HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College junior safety Will Pickren (Mount Pleasant, SC) been named to the 2022 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' All-America Second-Team, as announced today by the AFCA. Pickren is the program's first AFCA All-American since 2017, when Cam Johnson earned Second Team honors at wide receiver, and Will is the first defensive honoree for the Tigers since 1978, when Tim Smith earned First Team accolades on the defensive line—Pickren is just the third-ever H-SC defensive player recognized as an All-American by the AFCA.

Will started all 10 games and had 123 total tackles, including 48 solo and 75 assisted, 5.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one blocked PAT kick. He led the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) in total tackles and tackles per game, and tied for sixth in interceptions. Pickren ranked third in NCAA Division III in total tackles and tackles per game. Will is a three-time All-ODAC First Team selection, and has deservedly earned a reputation as one of the hardest-hitting football players in the ODAC and Division III. Pickren is a two-time All-Region selection by D3football.com, as well.

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. The AFCA's Division III All-America Selection Committee is made up of head coaches representing each conference from each of the AFCA's seven districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the team is chosen.

The complete AFCA Division III Coaches' All-America Teams are listed below, and there were only two individuals recognized from the ODAC, including Randolph-Macon College offensive lineman Will Jackson, also on the Second Team.

2022 AFCA Division III Coaches' All-America Team - First Team
Offense

Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
QB	Braxton Plunk	6-0	180	Sr.	Mount Union (Ohio)	Geoff Dartt	Plant City, Fla. (Plant City)
RB	Ethan Greenfield	5-9	213	Sr.	North Central (Ill.)	Brad Spencer	Lindenhurst, Ill. (Lakes)
RB	Jon Lewis	5-10	194	So.	Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)	Tony Joe White	Hermitage, Tenn. (Donelson Academy)
WR	Nate Palmer	5-7	160	Gr.	Utica (N.Y.)	Blaise Faggiano	Verona, N.Y. (Sherrill)
WR	Leon Johnson III	6-5	207	Sr.	George Fox (Ore.)	Chris Casey	Bothell, Wash. (Bothell)
TE	Alex Larson	6-7	240	Sr.	St. John's (Minn.)	Gary Fasching	Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge)
OL	Dalton Simpson	5-10	290	Gr.	Susquehanna (Pa.)	Tom Perkovich	Dallas, Pa. (Dallas)
OL	Chris Toth	6-6	325	Sr.	Aurora (Ill.)	Don Beebe	Lockport, Ill. (Sandburg)
OL	Matt Metcalf	6-2	270	Gr.	Linfield (Ore.)	Joseph Smith	Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon)
OL	Travis Sinclair	6-5	320	Sr.	Bethel (Minn.)	Steve Johnson	Rogers, Minn. (Rogers)
OL	Trevor Gabriele	6-0	260	Sr.	Wheaton (Ill.)	Jesse Scott	Wheaton, Ill. (North)

 
Defense

Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
DL	Michael Nobile	6-0	250	Sr.	Delaware Valley (Pa.)	Duke Greco	Brick, N.J. (Memorial)
DL	*Brayden Thimons	6-4	235	Gr.	Westminster (Pa.)	Scott Benzel	Natrona Heights, Pa. (Highlands)
DL	Alexander Perkins	5-11	220	Sr.	Millikin (Ill.)	Carlton Hall	Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
DL	Justin Blazek	6-5	244	Sr.	Wisconsin-Platteville	Ryan Munz	Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
LB	Caleb Harmel	6-0	218	Sr.	Trinity (Tex.)	Jerheme Urban	Burton, Tex. (Burton)
LB	Ryan Liszka	6-1	224	Sr.	Wisconsin-Whitewater	Kevin Bullis	Naperville, Ill. (Benet Academy)
LB	Robert Coury	5-11	205	Jr.	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	Ryan Larsen	Phillipsburg, N.J. (Phillipsburg)
DB	Keysean Amison	5-9	185	Sr.	Trine (Ind.)	Troy Abbs	Sandusky, Ohio (Perkins)
DB	Ben Cooney	5-10	175	Sr.	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.)	Kyle Sweeney	Lisle, Ill. (Benet Academy)
DB	Teone Sherrod	6-2	145	Sr.	King's (Pa.)	Jeff Knarr	Levittown, Pa. (Pennsbury)
DB	Michael Brown	6-1	190	So.	Wisconsin-River Falls	Matt Walker	Victoria, Minn. (Chaska)

