LANCASTER, PA – The Johns Hopkins football team placed 16 players on the 2021 All-Centennial Conference Football team and landed the league Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year it was announced today.  The 16 selections are one shy of the program record (2015) and this is the fifth time the Blue Jays have earned 15 or more spots on the All-Centennial Team (2004, 2009, 2015, 2016). 
 
This is the 20^th consecutive year that Johns Hopkins has had at least eight players named to the team and the 12^th consecutive year that at least nine Blue Jays have landed a spot on the team.
 
In addition to the players named to the All-Centennial Team, sophomore defensive lineman Luke Schuermann was also named the league's Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.  He is the first player in league history to earn both of those honors in the same season, is the ninth Blue Jay to earn Defensive Player of the Year and the second to earn Rookie of the Year.
 
Schuermann and junior offensive lineman JR Woods were two of the four players in the league to be unanimous First Team All-Centennial selections.  They were joined on the first team by Blue Jay teammates Harrison Wellmann (WR & RS), Ryan Hubley (WR), Danny Wolf (RB) and Macauley Kilbane (DB).
 
Second team selections for the Blue Jays include junior quarterback Ryan Stevens, freshman guard Garrett Brophy, graduate student wide receiver Quinn Revere, senior linebacker Duncan Van Kouteren and senior defensive backs Nick Seidel and Finn Zechman.  The Blue Jays rounded out their all-conference haul with three players grabbing honorable mention status in senior tight end Emmett Turner and senior defensive linemen Nick DiFiore and Chris Bedell.  DiFiore was also named to the league's All-Sportsmanship Team.
 
Schuermann Joins Elite Group
Schuermann, who lost his freshman season due to the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled the 2020 campaign, is the first Blue Jay to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors since Jack Toner in 2016 and the first JHU sophomore to grab the award since Harrison Bernstein in 1997.  In addition, he joins Robert Fletcher (2018) as the only Blue Jays to earn Rookie of the Year (award debuted in 2012).

Schuermann leads the Centennial in sacks (11.0) and ranks third in the league in tackles for loss (17) despite missing one game.  He also counts 33 tackles, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup to his credit.
 
Woods, Brophy Continue Offensive line Tradition
Woods and Brophy are the latest in a long line of outstanding offensive linemen Johns Hopkins has produced and both made an immediate splash in their first season playing at Homewood.  Woods has been dominant from his spot at right tackle and his selection to the first team extends Johns Hopkins' streak of producing at least one First Team All-Centennial offensive lineman to 13 seasons.

Brophy was one of just two freshmen in the league to earn first or second team honors, is just the sixth Johns Hopkins freshman to be named to the All-Centennial Team, is just the second JHU freshman offensive lineman to earn All-CC honors and is just the second freshman at any position to earn second team status.

With Woods and Brophy leading the way and lining up next to each other on the right side of the line, the Johns Hopkins offense has been among the most prolific in the nation as the Blue Jays are averaging 47.2 points and 499.5 yards per game.
 
Top Wide Receiver Trio Honored
Even by Johns Hopkins' standards, this year's selection of three wide receivers to the All-Centennial Team is remarkable.  The selection of Wellmann and Hubley to the first team gives JHU at least one first team selection for the 10^th time in 11 years, while the addition of Revere to the second team gives the Blue Jays three wide receiver selections for the first time in school history and at least two for the fifth consecutive year.  The trio has combined for 200 receptions for 2,723 yards and 27 touchdowns in 10 games.

Wellmann is a repeat selection to the first team as he leads the team in all three receiving categories with 72 receptions for 1,053 yards and 13 touchdowns.  On JHU's single-season receiving lists, his 72 catches rank ninth, his 1,053 yards are sixth and his 13 TDs are tied for second.

Hubley is making his third appearance on the All-Centennial Team with a first team selection for the second time.  He is second on the team in receptions (67) and third in yards (801) and TDs (5).
Revere has been a spark on the outside in his first season on the team.  He ranks third on the team in receptions (61) and second in yards (869) and touchdowns (9).
 
Kilbane Headlines Trio of DB Selections
Kilbane made it three straight appearances on the first team with his selection, while his secondary mates Zechman and Seidel landed on the All-CC Team for the first time in their careers with their second team honors.

