BATON ROUGE, La. – Nicholls State University junior defensive back B.T. Sanders has been named Second Team All-Louisiana as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) announced Sunday its awards for the 2015 football season.
 
Sanders, who was also named Second Team by the Southland Conference, was the lone Colonel to make the prestigious all-state team. He is also the first Nicholls player to receive the honor since 2012.
 
A native of Foley, Ala., Sanders started all 11 games in the defensive backfield for the Colonels and finished second on the team in tackles with 75. Five of the stops came behind the line of scrimmage, including a sack against McNeese State. He forced three fumbles on the year and added a fumble recovery in the Colonels' near upset over Stephen F. Austin.
 
Sanders was instrumental in the Colonels' stingy pass defense, which led the Southland Conference at 178.2 yards allowed per game. At the safety position, he recorded four pass break ups as the defense surrendered just 14 touchdowns through the air this season.
 
The complete list of the LSWA honorees are listed below:
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
Defensive Player of the Year: Wallace Scott, DB, McNeese State
Freshman of the Year: Arden Key, DL, LSU
Newcomer of the Year: Jeff Driskel, QB, Louisiana Tech
Coach of the Year: Matt Viator, McNeese State
 
First Team - Offense
OL – Vadal Alexander – LSU – Buford, Ga.
OL – Darrell Brown – Louisiana Tech – Abilene, Texas
OL – Quentin Marsh – McNeese State – Dickinson, Texas
OL – Anthony Mosley – Southern – Cairo, Ga.
OL – Ethan Pocic – LSU – Lemont, Ill.
RB – Kenneth Dixon – Louisiana Tech – Strong, Ark.
RB – Leonard Fournette – LSU – New Orleans, La.
WR – Jamal Robinson – Louisiana-Lafayette – Slidell, La.
WR – Trent Taylor – Louisiana Tech – Shreveport, La.
TE – Montrell Jones – Southern – Milwaukee, Wis.
QB – Jeff Driskel – Louisiana Tech – Oviedo, Fla.
 
First Team – Defense
DL – Vernon Butler – Louisiana Tech – Summit, Miss.
DL – Isaiah Golden – McNeese State – Carthage, Texas
DL -- Lewis Neal – LSU – Wilson, N.C.
DL – Tanzel Smart – Tulane – Baton Rouge, La.
LB – Deion Jones – LSU – New Orleans, La.
LB – Hunter Kissinger – ULM – Springdale, Ark.
LB – Nico Marley – Tulane – Weston, Fla.
DB – Harlan Miller – Southeastern Louisiana – Kentwood, La.
DB – Jamal Adams – LSU – Lewisville, Texas
DB – Wallace Scott – McNeese State – Weyanoke, La.
DB – Tre'Davious White – LSU – Shreveport, La.
 
First Team – Special Teams
Pos. – Name – School – Hometown
PK – Chris Moore – Northwestern State – Plano, Texas
P – Jean Breaux – McNeese State – Scott, La.
RS – Willie Quinn – Southern – Miami, Fla.
 
 
Second Team – Offense
OL – Joe Graves – Southeastern Louisiana – Covington, La.
OL – Jens Danielsen – Louisiana Tech – Wichita, Kan.
OL – Ben Jones – McNeese State – Nederland, Texas
OL – Justin Miller – Grambling – Ruston, La.
OL – Pace Murphy – Northwestern State – Houston, Texas
RB – Elijah McGuire – Louisiana-Lafayette – Houma, La.
RB – Lenard Tillery – Southern – Baton Rouge, La.
WR – Ed Eagan – Northwestern State – New Orleans, La.
WR – Chad Williams – Grambling – Baton Rouge, La.
TE – Zach Hetrick – McNeese State – Baton Rouge, La.
QB – Jonathan Williams – Grambling – Tampa, Fla.
 
Second Team – Defense
DL – Jaylon Ferguson – Louisiana Tech – St. Francisville, La.
DL – Devon Godchaux – LSU – Plaquemine, La.
DL – Gerrard Johnson – ULM – Rayville, La.
DL – Arden Key – LSU – Atlanta, Ga.
LB – Kendell Beckwith – LSU – Clinton, La.
LB – Bo Brown – McNeese State – Katy, Texas
LB – Dominique Tovell – Louisiana-Lafayette – Columbia, Miss.
DB – Micah Eugene – Southeastern Louisiana – Lafayette, La.
DB – Guy Stallworth – Grambling – Gulfport, Miss.
DB – Bryson Abraham – Louisiana Tech – Jennings, La.
DB – B.T. Sanders – Nicholls – Foley, Ala.
DB – Xavier Woods – Louisiana Tech – West Monroe, La.
 
Second Team – Special Teams
PK – Jonathan Barnes – Louisiana Tech – Baton Rouge, La.
P – Steven Coutts—Louisiana-Lafayette – Brisbane, Australia
RS – Ed Eagan – Northwestern State – New Orleans, La.
 
Honorable Mention
DL – Ashton Henderson – Southeastern Louisiana – Tulsa, Okla.; DL – Ben Banogu – ULM – McKinney, Texas; WR – Malachi Dupre – LSU – New Orleans, La.; DB – Savion Brown – Louisiana-Lafayette – Shreveport, La.