D2FOOTBALL.COM HONORS THREE FERRIS STATE PLAYERS

Myers Named First-Team All-American; Brewster and Bell Garner Honorable Mention Laurels

Ferris State University football players Kevin Myers (Midland), Carlton Brewster (Grand Rapids/Creston), and Whitney Bell (Sault Ste. Marie/Sault Area) have added to their 2004 postseason honors by being named All-Americans by D2Football.com, the only national media source devoted entirely to promoting and covering Division II football.

A senior outside linebacker, Myers gained first-team All-America honors while both Brewster and Bell were honorable mention selections. Myers received D2Football.com All-Northwest Region First-Team kudos for the second straight year in late November 2004 while Bell did likewise as a second-team pick. Brewster also garnered second-team all-region plaudits.

Kevin Myers

A two-time (2003-04) Associated Press Little All-America First Teamer and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America honoree, Myers had 133 total tackles (83 solos) in 11 contests this season and was tabbed as FSU’s Most Valuable Player. Along with receiving MVP honors, Myers was also presented with FSU’s Most Valuable Defensive Player Skill Award for the second consecutive season (2003-04). He recorded seven double-figure tackle game efforts in 2004 highlighted by a career-high 26 stops (15 solos) in the season opener (8/28) against nationally-ranked Grand Valley State. The two-time (2003-04) first-team All-GLIAC performer posted over 100 tackles in each of his last three seasons to date and concluded his career with 435 tackles (257 solos) in 42 contests which represented the fifth-highest output in Ferris State history and was one stop shy of tying for fourth place on the all-time charts. Myers, who was a 2003 D2Football.com All-America Honorable Mention Team member, also compiled 23 career double-digit single-game tackle efforts.

The Bulldogs’ top receiver for the second straight campaign, Brewster caught a career-high 81 passes for 1,230 yards and eight TD’s in 11 games. His receiving yard total this fall ranks third highest among the school’s all-time single-season leaders. Brewster, a first-team All-GLIAC and FSU’s Most Valuable Offensive Skill Player Award honoree in 2004, recorded seven 100-yard plus receiving yardage contests this campaign. He turned in a career-high 15 receptions for 195 yards and two TD’s at Ashland (9/4). In 32 career contests, the junior flanker has 174 catches for 2,263 receiving yards and 18 TD’s to rank fifth on FSU’s career receiving yards list.

Carlton Brewster

Bell, a two-time (2003-04) All-GLIAC First-Team selection and a second-team All-America pick by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette in 2003, paced the Bulldogs this season with 14.5 tackles for a loss of 69 yards which included a team-leading 7.5 quarterback sacks for minus 54 yards. The senior defensive tackle accumulated a squad fourth-place 60 total tackles (35 solos) as an 11-game starter in 2004. The defensive co-captain was recognized as both the GLIAC and D2Football.com’s National Defensive Player of the Week as a result of his 10-tackle performance at Mercyhurst (9/25), which involved four quarterback sacks for a loss of 29 yards. Bell made 225 total tackles (133 solos) in 42 career appearances while compiling 41.5 tackles for loss (-180 yds.) and 16.0 pass sacks for minus 99 yards to rank 14th on Ferris’ all-time sack leaders list. He generated nine double-figure tackle contests, including a career-best 18 tackles against Findlay in 2003 (11/1).

Whitney Bell

Among the final 2004 NCAA Division II national leaders, Myers placed ninth in solo tackles (6.5 avg.) and 15th in total tackles (11.5 avg.) while Bell was 34th in pass sacks (0.7 avg.). Brewster finished sixth in receptions (7.4 avg.), eighth in receiving yards (111.8 ypg.) and 24th in all-purpose yards (150.0 ypg.).

Both Myers and Bell will be participating in the fifth annual Whataburger Cactus Bowl Division II All-Star Game on January 7 in Kingsville, Texas.

Ferris State finished the 2004 season at 6-5 overall with a fifth-place 6-4 GLIAC mark. The Bulldogs posted their third winning campaign in the last four seasons.