 
Specialists

Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
PK	Christian Hutra	6-0	170	Sr.	Springfield (Mass.)	Mike Cerasuolo	Holmes, N.Y. (Carmel)
P	Vicente Garcia	5-11	161	Jr.	Redlands (Calif.)	Jim Good	Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda)
AP	Cornell Beachem Jr.	5-8	195	Sr.	Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)	Tyler Hopperton	Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods)
LS	James McGettigan	6-0	220	Sr.	Muhlenberg (Pa.)	Nate Milne	Ambler, Pa. (Germantown Academy)

*-2021 AFCA All-American
 
2022 AFCA Division III Coaches' All-America Team - Second Team
Offense

Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
QB	Kyle King	6-3	220	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)	Larry Harmon	Milano, Tex. (Milano)
RB	Daniel Papantonis	5-8	185	Jr.	Rochester (N.Y.)	Chad Martinovich	Glen Gardner, N.J. (Delbarton School)
RB	Hunter Clasen	5-9	189	Sr.	Wartburg (Iowa)	Chris Winter	Springbrook, Iowa (Bellevue)
WR	Phil Lutz	6-0	180	Sr.	Tufts (Mass.)	Jay Civetti	North Caldwell, N.J. (West Essex)
WR	Wayne Ruby	6-1	190	Sr.	Mount Union (Ohio)	Geoff Dartt	Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Flanagan)
TE	*De'Queze Fryer	6-2	230	Sr.	LaGrange (Ga.)	Earl Chambers	Macon, Ga. (Jones County)
OL	Alex Bongers	6-2	285	Sr.	Wisconsin-La Crosse	Matt Janus	Nerstrand, Minn. (Bethlehem Academy)
OL	Vinny LePre	5-11	285	Sr.	Grove City (Pa.)	Andrew DiDonato	Pine Grove, Pa. (Pine Grove)
OL	Tim Driscoll	6-7	250	Sr.	Union (N.Y.)	Jeff Behrman	Pleasantville, N.Y. (Pleasantville)
OL	Jack Faron	6-4	260	Gr.	John Carroll (Ohio)	Drew Nystrom	Lemont, Ill. (Lemont)
OL	*Will Jackson	6-4	275	Sr.	Randolph Macon (Va.)	Pedro Arruza	Biscoe, N.C. (East Montgomery)

 
Defense

Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
DL	*Korbyn Personett	6-4	240	Sr.	Monmouth (Ill.)	Chad Braun	Pittsfield, Ill. (Pittsfield)
DL	Michael Wozniak	6-3	255	Sr.	St. John's (Minn.)	Gary Fasching	New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Armstrong)
DL	Dan Lester	6-1	287	Jr.	North Central (Ill.)	Brad Spencer	Indian Creek, Ill. (Vernon Hills)
DL	Zachary Blackiston	6-4	245	Gr.	Heidelberg (Ohio)	Scott Donaldson	Massillon, Ohio (Perry)
LB	Jeremiah Major	6-1	220	Sr.	Albion (Mich.)	Dustin Beurer	Macomb, Mich. (Dakota)
LB	Paul Calvetti	6-0	220	Gr.	MIT (Mass.)	Brian Bubna	Ridgewood, N.J. (Ridgewood)
LB	Matt Mitchell	6-1	225	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	Jesse Burleson	Wimberly, Tex. (Wimberly)
DB	Joshua Cordero	5-10	185	Sr.	Cortland (N.Y.)	Curt Fitzpatrick	Monroe, N.Y. (Woodbury)
DB	Will Pickren	6-2	175	Jr.	Hampden-Sydney (Va.)	Marty Favret	Mount Pleasant, S.C. (Wando)
DB	Mike Ramos	5-9	165	Gr.	Montclair St. (N.J.)	Rick Giancola	Kenilworth, N.J. (Brearley)
DB	Anthony Kendall	6-0	180	Sr.	Baldwin Wallace (Ohio)	Jim Hilvert	Port Richey, Fla. (River Ridge)

 
Specialists

Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
PK	Branden Steckel	6-0	180	Sr.	Heidelberg (Ohio)	Scott Donaldson	Cardington, Ohio (Lincoln)
P	Grant Gonya	6-2	205	Gr.	John Carroll (Ohio)	Drew Nystrom	Hudson, Ohio (Hudson)
AP	Kobe Praylow	5-10	175	Sr.	Methodist (N.C.)	Keven Williams	Pamplico, S.C. (Hannah-Pamplico)
LS	*Jordan Estes	5-10	185	Sr.	East Texas Baptist (Tex.)	Brian Mayper	Rowlett, Tex. (Woodrow Wilson)

 
*-2021 AFCA All-American