Northwest Missouri State junior Matt Longacre was named the D2Football.com Defensive Player of the Year and Adam Dorrel was named the Coach of the Year by D2Football.com in a release today. Longacre and cornerback Brandon Dixon both earned first-team All-America honors. Cornerback Brian Dixon wastabbed on the second team and linebacker DJ Gnader earned third team honors.

The D2Football.com All-America Team was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with input from coaches, scouts, media members, and sports information directors from around the country.

D2Football.com has named an All-America Team since its inception in 2000.

— Northwest Sports Information —