Wayland Baptist’s Alden Mann has received another post-season award, this time being named to the Associated Press Little All-American Team.
 
The AP Little All-America Team recognizes outstanding players from NAIA as well as NCAA Division II and III schools.
 
Mann, who was picked to the second team, is the only player from the Central States Football League to be named to the elite squad.
 
Mann has received most every available post-season recognition available to him this season, most notably a second straight AFCA NAIA All-American First Team honor.
 
The 5-foot-10, 200-pound senior linebacker from Wimberley finished second in the NAIA with 17.0 tackles per game and set school records for most tackles in a career (403), season (136) and game (25). He was named CSFL Defensive Player of the Year and is a three-time All-CSFL pick, including a first-team honoree the last two seasons.
 
He also is a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award, recognizing the nation’s top small college defensive player. The winner of that award will be announced Dec. 24.
 
Mann was voted CSFL Defensive Player of the Week 10 times over the last two seasons, including NAIA National Player of the Week once. In addition, he was one of Wayland’s two Champions of Character representatives for best representing the five core values of the NAIA: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
 
In addition, he received Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and CoSIDA Academic All-American honors.
 
2016 Associated Press Little All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Justin Dvorak, senior, 6-0, 200, Colorado School of Mines.
Running backs — Marty Carter, sophomore, 6-0, 202, Grand Valley State; Trevor Heitland, senior, 5-11, 196, Coe.
Linemen — Jordan Morgan, senior, 6-4, 320, Kutztown; Zach Voytek, senior, 6-5, 300, New Haven (Conn.); Nate Theaker, senior, 6-6, 300, Wayne State; Peter Bateman, senior, 6-6, 285, Minnesota Duluth; Brooks Jenkins, senior, 6-4, 285, Mount Union.
Receivers — Garry Brown, senior, 6-1, 200, California (Pa.); Matt Heller, senior, 6-0, 195, Augustana; Koree Reed, junior, 6-1, 185, Hartwick.
All-purpose player — Keelan Cole, senior, 6-2, 175, Kentucky Wesleyan.
Kicker — Matt Davis, senior, 6-1, 190, North Carolina Pembroke.
DEFENSE
Linemen — John Flood, senior, 6-3, 243, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Lucky Baar, senior, 6-2, 250, McKendree; Sie Doe, Jr., senior, 6-1, 230, Fort Hays State; Collin Bevins, senior, 6-6, 285, Northwest Missouri State.
Linebackers — Carter Hanson, junior, 5-10, 190, St. John’s (Minn.); Osband Thompson, junior, 6-0, 194, Tuskegee; Tyke Kozeal, senior, 6-0, 240, Nebraska-Kearney.
Backs — Baylor Mullins, senior, 5-9, 190, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Philbert Martial, senior, 5-10, 166, North Alabama; Matt McKoy, senior, 6-2, 212, Saginaw Valley State; Drew Hebel, sophomore, 5-11, 172, Black Hills State;
Punter — Aaron LaDeaux, senior, 6-2, 193, Minot State.
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Kyle Zimmerman, senior, Northwest Missouri State.
Running backs — Austin Ekeler, senior, Western State; Chazz Middlebrook, sophomore, MacMurray.
Linemen — Stephen Evans, senior, North Alabama; Antoni Green, senior, Sioux Falls; Peter Gibson, senior, Wheaton; Alex Cappa, junior, Humboldt State; Jared Machorro, junior, Texas A&M Commerce.
Receivers — Xavier Ayers, senior, Western New Mexico; Damon Gibson, junior, Minnesota State (Moorhead); Jesse Zubik, junior, Washington & Jefferson;
All-purpose player — TJ Brown, senior, Sterling.
Kicker — Will Gingery, senior, Wittenberg.
DEFENSE
Linemen — Teidrick Smith, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Whitney Richardson, junior, Lane; Dylan Donahue, senior, West Georgia; Marcus Martin, junior, Slippery Rock.
Linebackers — Matt Barnes, senior, Monmouth (Ill.); Alden Mann, senior, Wayland Baptist; Cody Burtscher, senior, Tarleton, State.
Backs — Joshua Simmons, junior, Limestone; Michael Alada, senior, St. Thomas (Minn.); Jared Chester, junior, LIU-Post; Raheem Wilson, senior, Southeastern Oklahoma.
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Sam Riddle, senior, Linfield.
Running backs — Michael Anderson, senior, West Virginia Wesleyan; Dayton Winn, senior, Hendrix.
Linemen — Chase Sherman, senior, Northwest Missouri State; Lavonte Hights, junior, Shepherd; Aaron Cox, senior, Grand Valley State; Jake Daugherty, junior, Ferris State; Trevor Meyer, senior, Thomas More (Ky.).
Receivers — Brody Oliver, junior, Colorado School of Mines; Shawn Self, senior, Lock Haven; Dan Arnold, senior, Wisconsin-Platteville.
All-purpose player — Marcel Newson, senior, Mississippi College.
Kicker — Cole Antley, sophomore, Ouachita Baptist.
DEFENSE
Linemen — Victor Hudson, senior, Edinboro; Zach Sieler, sophomore, Ferris State; Sydeney Omameh, senior, Grand Valley State; Ray Edwards, senior, Wingate.
Linebackers — A.J. LiCata, junior, Alfred; Reese Dziedzic, senior, Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Eddrick Harris, senior, North Alabama.
Backs — Jay Watkins, junior, Indiana (Pa.); Jovon Dawson, senior, John Carroll; Kevin Berg, senior, Northwest Missouri State; Tavierre Thomas, junior, Ferris State.
 
(COURTESY WAYLAND BAPTIST SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT)