2016AllPFL

Fifty-seven student athletes have been named to the 24th All-Pioneer Football League teams, Tuesday. All selections were made by the league's coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes. San Diego had a league-high nine players named first team, with four earning second team honors and another five recognized as honorable mention.

Garnering first team honors for USD was senior WR Brian Riley (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.), sophomore QB Anthony Lawrence (La Mesa, Calif.), senior RB Jonah Hodges (Santa Cruz, Calif.), junior FB Tevin Heyward (San Diego, Calif.), junior OL Miles McArdle (Napa, Calif.), sophomore OL Daniel Cooney (Western Springs, IL), junior DE Jonathan Petersen (Poway, Calif.), senior LB Nic Henson (Chandler, Ariz.) and senior CB Jamal Agnew (San Diego, Calif.).

Second team honorees included junior TE Ross Dwelley (El Dorado Hills, Calif.), junior OL Joe Hurney (Charlotte, NC), senior CB Devyn Bryant (San Diego, Calif.) and junior safety Ray Clark (Brentwood, Calif.). Earning honorable mention honors was senior RB Jereke Armstrong (Escondido, Calif.), senior DT Jalen Smith (San Diego, Calif.), senior DT Jamal Newman (Oceanside, Calif.), junior PK/P Jack Flatau (Oceanside, Calif.) and senior punt returner Jamal Agnew (San Diego, Calif.).

Also highlighting the 2016 All-PFL Teams were three unanimous selections, each from league champion San Diego: Riley, Petersen and senior running back Jonah Hodges, the league's Offensive Player of the Year. On Monday, San Diego head coach Dale Lindsey was named the PFL Coach of the Year.

Stetson senior safety Donald Payne, the league's Defensive Player of the Year, becomes the seventh PFL athlete to receive First-Team All-PFL honors four times during their career. It has been nearly a decade since the previous four-time honoree -- Drake running back Scott Phaydavong (2004-07).

In addition to Payne's four-time milestone, a quartet of players also earned their third First-Team All-PFL citation with their selection to this season's squad. Dayton senior linebacker Christopher Beaschler and senior kicker William Will were joined by Jacksonville senior linebacker Grady Redding and Drake senior tight end Eric Saubert as three-time recipients.

A further four 2016 honorees received their second first-team award, each from Dayton: senior offensive lineman Jim Vogel, defensive back Cameron Stubbs, defensive back Christian Searles, senior punter Sean Smith.

In addition to the 57 student-athletes recognized on the league's first and second teams, 75 student-athletes received honorable mention recognition.

The Academic All-PFL team, highlighted by the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year, will be released Wednesday, concluding the league's awards week.