KANSAS CITY, Mo.—UIndy football star running back Toriano Clinton was one of the select few named to the 2021 D2Football.com Elite 100, as released by the website recently. The annual list was compiled with input from coaches, scouts, media and sports information directors from around the country.
 
The announcement adds to an already-impressive list of accolades for Clinton. The Chicago native was also named All-America Second Team by the AFCA, All-GLVC First Team by the league's coaches and Academic All-America® First Team by the nation's sports info directors. In addition, he was a candidate for the Harlon Hill Award, given annually to the top player in Division II.
 
Clinton orchestrated a record-breaking season this fall. He needed just eight games to break the school's single-season rushing record, finishing with 1,525 yards despite missing the final two weeks due to injury. He also twice broke the program's single-game rushing record and set the Division II mark for most rushing yards in a quarter.
 
A 3.44 student in Sport Management, Clinton ranked second in the nation in rushing yards per game, third in all-purpose yards per game, fourth in rushing yards per carry, sixth in total rushing yards and ninth in rushing touchdowns.


2021 D2FOOTBALL.COM ELITE 100

Offensive Player of the Year
Tyson Bagent, QB, Shepherd
Defensive Player of the Year
Drew Seers, LB, Lindenwood
Coach of the Year
Tony Annese, Ferris State
First Team
QB	Tyson Bagent	6-3, 215, Jr.	Shepherd
RB	Toriano Clinton	5-9, 194, Jr.	UIndy
RB	Cody Schrader	5-9, 213, So.	Truman
WR	L'liott Curry	6-0, 206, Sr.	Henderson State
WR	Danny Kittner	5-10, 187, Jr.	Mary
TE	Hunter Budke	6-2, 240, Jr.	Fort Hays
OL	Sebastian Gutierrez	6-6, 295, Sr.	Minot State
OL	Brent Laing	6-4, 294, Sr.	Minnesota Duluth
OL	Brandon Nicholson	6-4, 305, Sr.	Notre Dame
OL	Tanner Owen	6-5, 292, Sr.	Northwest Missouri
OL	Dylan Pasquali	6-5, 305, Sr.	Ferris State
DL	Carl Igweh	6-5, 264, Sr.	Frostburg State
DL	Deshawn McCarthy	6-4, 265, Jr.	East Stroudsburg
DL	Sam Roberts	6-5, 292, Sr.	Northwest Missouri
DL	Jonathan Ross	6-3, 250, So.	Bowie State
LB	Guam Lee	5-11, 213, Sr.	Notre Dame
LB	Drew Seers	6-1, 225, Sr.	Lindenwood
LB	Marvin Terry	6-2, 220, Sr.	Delta State
DB	D'Anthony Bell	6-2, 205, Sr.	West Florida
DB	Anthony Blue	5-11, 175, Sr.	Newberry
DB	Tobias Harris	5-9, 180, Jr.	West Texas A&M
DB	Joshua Williams	6-3, 197, Sr.	Fayetteville State
K	McLean Robertson	6-0, 220, Sr.	Wingate
P	Jed Quackenbush	6-2, 175, Sr.	Ohio Dominican
AP	Dominque Ramsey	5-9, 180, Sr.	A&M-Commerce
Second Team
QB	Austin Reed	6-2, 220, So.	West Florida
RB	TJ Cole	6-0, 185, Jr.	Ouachita Baptist
RB	Al McKeller	5-9, 215, Sr.	Northwest Missouri
WR	Tywan Pearce	5-8, 160, Sr.	Concord
WR	Cameron Saunders	6-2, 190, Sr.	Central Missouri
TE	Ian Fryday	6-2, 235, Sr.	Adams State
OL	Josh Dauberman	6-5, 315, Sr.	IUP
OL	Mark Murphy	6-4, 330, Jr.	Bowie State
OL	Zein Obeid	6-5, 303, Jr.	Ferris State
