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| By Dave Hilbert, d3photography.com; Wheaton athletics |
North Central quarterback Broc Rutter and Wheaton defensive tackle Dallas McRae lead the D3football.com 2019 All-North Region team. Rutter was named North Region Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, while McRae was named the North Region Defensive Player of the Year.
Aurora University coach Don Beebe, who led the Spartans to a 9-2 record in his first season as the program’s head coach, is the North Region Coach of the Year. Beebe took over a team which finished 5-5 last season, and in his first year as head coach, led Aurora to the playoffs. The Spartans pushed St. John’s to the brink in the first round of the NCAA postseason.
McRae, a senior from Crown Point, Indiana, helped Wheaton to a 12-1 record. The Thunder reached the national quarterfinals as McRae racked up a team-high 18.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks on the season. He finished with 52 tackles, 36 solo, and had eight quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. His totals included two sacks of St. John’s quarterback Jackson Erdmann in the quarterfinal round and two sacks of Rutter in the teams’ regular-season meeting.
Rutter, a senior from Naperville, Illinois, has led the Cardinals to a 12-1 record and the semifinals of the NCAA Division III football playoffs, throwing 49 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. He has completed 71.8 percent of his passes, averaging 318.1 yards per game, while also rushing for two touchdowns. Rutter threw for 522 yards and five touchdowns in the second round of the playoffs, helping hand Mount Union its earliest playoff defeat in a quarter-century.
The teams, selected in balloting by North Region sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 212 nominations by Division III member schools. A total of 78 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced the evening of Dec. 20, in D3football.com’s pregame coverage for Stagg Bowl XLVII.
D3football.com 2019 All-North Region Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Broc Rutter, QB, North Central
Defensive Player of the Year: Dallas McRae, DT, Wheaton
Coach of the Year: Don Beebe, Aurora
| First Team Offense | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Broc Rutter | North Central | Sr. | Naperville, Ill. |
| RB | Ethan Greenfield | North Central | So. | Lindenhurst, Ill. |
| RB | Alex Minton | Denison | Sr. | Bethel Park, Pa. |
| WR | Justin Hill | Mount Union | Sr. | Circleville, Ohio |
| WR | Andrew Kamienski | North Central | Jr. | Pingree Grove, Ill. |
| TE | Colton Jewell | Aurora | Sr. | Lake Villa, Ill. |
| T | Sean Sherman | Mount Union | Sr. | Springboro, Ohio |
| G | Sharmore Clarke | North Central | Jr. | Oak Park, Ill. |
| C | Zach Smith | Hope | Sr. | Suttons Bay, Mich. |
| G | Jonny Todd | Mount Union | Sr. | Canton, Ohio |
| T | Frank Zoltan | Denison | Sr. | Evanston, Ill. |
| K | Gavin Costello | Muskingum | So. | Silver Lake, Ohio |
| RET | Dean Zigulich | Illinois Wesleyan | Sr. | Riverside, Ill. |
| First Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Tim Ousley | Muskingum | Sr. | McArthur, Ohio |
| DT | Dallas McRae | Wheaton | Sr. | Crown Point, Ind. |
| DT | Conner Bogard | John Carroll | Sr. | Cleveland, Ohio |
| DE | Patrick O’Connell | Wheaton | Sr. | Long Grove, Ill. |
| LB | Mark Niles | Ohio Northern | Sr. | Miramar, Fla. |
| LB | Kyle Treber | Hanover | Jr. | Mishawaka, Ind. |
| LB | Ryan Schwartz | Wheaton | Jr. | Burbank, Ohio |
| CB | Spencer Rowland | Wheaton | Sr. | Greenville, Mich. |
