2017 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARDS
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF (So., Kapolei, Hawaii)
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ed Oliver, DT, Houston (So., Houston, Texas)
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tony Pollard, RB/KR, Memphis (So., Memphis, Tenn.)
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
T.J. Carter, CB, Memphis (Fr., Nashville, Tenn.)
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR
Scott Frost, UCF *
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TEAM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
Cincinnati
| ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM | ||||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/Last School |
| WR | Anthony Miller 2 | Memphis | Sr. | 5-11 | 190 | Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers |
| WR | Trey Quinn | SMU | Jr. | 6-0 | 202 | Lake Charles, La./LSU |
| WR | Courtland Sutton 1 | SMU | Jr. | 6-4 | 215 | Brenham, Texas/Brenham |
| OT | Aaron Evans | UCF | Sr. | 6-6 | 325 | Seffner, Fla./Armwood |
| OT | Trevon Tate | Memphis | Jr. | 6-4 | 290 | Houston, Texas/North Shore |
| OG | Gabe Kuhn | Memphis | Sr. | 6-4 | 295 | Wildwood, Mo./Lyafayette |
| OG | Jeremi Hall | USF | Sr. | 6-5 | 332 | Atlanta, Ga./Tri-Cities |
| C | Jordan Johnson | UCF | So. | 6-2 | 320 | Jacksonville, Fla./Ed White |
| TE | Jordan Akins | UCF | Sr. | 6-4 | 262 | Atlanta, Ga./Union Grove |
| QB | McKenzie Milton | UCF | So. | 5-11 | 185 | Kapolei, Hawaii/Milliani |
| QB | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | Sr. | 6-4 | 210 | Matthews, N.C./Coffeyville CC |
| RB | Adrian Killins Jr. | UCF | So. | 5-8 | 158 | Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland |
| RB | D’Angelo Brewer 2 | Tulsa | Sr. | 5-9 | 190 | Tulsa, Okla./Central |
| DL | Jamiyus Pittman 2 | UCF | Sr. | 6-1 | 319 | Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County |
| DL | Ed Oliver 1 | Houston | So. | 6-2 | 290 | Houston, Texas/Westfield |
| DL | Deadrin Senat 2 | USF | Sr. | 6-1 | 305 | Immokalee, Fla./Immokalee |
| DL | Justin Lawler 1 | SMU | Sr. | 6-4 | 265 | Pottsboro, Texas/Pottsboro |
| LB | Shaquem Griffin * 1 | UCF | Sr. | 6-2 | 229 | St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood |
| LB | D’Juan Hines | Houston | Sr. | 6-1 | 230 | Spring, Texas/Dekaney |
| LB | Genard Avery 1 | Memphis | Jr. | 6-2 | 230 | Byhalia, Miss./Byhalia |
| LB | Auggie Sanchez 2 2 | USF | Sr. | 6-2 | 245 | St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast |
| CB | Mike Hughes | UCF | Jr. | 5-11 | 191 | New Bern, N.C./Garden City CC |
| CB | Parry Nickerson H 2 | Tulane | Sr. | 6-0 | 180 | Algiers, La./West Jefferson |
| S | Kyle Gibson | UCF | Jr. | 5-11 | 182 | Tampa, Fla./Armwood |
| S | Delvon Randall | Temple | Jr. | 6-1 | 210 | Pittsburgh, Pa./Gateway |
| K | Emilio Nadelman | USF | Sr. | 5-6 | 173 | Miami, Fla./Central |
| P | James Smith | Cincinnati | Fr. | 6-5 | 220 | Wangaratta, Australia/Galen College |
| RS | Tony Pollard 1 | Memphis | So. | 5-11 | 200 | Memphis, Tenn./Melrose |
| * unanimous selection | ||||||
| ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM | ||||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/Last School |
| WR | Tre’Quan Smith | UCF | Jr. | 6-1 | 210 | Delray Beach, Fla./Village Academy |
| WR | Trevon Brown | ECU | Jr. | 6-2 | 211 | Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover |
| WR | Justin Hobbs | Tulsa | Jr. | 6-4 | 218 | Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission West |
| OT | Korey Cunningham | Cincinnati | Sr. | 6-6 | 305 | Montevallo, Ala./Montevallo |
| OT | Wyatt Miller | UCF | Jr. | 6-4 | 306 | Douglas, Ga./Coffee |
| OT | Marcus Norman | USF | So. | 6-6 | 305 | Sebastian, Fla./Sebastian River |
| OG | Brian Carter | Temple | Sr. | 6-1 | 300 | Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg |
| OG | Tyler Bowling 2 | Tulsa | Jr. | 6-6 | 325 | Yukon, Okla./Yukon |
| C | Chandler Miller 1 | Tulsa | Jr. | 6-3 | 293 | Bixby, Okla./Bixby |
| TE | Joey Magnifico | Memphis | So. | 6-4 | 235 | Cordova, Tenn./St. Benedict |
| QB | Quinton Flowers 1 | USF | Sr. | 6-0 | 210 | Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson |
| RB | Dontrell Hilliard | Tulane | Sr. | 6-0 | 205 | Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville Magnet |
| RB | Darrell Henderson | Memphis | So. | 5-9 | 200 | Batesville, Miss./South Panola |
