2011 Phil Steele's FCS All-America Teams
2011 Walter Camp FCS All-America Team

CLEVELAND, Ohio. -- Elon junior wide receiver Aaron Mellette and senior linebacker Joshua Jones were both members of the Phil Steele's Postseason FCS All-America teams.  Mellette garnered first-team honors while Jones was a fourth-team selection.  Mellette was also selected to the 2011 Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS All-America Team.

Mellette was a first-team All-Southern Conference selection by both the Southern Conference's coaches and media members and finished fifth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award.  The Sanford, N.C., native ended the regular season as the FCS leader in both receptions per game (10.27) and receiving yards per game (149.0).  His 1,639 receiving yards established a new Elon and SoCon record, surpassing the mark of 1,633 yards set by former Phoenix standout Terrell Hudgins in 2009.  Mellette had nine 100-yard receiving games and twice went over 200 yards receiving during his junior campaign.  He began the season with an 11-catch, 180-yard performance at Vanderbilt.  In a win at North Carolina Central, Mellette caught 16 passes for a career-high 237 yards.  In the season finale against Appalachian State, Mellette hauled in 14 balls for 236 yards.  He made a SoCon-best 113 catches and led the league with 12 touchdown receptions.  He was twice honored as the league's offensive player of the month.

In his three seasons in the maroon and gold Mellette has caught 207 passes for 2,856 yards and 26 touchdowns.

Mellette has now been named to five All-America this year.  He was also a first-team choice to teams announced by The Associated Press, The Sports Network/Fathead.com and College Sports Madness.

Jones picked up the first All-America honor of his career after finishing the year with 112 tackles, the most on the team and fourth-best total in the SoCon.  His 17.0 tackles for a loss tied for the most in the league while his 4.0 sacks led the maroon and gold.  Jones recorded 11 or more tackles in seven games this season, including each of his last five outings.  He earned one league defensive player of the week award and was selected as the SoCon's Defensive Player of the Month for November this year.  In Elon's victory at Furman, Jones sealed the win when he returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown.

He finished his career as Elon’s fifth-leading tackler in program history with 343.