PDF of UNA All-Decade Teams
FLORENCE, Ala. -- The University of North Alabama completed its seventh decade of collegiate football competition in 2018 and the school's 2009-2018 Football Team of the Decade has been selected to celebrate that chapter in Lion football history.

There were 40 former Lions selected for the squad with 18 on offense, 20 on defense and two on special teams. All 40 players selected earned all-conference honors during the decade and 21 were All-American selections, including seven of the eight defensive backs selected.

The all-decade team was selected by a ten-member panel of media members,UNA athletic staff members and coaches.

The football program at UNA was reinstated in 1949 and all-decade teams have been selected for each of the seven decades since its return.

North Alabama had a combined 85-32 record during the decade that included five Gulf South Conference Championships and seven trips to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The Lions advanced to the 2016 Division II National Championship Game and also posted a 7-3 record in 2018 in their first season of NCAA Division I FCS competition.

During the decade, UNA also produced 21 All-Americans, four finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy as Division II National Player of the Year, three national finalists for the Upshaw Award as Division II Lineman of the Year and two National Defensive Players of the Year.

Linebacker Michael Johnson, defensive lineman Montrell Craft and punter Will Batson were also previously named to the UNA Team of the Decade for 1999-2008. All three enjoyed stellar senior seasons in 2009 to earn a spot on the 2009-18 team as well.

The 2009-18 UNA Football All-Decade Team is led by quarterbacks Luke Wingo of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Jacob Tucker of Linden, Tenn., who tied in the voting. Both were finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy during their respective senior seasons at UNA.

The offensive backfield includes running backs Chris Coffey of Decatur, Ala., and Lamonte Thompson of Florence.

The receiving corp is led by UNA's all-time leading receiver Dre Hall of Columbia, Tenn. He is joined by Lee Mayhall of Jackson, Tenn., Mico McSwain of Richton, Miss., Preston Parker of Delray Beach, Fla., T.J. Porter of Pahokee, Fla., and Jason Smith of Gurlery, Ala.

The All-Decade offensive line is led by All-Americans Stephen Evans of Boston, Mass., Tyler Sizemore of Apalachicola, Fla., Kyle Thornton of Dallas, Texas and Calvin Wilson of Hattiesburg, Miss. Other selections include Jamie Dixon of Muscle Shoals, Ala., Will Furlong of DeLand, Fla., Keith Jones of Birmingham, Ala., and David Lundberg of Winfield, Ala.

Fourteen players selected for the all-decade defensive team were All-Americans at UNA.

On the defensive line, All-Americans and Gene Upshaw Trophy national finalists Montrell Craft of Memphis, Tenn., and Courtney Harris of Jupiter, Fla., lead a group of six selections that also includes All-American Taylor Carney of Killen, Ala., Freddie Reed of West Point, Miss., Shaquille Smith of Jacksoin, Miss., and Steve Wesley of Bartow, Fla.

The linebacking corp includes two National Defensive Players of the Year in Michael Johnson of Panama City, Beach, Fla., and Tavarius Wilson of Jackson, Miss. They are joined by All-Americans Marcus Dowtin of Upper Marlboro, Mary., and Steven Rich of Savannah, Tenn., as well as Gabe Poe of Pheba, Miss., and Brion James of Hahnville, La.

The four cornerbacks selected include All-Americans Chad Daniel of Sipsey, Ala., Janoris Jenkins of Pahokee, Fla., and Philbert Martial of Mobile, Ala., along with three-time All-GSC selection Levi Fell of Muscle Shoals, Ala.

All four safeties named to the squad earned All-American honors during their careers with the Lions. That group includes Quinton Andrews of Miami, Fla., Chris Johnson of Gardendale, Ala., Floyd Jones of Town Creek, Ala., and Caleb Massey of Sulligent, Ala.

All-American Taylor Pontius of Biloxi, Miss., was selected as the kicker on the team of the decade, while two-time All-American Will Batson was named the punter.

