University of North Texas Athletics
Nine Named to Phil Steele's All-C-USA Teams
7/14/2020 4:30:00 PM | Football
CLEVELAND – Nine members of the Mean Green were named to All-C-USA teams by Phil Steele, the publication announced this week.
North Texas has two student-athletes on the first team in senior defensive lineman Dion Novil and junior kicker Ethan Mooney, a pair on the second team in senior receiver Jaelon Darden and redshirt senior kick returner Deion Hair-Griffin and five on the third team in redshirt junior running back Tre Siggers, redshirt junior offensive lineman Manase Mose, junior linebacker KD Davis, senior linebacker Tyreke Davis and senior long snapper Nate Durham.
Novil is coming off the most productive season of his career on his way to all-conference honorable mention honors. He finished with 61 total tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks at nose tackle in 2019 for the Mean Green. Throughout his career in Denton, Novil has appeared in 29 games, posting 98 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. He was a major factor on the interior and over the course of his career has shown a lot of versatility, having played on the edge as well, earlier in his career. Heading into his senior season, Novil is certainly a focal point on the defensive side of the ball, as the unit adapts to new defensive coordinator Clint Bowen's style and philosophy.
Mooney earned all-conference honorable mention status following his sophomore season, his first as the Mean Green's kicker. He finished the season 16-20 on field goals and converted on 43-44 extra points during the 2019 season. Mooney kicked a career-long 51-yard field goal and also hit three field goals of 40 or more yards. Mooney also was the primary kickoff specialist as well, averaging 52.0 yards per kickoff with 10 touchbacks.
Darden, a 2019 first team all-conference selection by the league's 14 head coaches, led the Mean Green in every major receiving category and was among the nation's most productive receivers. He finished with 76 receptions for 736 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 12 receiving scores ranked 12th in FBS (his 12 touchdowns were three more than anyone else in the conference), and he ranked 21st in the country in receptions per game (6.3). Darden tied for the most three-touchdown games by any receiver in the country with two. Darden is fourth in program history in single season receiving touchdowns and his 76 catches tied for fifth-most in a single season in program history (John Love, 1965). Darden concluded his junior season with 156 career catches, which ranks sixth in program history, and his 19 career touchdowns are seventh in program history. An explosive talent from the slot, Darden enters 2020 as one of two seniors among a deep receiving corps and will look to continue to build on his fantastic career in Denton.
Hair-Griffin was the national leader in kick return average at 40.8 yards per return in 2019 and earned second team all-conference recognition from C-USA's 14 head coaches. Hair-Griffin had one kick return for a touchdown, which was a 96-yard score in the season-opener against Abilene Christian on 8/31. That 96-yard return tied for the ninth-longest return in program history. Hair-Griffin had five returns in 2019 of 50-plus yards, four of which are of 60 or more yards (96, 71, 63, 61 and 50).
Siggers burst onto the scene in 2019 following his transition from safety. He paced the Mean Green ground attack with 152 carries for 853 yards and six touchdowns in 10 appearances. Siggers averaged a team-best 5.6 yards per carry. With his lower center of gravity, Siggers packs quite a punch with his very physical running style. He surpassed 100-yards on three occasions during his first season as the primary ball-carrier for the Mean Green. Siggers was an all-conference honorable mention selection by the league's 14 head coaches.
Mose is a two-year starter at right guard, having made a combined 25 starts over the past two seasons. Mose has helped pave the way for one of the most explosive offenses in Conference USA over that timeframe.
KD Davis made the leap as a starter at will linebacker in 2019, finishing as the team's leading tackler with 88 total stops, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a pair of fumble recoveries and a pass break-up in 12 appearances, 11 of which were starts. Davis flies around the field and is a fundamentally sound tackler who really excelled in Scott's system last year, his first with extended playing time at the collegiate level. Davis earned all-conference honorable mention status in 2019.
Tyreke Davis made the switch from nickel to mike linebacker and made a big impact defensively for the Mean Green. Davis finished as the team's second-leading tackler with 80 total stops with a team-high 14.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass-breakup. Davis started 11 of the 12 games he appeared in 2019. The Denton native has 147 career tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery and a pair of pass break-ups in his three seasons at UNT. Davis earned all-conference honorable mention status in 2019.
Durham was been near perfect for the Mean Green during his junior season in 2019. According to Pro Football Focus, Durham was the best-rated long snapper in the conference and had a snap accuracy percentage of 100 on 51 snaps on punts, and 98.3 on 64 snaps on either field goals or extra points. He had just one "bad snap" according to PFF throughout the entire season. Mean Green kicker Ethan Mooney was 16 of 20 on field goals, 43 of 44 extra points and punter Alvin Kenworthy had no trouble getting his punts off with Durham's average snap-time of 0.89 seconds.
