Gray, Hall Pick Up AFCA All-American Honors

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern football has added two more All-Americans to its list of honors as Marquis Gray and Maalik Hall have picked up AFCA All-American honors on Monday.
 
Gray, a wide receiver from Tyler, Texas, picks up First Team recognition, while Hall, a linebacker from Athens, Texas, is a is a Second Team selection and picks up his second All-American honor in his career.
 
Gray, a junior, has been not only the top receiver in the GAC but also among the best in the nation as he has racked up 1,463 yards receiving, setting a new Southeastern single season record, while also breaking the school record for touchdowns in a season with 17. He completed the single season record trifecta when he hauled in 10 catches in the bowl game to finish the year with 79 receptions, setting a new school mark in that as well.
 
He posted back-to-back three touchdown outings this season and caught a touchdown pass in every regular season game this season.
 
He turned in six games with more than 100 yards receiving, including his career-high 201-yard effort, while putting up multiple touchdowns in four games this season.
 
Hall, a senior, continued to be one of the most disruptive defensive players in the GAC this season, finishing eighth in the conference in tackles overall with 76 over 10 games, but led the league with eight sacks on the season and tacked on 11.5 tackles for loss.
 
His eight sacks are the most in a season in SE's time in Division II, and on the season, he posted multi-sack outings three times, including a season-best three against East Central.
 
He has a trio of 10-plus tackle games, with a career-high 17 stops against Southern Nazarene.
 
The two honors bring Southeastern's all-time All-American honor count to 65, including 24 in the Division II era.