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Emory Polley Named First Team All-American By AFCA Coaches
12/23/2013 12:00:00 AM | Football
Providence, R.I. - Brown senior defensive back Emory Polley (University Heights, Ohio) has been named to the AFCA FCS Coaches' All-America Team, earning first team honors.
The AFCA has selected an All-America team every year since 1945. 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.
Polley led the nation with six interceptions in 2013 (0.6 per game) and finished his Brown career with 11 interceptions, sixth best all-time at Brown. A two time All-Ivy selection, Polley earned First Team All-Ivy and All-New England honors in 2013.
"Emory is one of the outstanding true cover corners in the nation, following in the footsteps of AJ Cruz '13," said Brown head coach Phil Estes. "He's a dominant corner, who plays the pass and run equally as well. Emory is a tremendously hard worker, who had a great year and is very deserving of this award."
Polley, a three-year starter for the Bears, also led the Brown team with four pass break-ups, while finishing with 36 tackles, including 27 solo stops. An American Studies concentrator, Polley was named the Ivy League's Defensive Player of the Week after leading Brown's defense to a shutout victory over Penn that knocked the Quakers out of first place in the Ivy League standings, by intercepting two passes against the Quakers.
2013 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Cooper Kupp 6-2 195 Fr. Eastern Washington/Beau Baldwin Yakima, Wash. (Davis)
WR *Erik Lora 5-11 190 Sr. Eastern Illinois/Dino Babers Miami, Fla. (Columbus)
TE MyCole Pruitt 6-3 250 Jr. Southern Illinois/Dale Lennon St. Louis, Mo. (Kirkwood)
OL Eric Pike 6-5 298 Sr. Towson/Rob Ambrose Landover, Md. (DuVal)
OL Dakota Dozier 6-5 303 Sr. Furman Bruce Fowler West Columbia, S.C. (Brookland-Cayce)
C Jared Singleton 6-2 309 Sr. Wofford Mike Ayers Lugoff, S.C. (Lugoff-Elgin)
OL Billy Turner 6-6 314 Sr. North Dakota State/Craig Bohl Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
OL Danny Kistler, Jr. 6-8 315 Sr. Montana /Mick Delaney Seattle, Wash. (O'Dea)
QB Jimmy Garoppolo 6-3 222 Sr. Eastern Illinois/Dino Babers Arlington Heights, Ill. (Rolling Meadows)
RB Terrance West 5-11 223 Jr. Towson/Rob Ambrose Baltimore, Md. (Northwestern)
RB *Zach Zenner 6-0 220 Jr. South Dakota /St. John Stiegelmeier Eagan, Minn. (Eagan)
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Zach Hodges 6-3 235 Jr. Harvard/Tim Murphy Atlanta, Ga. (Philips Exeter Academy)
DL *Davis Tull 6-3 240 Jr. Tennessee-Chattanooga/Russ Huesman Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden)
DL Colton Underwood6-4 255 Sr. Illinois St./Brock Spack Washington, Ill. (Washington)
DL Brad Daly 6-1 240 Sr. Montana St./Rob Ash Helena, Mont. (Capital)
LB Jordan Tripp 6-3 237 Sr. Montana Mick Delaney Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky)
LB Stephon Robertson 5-11 230 Sr. James Madison/Mickey Matthews Alexandria, Va. (Edison)
LB Cqulin Hubert 6-1 250 Sr. Southeastern Louisiana/Ron Roberts Houston, Texas (Eisenhower)
DB Emory Polley 5-9 175 Sr. Brown/Phil Estes University Heights, Ohio (Cleveland Heights)
DB T.J. Lee III 5-9 190 Sr. Eastern Washington/Beau Baldwin Seattle, Wash. (West Seattle)
DB *Marcus Williams 5-11 192 Sr. North Dakota St./Craig Bohl Minneapolis, Minn. (Hopkins)
DB Daniel Fitzpatrick 6-2 210 Jr. Tennessee St./Rod Reed Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Concordia Lutheran)
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Kyle Loomis 6-2 210 Jr. Portland St./Nigel Burton Roseburg, Ore. (Roseburg)
PK Tyler Sievertsen 6-2 185 Sr. Northern Iowa/Mark Farley Cedar Rapids, Iowa (C.R. Kennedy)
AP Fabian Truss 5-9 185 Sr. Samford/Pat Sullivan Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley)
*-2012 All-American