North Texas has two student-athletes on the first team in senior defensive lineman Dion Novil and junior kicker Ethan Mooney, a pair on the second team in senior receiver Jaelon Darden and redshirt senior kick returner Deion Hair-Griffin and five on the third team in redshirt junior running back Tre Siggers, redshirt junior offensive lineman Manase Mose, junior linebacker KD Davis, senior linebacker Tyreke Davis and senior long snapper Nate Durham.
Novil is coming off the most productive season of his career on his way to all-conference honorable mention honors. He finished with 61 total tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks at nose tackle in 2019 for the Mean Green. Throughout his career in Denton, Novil has appeared in 29 games, posting 98 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks. He was a major factor on the interior and over the course of his career has shown a lot of versatility, having played on the edge as well, earlier in his career. Heading into his senior season, Novil is certainly a focal point on the defensive side of the ball, as the unit adapts to new defensive coordinator Clint Bowen's style and philosophy.
Mooney earned all-conference honorable mention status following his sophomore season, his first as the Mean Green's kicker. He finished the season 16-20 on field goals and converted on 43-44 extra points during the 2019 season. Mooney kicked a career-long 51-yard field goal and also hit three field goals of 40 or more yards. Mooney also was the primary kickoff specialist as well, averaging 52.0 yards per kickoff with 10 touchbacks.
Darden, a 2019 first team all-conference selection by the league's 14 head coaches, led the Mean Green in every major receiving category and was among the nation's most productive receivers. He finished with 76 receptions for 736 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 12 receiving scores ranked 12th in FBS (his 12 touchdowns were three more than anyone else in the conference), and he ranked 21st in the country in receptions per game (6.3). Darden tied for the most three-touchdown games by any receiver in the country with two. Darden is fourth in program history in single season receiving touchdowns and his 76 catches tied for fifth-most in a single season in program history (John Love, 1965). Darden concluded his junior season with 156 career catches, which ranks sixth in program history, and his 19 career touchdowns are seventh in program history. An explosive talent from the slot, Darden enters 2020 as one of two seniors among a deep receiving corps and will look to continue to build on his fantastic career in Denton.
Hair-Griffin was the national leader in kick return average at 40.8 yards per return in 2019 and earned second team all-conference recognition from C-USA's 14 head coaches. Hair-Griffin had one kick return for a touchdown, which was a 96-yard score in the season-opener against Abilene Christian on 8/31. That 96-yard return tied for the ninth-longest return in program history. Hair-Griffin had five returns in 2019 of 50-plus yards, four of which are of 60 or more yards (96, 71, 63, 61 and 50).
Siggers burst onto the scene in 2019 following his transition from safety. He paced the Mean Green ground attack with 152 carries for 853 yards and six touchdowns in 10 appearances. Siggers averaged a team-best 5.6 yards per carry. With his lower center of gravity, Siggers packs quite a punch with his very physical running style. He surpassed 100-yards on three occasions during his first season as the primary ball-carrier for the Mean Green. Siggers was an all-conference honorable mention selection by the league's 14 head coaches.
Mose is a two-year starter at right guard, having made a combined 25 starts over the past two seasons. Mose has helped pave the way for one of the most explosive offenses in Conference USA over that timeframe.
KD Davis made the leap as a starter at will linebacker in 2019, finishing as the team's leading tackler with 88 total stops, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a pair of fumble recoveries and a pass break-up in 12 appearances, 11 of which were starts. Davis flies around the field and is a fundamentally sound tackler who really excelled in Scott's system last year, his first with extended playing time at the collegiate level. Davis earned all-conference honorable mention status in 2019.
Tyreke Davis made the switch from nickel to mike linebacker and made a big impact defensively for the Mean Green. Davis finished as the team's second-leading tackler with 80 total stops with a team-high 14.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass-breakup. Davis started 11 of the 12 games he appeared in 2019. The Denton native has 147 career tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery and a pair of pass break-ups in his three seasons at UNT. Davis earned all-conference honorable mention status in 2019.
Durham was been near perfect for the Mean Green during his junior season in 2019. According to Pro Football Focus, Durham was the best-rated long snapper in the conference and had a snap accuracy percentage of 100 on 51 snaps on punts, and 98.3 on 64 snaps on either field goals or extra points. He had just one "bad snap" according to PFF throughout the entire season. Mean Green kicker Ethan Mooney was 16 of 20 on field goals, 43 of 44 extra points and punter Alvin Kenworthy had no trouble getting his punts off with Durham's average snap-time of 0.89 seconds.
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