| DL | Trysten Hill | UCF | So. | 6-2 | 330 | Lee, Fla./Suwannee |
| DL | Bruce Hector | USF | Sr. | 6-2 | 296 | Tampa, Fla./Robinson |
| DL | Sharif Finch | Temple | Sr. | 6-5 | 250 | Henrico, Va./Henrico |
| DL | Jacob Martin | Temple | Sr. | 6-2 | 250 | Aurora, Colo./Cherokee Trail |
| DL | Jeremy Smith | Tulsa | Sr. | 6-5 | 265 | Tulsa, Okla./Berryhill |
| LB | Chequan Burkett | UCF | Sr. | 6-2 | 230 | Montgomery, Ala./Carver |
| LB | Jaylyin Minor | Cincinnati | Sr. | 6-1 | 233 | Navasota, Texas/Navasota |
| LB | D.J. Palmore | Navy | Sr. | 6-3 | 236 | Bartlett, Tenn./Christian Brothers |
| LB | Rae Juan Marbley | Tulane | Sr. | 6-0 | 245 | Destrehan, La./Destrehan |
| CB | T.J. Carter | Memphis | Fr. | 5-11 | 180 | Nashville, Tenn./Stratford |
| CB | Deatrick Nichols 1 2 | USF | Sr. | 5-10 | 189 | Miami, Fla./Miami Central |
| S | Khalil Williams | Houston | Sr. | 5-11 | 210 | Missouri City, Texas/Hightower |
| S | Devin Abraham | USF | Sr. | 5-9 | 185 | Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake |
| K | Matthew Wright | UCF | Jr. | 6-0 | 179 | Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg |
| P | Mac Loudermilk | UCF | Jr. | 6-1 | 234 | Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta |
| RS | Mike Hughes | UCF | Jr. | 5-11 | 191 | New Bern, N.C./Garden City CC |
| ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION | ||||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/Last School |
| DL | Marquise Copeland | Cincinnati | Jr. | 6-3 | 290 | Cleveland, Ohio/Bedford |
| LB | Junior Joseph H | UConn | Sr. | 6-1 | 232 | Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson Westlawn |
| DL | Kiante Anderson | ECU | Sr. | 6-4 | 243 | Greenville, N.C./St. Augustine’s |
| WR | Davon Grayson | ECU | Gr. | 6-2 | 187 | Suffolk, Va./Kings fork |
| WR | Steven Dunbar | Houston | Sr. | 6-3 | 202 | Metarie, La./Rummel |
| S | Terrell Williams | Houston | Sr. | 6-4 | 212 | Lawton, Okla./Northeastern Okla. A&M |
| LB | Micah Thomas 2 | Navy | Sr. | 6-1 | 241 | Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge |
| S | Sean Williams | Navy | Jr. | 6-1 | 190 | Memphis, Tenn./Cordova |
| C | Cameron Ruff | USF | Sr. | 6-3 | 320 | Tampa, Fla./Jesuit |
| C | Evan Brown | SMU | Sr. | 6-3 | 307 | Southlake, Texas/Carroll |
| CB | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | Jr. | 6-0 | 195 | Wylie, Texas/East |
| S | Sean Chandler 2 2 | Temple | Sr. | 6-0 | 195 | Camden, N.J./Camden |
| CB | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | Jr. | 6-1 | 190 | Baton Rouge, La./Central |
| OT | Evan Plagg 2 | Tulsa | Sr. | 6-3 | 295 | Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie |
| S | McKinley Whitfield | Tulsa | Jr. | 6-3 | 216 | Sprio, Okla./Spiro |
| 1 2 H indicates previous selections to first team, second team, or honorable mention | ||||||
| American Athletic Conference Offensive Players of the Year | |
| 2013 | Blake Bortles, QB, UCF |
| 2014 | Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina |
| 2015 | Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy |
| 2016 | Quinton Flowers, QB, USF |
| 2017 | McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF |
| American Athletic Conference Defensive Players of the Year | |
| 2013 | Marcus Smith, DE, Louisville |
| 2014 | Jacoby Glenn, CB, UCF |
| Tank Jakes, LB, Memphis | |
| 2015 | Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple |
| 2016 | Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF |
| 2017 | Ed Oliver, DT, Houston |
| American Athletic Conference Special Teams Players of the Year | |
| 2013 | Demarcus Ayers, WR/KR, Houston |
| Tom Hornsey, P, Memphis | |
| 2014 | Jake Elliott, K, Memphis |
| 2015 | Jake Elliott, K, Memphis |
| 2016 | Tony Pollard, WR/RS, Memphis |
| 2017 | Tony Pollard, WR/RS, Memphis |
| American Athletic Conference Rookies of the Year | |
| 2013 | John O’Korn, QB, Houston |
| 2014 | Marlon Mack, RB, USF |
| 2015 | Tre’Quan Smith, WR, UCF |
| 2016 | Ed Oliver, DT, Houston |
| 2017 | T.J. Carter, CB, Memphis |
| American Athletic Conference Coaches of the Year | |
| 2013 | George O’Leary, UCF |
| 2014 | Justin Fuente, Memphis |
| 2015 | Tom Herman, Houston |
| Ken Niumatalolo, Navy | |
| 2016 | Ken Niumatalolo, Navy |
| 2017 | Scott Frost, UCF |
| American Athletic Conference Team Academic Excellence Award | |
| 2013 | UCF |
| 2014 | UCF |
| 2015 | Cincinnati |
| 2016 | Cincinnati |
| 2017 | Cincinnati |