UNA FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE DECADE 2009-2018

QUARTERBACK
Jacob Tucker    Linden, Tenn.    (2013-16)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American, Harlon Hill Trophy Finalist
Luke Wingo    Tuscaloosa, Ala.    (2012-15)        Two-time All-GSC, All-Region, Harlon Hill Trophy Finalist

RUNNING BACK
Chris Coffey    Decatur, Ala.    (2010-13)        All-GSC
Lamonte Thompson    Florence, Ala.    (2012-15)        Four-time All-GSC

WIDE RECEIVER
Dre Hall    Columbia, Tenn.    (2014-17)        Three-time All-GSC
Lee Mayhall    Jackson, Tenn.    (2012-15)        Two-time All-GSC, two-time Academic All-American
Mico McSwain    Richton, Miss.    (2009)        All-GSC
Preston Parker    Delray Beach, Fla.    (2009)        All-GSC
T.J. Porter     Pahokee, Fla.    (2009)        All-GSC
Jason Smith    Gurley, Ala.    (2011-13)        All-GSC

OFFENSIVE LINE
Jamie Dixon    Muscle Shoals, Ala.    (2008-11)        Two-time All-GSC
Stephen Evans    Boston, Mass.    (2013-16)        Two-time All-GSC, two-time All-Region, two-time All-American,
                Gene Upshaw Award Finalist
Will Furlong    DeLand, Fla.    (2009-12)        All-GSC
Keith Jones    Birmingham, Ala.    (2013-14)        Two-time All-GSC
David Lundberg    Winfield, Ala.    (2010-13)        Two-time All-GSC
Tyler Sizemore    Apalachicola, Fla.    (2012-13)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American
Kyle Thornton    Dallas, Texas    (2009-11)        Two-time All-GSC, two-time All-Region, two-time All-American
Calvin Wilson    Hattiesburg, Miss.    (2009)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American

DEFENSIVE LINE
Taylor Carney    Killen, Ala.    (2011-14)        Two-time All-GSC, two-time All-Region, two-time All-American
Montrell Craft    Memphis, Tenn.    (2006-09)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American, Gene Upshaw Award Finalist
Courtney Harris    Jupiter, Fla.    (2009-10)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American, Gene Upshaw Award Finalist
Freddie Reed    West Point, Miss.    (2014-17)        Three-time All-GSC, All-Region
Shaquille Smith    Jackson, Miss.    (2013-14)        All-GSC
Steve Wesley    Bartow, Fla.    (2010)        All-GSC

LINEBACKERS
Marcus Dowtin    Upper Marlboro, Md.    (2011)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American
Brion James    Hahnville, La.    (2012-13)        All-GSC, All-Region
Michael Johnson    Panama City, Fla.    (2006-09)        Four-time All-GSC, four-time All-Region, two-time All-American,
                2009 National Defensive Player of the Year
Gabe Poe    Pheba, Miss.    (2013)        All-GSC, All-Region
Steven Rich    Savannah, Tenn.    (2014)         All-GSC, All-Region, All-American
Tavarius Wilson    Jackson, Miss.    (2012-13)        Two-time All-GSC, two-time All-Region, two-time All-American,
                2013 National Defensive Player of the Year

CORNER BACKS
Chad Daniel    Sissey, Ala.    (2007-10)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American
Levi Fell    Muscle Shoals, Ala.    (2013-16)        Three-time All-GSC
Janoris Jenkins    Pahokee, Fla.    (2011)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American
Philbert Martial    Mobile, Ala.    (2013-16)        Three-time All-GSC, three-time All-Region, two-time All-American

SAFETIES
Quinton Andrews    Miami, Fla.    (2009)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American
Chris Johnson    Gardendale, Ala.    (2017-18)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American
Floyd Jones    Town Creek, Ala.    (2012-15)     All-GSC, All-Region, All-American
Caleb Massey    Sulligent, Ala.    (2012-13)        Two-time All-GSC, two-time All-Region, two-time All-American

KICKER
Taylor Pontius    Biloxi, Miss.    (2012-14)        All-GSC, All-Region, All-American

PUNTER
Will Batson    Killen, Ala.    (2006-09)        Two-time All-GSC, two-time All-Region, two-time All-American