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2021 All-MACCC Selections
LINEBACKER: Nick Thomason (Muscle Shoals, Ala.) 2012 NJCAA All-Region 23…2012 MACCC All-State firstteam…Led the Tigers in total tackles with 61 on the season while appearing in just six games…Finished the year with 30 solo tackles and 31 assists while averaging over 10 tackles per game…Also recorded one sack for six yards and had a fumble recovery on the season…Breakout game came in week three of his sophomore campaign when he poured in 17 stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss, against Holmes… Finished collegiate career at Louisiana Tech.
LINEBACKER: Terrance Edgeston (Falkner, Miss.) 2018 NJCAA All-Region 23…2018 MACCC All-State first-team…Named a three-star recruit by ESPN… Seventh-rated junior college linebacker in his graduating class according to ESPN as well... Finished as the top tackler in the MACCC with 94 total stops... Tied for fifth in the NJCAA with an average of 10.4 tackles per game…Had 32 tackles with two tackles for loss and one pass breakup playing as a defensive back as a freshman…Currently on the active roster at Houston (Texas)
DEFENSIVE BACK: Brynden Trawick (Atlanta, Ga.) 2010 MACCC All-State second-team…Trawick, who transferred from Michigan State, led the Tigers in a variety of defensive categories, including forced (three) and fumble recoveries (two) as well as sharing the team lead in passes defended with five…Also had the Tigers’ longest interception return of the year when he stepped in front of a Holmes pass during week four action and rumbled 67 yards to the end zone to help Northeast move to 2-0 in the division… Totaled 62 tackles (44 solo, 18 assist) & 3 tackles for loss in 2010…Finished collegiate career at Troy (Ala.)…Signed professional contracts with the Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans (NFL) DEFENSIVE BACK: Deion Belue (Tuscumbia, Ala.) 2011 NJCAA All-American…2011 NJCAA All-Region 23…2011 MACCC All-State first-team (defensive back) and second-team (return specialist)…2011 MACCC North Division Defensive Back MVP…Tenth All-American in program history… Statistics include 15 tackles, a sack, one interception for 58 yards and a score, eight pass breakups and 33 returns for 691 yards and two scores…Got hot during the middle section of the season as he scored three times in as many games against some of the division’s top opposition…Belue had a 58-yard interception return for a score against Northwest, brought back an 80-yard kickoff return versus East Mississippi and then turned the trick a week later with a 90-yard return against Coahoma…Averaged 28.9 yards per kick return on the season and 10.1 yards per return on his 14 punt returns during the 2011 season… During his sophomore campaign, Belue broke the 100yard plateau in kick returns twice with 127 yards versus East Mississippi and 105 yards against Copiah-Lincoln… Finished collegiate career at Alabama where he was part of the 2012 national championship team…Signed professional contracts with Edmonton Eskimos (CFL), Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL)
DEFENSIVE BACK: Frankie Lee (Charleston, Miss.) 2011 MACCC All-State second-team…Led the Tigers with seven interceptions on the season, which was good enough for fifth in the nation and second in the MACCC… Made a name for himself during the Tigers’ 34-28 win over Northwest during the fifth week of the season…Came away with four turnovers of his own as part of a seven turnover night against the Rangers…Also had 12 total tackles and three pass break-ups in the win against then-No. 10 Northwest, including six solo stops and a pair of tackles for losses…That performance earned him NJCAA Defensive Player of the Week honors…Finished collegiate career at Delta State. DEFENSIVE BACK: Juwan Taylor (Jackson, Miss.) Two-time (2017/2018) MACCC All-State first-team…Topped Northeast as a freshman with 57 tackles (6.3 per game)… Added 1.5 tackles for loss and an interception…Season-high 12 tackles in home win over Southwest…Finished second on the team during his sophomore season with 92 tackles…His 10.2 tackles per game ranked seventh in the nation…Added 11 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and four pass break ups in his final season with Tigers…Career-high 15 tackles against Jones in 2018…Career figures include 149 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception and five pass break-ups…Currently on the active roster at Alcorn State
SPECIALIST: Jonathan Harrison (Belmont, Miss.) 2012 NJCAA All-American…2012 NJCAA All-Region 23…2012 MACCC All-State first-team…Initial first-team All-American at Northeast since 1956 (Jerry King)…Ended up tops in the nation with a 41.48 yards per punt average while appearing in all nine games for the Tigers…Had 48 punts for the Tigers during his sophomore season and pinned the opposition deep within its own territory with 12 punts inside the 20-yard line (fifth nationally) with six more that went for touchbacks (first nationally)…Forced six fair catches out of his punts… Amassed 1,991 yards with his punts…His long on the year was a 60-yard boot against Holmes
SPECIALIST: Michael Baugus (Corinth, Miss.) Two-time (2018/2019) MACCC All-State first-team…Two-time Fred Mitchell Award watch list recipient…Finished sixth in the nation as a sophomore with an average of 40.2 yards per punt…Tied for second nationally and first in the MACCC with 21 punts that landed inside the 20-yard line…An additional 14 punts were signaled for fair catch (third in the NJCAA and tops in MACCC) while three went