Seton Hill senior Dioh Desuah finalist for Cliff Harris Award

Seton Hill redshirt senior defensive lineman Dioh Desuah was named a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award, which recognizes the top defensive players in small-college football.

He is among 36 NCAA Division II finalists for the award named after the former Dallas Cowboys safety and Hall of Famer who appeared in five Super Bowls and made six straight Pro Bowls.

For the first time, there will be winner in Division II, Division III and NAIA. The winners will be announced Thursday.

The 6-foot-1, 285-pound Desuah, who is from Newark, N.J., was named to the DII Conference Commissioner’s Association All-Super Region 1 Second Team and was the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year.

He had 39 tackles, including 14 for loss, and five sacks.

Congratulations to Dioh Desuah from Seton Hill University on your selection as a finalist for the 2023 D2 Cliff Harris Award! @SHU_FBALL @setonhill @DiohDesuah pic.twitter.com/baNiiitaDn

— CLIFF HARRIS AWARD (@CliffHarrisAwd) December 23, 2023

Junior linebacker Garrett Cox of Millersville and grad linebacker Tyler Whary of Kutztown also made the cut.

Fast fact: The Harris Award is nearly two feet tall and weighs 35 pounds.

Here is the full list of Harris finalists in Division II:

Jamae Blank, Jr., UNC-Pembroke

Jayden Broughton, Jr., Benedict College

Peyton Buckley, Jr., Augustana University

Garrett Cox, Jr., Millersville

Micah Cretsinger, Jr., Saginaw Valley State

Loobert Denelus, Sr., Benedict College

Dioh Desuah, Sr., Seton Hill

Willie Drew, Sr., Virginia State

Nick Evans, Sr., Charleston

Marquise Fleming, Jr., Wingate

Marcus Hansen, So., Bemidji State

Robert Holtz, Sr., Tiffin

Landon Honeycutt, So., Mars Hill

Giye Jenkins, Jr., New Haven

Josiah Johnson, Jr., Ouachita Baptist

Hayden Kelly, Sr., Texas Permian Basin

Mikael King, So., Tuskegee

Maven Kretche, Jr., Minnesota State-Mankato

Gary Lewis, So., Henderson State

Salvatore Lupoli, Jr., Bentley

Landry Mavungu, Sr., Indianapolis

Christian McCarroll , Sr., Grand Valley State

John McMullen, Sr., West Florida

Eddie Miller Garrett, St., Ohio Dominican

Rossy Moore, Jr., Mount Union

Rico Payton, St., Pittsburg State

Andrew Pitts, So., Angelo State

Nolan Reeve, Sr., Colorado School of Mines

Cam Rice, So., West Liberty

Clay Schueffner, Sr., Winona State

Melvin Smith, Jr., Southern Arkansas

Shon Stephens, Sr., Ferris State

Dakari Streeter, Sr., Missouri Western State

Tanner Volk, Jr., Central Washington

Nathaniel Wallace, Sr., Harding

Tyler Whary, Sr., Kutztown