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Three Named To Preseason All-OVC Team
7/20/2020 11:15:00 AM | Football
Murray State football boasted three selections when the Ohio Valley Conference announced its annual preseason All-OVC team Monday. LaMartez Brooks made the team as a wide receiver, while Malik Honeycutt earned the nod at punt returners and Anthony Koclanakis appeared as an inside linebacker.
As a redshirt sophomore for Murray State last season, Brooks quickly emerged as a leader amongst a very talented group of receivers. The Milan, Tennessee native led the Racers with 775 yards and seven touchdowns on the year and averaged a very impressive 16.49 yards per catch. Brooks also had three games of 100-yards or more including a career-high 154 yards against Eastern Kentucky.
Honeycutt returns to the Racer lineup for his final season in 2020 after sitting out the 2019 campaign due to injury. Best known for game-winning kickoff return against Southeast Missouri, the Tallahassee, Florida native and 2018 All-American's junior season was way more than just one play. In addition to his punt return touchdown the following week at Austin Peay, Honeycutt led the MSU receiving corps in 2018 with 477 yards and four touchdowns. All told, he finished 2018 with a team-high 796 all-purpose yards and six touchdowns.
Koclanakis led the OVC in tackles in 2019 with 124, including a league-best 63 solo stops. His 10.3 tackles per game ranked him 11th nationally in that category, while his 5.3 solo tackles ranked 20th. The Anaheim, California native also posted a team-high 9.5 tackle-for-loss on the season in addition to 3.0 sacks. He ended the season with seven 10-plus tackle performances including tallying a career-high of 18 twice. In addition, Koclanakis finished his junior campaign with two fumble recoveries, a pass breakup, a quarterback hurry and an interception.
As a redshirt sophomore for Murray State last season, Brooks quickly emerged as a leader amongst a very talented group of receivers. The Milan, Tennessee native led the Racers with 775 yards and seven touchdowns on the year and averaged a very impressive 16.49 yards per catch. Brooks also had three games of 100-yards or more including a career-high 154 yards against Eastern Kentucky.
Honeycutt returns to the Racer lineup for his final season in 2020 after sitting out the 2019 campaign due to injury. Best known for game-winning kickoff return against Southeast Missouri, the Tallahassee, Florida native and 2018 All-American's junior season was way more than just one play. In addition to his punt return touchdown the following week at Austin Peay, Honeycutt led the MSU receiving corps in 2018 with 477 yards and four touchdowns. All told, he finished 2018 with a team-high 796 all-purpose yards and six touchdowns.
Koclanakis led the OVC in tackles in 2019 with 124, including a league-best 63 solo stops. His 10.3 tackles per game ranked him 11th nationally in that category, while his 5.3 solo tackles ranked 20th. The Anaheim, California native also posted a team-high 9.5 tackle-for-loss on the season in addition to 3.0 sacks. He ended the season with seven 10-plus tackle performances including tallying a career-high of 18 twice. In addition, Koclanakis finished his junior campaign with two fumble recoveries, a pass breakup, a quarterback hurry and an interception.
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