OL	Willis Patrick	6-4, 347, So.	Angelo State
OL	Andrew Strickland	6-4, 267, Sr.	Wingate
DL	Caleb Murphy	6-4, 245, So.	Ferris State
DL	Ikenna Onwuasoanya	6-2, 297, Sr.	CSU-Pueblo
DL	Joshua Pryor	6-4, 280, Jr.	Bowie State
DL	Chris Terrell	6-3, 270, Sr.	West Alabama
LB	Carter Duxbury	6-2, 240, Jr.	Winona State
LB	Nick Moss	5-11, 225, Sr.	Valdosta State
LB	Coleton Smith	6-2, 230, Sr.	Southwest Baptist
DB	Dallis Flowers	6-2, 190, Sr.	Pittsburg State
DB	Gregory Junior	6-0, 190, Sr.	Ouachita Baptist
DB	Tristan Rankin	6-1, 210, So.	Mars Hill
DB	KiShawn Walker	6-2, 205, Sr.	Kentucky Wesleyan
K	Anthony Beitko	6-0, 180, Fr.	CAL U
P	Justin Dwinell	6-4, 199, So.	CSU-Pueblo
AP	James Letcher Jr.	5-8, 185, Sr.	Washburn
Squad
QB	Jared Bernhardt	6-1, 195, Sr.	Ferris State
QB	Cooper Callis	6-3, 210, Jr.	Southwest Baptist
QB	TJ Davis	6-3, 180, Jr.	Nebraska-Kearney
QB	Ivory Durham	5-10, 200, Jr.	Valdosta State
QB	John Matocha	5-11, 180, Jr.	Colorado Mines
QB	Logan Nelson	6-5, 226, Sr.	Mary
QB	Bryce Witt	6-4, 235, Sr.	Chowan
RB	Cole Chancey	5-11, 195, Sr.	Harding
RB	Tyreik McAllister	5-11, 180, Sr.	Charleston
RB	Dwayne McGee	5-7, 170, Fr.	Lenoir-Rhyne
RB	Michael Zeman	5-11, 220, Sr.	Colorado Mines
WR	Brendan Beaulieu	6-3, 210, Jr.	Bemidji State
WR	Lio'undre Gallimore	5-10, 171, Sr.	Valdosta State
WR	Luke Little	6-4, 222, Sr.	Mary
WR	Henry Litwin	6-1, 195, Sr.	Slippery Rock
WR	Tyriq Martin	6-3, 183, Sr.	West Alabama
WR	Senika McKie	6-2, 185, So.	Erskine
TE	Isaiah Johnson-Mack	6-3, 230, Sr.	Saginaw Valley
TE	Ty Snelson	6-2, 250, Sr.	Mars Hill
OL	Matt Armendariz	6-2, 295, Sr.	Colorado Mines
OL	Jake Boonstra	6-5, 300, Sr.	Ferris State
OL	Justin Calderon	6-5, 320, Sr.	Chadron State
OL	Mike Dilla	6-5, 310, Sr.	West Florida
OL	Joey Fisher	6-5, 285, Jr.	Shepherd
OL	Hayden Huttula	6-2, 272, Jr.	Michigan Tech
OL	Jakob Pruitt	6-2, 285, Sr.	Western Oregon
OL	Elijah Reed	6-6, 302, Jr.	CSU-Pueblo
OL	Amon Simon	6-5, 275, Sr.	Texas A&M-Commerce
OL	Ralph Singleton	6-4, 270, Sr.	Valdosta State
DL	Nate Chambers	6-3, 283, Sr.	Hillsdale
DL	Erik Hansen	6-3, 260, Sr.	Upper Iowa
DL	Keyshawn James	6-3, 280, Sr.	Fayetteville State
DL	Chad Kuhn	6-3, 240, Sr.	Slippery Rock
DL	Will Lydle	6-1, 270, Sr.	Western Colorado
DL	Logan Swanson	6-3, 310, Sr.	Augustana
LB	Dauson Dales	6-0, 230, Sr.	Ohio Dominican
LB	Khyon Fitzpatrick	6-0, 205, Jr.	New Haven
LB	Maalik Hall	6-2, 235, Jr.	Southeastern Okla.
LB	Donte Hamilton	6-3, 215, Sr.	Central Washington
LB	Hunter Kyle	6-3, 230, Sr.	Angelo State
LB	Stephan Pierre	6-2, 200, Jr.	Albany State
LB	Ben Straatmann	6-1, 209, Jr.	Missouri S&T
LB	Abe Swanson	6-1, 220, So.	Grand Valley
LB	Jackson Taylor	6-1, 240, So.	West Chester
DB	Charles Crawford	6-0, 170, Sr.	Clark Atlanta
DB	Jermal Martin Jr.	5-11, 170, Jr.	CAL U
DB	Damar'ren Mitchell	5-11, 185, Jr.	Colorado Mesa
DB	Nick Whiteside	6-1, 200, So.	Saginaw Valley
P	Clayton Crile	6-2, 195, So.	Catawba
AP	Imeek Watkins	5-10, 190, Sr.	Chowan