Donovan Green’s hard work on the field made him a starter on the Northwestern State defensive line.
His work in the classroom landed him on the Southland Football All-Academic Team, which was announced Tuesday afternoon by the conference office. League coaches, sports information directors and academic personnel voted on the team.
Green led the Demons with three sacks in NSU’s six games. His 0.5 sacks per game ranked him 63rd nationally in the FCS. He added five tackles for loss with those going for a team-high 28 yards while his 19 tackles tied for sixth on the team.
He added five quarterback hurries, his first career interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick. Green has started 27 games in his Northwestern State career, including all six this past season.
A junior from Palmetto who played his high school football at Opelousas Catholic, Green holds a 3.53 grade point average as an electronics engineering technology major. He is scheduled to complete his undergraduate degree in May.
STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Austin Dunlap, Southeastern
QB – Zach Clement, Southeastern
RB – Collin Guggenheim, Nicholls
RB – D’Angelo Durham, McNeese
TE – Lee Negrotto, Nicholls
WR – Karl Reynolds, HCU
WR – Brandon Porter, UIW
WR – Sevonne Rhea, Lamar
OL – Jacob Dicharry, Lamar
OL – Christian Hood, HCU
OL – Robbie Pizzolato, Nicholls
OL – Nolan Hay, HCU
OL – Hayes Creel, McNeese
LS – Trey Vondenstein, McNeese
K – Emmanuel Adagbon, A&M-Commerce
P – Austin Dunlap, Southeastern
DL – Zack Bernard, Nicholls
DL – Zae Smith, HCU
DL – Earnest Grayson, McNeese
DL – Donovan Green, Northwestern State
LB – Xavier McIntyre, HCU
LB – Ricky Rich, UIW
LB – Brayden Faulkner, Lamar
LB – Brayden Adams, McNeese
DB – Tre Richardson, UIW
DB – Justin Dumas, Southeastern
DB – Sean-Krystoff King, A&M-Commerce