Despite playing in the Southern Conference for just seven seasons, the Elon Phoenix football program had three players recognized on SouthernPigskin.com’s SoCon All-Decade Team. The team is comprised of players who played between 2000-2009. Representing Elon were wide receiver Terrell Hudgins (2006-09), linebacker Chad Nkang (2003-06) and kicker Andrew Wilcox (2005-08).

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Hudgins earned All-America honors in each of his four seasons in the maroon and gold while setting 10 NCAA records along with numerous SoCon and Elon records. In his career, Hudgins set NCAA Division I records with 395 receptions, 5,250 receiving yards, 28 games with 100+ receiving yards and four 1,000-yard receiving seasons. His 1,633 receiving yards in 2009 was an Elon and SoCon record. He placed second in the 2009 voting for the Walter Payton Award which is presented annually to the top offensive player at the FCS level. Hudgins was voted the 2007 wide receiver of the year by the Sports Media Entertainment group.

Nkang was an All-American in both 2005 and 2006 and was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 by the coaches and in both 2005 and 2006 by the media. Twice he placed in the top-10 of the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award which is presented to the top defensive FCS player. Nkang amassed 414 career tackles while playing on the defensive side of the ball for just three seasons. He tallied 181 career solo stops. Nkang was twice named the Football Gazette’s National Player of the Year, earning the award in both 2005 and 2006. Nkang was a seventh round selection of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2007.

Wilcox collected All-America accolades in 2008 and led all of the FCS with 1.83 field goals made per game that season. His 59 career field goals rank as the most all-time in Elon history, sitting 23 ahead of second place. In 2008, Wilcox booted home 22 field goals. He led the Phoenix in scoring in 2005 (51 points), 2006 (65 points) and 2008 (99 points). Wilcox accounted for 307 points in his career, the second-highest total ever for a player donning the Elon uniform.

Here is the full all-decade team:

Offense
QB - Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State
RB - Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern
RB - Louis Ivory, Furman
WR - Terrell Hudgins, Elon
WR - DaVon Fowlkes, Appalachian State
WR - Andre Roberts, The Citadel
TE - Daniel Wilcox, Appalachian State
OT - Josh Moore, Furman
OT - Matt Isenhour, Appalachian State
OG - Eric Deutsch, Wofford
OG - Kerry Brown, Appalachian State
C - Charles Clarke, Georgia Southern

Defense
DL - Josh Jeffries, Appalachian State
DL - Freddy Pesqueira, Georgia Southern
DL - Josh Beard, Chattanooga
DL - Marques Murrell, Appalachian State
LB - Chad Nkang, Elon
LB - Josh Cain, Chattanooga
LB - Jacque Roman, Appalachian State
LB - Will Bouton, Furman
CB - Jeremy Wiggins, Appalachian State
CB - William Middleton, Furman
S - Mark LeGree, Appalachian State
S - Corey Lynch, Appalachian State

Specialists
K - Andrew Wilcox, Elon
P - Nate McKinney, Appalachian State
PR - Andre Roberts, The Citadel
AP - Jayson Foster, Georgia Southern

By Elon University Media Relations for Athletics