COLUMBIA, Ky. -  The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced on Thursday that three Lindsey Wilson football student-athletes were named AFCA-NAIA All-Americans.
 
Davontaye Saunders was named to the First Team, Larry Montgomery earned Second Team honors, and Khia Sherrard was a third team selection. The trio earns the recognition for the first time in their careers and becomes the ninth, 10th, and 11th players in program history to earn AFCA-NAIA All-American status.
 
Saunders – the Mid-South Conference Offensive Player of the Year – etched his name in the Lindsey Wilson record books this season.  The Eminence, Kentucky, native set the program record for rushing yards in a season with 1,579 yards. Saunders also broke the single-season touchdown record with 20. His 131.6 rushing yards per game were also a program record, and his 7.8 yards per carry are the second-most in a season.
 
Against Cumberland (Tenn.) on November 8, Saunders broke the program record for rushing yards in a game with 299. Nationally, he ranks second in the NAIA in rushing yards and in rushing yards per game. Saunders sits fifth in the country in rushing touchdowns. He ran for over 150 yards in six games and over 200 yards in two this season.
 
Montgomery of Louisville, Kentucky, anchored an offensive line that allowed just 13 sacks in 11 games. The Blue Raiders averaged 41.7 points per game, leading the MSC and ranking 12th in the NAIA. Lindsey Wilson ranked second in the conference and 13th in the NAIA, averaging 204.9 rushing yards per game.
 
Sherrard of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, caught 44 passes for 854 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 12 touchdowns led the team, and he ranked second on the Blue Raiders in receiving yards. Sherrard broke the program record for receiving yards in a game with 215 on August 28 against Texas Wesleyan. His 12 touchdowns are the second-most in a season in program history and rank seventh in the NAIA.
 
The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and is the only team chosen exclusively by NAIA football coaches.