Kilbane ranks fourth on the team in tackles (38), is tied for the team-lead in interceptions (4), paces the team with three fumble recoveries and has one pass breakup to his credit.  After starting at cornerback for three seasons, he is playing more of a hybrid position closer to the middle of the field this season.

Zechman is quietly tied for the team-lead in tackles (43), has a team-high eight pass breakups, is tied with Kilbane for the team-lead in interceptions (4) and has one forced fumble to his credit from his spot on the corner.

Seidel's selection is a true testament to his big-play impact as he landed on the second team despite missing four games with an injury.  His 37 tackles rank sixth on the team while he also has four pass breakups, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble to his credit.
 
Wolf Grabs First Team Nod
Wolf, a junior, emerged as Blue Jays' top running back this season and enjoyed an outstanding season that landed him a spot on the All-Centennial First Team.  He rushed for 764 yards on 150 carries (5.1) with 16 touchdowns and added 13 receptions for 155 yards and another score on the year.  His 16 rushing touchdowns rank sixth in JHU single-season history, while his 17 overall touchdowns are tied for sixth.  Wolf's selection gives Johns Hopkins a running back on the first team for the ninth time since 2009.
 
Bedell, DiFiore Make it Three on the Defensive Line
In addition to the selection of Schuermann, Johns Hopkins added two other defensive lineman to the All-Centennial Team in seniors Bedell and DiFiore.  This is the third time in five years that three Blue Jay defensive linemen have earned All-CC honors.

Bedell counts 27 tackles, including 8.5 for losses and 3.5 sacks, and three pass breakups to his credit; he ranks third on the team in TFLs and sacks from his spot on the interior of the line.

DiFiore has been the bookend to Schuermann on the other side of the line and has responded with 32 tackles, including 9.5 for losses and 4.0 sacks; he also has two pass breakups and one fumble return for a touchdown on the year.
 
Stevens Pushes QB Streak to Eight
Stevens, a junior and the director of the Blue Jay offense, extended Johns Hopkins' streak of All-Centennial quarterbacks to eight seasons with his second team selection.  After playing behind record-setting quarterback David Tammaro as a freshman and then having the 2020 season canceled, all Stevens has done in his first real action since high school is put together one of the best seasons in school history by a Blue Jay quarterback.  He is currently 242-of-351 for 3,136 yards with 27 touchdowns against just six interceptions.  His totals for yards (5^th), TD passes (4^th), completions (4^th) and attempts (7^th) all rank in the top 10 in school single-season history.
 
Wellmann Earns Second, First Team Selection
In addition to his efforts on the Blue Jay offense, Wellmann was honored for exploits in the return game as well.  Despite consistent efforts to keep the ball away from him, Wellmann averaged 33.6 yards on 10 kickoff returns with two returns for touchdowns on the year.  He is just the second JHU player to make the All-Centennial Team as a return specialist as he joins Evan Earnest (2004 / 2^nd Team) on the list.
 
28 Seasons and Counting for the Linebackers
Van Kouterern's selection to the second team extends Johns Hopkins' streak of placing at least one linebacker on the All-Centennial Team to a remarkable 28 consecutive years.  Starting all 10 games in the middle, Van Kouteren is tied for the team lead in tackles (43) and counts 2.5 TFLs, half a sack, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble to his credit.
 
Turner is 12^th Blue Jay Tight End Honored
With his honorable mention nod, Turner becomes the 12^th Blue Jay tight end to land All-Centennial honors since the league was formed in 1983.  Equally effective in the running game and passing game, Turner has nine receptions for 110 yards on the year and boosted his career totals to 60-673-3 with his effort this season.  He is the first JHU tight end to earn an All-CC nod since 2016.
 
Johns Hopkins 2021 All-Centennial Selections
Defensive Player of the Year:  Luke Schuermann (DL)
Rookie of the Year:  Luke Schuermann (DL)
 
First Team:  Ryan Hubley (WR), Macauley Kilbane (DB), Luke Schuermann (DL) Harrison Wellmann (WR & RS), Danny Wolf (RB), JR Woods (OL)
 
Second Team: Garrett Brophy (OL), Quinn Revere (WR) Nick Seidel (DB), Ryan Stevens (QB), Duncan Van Kouteren (LB) Finn Zechman (DB)
 
Honorable Mention: Chris Bedell (DL), Nick DiFiore (DL), Emmett Turner (TE)
 
All-Sportsmanship Team:  Nick DiFiore (DL)