Bryant Wade Named Finalist for the Cliff Harris Award

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Husson senor inside linebacker Bryant Wade has been named a finalists for the third annual Cliff Harris Award, the Little Roack Touchdown Club and Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP announced Thursday afternoon, making it the first time in program history a Eagle player has been named a finalists. The award is presented to the nation's top small college defensive player representing more than 5,000 defensive players from almost 500 NCAA Division II, Divison III and NAIA colleges and universities.

Wade anchored an Eagle defensive unit that allowed the fewest points (17.6), yards (226.1), and rushing yards (60.4) per game. Wade led the conference with three fumble recoveries on the season while collecting 69 tackles. He also became the single-season record holder in assisted tackles (45), while earning the Eagles their third-straight ECFC Defense Player of the Year Award winner in 2015.
The Cliff Harris Awardwinner will be announced on Dec. 24 and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club's annual awards banquet in February 2016. The winner will receive the $3,000 CLIFF HARRIS AWARD trophy presented by Cliff Harris. A prestigious selection committee made up of former college and pro football greats will select the winner. In addition to the Cliff Harris Award overall winner, the top vote getter from each division will also be announced.

The inaugural winner of the award in 2013 was Lindenwood University cornerback Pierre Desir who
was selected in the 4th round of the NFL draft and is currently with the Cleveland Browns. The 2014 winner was Colorado State University-Pueblo defensive end Darius Allen. 2015 Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler of the New England Patriots was a Cliff Harrris Award finalist in 2013.

For the story of Cliff Harris go to www.cliffharrisaward.com and read about his amazing journey from an overlooked high player from tiny Des Arc, Ark. and one scholarship offer to then-NAIA Ouachita Baptist University to five Super Bowls and six Pro Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.

2015 CLIFF HARRIS AWARD FINALISTS

Player Name		Position	Class	College
Ryan	Aelker	Sr	DL	Bluffton University
Collin	Bevins	Jr	DE	Northwest Missouri State
Zachary	Blair	Jr	LB	UVa-Wise
D'Vonn	Brown	Jr	DL	Southwest Assemblies of God
Erick	Bulter	Sr	DE	Thomas more College
Braden	Bush	Jr	DB	McPherson College
Terry	Calagon	Sr	LB	Alma College
Clayton	Callicutt	Sr	DE	Angelo State
Marqui	Christian	Sr	DB	Midwestern State University
Andrew	Cohen	Sr	DL	West Chester
Tyler	Condit	Sr	LB	University of New Haven
Aaron	Cooper	Jr	LB	Kentucky Christian University
Adam	Dansdill	Sr	LB	Wheaton
Dylan	Delk	Sr	DE	Tabor College
Darren	Dungee	Sr	LB	Rowan University
Javier	Dyer	So	DE	Reinhardt University
Morgan	Fox	Sr	DE	Colorado State-Pueblo
Logan	Genz	Sr	LB	Arkansas Tech
Joshua	Gordon	Sr	DE	Minnesota State University, Mankato
Connor	Harris	Jr	LB	Lindenwood University
Jordan	Herdman	Jr	LB	Simon Fraserr
Alex	Hoff	Sr	DE	Linfield College
Nick	Holshoe	Jr	DB	Concordia University
Austin	Jacques	Sr	LB	Johnson C. Smith University
Shaneil	Jenkins	Sr	DE	Shepherd University
Nathan	Jernigan	Jr	LB	Cumberland (Tenn.) University
Brandon	Jones	Sr	DL	Widener University
Michael	Jordan	Sr	CB	Missouri Western State University
Matt	Judon	Sr	DE	Grand Valley State
Brian	Khoury	Jr	DE	Carnegie Mellon University
Kyle	Kitchens	So	LB	Catawba College
Tyke	Kozeal	Jr	LB	University of Nebraska at Kearney
Ben	Kullos	Sr	LB	Dakota State (S.D.)
Tom	Lally	Sr	DE	Mount Union
Frank	Laterza	Sr	DB	St. Norbert College
Brock	Long	Sr	LB	Fort Hayes State
Marcus	Martin	So	DE	Slippery Rock University
Brad	McCurdy	Sr	DB	Ohio Dominican University
Nate	Moore	Jr	DB	College of Idaho
Max	Nacewicz	Sr	LB	Springfield College
Jewell	Ratliff	Sr	LB	Tuskegee University
Andre	Reyes	Sr	LB	Briar Cliff University
Joe	Rizzardi	Sr	SS	US Coast Guard Academy
Andrew	Robinson	Sr	DE	UW-Platteville
JJ	Sanders	Sr	DL	Florida Tech
Adam	Sauder	Sr	DB	Taylor University
Zac	Schleuger	Sr	LB	Morningside College
Jordan	Shaw	Sr	DB	Shorter University
Teidrick	Smith	Jr	DE	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Tim	Smith	Jr	DL	St. Francis (IL)
Blaine	Snitker	Sr	LB	Univ. of Dubuque
Solomon	St. Pierre	Sr	CB	University of Sioux Falls
Carlos	Thomas	So	DB	Johnson C. Smith University
Julian	Turner	Jr	LB	Trinity University
Sam	Van Ginkel	Jr	DE	Northwestern (Iowa) College
Bryant	Wade	Sr	LB	Husson University
Alex	Wahl	Sr	LB	Upper Iowa University
D'Gary	Wallace	Sr	LB	Urbana University
Reno	Ward	Jr	DL	Montana Western
Anthony	White	Sr	DB	Huntingdon College
Joel	Wimbley	Sr	LB	Saint Joseph's College
Nick	Woodman	Sr	DE	Utica College
Justin	Zimmer	Sr	DT	Ferris State University