Kearney, Neb. – Nebraska Kearney senior defensive end Quillan Felton(pronounced key-lin) has been named to the 2024 Don Hansen Division II All-American team.
This All-American team and the national committee that selects it carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen. From Brookfield, Ill., he started and published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting D2 AA teams for the first time in 1988.
He passed away at the age of 75 in Aug. 2010.Felton (Lithonia, Ga.) earned honorable mention accolades and is the fourth Loper d-linemen/d-end in the D2 era (1990-present) to earn AA status. The others were end Mason Brodine (2010) and interior linemen Michael Cunningham (2002) and Matt Bruggeman (1995).
A unanimous first-team All-MIAA pick, Felton was one of the league's most dominant defenders, having 17.5 tackles for loss including 7.0 sacks. He also has six quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, a forced fumble, blocked kick and 66 tackles. Felton ranked second on UNK in stops, led the MIAA in TFL's and was tied for first in sacks. The Butler C.C. (Kan.) transfer did all that despite playing with a protective wrap on his left hand for most of the fall. Finally, Felton also was a first-team CSC All-Super Region selection.
The MIAA had 22 Don Hansen All-Americans including three on the first-team offense and two on the second-team offense.