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In what's becoming a common trend, Illinois State had the most
players on the first team, with three, and led the way, along with
New Hampshire and Hampton, with four players on the entire
all-America team. Robinson, who finished 10th in the 2005 Walter
Payton Award voting, ranks No. 1 nationally in yards per game, with
133.2, and No. 2 in catches per contest, with 7.8. He set league and
school season marks with 1,465 receiving yards on a
conference-tying-best 86 catches. He posted six 100-yard receiving
games, including two games of 200 yards or more, highlighted by his
292 receiving yards on 14 catches against Indiana State in the
season finale. The Rockledge, Fla., native finished with 12
touchdown catches. To date, he has been a first-team all-America
selection by the Walter Camp Foundation, The Sports Network and the
American Football Coaches Association and was voted to the second
team by The Sports Xchange.
Davis, a four-year starter who started all 46 games of his
collegiate career, blocked for the most prolific offense in Illinois
State history. With Davis paving the way, the offense averaged 39.2
points per game and a league-best 40.7 points per conference game.
The two-time All-Gateway First Team selection helped guide the
'Birds to a league-best 477.5 total yards of offense per game, which
ranked No. 4 nationally at the end of the regular season. He played
783 snaps on the season and led the team with 68 knockdowns. This is
Davis' third first-team all-America selection this season, after
being recognized by The Sports Network and the AFCA.
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 Hawkins, a 2005 Buck Buchanan Award finalist, finished the
regular season leading all of Division I-AA in tackles for loss and
forced fumbles, while ranking second in sacks. His 17 quarterback
sacks set the Illinois State and Gateway Conference single-season
records, while he also claimed school marks with 26.5 tackles for
loss in a season and seven forced fumbles. Hawkins was also named
first-team all-America by the Walter Camp Foundation and The Sports
Network.
Siskowic, another 2005 Buck Buchanan Award candidate, was the
conference tackle leader with 132 stops -- 37 more than the league's
runner-up. He ranked third in the conference in tackles for loss on
the season with 14.5 and led the Redbirds in tackles in 10 of the
team's 11 games. The junior ranks fourth nationally in tackles with
12 stops per game and also No. 15 nationally in tackles for loss. He
also posted 55 solo stops, four sacks, three pass breakups, two
fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.
[Todd Kober,
assistant athletics director, media relations,
Illinois
State University]
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