Mike Hull | LB | Penn State: Leads team with 99 tackles (next closest player has 44), including 8.5 for loss, two sacks and an interception.
Jaquiski Tartt | FS | Samford: First-team All-SoCon and Second Team FCS All-American in 2013, second on team in tackles in 2014 with 57, including three for loss and one interception.
Adrian Amos | S | Penn St: All-Big 10 honorable mention in 2013, has 24 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups.
Shane Carden | QB | East Carolina: A Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist (best QB), has thrown for 2,791 yards (348 yds./game) and 18 touchdowns in just eight games this season.
Joseph Cardona | LS | Navy: Four-year starter, one of the top long snappers in the country.
Carl Davis | DT | Iowa: Second-team All-Big 10 in 2013, has 25 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and a sack through nine games this season.
Kurtis Drummond |FS | Michigan State: First-team All-Big 10 free safety and a preseason First-Team All-American by Sporting News. Named to watch lists for Thorpe, Bednarik and Naguski Awards.
Geneo Grissom | LB | Oklahoma: (pronounced – GEE-no) Defensive end who converted to linebacker this season, has 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in seven games played.
Justin Hardy | WR | East Carolina: A two-time All-Conference USA selection, has 65 receptions for 814 yards and six touchdowns through eight games in 2014.
David Johnson | RB | Northern Iowa: An all-conference performer for Northern Iowa, led his team in rushing in 2013 with 1,286 yards and already has 1,055 yards and eight touchdowns this season, including 138 yards as they Panthers snapped FCS No. 1 North Dakota State’s 33-game win streak this past weekend.
Nate Orchard | DE | Utah: A relentless pass rusher, has racked up 15.5 tackles for loss this season and 13 sacks in nine games.
