Burroughs Named First Team NAIA All-American, Hall Honorable Mention
By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2021 Spring American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NAIA Coaches' All-America Teams were announced earlier Wednesday by the AFCA, and Teon Burroughs was selected as a First Team NAIA All-American, the NAIA national office announced.
Additionally, Eagle quarterback Billy Hall was named an Honorable Mention NAIA All-American as well.
The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.
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Burroughs, a Folkston, Ga., native helped Reinhardt (9-1) make yet another appearance in the NAIA Football Championship Series Quarterfinals in 2020 thanks to 33 total stops, including 8.5 tackles for-loss and five sacks. He also had two fumble recoveries and two interceptions – one of which was returned for a score.
As a group, the Eagle defense gave up 16.2 points per game (ninth in the NAIA).
Hall continued to make strides in all areas from the quarterback position this season, as he passed for 1,905 yards with 22 touchdowns and just five interceptions. The Scott, Tenn., native, who averaged 228.5 yards per contest, also racked up 380 yards and another score on the ground.
The offense was 10th in the country while averaging 40.5 points per outing as well.
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