CLEVELAND, OH – Phil Steele has released his Midseason All‑Independent Team, featuring 17 members of the BYU football team, the most honorees of all the independent teams.
The Cougars have seven players on the first team and 10 more named to the second team. Offensive lineman Matt Reynolds, linebacker Kyle Van Noy and kick returner Cody Hoffman were also Phil Steele 2011 Midseason All-American Honorable Mentions.
Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is one of the nation’s most informative preseason football magazines and has always released Preseason, Midseason and Postseason All-American teams as well as All-Conference teams. For a full list of All-Conference teams and All-American teams, please visit PhilSteele.com.
2011 Midseason All-Independent Team
Offense
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM
QB Tommy Rees, Notre Dame Kriss Proctor, Navy
RB Cierre Wood, Notre Dame Alexander Teich, Navy
RB Raymond Maples, Army Malcolm Brown, Army
WR Michael Floyd, Notre Dame McKay Jacobson, BYU
WR Theo Riddick, Notre Dame Cody Hoffman, BYU
TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame Austin Holt, BYU
C Brady DeMell, Navy Braxston Cave, Notre Dame
OG Trevor Robinson, Notre Dame John Dowd, Navy
OG Braden Hansen, BYU Frank Allen, Army
OT Zack Martin, Notre Dame Braden Brown, BYU
OT Matt Reynolds, BYU Ryan Basford, Navy
Defense
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM
DL Ethan Johnson, Notre Dame Kapron Lewis-Moore, Notre Dame
DL Jabaree Tuani, Navy Romney Fuga, BYU
DL Hebron Fangupo, BYU AJ Mackey, Army
LB Manti Te’o, Notre Dame Brandon Ogletree, BYU
LB Steve Erzinger, Army Andrew Rodriguez, Army
LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU Darius Fleming, Notre Dame
LB Matt Warrick, Navy Uona Kaveinga, BYU
CB Corby Eason, BYU Gary Gray, Notre Dame
CB Robert Blanton, Notre Dame Kwesi Mitchell, Navy
S Harrison Smith, Notre Dame Tra’ves Bush, Navy
S Tyler Dickson, Army Travis Uale, BYU
Special Teams
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM
K Jon Teague, Navy Justin Sorensen, BYU
P Riley Stephenson, BYU Chris Boldt, Army
KR Cody Hoffman, BYU George Atkinson III, Notre Dame
PR Gary Myers, Navy JD Falslev, BYU