BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Samford senior wide receiver Karel Hamilton was named first team STATS FCS All-American and sophomore quarterback Devlin Hodges was named third team All-American, when STATS released its postseason teams Tuesday morning.
 
This marks the third All-America team for Hamilton, as he was earlier named to postseason teams by the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association. Hodges was also named All-American by the Associated Press earlier this month.
 
For the season, Hamilton caught 111 passes for 1,389 yards and 14 touchdowns. Hamilton led the nation in receptions per game (10.1), and he ranks second in the nation in receiving yards per game (126.3), and fourth in total receiving yards (1,389).
 
Hamilton currently holds single-season Samford records for receptions (111) and receiving yards (1,389). He also holds school career records for receptions (279) and receiving yards (3,803), and he has tied the career record for touchdown receptions (31).
 
Hodges completed 375-of-530 passes for 4,088 yards and 36 touchdowns. He ranks second in the nation in total offense per game (359.2), and he ranks third nationally in passing yards (4,088), passing yards per game (340.7), passing touchdowns (36) and points responsible for (240).
 
Currently, Hodges holds Samford single-season records for passing yards (4,088), pass attempts (530), pass completions (375), completion percentage (70.8), touchdown passes (36), total offense (4,310) and most offensive plays (641), and he tied for the record for most touchdowns responsible for (40). Hodges also holds single-game school records for total offense (513 vs. Mississippi State) and most offensive plays (86 vs. Mississippi State).
 
This season, Samford finished with a record of 7-5 overall and 5-3 in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs reached the NCAA Division I-FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2013.
 
2016 STATS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
*-To be determined by STATS FCS Walter Payton Award results
*QB - Jeremiah Briscoe, junior, 6-3, 220, Sam Houston State, or Gage Gubrud, sophomore, 6-2, 195, Eastern Washington
RB - Tarik Cohen, senior, 5-6, 173, North Carolina A&T
RB - Chase Edmonds, junior, 5-9, 196, Fordham
FB - Joe Protheroe, junior, 6-0, 225, Cal Poly
WR - Karel Hamilton, senior, 6-1, 202, Samford
WR - Cooper Kupp, senior, 6-2, 215, Eastern Washington
TE - Dallas Goedert, junior, 6-5, 250, South Dakota State
OL - Julie'n Davenport, senior, 6-7, 315, Bucknell
OL - Casey Dunn, senior, 6-3, 290, Jacksonville State
OL - Zack Johnson, senior, 6-4, 329, North Dakota State
OL - Mitch Kirsch, senior, 6-6, 290, James Madison
OL - Brandon Parker, junior, 6-7, 299, North Carolina A&T
 
DEFENSE
DL - Keionta Davis, senior, 6-4, 270, Chattanooga
DL - P.J. Hall, junior, 6-1, 280, Sam Houston State
DL - Tanoh Kpassagnon, senior, 6-7, 275, Villanova
DL - Karter Schult, senior, 6-2, 265, Northern Iowa
LB - Dylan Cole, senior, 6-1, 240, Missouri State
LB - Folarin Orimolade, senior, 5-11, 240, Dartmouth
LB - Christian Kuntz, senior, 6-1, 220, Duquesne
LB - Brett Taylor, junior, 6-2, 230, Western Illinois
DB - Dee Delaney, junior, 6-1, 193, The Citadel
DB - Lorenzo Jerome, senior, 6-0, 195, Saint Francis
DB - Donald Payne, senior, 6-1, 219, Stetson
DB - Cole Reyes, junior, 6-2, 215, North Dakota
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - David Marvin, junior, 6-2, 210, Wofford
P - Miles Bergner, senior, 6-0, 225, South Dakota
LS - Joshua Appel, senior, 6-2, 250, Indiana State
KR - Darius Hammond, senior, 5-10, 192, Charleston Southern
PR - Rashard Davis, senior, 5-9, 175, James Madison
AP - John Lovett, junior, 6-3, 225, Princeton
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
*QB - Jeremiah Briscoe, junior, 6-3, 220, Sam Houston State, or Gage Gubrud, sophomore, 6-2, 195, Eastern Washington
RB - Khalid Abdullah, senior, 5-10, 220 James Madison
RB - De'Angelo Henderson, senior, 5-8, 205, Coastal Carolina
FB - Lorenzo Long, senior, 5-9, 205, Wofford
WR - Brian Brown, senior, 6-2, 205, Richmond
WR - Justin Watson, junior, 6-3, 210, Penn
WR - Jake Wieneke, junior, 6-4, 215, South Dakota State
TE - Eric Saubert, senior, 6-5, 251, Drake
OL - Erik Austell, senior, 6-4, 285, Charleston Southern
OL - Jessamen Dunker, senior, 6-5, 290, Tennessee State
OL - J.P. Flynn, senior, 6-5, 320, Montana State
OL - Corey Levin, senior, 6-5, 305, Chattanooga
OL - Timon Parris, junior, 6-5, 310, Stony Brook
OL - Isaiah Pinson, junior, 6-3, 267, The Citadel
 
