2011 Preview - All-MAC Team & Top Players

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- 2011 Akron Preview | 2011 Bowling Green Preview
- 2011 Buffalo Preview | 2011 Kent State Preview
- 2011 Miami Univ. Preview | 2011 Ohio Preview
- 2011 Temple Preview

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- 2011 Ball State Preview | 2011 Central Michigan Preview
- 2011 Eastern Michigan Preview | 2011 Northern Illinois Preview
- 2011 Toledo Preview | 2011 Western Michigan Preview
 
- 2011 MAC Preview | 2011 MAC Unit Rankings
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- 2011 MAC East Team By Team Looks & Predicted Finish | 2011 MAC Thoughts
- 2011 MAC West Team By Team Looks & Predicted Finish | 2010 MAC Preview

2011 CFN Preseason MAC Offensive Player

RB Bernard Pierce, Jr. Temple

Pierce exploded onto the scene as a true freshman rushing for 1,361 yards and 16 touchdowns as a true freshman, and while he might be the MAC’s best player when healthy, staying in one piece has been a nagging problem. After breaking down late in 2009 with a shoulder injury, he came back to rock over the first few games of last year, highlighted by a 169-yard, two score day against UConn. But he suffered a hand injury the next week against Penn State, and then he was hit with an ankle problem, and then he missed the final two games of the year with a hamstring. The 6-0, 218-pounder is big, strong, fast, and great around the goal line, with ten rushing scores and 728 yards on the year. Now he has to prove he can handle the work.

2011 CFN Preseason MAC Defensive Player

DE Roosevelt Nix, Soph. Kent State

While he’s a short end, at 6-0 and 255 pounds he’s built like a linebacker but can fly with an incredible burst off the ball. Dominant throughout the year, he finished with 43 tackles with a MAC-leading ten sacks, 20 tackles for loss, and with eight quarterback hurries and four forced fumbles. As good as he was, though, he was keyed on over the second half of the year and came up with just one sack in the final five games. He destroyed Akron with three sacks and Bowling Green for two, and while he didn’t get in the backfield as much over the final month he was still active and still freed up the rest of the line with so much attention paid his way.

First Team Preseason All-MAC Offense QB - Chandler Harnish, Sr. NIU RB - Bernard Pierce, Jr. Temple RB - Adonis Thomas, Sr. Toledo WR - Kamar Jorden, Sr. BGSU WR - Eric Page, Jr. Toledo TE - Evan Rodriguez, Sr. Temple OL - Ben Bojicic, Sr. BGSU OL - Joe Flading, Sr. Ohio OL - Trevor Olson, Sr. NIU OL - A.J. Strum, Sr. Ohio OL - Scott Wedige, Sr. NIU PK - Matt Weller, Jr. Ohio KR - Eric Page, Jr. Toledo First Team Preseason All-MAC Defense DL - Chris Jones, Jr. BGSU DL - Steven Means, Jr. Buffalo DL - Roosevelt Nix, Soph. Kent St DL - Adrian Robinson, Sr. Temple LB - Noah Keller, Sr. Ohio LB - Khalil Mack, Soph. Buffalo LB - Dwayne Woods, Jr. BGSU DB - Jahleel Addae, Jr. CMU DB - Sean Baker, Sr. Ball State DB - Kee-ayre Griffin, Sr. Temple DB - Lewis Toler, Soph. WMU P – Matt Rinehart, Sr. Kent St PR - Terrell Jackson, Sr. Buffalo Second Team Preseason All-MAC Offense QB - Alex Carder, Jr. WMU RB - Matt Brown, Jr. Temple RB - Jasmin Hopkins, Sr. NIU WR - LaVon Brazill, Sr. Ohio WR - Jordan White, Sr. WMU TE - Richard Hall, Soph. Akron OL - Jake Anderson, Sr. Akron OL - Steve Caputo, Sr. Temple OL - Eric Fisher, Jr. CMU OL - Matt Ostrowski, Sr. Buffalo OL - Mike VanDerMeulen, Sr. Toledo PK – John Potter, Sr. WMU KR – Eric Williams, Jr. Ball St Second Team Preseason All-MAC Defense DL - Austin Brown, Jr. Miami DL - Paul Hazel, Jr. WMU DL - Shahid Paulhill, Soph. Temple DL - Sean Progar, Jr. NIU LB - Travis Freeman, Jr. Ball State LB - Brian Wagner, Jr. Akron LB - Jerrell Wedge, Sr. Miami DB - Tommy Davis, Jr. NIU DB - Jason Pinkston, Jr. Ball State DB - Marlon Pollard, Soph. EMU DB - Norman Wolfe, Sr. Kent State P – Ben Armer, Sr. WMU PR – Eugene Cooper, Sr. BGSU

Top 30 Preseason MAC Players 1. DE Roosevelt Nix, Soph. Kent St 2. RB Bernard Pierce, Jr. Temple 3. QB Chandler Harnish, Sr. NIU 4. LB Dwayne Woods, Jr. BGSU 5. WR Kamar Jorden, Sr. BGSU 6. WR/KR Eric Page, Jr. Toledo 7. QB Alex Carder, Jr. WMU 8. DE Adrian Robinson, Sr. Temple 9. LB Noah Keller, Sr. Ohio 10. SS Sean Baker, Sr. Ball State 11. LB Khalil Mack, Soph. Buffalo 12. LB Brian Wagner, Jr. Akron 13. LB Jerrell Wedge, Sr. Miami 14. QB Ryan Radcliff, Jr. CMU 15. WR Jordan White, Sr. WMU 16. RB Adonis Thomas, Sr. Toledo 17. RB Matt Brown, Jr. Temple 18. WR/PR LaVon Brazill, Sr. Ohio 19. QB Zac Dysert, Jr. Miami 20. OT Trevor Olson, Sr. NIU 21. DT Chris Jones, Jr. BGSU 22. QB Alex Gillett, Jr. EMU 23. LB Travis Freeman, Jr. Ball State 24. DE Steven Means, Jr. Buffalo 25. DE Sean Progar, Jr. NIU 26. WR Marcus Rivers, Sr. Buffalo 27. SS Jahleel Addae, Jr. CMU 28. C Scott Wedige, Sr. NIU 29. WR Tyshon Goode, Jr. Kent St 30. LB Dan Molls, Jr. Toledo

 
EAST
- 2011 Akron Preview | 2011 Bowling Green Preview
- 2011 Buffalo Preview | 2011 Kent State Preview
- 2011 Miami Univ. Preview | 2011 Ohio Preview
- 2011 Temple Preview

WEST
- 2011 Ball State Preview | 2011 Central Michigan Preview
- 2011 Eastern Michigan Preview | 2011 Northern Illinois Preview
- 2011 Toledo Preview | 2011 Western Michigan Preview
 
- 2011 MAC Preview | 2011 MAC Unit Rankings
- 2011 CFN All-MAC Team & Top 30 Players | 2011 MAC Schedules & Picks
- 2011 CFN All-MAC West Team & Top 30 Players
- 2011 MAC East Team By Team Looks & Predicted Finish | 2011 MAC Thoughts
- 2011 MAC West Team By Team Looks & Predicted Finish | 2010 MAC Preview