By: Jason Pugh, Assistant AD for Media Relations
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State football team went 2-for-2 in a sense Tuesday.
The Demons had two players named to the All-Southland Conference second-team after voting by league coaches and sports information directors, and both NSU players selected earned the second All-SLC nods of their careers.
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Jakob Sell was a repeat all-conference selection, following his third-team honor in the 2021 spring season. Sell was NSU's offensive line ironman this season, starting all 11 games – the only Demon lineman to do so.
Sell had nine games where he graded at 80 percent or better, including seven of eight Southland Conference games. The junior's best game came against Southeastern on Oct. 23, earning a grade of 90 percent. Sell averaged nearly four knockdowns per game from his center spot and helped the Demons rush for 149.8 yards per game.
A Dallas, Texas, product, Sell's second-team honor comes after he was named to the third-team all-conference squad in the spring.
Bartholomew added the second all-conference award of his career after recovering from a knee injury that cost him all but one game of NSU's six-game spring slate.
The New Orleans native picked off two passes, including an end-zone interception against Nicholls for the second time this calendar year, and added six pass breakups. A junior cornerback from Cypress Ranch (Texas) High School, Bartholomew added 29 tackles, including one for loss, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
For his Demon career – which included a 2019 All-Southland third-team season – Bartholomew has nine interceptions in 28 games.
The Demons also had five players named honorable mention All-Southland Conference: wide receiver
Jay Griffin IV, defensive lineman
Isaiah Longino, linebackers
Jomard Valsin Jr. and
Jared Pedraza and punter
Scotty Roblow.
2021 Southland Conference Football Individual Superlative Winners
Player of the Year: Cole Kelley, Southeastern
Offensive Player of the Year: Cameron Ward, UIW
Defensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Chambers, MCN
Newcomer of the Year: Taylor Grimes, UIW
Freshman of the Year: Gage Larvadain, Southeastern
Offensive Lineman of the Year: PJ Burkhalter, Nicholls
Coach of the Year: Eric Morris, UIW
2021 Southland Conference Football First Team All-Conference Offense
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| QB |
Cole Kelley2 |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Lafayette, La. |
| RB |
Kevin Brown2 |
UIW |
Gr. |
Mount Pleasant, S.C. |
| RB |
Collin Guggenheim |
Nicholls |
Fr. |
Kenner, La. |
| TE/HB |
Nolan Givan |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Berkley, Mich. |
| WR |
Dai'Jean Dixon4 |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| WR |
Taylor Grimes |
UIW |
Jr. |
Godly, Texas |
| WR |
Austin Mitchell3 |
Southeastern |
R-Sr. |
Plaquemine, La. |
| OL |
PJ Burkhalter3 |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
Franklinton, La. |
| OL |
Caron Coleman |
McNeese |
Jr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| OL |
Nash Jones |
UIW |
So. |
Nacogdoches, Texas |
| OL |
Jair Joseph2 |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
Belle Rose, La. |
| OL |
Rendon Miles-Character2 |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| PK |
Gino Garcia |
HBU |
Jr. |
Richardson, Texas |
| P |
Brady Buell |
HBU |
Jr. |
Traverse City, Mich. |
2021 Southland Conference Football First Team All-Conference Defense
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| DL |
Isaiah Chambers2 |
McNeese |
Gr. |
Houston, Texas |
| DL |