DEFENSE
DL - Pat Afriyie, junior, 6-2, 235, Colgate
DL - Winston Craig, senior, 6-4, 290, Richmond
DL - Anthony Ellis, junior, 6-1, 245, Charleston Southern
DL - Darius Jackson, junior, 6-3, 237, Jacksonville State
DL - Derek Rivers, senior, 6-5, 250, Youngstown State
LB - Austin Calitro, senior, 6-0, 245, Villanova
LB - Chad Geter, senior, 6-2, 253, Gardner-Webb
LB - Darius Leonard, junior, 6-3, 220, South Carolina State
LB - Alex Searce, senior, 6-3, 220, Coastal Carolina
DB - Mike Basile, junior, 6-1, 200, Monmouth
DB - Casey DeAndrade, senior, 5-11, 212, New Hampshire
DB - Tre Dempsey, junior, 5-10, 179, North Dakota State
DB - Brendan Langley, senior, 6-2, 193, Lamar
DB - Ezra Robinson, senior, 6-1, 180, Tennessee State
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Griffin Trau, sophomore, 5-8, 180, Richmond
P - Tate Lewis, senior, 6-6, 230, Weber State
LS - James Fisher, junior, 6-2, 216, North Dakota State
KR - John Santiago, sophomore, 5-9, 180, North Dakota
PR - Khalid Thomas, senior, 5-10, 175, Alabama State
AP - Detrez Newsome, junior, 5-10, 210, Western Carolina
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Taryn Christion, sophomore, 6-2, 215, South Dakota State
QB - Devlin Hodges, sophomore, 6-1, 213, Samford
RB - Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, sophomore, 5-9, 199, Albany
RB - Lenard Tillery, senior, 5-10, 200, Southern
FB - Chase Morlock, senior, 6-0, 233, North Dakota State
FB - Tyler Renew, senior, 5-11, 217, The Citadel
WR - Lance Lenoir, senior, 6-0, 210, Western Illinois
WR - Kamron Lewis, sophomore, 6-4, 195, Saint Francis
WR - Troy Pelletier, junior, 6-3, 205, Lehigh
TE - Andrew Vollert, junior, 6-5, 245, Weber State
OL - Bridge Blount, senior, 5-10, 295, Sam Houston State
OL - Matt Fisher, senior, 6-5, 280, Cal Poly
OL - Ben Huss, junior, 6-2, 307 Duquesne
OL - Voghens Larrieux, senior, 6-5, 290, Coastal Carolina
OL - Jerry Ugokwe, senior, 6-8, 305, William & Mary
OL - Anton Wahrby, senior, 6-5, 300, Wofford
 
DEFENSE
DL - Siupeli Anau, senior, 6-3, 250, Northern Arizona
DL - Samson Ebukam, senior, 6-3, 240, Eastern Washington
DL - Kurt Holuba, junior, 6-4, 270, Princeton
DL - Javancy Jones, senior, 6-2, 245, Jackson State
DL - Patrick Ricard, senior, 6-3, 285, Maine
LB - Darien Anderson, senior, 6-1, 240, Alcorn State
LB - Solomon Brown, sophomore, 6-1, 220, Charleston Southern
LB - Garrett Dolan, junior, 6-2, 240, Houston Baptist
LB - Nakevion Leslie, senior, 5-11, 225, Chattanooga
DB - LeRoy Alexander, senior, 6-0, 195, Youngstown State
DB - Marlon Bridges, freshman, 6-1, 210, Jacksonville State
DB - Taylor Reynolds, senior, 6-0, 195, James Madison
DB - Tyler Williams, senior, 6-1, 194, Central Arkansas
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Lane Clark, junior, 5-11, 170, Tennessee State
PK - Eric Medina, junior, 5-11, 195, Texas Southern
P - Jake Ryder, senior, 6-0, 180, Towson
LS - Hunter Winstead, junior, 6-0, 240, Liberty
KR - Shane Simpson, freshman, 5-9, 185, Towson
PR - Jake Wieczorek, senior, 6-0, 195, Holy Cross
AP - Jonah Hodges, senior, 5-10, 194, San Diego