ATLANTA, Ga.  – University of North Alabama sophomore running back ShunDerrick Powell of Hoxie, Ark., has been named ASUN Conference co-Offensive Player of the Year and heads a list of four members of the UNA offense named to the 2022 All-ASUN Conference Football Team.

 

Joining Powell on the all-conference team, as selected in voting by the league's head coaches, are tight end Corson Swan of Spanish Fort, Ala., and offensive lineman Cam Watson of Madison, Miss., and A.J. Vang of Goddard, Kan.

 

Already named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award as the FCS Player of the Year, Powell is ranked among the FCS leaders in seven categories. He set a UNA single season record with 1,508 rushing yards and scored 18 touchdowns. His 160.1 all-purpose yards per game is also among the nation's best. He rushed for more than 100 yards in seven games this season, including four games with more than 200 yards. He scored 10 of his 18 touchdowns from 30 yards or longer.

 

This season Swan caught 24 passes for 339 yards and two touchdowns and finished his career at UNA with 71 catches for 1,092 yards and eight touchdowns. He is just the fourth tight end in Lion football history to have 1,000 career receiving yards. He previously earned Academic All-District honors for the College Sports Communicators.

 

Vang and Watson helped clear the way for a UNA offense that averaged 28.5 points and 388 yards per game this season. Vang was a three-year starter for the Lions and started 25 straight games at UNA.  He also previously earned Academic All-ASUN and Academic All-District honors. Watson also started 25 straight games for the Lions.

Offensive Player of the Year: Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky & ShunDerrick Powell, North Alabama
Defensive Player of the Year: David Walker, Central Arkansas
Special Teams Player of the Year: Conor Cummins, Kennesaw State
Freshman of the Year: Will Diggins, Central Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Walt Wells, Eastern Kentucky

ASUN All-Conference Offense
QB - Parker McKinney#, Eastern Kentucky, Jr., Coalfield, Tenn.
RB - *ShunDerrick Powell, North Alabama, So., Hoxie, Ark.
RB - *Darius Hale#, Central Arkansas, So., Pearland, Texas
WR - Drae McCray, Austin Peay, So., Tallahassee, Fla.
WR - Jarrod Barnes, Central Arkansas, Jr., Cabot, Ark.
TE - Dakota Allen, Eastern Kentucky, Sr., Lebanon, Ohio
TE - Sean Brown#, Jacksonville State, So., Rome, Ga.
TE - Corson Swan, North Alabama, Sr., Spanish Fort, Ala.
OL - Chandler Kirton, Austin Peay, Fr., Atlantic Beach, Fla.
OL - Jaylin Hendrix#, Central Arkansas, Sr., Everman, Texas
OL - Payton Collins#, Eastern Kentucky, So., Columbus, Ohio
OL - Fau Tai'Vai, North Alabama, So., Melbourne, Australia
C - Treylen Brown, Jacksonville State, So., Spartanburg, S.C.
C - Cameron Watson, North Alabama, Sr., Madison, Miss.
 
ASUN All-Conference Defense
DL - David Walker, Central Arkansas, So., Stuttgart, Ark.
DL - Logan Jessup#, Central Arkansas, Jr., Wynne, Ark.
DL - TK McLendon, Eastern Kentucky, Sr., Soperton, Ga.
DL - Jaylen "J-Rock" Swain#, Jacksonville State, So., Oxford, Ala.
LB - *Matthew Jackson#, Eastern Kentucky, Sr., Nashville, Tenn.
LB - Antoine Williams, Austin Peay, So., Birmingham, Ala.
LB - Stevonte Tullis#, Jacksonville State, Sr., Dothan, Ala.
DB - Demetries Ford, Austin Peay, So., South Miami, Fla.
DB - Shamari Simmons, Austin Peay, Jr., Ashland, Ala.
DB - Cameron Godfrey#, Central Arkansas, So., Spring, Texas
DB - Tamuarion Wilson, Central Arkansas, So., Bryant, Ark.
DB - Deontre Morris, Kennesaw State, So., Atlanta, Ga.
 
ASUN All-Conference Specialists
K - Maddux Trujillo, Austin Peay, So., Flowery Branch, Ga.
P - Matthew Rigney, Austin Peay, Jr., Newcastle, Australia
P - Chandler Caughron#, Central Arkansas, So., Memphis, Tenn.
RS - Gabriel Benyard, Kennesaw State, So., Ocilla, Ga.
 
* - Denotes unanimous selection
# - Denotes a two-time selection to the All-Conference Team
NOTE: Ties in voting resulted in a 14-person Offensive Team, 12-person Defensive Team and four-person Specialist Team