NORFOLK, Va. – Five Norfolk State University football players earned All-MEAC honors for the 2015 season as the conference office released its postseason awards on Monday.

Senior linebacker Deon King and senior cornerback D'Metrius Williams were voted to the All-MEAC first team. Senior offensive lineman Mike Phillips earned a spot on the second team, while senior wide receiver Isaac White and sophomore defensive lineman Chris Lee were selected to the third team.

King led both levels of Division I football (FBS and FCS) in total tackles this season, with 163, and in tackles per game, at 14.8. That figure ranks as the second-highest in NSU's Division I era, trailing only Kevin Talley's FCS-record 195 in 12 games (16.3) during 2003. King, who moved to inside linebacker before the season after playing outside his first three seasons, also tallied 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, one interception, one pass deflection and one forced fumble. His three MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors were the most of any player in the conference. This is King's third consecutive season earning All-MEAC honors, and second straight year on the first team.

Williams tied for the MEAC lead with 14 total passes defended this year, notching 12 pass deflections and two interceptions. Williams also tied for 15th nationally among FCS players with those 14 passes defended. He also had 41 total tackles (two for loss) and tied for first in the MEAC with three forced fumbles.

Phillips was NSU's most consistent lineman and one of the most versatile. Phillips started the first seven games of the season at right guard, then started the final four contests at center after an injury to Louis Humphrey. Phillips graded out at 90 percent on the year and finished his NSU career with a streak of 39 consecutive games started. He started games at center, guard and tackle over the course of his career.

Despite missing the first two games of the year, White still had a strong senior campaign. He finished fourth in the conference in receptions per game (4.2, 38 total) and receiving yards per game (52.9 ypg, 476 total). His seven receiving touchdowns were the third-most of any MEAC player. He had 100-yard games against Howard (10 catches, 150 yards) and Bethune-Cookman (10-126) and tied the school single-game record with three TD catches against B-CU. This is White's second career All-MEAC postseason honor, after earning first-team accolades last year.

Like King, Lee also changed positions heading into 2015 and flourished. A former tight end, Lee transitioned to defensive end this year and led all Spartan linemen with 53 tackles, 13.5 for loss and six sacks. Lee tied for fifth in the conference in sacks and tied for seventh in TFL. He had at least half a sack in six of NSU's eight MEAC contests.

North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen and South Carolina State defensive lineman Javon Hargrave repeated as MEAC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. North Carolina Central running back Dorrel McClain was voted MEAC Rookie of the Year, while N.C. A&T's Brandon Parker was tabbed Offensive Lineman of the Year. Bethune-Cookman's Terry Sims was named MEAC Coach of the Year.

2015 ALL-MEAC FOOTBALL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year: Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T State
Defensive Player of the Year: Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T State
Rookie of the Year: Dorrel McClain, North Carolina Central
Coach of the Year: Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman

All-MEAC First Team

OFFENSE
Pos.	Name	Cl.	School
QB	Quentin Williams	r-Sr.	Bethune-Cookman
RB	Tarik Cohen	Jr..	North Carolina A&T State
RB	Dorrel McClain	r-Fr.	North Carolina Central
WR	Jawill Davis	r-So.	Bethune-Cookman
WR	Twarn Mixon	r-Jr.	Hampton
TE	Tammarrick Hemmingway	r-Sr.	South Carolina State
C	Carl Jones	r-Jr.	North Carolina Central
OL	Dariusz Bladek	Sr.	Bethune-Cookman
OL	Brandon Parker	r-So.	North Carolina A&T State
OL	Torian White	Sr.	Hampton
OL	Javarius Leamon	r-Jr.	South Carolina State
DEFENSE
Pos.	Name	Cl.	School
DL	Javon Hargrave	Sr.	South Carolina State
DL	Miles Grooms	Sr.	Hampton
DL	Gabriel Sherrod	Jr.	Delaware State
DL	Marquis Ragland	r-Jr.	North Carolina A&T State
LB	Deon King	Sr.	Norfolk State
LB	Darius Leonard	r-So.	South Carolina State
LB	Robert Way	r-Sr.	Bethune-Cookman
DB	Tony McRae	Sr.	North Carolina A&T State
DB	C.J. Moore	Sr.	North Carolina Central
DB	Marquis Drayton	r-Sr.	Bethune-Cookman
DB	D'Metrius Williams	Sr.	Norfolk State
P	Christian Kinney	r-Jr..	Hampton
PK	Nigel Macauley	Fr.	North Carolina Central
RS	Khris Gardin	So.	North Carolina A&T State

