2017 AFCA Division III All-American Teams

WACO, TEX. — Illinois Wesleyan senior linebacker Jordan Hassan has been named to the first team of the 2017 Division III Coaches' All-America Team, announced today (Dec. 12) by the American Football Coaches Association.
 
The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Hassan (Wheaton, Ill., Glenbard West HS) made 108 total tackles for the 9-2 Titans this fall. He had 76 solo tackles, which broke the school's season record of 72 set by Sean Garvey in 2014.
Hassan had 11 tackles for loss and five and a half sacks in the regular season.
 
The D3football.com North Region "Defensive Player of the Year" and the "Defensive Player of the Year" in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, Hassan was chosen as IWU's "Most Valuable Defensive Player" as well as the team's "Most Improved Player" and "Best Big Skill" award winner.

Hassan, the 19th player in IWU history to earn first team All-America honors, is one of 37 seniors nationwide to be chosen to this year's AFCA first and second teams. Go here for the complete list of IWU first team All-Americans.

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions, the only teams chosen exclusively by the coaches themselves. The Division III All-America Selection Committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA's nine districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the team is chosen.

Members of the AFCA Coaches' All-America Team receive a plaque commemorating their selection to the team.