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| Photos by RPI athletics; Mike Atherton, d3photography.com |
Johns Hopkins quarterback Ryan Stevens and RPI cornerback C.J. Lyons lead the D3football.com 2022 All-Region 2 team. Stevens was named Region 2 Offensive Player of the Year, while Lyons was named the Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year.
Ithaca coach Mike Toerper, who led the Bombers to the national quarterfinals in his first season as head coach, is the Region 2 Coach of the Year. It’s his second selection as a D3football.com regional Coach of the Year.
The 2022 D3football.com All-Region teams are sponsored by Stevenson University, hosts of Stagg Bowl XLIX, which will be played Friday, Dec. 16, at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. For more information, go to bit.ly/stagg49.
NCAA Division III realigned Division III football into six regions in 2021. Region 2 includes the Centennial Conference, Empire 8, Liberty League, New Jersey Athletic Conference and Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
Stevens, a senior from Santa Clarita, California, threw for 2,649 yards in 11 games for Johns Hopkins, completing 69.7 percent of his passes and throwing 35 touchdowns, with just five interceptions. He also ran for 224 yards and three additional touchdowns.
Lyons, a senior from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, recorded 34 total tackles, including four and a half tackles for loss from his cornerback spot for the Engineers. A lockdown receiver who opposing offenses avoided testing, Lyons broke up six passes and had one interception in RPI’s 11 games.
The teams, selected in balloting by Region 2 sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 220 nominations by full 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. 16, in D3football.com’s pregame coverage for Stagg Bowl XLIX.
2022 D3football.com All-Region 2 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Ryan Stevens, Sr., QB, Johns Hopkins
Defensive Player of the Year: C.J. Lyons, Sr., CB, RPI
Coach of the Year: Michael Toerper, Ithaca
| First Team Offense | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Ryan Stevens | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Santa Clarita, Calif. |
| RB | Jaden Alfanostjohn | Cortland | So. | Westhampton, N.Y. |
| RB | Joey Bildstein | Salisbury | Jr. | Ridgely, Md. |
| WR | Nate Palmer | Utica | Sr. | Verona, N.Y. |
| WR | Scott Fraser | Grove City | Jr. | Butler, Pa. |
| TE | Emmett Turner | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Outer Banks, N.C. |
| T | JR Woods | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Saddle River, N.J. |
| G | Jake Villanueva | Ithaca | Sr. | Hatboro, Pa. |
| C | Dalton Simpson | Susquehanna | Sr. | Dallas, Pa. |
| G | Connor Hill | Cortland | Sr. | Newfane, N.Y. |
| T | Tim Driscoll | Union | Sr. | Pleasantville, N.Y. |
| K | Nicholas Bahamonde | Ithaca | Sr. | Berryville, Va. |
| RET | Molayo Irefin | St. Vincent | Jr. | Bowie, Md. |
| First Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Luke Schuermann | Johns Hopkins | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
| DT | Dawson Dietz | Wash. & Jeff. | So. | Allison Park, Pa. |
| DT | Jordan Harris | Brockport | Sr. | Lyons, N.Y. |
| DE | Brayden Thimons | Westminster (Pa.) | Sr. | Natrona Hts., Pa. |
| LB | Matt DeSimpliciis | Ithaca | Sr. | Garden City, N.Y. |
| LB | Robert Coury | Carnegie Mellon | Jr. | Phillipsburg, N.J. |
| LB | Ernesto Mitchell | Morrisville State | Sr. | Wheatley Hts., N.Y. |
| CB | C.J. Lyons | RPI | Sr. | Rocky Mount, N.C. |
| S | Caleb Brubaker | Salisbury | So. | Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| S | Nick Seidel | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | West Bloomfield, Mich. |