All-MEAC Second Team

OFFENSE
Pos.	Name	Cl.	School
QB	David Watford	Gr.	Hampton
RB	Anthony Jordan	Gr.	Bethune-Cookman
RB	Jalen Simmons	Sr.	South Carolina State
WR	Taquan West	Sr.	South Carolina State
WR	Denzel Keyes	Jr.	North Carolina A&T State
TE*	Nathan Scruggs	r-Sr.	North Carolina Central
TE*	Myles Williams	r-Sr.	Howard
TE*	Ja-Quan Lumas	r-So.	Bethune-Cookman
C	Michael Young	r-Jr.	Hampton
OL	Clevonne Davis	Sr.	North Carolina Central
OL	Desmond Cooper	r-Jr.	North Carolina Central
OL	Mike Phillips	Sr.	Norfolk State
OL	Toree Boyd	Jr.	Howard
DEFENSE
Pos.	Name	Cl.	School
DL	Angelo Keyes	r-Jr.	North Carolina A&T State
DL	Reggie Owens	Sr.	South Carolina State
DL	Richard Mitchell	Sr.	North Carolina Central
DL	James Settles	r-Sr.	South Carolina State
LB	Denzel Jones	r-Sr.	North Carolina A&T State
LB	Donald Smith	r-Sr.	Bethune-Cookman
LB	Jordan Miles	r-Jr.	North Carolina Central
DB	Chris Pauling	Sr.	South Carolina State
DB	Ryan Smith	r-Sr.	North Carolina Central
DB	Antonio Hamilton	r-Sr.	South Carolina State
DB	Travon Hunt	Jr.	Howard
P	Jack Fleck	Sr.	Howard
*PK	Jack Fleck	Sr.	Howard
RS	Ryan Smith	r-Sr.	North Carolina Central

All-MEAC Third Team

OFFENSE
Pos.	Name	Cl.	School
QB	Malcolm Bell	r-Jr.	North Carolina Central
RB	Michael Jones	Jr.	Bethune-Cookman
RB	Christopher Dukes	r-Sr.	Hampton
WR	Isaac White	Sr.	Norfolk State
WR	Montavious Williams	r-Jr.	Florida A&M
TE	N/A
C	Dominique Woods	Jr.	Morgan State
OL	Zachary Giles	r-Sr.	North Carolina Central
OL	Cooper Clarkin	Fr.	Morgan State
OL	Sean Fogarty	Fr.	Savannah State
OL	Devon Stainrod	Sr.	Savannah State
DEFENSE
Pos.	Name	Cl.	School
DL	Chris Lee	So.	Norfolk State
DL	Michael Neal	Sr.	North Carolina A&T State
DL	Charles Owens	r-Sr.	Hampton
DL	Damon Gresham-Chisolm	Sr.	Howard
LB	Joshua Thorne	Sr.	Hampton
LB	Malik Harris	So.	Delaware State
*LB	Akil Blount	Sr.	Florida A&M
*LB	Dayshawn Taylor	r-So.	South Carolina State
DB	Marquis Boyan	Sr.	North Carolina A&T State
DB	Peterson Janvier	Sr.	Morgan State
DB	Craig Johnson	Jr.	Howard
DB	Dalonte Hall	Sr.	Morgan State
P	Jonathan Cagle	Jr.	Bethune-Cookman
PK	Tyler Scandrett	So.	South Carolina State
RS	Darius Banks	So.	Hampton