AUBURN AUTHORITY

Nick Marshall, Jonathan Jones earn top honors in 2014 Auburn team awards

James Crepea
Montgomery Advertiser
ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. sees Nick Marshall playing defensive back in the NFL.

AUBURN -- Nick Marshall and Jonathan Jones earned the top Auburn team honors for the 2014 season.

The former Tigers quarterback was named the Pat Sullivan Award winner as Auburn's Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. Marshall threw for 2,532 yards with 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions and ran for 798 yards with 11 scores last season.

Jones was the recipient of the Zeke Smith Award as the Defensive Player of the Year. He had 36 tackles with six interceptions, tied for the team lead, and a team-high 11 pass breakups.

Cameron Artis-Payne was the recipient of the Shug Jordan Award as the outstanding senior. The SEC's leading rusher last season, Artis-Payne had 1,608 yards and 13 scores.

Johnathan Ford received the Mike Kolen Award as the team's leading tackler (93) last season,

For the second straight year, Reese Dismukes received the Ken Rice Award as the Best Blocking Lineman. Oddly enough, the Rimington Trophy winner was not named the Great Southern Wood Lineman of the Year in 2013 or 2014, a designation which went to Chad Slade for last season.