced fumble this season. - UT Permian Basin Football

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FS Donta Stuart, Tarleton State
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11/25/19 - B.J. Jefferson, Sr/2020, Tarleton State, 6-0, 245 (DS#87 OLB) + More +

2019 GENE UPSHAW DIVISION II LINEMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST: B.J. Jefferson of Tarleton,...Jefferson, a senior from Acres Home, Texas, advanced past the regional voting field of 35 candidates to the final eight for the prestigious award that includes offensive and defensive linemen across NCAA Division II. The finalists include four offensive linemen and four defensive linemen. Jefferson has had a breakout, record-setting season for the Texans on the defensive line while becoming the first Texan in school history to win the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year award. The national leader with 24 tackles for loss, Jefferson has helped Tarleton to a No. 3 national ranking, back-to-back undefeated regular seasons and consecutive Lone Star Conference titles. In addition to 7.5 sacks, he totaled has 10 quarterback hurries, four pass breakups and an interception. He also leads the team in tackles with 87. Jefferson's defense has allowed just 15.9 points per game, ranking 13th nationally in scoring. The team's 275.2 yards per game allowed ranks 12th nationally. Jefferson is a three-time Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week this season – the most in the conference. - Tarleton Football

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OLB B.J. Jefferson, Tarleton State
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11/23/19 - Benjie Franklin, rSr/2022, Tarleton State, 6-0, 172 (DS#78 CB) + More +

2019 ALL-LONE STAR CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Benjie Franklin, Tarleton State, S, Jr., Houston, Texas,...The Texans had three players on second team defense: DT Jordan Phillips, OLB Tank Morgan, DB Benjie Franklin. Phillips posted 37 tackles, 6.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks while Morgan was fifth on the team with 47 tackles, 4.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks. Franklin tied for the team lead with four interceptions and added 36 tackles with seven pass breakups. - Tarleton State Football

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CB Benjie Franklin, Tarleton State
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11/23/19 - Tank Morgan, rSr/2022, Tarleton State, 6-1, 220 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

2019 ALL-LONE STAR CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Tank Morgan, Tarleton State, OLB, Jr., Daytona Beach, Fla.,...The Texans had three players on second team defense: DT Jordan Phillips, OLB Tank Morgan, DB Benjie Franklin. Phillips posted 37 tackles, 6.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks while Morgan was fifth on the team with 47 tackles, 4.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks. Franklin tied for the team lead with four interceptions and added 36 tackles with seven pass breakups. - Tarleton State Football

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OLB Tank Morgan, Tarleton State
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11/23/19 - Jordan Phillips, Sr/2020, Tarleton State, 6-3, 310 (DS#999 DT) + More +

2019 ALL-LONE STAR CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Jordan Phillips, Tarleton State, DT, Sr., Fullerton, Calif.,...The Texans had three players on second team defense: DT Jordan Phillips, OLB Tank Morgan, DB Benjie Franklin. Phillips posted 37 tackles, 6.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks while Morgan was fifth on the team with 47 tackles, 4.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks. Franklin tied for the team lead with four interceptions and added 36 tackles with seven pass breakups. - Tarleton State Football

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DT Jordan Phillips, Tarleton State
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