CARLTON BREWSTER CHOSEN TO AP LITTLE ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Ferris State Wide Receiver Named To Second Team

Carlton Brewster added to his list of 2005 post-season honors with selection to Associated Press' Little All-America Second Team. (Photo by FSU Torch).

The AP Little All-America Team is comprised of top players from NCAA Division II and III schools along with National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) teams. A total of 75 individuals were named either first, second or third team with 25 players comprising each squad.

Along with Brewster, other representatives from Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)-member schools included Grand Valley State offensive lineman Josh Bourke (first team), linebacker John DiGiorgio of Saginaw Valley State (first team), Hillsdale tight end Keith Recker (second team), and Grand Valley State defensive lineman Mike McFadden (second team).

The selection of Brewster represents the 13th time in Ferris State’s gridiron history that a Bulldog has garnered AP All-America Team honors since 1963. Former FSU outside linebacker Kevin Myers achieved AP All-America First-Team laurels the previous two seasons (2003-04), joining flanker Clarence Coleman (2000-01) as the only two Bulldogs to receive the notable recognition in multiple years.

A two-time (2004-05) All-GLIAC First-Team selection, Brewster has already been recognized as a American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American while also attaining D2Football.com All-Northwest Region First-Team accolades. The 5-11, 214-pound wideout will be participating on the East Team in the sixth annual Whataburger Cactus Bowl Division II All-Star Game on January 6 in Kingsville, Texas.

The Bulldogs’ top receiver the last three seasons to date, Brewster totaled a team-high 60 receptions for 921 yards and seven TD’s in 11 contests this fall. He registered five 100-yard plus receiving-game performances in the 2005 campaign, including a season-best 137 yards and a pair of TD’s on eight catches versus Northern Michigan (10/15). Brewster’s 921 receiving yards marked the 10th highest single-season total in the program’s history. A two-time (2004-05) FSU Most Valuable Offensive Skill Player Award winner, Brewster ranked 36th on the final NCAA DIvision II national statistical leaders list in receiving yards per game (83.7 ypg.), 46th in receptions per game (5.5 avg.), and 98th in all-purpose yards (107.7 ypg.).

Brewster finished his prolific career as Ferris State’s second all-time leading receiver with 3,184 career receiving yards and 25 TD’s on 234 receptions in 43 contests. He also was fifth among the GLIAC’s career receiving yardage leaders with 2,923 total yards on 213 catches in league encounters only. Brewster, a 2004 honorable mention All-America pick by both Don Hansen’s Football Gazette and D2Football.com, is currently listed third on FSU’s career leaders chart in kickoff returns (1,197 yds.), fourth in punt returns (588 yds.), fifth in all-purpose yards (5,029 yds.), and eighth in scoring (164 pts.).

Ferris State closed out its 2005 campaign at 3-8-0 overall and 3-7-0 in the conference.