Perry Ganci |
Nicholls |
So. |
New Orleans, La. |
| DL |
Mason Kinsey2 |
McNeese |
Jr. |
Mansfield, Texas |
| DL |
Cameron Preston2 |
UIW |
Sr. |
Crowley, Texas |
| LB |
Kelechi Anyalebechi3 |
UIW |
Sr. |
Pearland, Texas |
| LB |
Alexis Ramos3 |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Salinas, Calif. |
| LB |
Kordell Williams |
McNeese |
R-Jr. |
Carencro, La. |
| DB |
Zy Alexander |
Southeastern |
Fr. |
Loreauville, La. |
| DB |
Kaleb Culp |
UIW |
So. |
Dallas, Texas |
| DB |
Kevin Johnson |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| DB |
Jarius Monroe |
Nicholls |
So. |
LaPlace, La. |
| DB |
Andre Sam2 |
McNeese |
Jr. |
Iowa, La. |
| KR |
Gage Larvadain |
Southeastern |
Fr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| PR |
Robert Ferrel2 |
UIW |
Sr. |
Sparks, Nev. |
2021 Southland Conference Football Second Team All-Conference Offense
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| QB |
Cameron Ward |
UIW |
So. |
West Columbia, Texas |
| RB |
Deonta McMahon |
McNeese |
Jr. |
Frostploof, Fla. |
| RB |
Taron Jones |
Southeastern |
Jr. |
Mandeville, La. |
| TE/HB |
Lee Negrotto |
Nicholls |
Fr. |
Pass Christian, Miss. |
| WR |
Robert Ferrel2 |
UIW |
Sr. |
Sparks, Nev. |
| WR |
KJ Franklin |
Nicholls |
So. |
Prairieville, La. |
| WR |
Gage Larvadain |
Southeastern |
Fr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| OL |
John Allen |
Southeastern |
So. |
Jackson, Miss. |
| OL |
Jalen Bell2 |
Southeastern |
Jr. |
Amory, Miss. |
| OL |
Drew Jones2 |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Des Allemands, La. |
| OL |
Evan Roussel2 |
Nicholls |
Fr. |
Lutcher, La. |
| OL |
Jakob Sell2 |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| PK |
Gavin Lasseigne |
Nicholls |
So. |
Raceland, La. |
| P |
Keven Nguyen |
UIW |
Sr. |
Rohnert Park, Calif. |
2021 Southland Conference Football Second Team All-Conference Defense
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| DL |
Brandon Bowen |
UIW |
Gr. |
Trophy Club, Texas |
| DL |
Garrett Crawford |
Southeastern |
So. |
Slidell, La. |
| DL |
Accord Green |
McNeese |
Jr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| DL |
Jequaries Martin |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
Chilton, Ala. |
| LB |
Rodney Dansby |
HBU |
Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
| LB |
Isaiah Paul2 |
UIW |
R-So. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| LB |
Hayden Shaheen |
Nicholls |
Fr. |
Baton Rouge, La. |
| DB |
Shemar Bartholomew2 |
Northwestern State |
Jr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| DB |
Rashon Davis |
UIW |
Gr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| DB |
Corione Harris |
McNeese |
Jr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| DB |
Donniel Ward-McGee2 |
Southeastern |
Jr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| DB |
Jarrius Wallace |
McNeese |
Gr. |
Villa, La. |
| KR |
Tyson Thompson |
HBU |
R-Fr. |
Spring, Texas |
| PR |
Mason Pierce |
McNeese |
So. |
Pearland, Texas |
2021 Southland Conference Football Honorable Mention:
QB Lindsey Scott Jr., NICH; RB Marcus Cooper, UIW; RB Stephon Huderson, MCN; TE Jamal Pettigrew, MCN; WR Darion Chafin, UIW;
WR Jay Griffin IV, NSU; OL Reid Francis, UIW; OL Caleb Johnson, UIW; OL Dawson Kier, UIW; OL Ethan McMullan, SLU; PK Mateo Rengifo, SLU; P Austin Dunlap, SLU;
P Scotty Roblow, NSU; DL John Graves III, SLU; DL Blaine Hoover, UIW;
DL Isaiah Longino, NSU; DL Myles Vigne, NICH
; LB Jared Pedraza, NSU; LB Jomard Valsin Jr., NSU; DB Elliott Davison, UIW; DB Jack Henderson, SLU; DB Moses Reynolds; UIW; DB Brandon Richard, UIW; DB Colby Richardson, MCN; KR Mason Pierce, MCN; PR Tyson Thompson, HBU.