| S | Nick Heidel | Ohio Wesleyan | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| S | Kordell Ford | Mount Union | Jr. | Massillon, Ohio |
| CB | Jake Beesley | North Central | Jr. | Champaign, Ill. |
| P | Joey Annee | Wabash | So. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| ST | Keion Adams | Aurora | Sr. | Elgin, Ill. |
| Second Team Offense | ||||
| QB | D’Angelo Fulford | Mount Union | Sr. | Miramar, Fla. |
| RB | Christiaan Williams | Ohio Northern | Jr. | Sidney, Ohio |
| RB | Josh Petruccelli | Mount Union | Jr. | Perry, Ohio |
| WR | Jacolby Maxwell | Aurora | Sr. | Romeoville, Ill. |
| WR | Adam Terrini | Wheaton | Sr. | Winfield, Ill. |
| TE | Cole Hissong | Wooster | So. | Shreve, Ohio |
| T | BoDee Steber | Aurora | Sr. | Newton, Ill. |
| G | Gabriel McGill | Wheaton | Jr. | Plano, Texas |
| C | Jake Hibben | Wheaton | Sr. | Littleton, Colo. |
| G | Brad Wienhold | Heidelberg | Sr. | Madison, Ohio |
| T | Brendan Klaus | Mount Union | Sr. | Brighton, Mich. |
| K | Pat Kramer | Denison | Jr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| RET | Brock Martin | Ohio Northern | So. | Attica, Ohio |
| Second Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Xavier Holley | Augustana | Sr. | Davenport, Iowa |
| DT | Mike Murphy | Illinois Wesleyan | Jr. | Orland Park, Ill. |
| DT | Jake Holaday | Wheaton | Jr. | Brandon, Miss. |
| DE | Nate Keirn | Denison | Sr. | Medina, Ohio |
| LB | Mason Dekker | Hope | Sr. | Holland, Mich. |
| LB | Trey Williams | Mount Union | Sr. | Cardington, Ohio |
| LB | Luke Sawicki | Augustana | Sr. | Naperville, Ill. |
| CB | Tramon Wiley | Heidelberg | Jr. | Eastpointe, Mich. |
| S | Corey Kennedy | Wheaton | Sr. | Aurora, Ill. |
| S | Casey Dycus | Aurora | Jr. | Wonder Lake, Ill. |
| CB | Troy Jones | Wittenberg | Sr. | Orlando, Fla. |
| P | Johnny Davidson | Washington U. | Sr. | Inverness, Ill. |
| ST | Kyle Hogan | Ohio Wesleyan | Sr. | Centerburg, Ohio |
| Third Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Gavin Zimbelman | Aurora | Jr. | Menteno, Ill. |
| RB | Donavan Henderson | Manchester | Sr. | Hollywood, Fla. |
| RB | Lance Moise | Concordia-Chicago | Sr. | Coral Springs, Fla. |
| WR | Noah Thomas | Rose-Hulman | Jr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| WR | James Douglass III | Eureka | Sr. | Orlando, Fla. |
| TE | David Meza | Carroll | Sr. | Berlin, Wis. |
| T | Timothy Ivery | Hope | Sr. | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. |
| G | Ricky Strba | North Central | Sr. | Buffalo Grove, Ill. |
| C | Joey Presutti | Mount Union | Jr. | Houston, Texas |
| G | Chase Bouschor | Albion | Sr. | Sault Saint Marie, Mich. |
| T | Austin Jarnagin | Benedictine | Sr. | Kankakee, Ill. |
| K | Griffin Bowes | Wheaton | Sr. | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| RET | Chase Balla | Allegheny | Jr. | New Kensington, Pa. |
| Third Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Cal Reynolds | John Carroll | Sr. | Cleveland, Ohio |
| DT | D’Andre Brown | Wooster | Sr. | Atlanta, Ga. |
| DT | Corey Vincent | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Frankfort, Ill. |
| DE | Josh Bever | Ohio Northern | Fr. | Ashland, Ohio |
| LB | Scottie Bobeck | Benedictine | Sr. | Kenosha, Wis. |
| LB | Jonathan Seay | Wittenberg | Sr. | Miramar, Fla. |
| LB | Brandon Yeagy | Wabash | Sr. | Lafayette, Ind. |
| CB | Tay Pryor | Marietta | Jr. | Canton, Ohio |
| S | Antonio Crossty | Bluffton | Jr. | Wooster, Ohio |
| S | Anthony Merriman | Olivet | So. | Ferndale, Mich. |
| CB | Trevon Moore | Eureka | Sr. | Aurora, Ill. |
| P | Luke Green-Lauber | Otterbein | Sr. | Columbus, Ohio |
| ST | Quinten Hunt | Allegheny | Sr. | Buckeye, Ariz. |