RICHMOND, Va. – Five Towson football players were selected to the All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) teams, while freshman Chris Tedder was selected as the CAA Co-Defensive Rookie of the Year it was announced Tuesday.  The all-conference honors are selected by the league's 12 head coaches.
 
Running back Darius Victor was selected to the All-CAA Second Team.  Fullback Emmanuel Holder, defensive lineman Jon Desir, defensive back/punt returner Donnell Lewis and kicker Sam Hurwitz earned third-team honors.
 
Tedder became the first Tiger earn the league's top defensive freshman honor.  Ranking fourth on the team with 55 tackles, he added one sack, one interception, two pass break-ups and two quarterback hurries.
 
Tedder took over as the starting inside linebacker for the final six games of the season.  Over that span,   he led the team with 43 tackles.  The freshman recorded at least six tackles in six games, including posting a career-high nine tackles in back-to-back games against Stony Brook and Villanova.  In the victory over Villanova, Tedder opened the second half with an interception that he returned 34 yards for a touchdown. 
 
Victor was honored after rushing for 1,021 yards and a career-high 15 touchdowns.  He became just the fourth Tiger to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons, joining Tony Vinson (1992-93), Jason Corle (1997-98) and Terrance West (2011-13).  The 15 rushing touchdowns also tie for the fifth-most in a single-season at Towson.
 
Despite being slowed by injury for several games, Victor eclipsed the 100-yard plateau four times.  He started the season with 137 yards against East Carolina before rushing for a career-best 207 yards and three touchdowns in a victory over Holy Cross.  He closed out the season by carrying the ball a career-high 33 times, rushing for 189 yards and two touchdowns against Rhode Island.
 
Holder plays a key role in the Tigers offense, despite not getting the attention.  As the primary blocking back, Holder has helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher for the third time in his career.
 
Holder also serves as a major weapon in the passing game as he caught 11 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns.  He hauled in a career-long 30-yard pass to help set up a touchdown in the victory over Villanova.  Over the final two games of the season, Holder caught five passes for 50 yards and a touchdown.     
 
Desir battled through some injuries early in the season to record 43 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, two pass break-ups and a blocked kick.
 
He posted a season best eight tackles against Elon and Villanova.  In a three-play stretch against VU, Desir batted down two passes at the line of scrimmage and then blocked the field goal attempt on the next play.
 
Lewis was honored as both a defensive back and punt returner.  In the secondary, Lewis led the team with 62 tackles.  He added 4.5 tackles-for-loss, one interception, six pass break-ups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery that was returned 65 yards for a touchdown in the victory over Stony Brook.
 
He posted a season-high 10 stops in the victory over Maine, but more importantly, forced a fumble in the third quarter that resulted in the game-winning touchdown.  He also made a big play on the opening drive of the season finale against Rhode Island by tipping a pass that was intercepted.
 
As a punt returner, Lewis averaged 6.4 yards on 14 punt returns.  In the home opener against Saint Francis, Lewis returned a third-quarter punt 49 yards for a touchdown in the 35-20 victory.
 
Hurwitz emerged as a weapon for the Tigers this season as he went 11-for-13 on field goal attempts, including closing out his career with a career-long 46-yard field goal against Rhode Island. 
 
Hurwitz tied a school record when he made all four field goal attempts in a victory over Delaware.  He hit from 34, 39, 27 and 39 yards in the 19-0 victory. 
 
The Tiger finished the 2015 season with an overall record of 7-4, and a 5-3 mark in CAA play.