Wheaton College (Ill.) Eric Stevenson recognized as Division III All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)

Wheaton College senior Eric Stevenson has been named to the Division III All-American Team by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).

Stevenson, a linebacker for the Thunder, is a First Team selection by the AFCA. Stevenson made a team-high 74 total tackles this fall, including 41 solo stops. The senior registered 9.5 tackles for lost yardage (-29 yards), including two quarterback sacks (-13 yards).

Stevenson, the 2018 CCIW Don Larson Defensive Player of the Year is a two-time First Team All-CCIW honoree. He was recently honored as a D3football.com First Team All-North Region selection after earning Third Team honors in 2017. He was recently named a semifinalist for the Gagliardi Trophy and was this year's only Division III finalist for the Campbell Trophy.

Wheaton's leading tackler in each of the past three seasons, Stevenson made 268 career tackles, including 150 solo tackles. The linebacker made 27 tackles for loss (-79 yards) in his career, with 5-1/2 sacks (-27 yards).