EASTERN 2016 FOOTBALL CELEBRATING 30 YEARS IN THE BIG SKY & 50 AT ROOS (WOODWARD) FIELD! 1997 - Harry Leons, Quarterback (Football Gazette) 1997 - Harry Leons, Quarterback (College Football Chronicle) 1997 - Jeff Ogden, Wide Receiver (Football Gazette) 1997 - Maurice Perigo, Free Safety (Football Gazette) 1997 - Derek Strey, Linebacker (Football Gazette) 1996 - Jim Buzzard, Off. Guard (Football Gazette) 1995 - Tom Ackerman, Off. Guard (Football Gazette) 1994 - Jesse Hardt, Tight End (Sports Network) 1994 - Evan Brady, Linebacker (Sports Network) 1991 - Kurt Schulz, Defensive Back (Football Gazette) 1991 - Alex Lacson, Kicker (Football Gazette) 1991 - Kevin Sargent, Off. Tackle (Sports Network) 1985 - Mike Kingston, Def. Tackle (Associated Press) 1985 - Jamie Townsend, Running Back (Assoc. Press) 1985 - Rick Worman, Quarterback (Associated Press) 1985 - Chris Seidel, Linebacker (Associated Press)
National Coach of the Year
2010 - Beau Baldwin (College Sporting News) 2010 - Beau Baldwin (American Football Monthly)
Other National Awards/Honors
2014 - Beau Baldwin (12th in the Voting for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award) 2014 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Second in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2014 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (18th in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2013 - Beau Baldwin (Sixth in the Voting for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Second in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2013 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Finalist for Geico Play of the Year/Game-Winning TD at Oregon State) 2013 - Ronnie Hamlin (12th in the Voting for The Sports
Network Buck Buchanan Award) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America First Team) 2013 - Cooper Kupp, Wide Receiver (Phil Steele Publications Freshman All-America First Team) 2013 - Samson Ebukam, Wide Receiver (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America Second Team) 2013 - Samson Ebukam, Wide Receiver (Phil Steele Publications Freshman All-America Second Team) 2012 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America Team) 2012 - Vernon Adams Jr., Quarterback (Finalist for Geico Play of the Year/Scramble and TD Pass vs. Sacramento State) 2012 - Jordan Tonani, Safety (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America Team) 2012 - Shaq Hill, Kickoff Returner (College Sports Journal Freshman All-America Team) 2012 - Beau Baldwin (Fifth in the Voting for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award) 2012 - Vernon Adams Jr. (The Sports Network Jerry Rice Award Voting List) 2011 - Jake Miller, Punter (College Sports Journal All-Freshman All-America Team) 2010 - Bo Levi Mitchell (Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Division I Championship Game) 2010 - Brandon Kaufman (College Sporting News FCS Playoffs MVP) 2010 - Taiwan Jones (Fourth in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2010 - Beau Baldwin (Third in the Voting for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award) 2010 - Beau Baldwin (Finalist for Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award) 2009 - Matt Nichols (Fourth in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award) 2001 - Jesse Chatman (Fourth in the Voting for The Sports Network Walter Payton Award)
AFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year 2014 - Beau Baldwin 1997 - Mike Kramer
Aaron Neary and Clay DeBord Earn All-America Honors and Play in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
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ll-America offensive linemen AARON NEARY (#72) and CLAY DeBORD (#78) were both selected to the College Sporting News “Fabulous Fifty” team at the conclusion of 2015 season. DeBord was honored on the Associated Press All-America first team a day after receiving the same honors on the STATS FCS All-America Team. Neary, a senior guard and two-time All-America selection, was named to the AP second team. The College Sports Madness All-America squad featured DeBord and Neary on the second squad.
Both players earned first team All-Big Sky accolades in 2015, were preseason All-America selections, and hail from East of the Cascade Mountains in Washington. Neary is a 2011 graduate of Hanford HS in Richland, Wash.; and DeBord is a 2011 graduate of Asotin (Wash.) High School. DeBord and Neary concluded their collegiate careers by playing in the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 23 in Carson, Calif. That duo helped Eastern rank eighth in FCS in total offense with an average of 478.5 yards per game, including the nation’s top passing offense (353.3 per game). Eastern was also 19th in scoring (34.6). DeBord was a second team all-league pick in 2013 and honorable mention in 2014, and Neary was a first team AllBig Sky selection as a junior. DeBord started a school-record 51 games as an Eagle, playing in a total of 52. Neary started 24 of the 46 games he played. DeBord and Neary were among a group of 14 Eagle seniors who were a part of three Big Sky Conference championships and a trio of playoff berths. Eastern won 27 of 32 Big Sky Conference games and 40 games overall from 2012-15. The Eagles have now had 24 offensive linemen earn All-America accolades in the last 23 years (1993-2015) while winning 26 first team All-Big Sky Conference honors (1993-2015). In 2014, Neary joined tackle Jake Rodgers as All-America and first team All-Big Sky selections.
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