| CB | Joshua Cordero | Cortland | Sr. | Monroe, N.Y. |
| P | Dan Giangrasso | Brockport | So. | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. |
| KO | Patrick Luby | Cortland | Jr. | Ridgewood, N.J. |
| Second Team Offense | ||||
| QB | A.J. Wingfield | Ithaca | Jr. | Franklin Lakes, N.J. |
| RB | Daniel Papantonis | Rochester | Jr. | Glen Gardner, N.J. |
| RB | Ryan Gomes | Westminster (Pa.) | Sr. | Tampa, Fla. |
| WR | Quinn Revere | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | McKinney, Texas |
| WR | Michael Feaster | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Montvale, N.J. |
| TE | Thomas Burke | TCNJ | Jr. | Tysons Corner, Va. |
| T | Daquan Griffin | Cortland | Sr. | Ithaca, N.Y. |
| G | Garrett Brophy | Johns Hopkins | So. | Grayson, Ga. |
| C | Thomas Olausen | RPI | Sr. | Middletown, N.J. |
| G | Luke Lodini | Brockport | Sr. | Stony Point, N.Y. |
| T | M.J. Ajimatanrareje | Salisbury | Jr. | Columbia, Md. |
| K | Elijah Hoffman | Susquehanna | Sr. | Elysburg, Pa. |
| RET | Kyle Howes | Susquehanna | So. | Ijamsville, Md. |
| Second Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Jimmie Warren | Utica | Sr. | Suffern, N.Y. |
| DT | Josh Cohen | RPI | Sr. | Wellesley, Mass. |
| DT | Bradley Beckwith | Rochester | Sr. | Oxford, N.Y. |
| DE | Ben Coyne | Carnegie Mellon | Sr. | McDonald, Pa. |
| LB | Nazier Wright | William Paterson | Sr. | Paterson, N.J. |
| LB | Joe Copp | Alfred | Jr. | Minoa, N.Y. |
| LB | Anthony Romano | Hobart | So. | Methuen, Mass. |
| CB | Justin Gerhart | Franklin & Marshall | Jr. | Lititz, Pa. |
| S | Drew Ehrlich | Wash. & Jeff. | Sr. | Annapolis, Md. |
| S | Brice Butler | Westminster (Pa.) | So. | Farrell, Pa. |
| CB | Raylens Boutin | Brockport | Jr. | Nyack, N.Y. |
| P | Sam Bingaman | Moravian | So. | Hummelstown, Pa. |
| LS | James McGettigan | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Ambler, Pa. |
| Third Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Zac Boyes | Cortland | So. | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| RB | Ike Irabor | Union | Sr. | Braintree, Mass. |
| RB | Diante Ball | Dickinson | So. | Winchester, Va. |
| WR | Cole Burgess | Cortland | Jr. | Greenwich, N.Y. |
| WR | Nicholas Dunneman | Union | Fr. | Montclair, N.J. |
| TE | Michael Lefever | Susquehanna | Sr. | Lancaster, Pa. |
| T | Nick Gonzalez | Susquehanna | Jr. | Verona, N.J. |
| G | Vinny LePre | Grove City | Sr. | Pine Grove, Pa. |
| C | Brian Mapp | Morrisville State | Sr. | Staten Island, N.Y. |
| G | Tony Mason | Salisbury | So. | New Castle, Del. |
| T | Gabe Cleveland | Westminster (Pa.) | Sr. | Cumming, Ga. |
| K | Ryan Castle | Christopher Newport | Sr. | Dublin, Va. |
| RET | Anthony D’Addetta | Ithaca | Sr. | Secaucus, N.J. |
| Third Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Alex Keith | Wash. & Jeff. | Sr. | Hartville, Ohio |
| DT | Sal Gurnari | Susquehanna | Sr. | Ashley, Pa. |
| DT | Will Brown | Morrisville State | Sr. | Amherst, N.Y. |
| DE | Ethan Belville | Ursinus | Sr. | Wallingford, Pa. |
| LB | Joe Deptula | RPI | Sr. | Watertown, Conn. |
| LB | Justin Johns | Wash. & Jeff. | Jr. | Murrysville, Pa. |
| LB | Duncan Van Kouteren | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | St. Augustine, Fla. |
| CB | John Washington | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| S | Kindrick Braxton | Christopher Newport | Jr. | Goochland, Va. |
| S | Mike Ramos | Montclair State | Sr. | Kenilworth, N.J. |
| CB | Adrian Williams | Carnegie Mellon | Jr. | Venetia, Pa. |
| P | Nick Firth | Kean | Sr. | Manville, N.J. |
| ST | Joel Zellem | Waynesburg | Sr. | Beaver Falls, Pa. |