NEW YORK -- Former University of Delaware football standout Joe Minucci has been named to the 2006 All-Arena Football League Second Team, the league has announced.

Minucci, a second-year member of the Nashville Kats as an offensive and defensive lineman, was the lone member of his team honored on the two all-star teams. The Dallas Desperados, who posted the best regular season record in the league and advanced to the AFL quarterfinals, led all AFL teams with three players on the first team.

Minucci capped an outstanding season by collecting 26 tackles, including 5.5 sacks. He also caught four passes for 25 yards. His sack total led the team and ranked fifth in the league while he ranked seventh on the squad in tackles. The Kats went 8-8 during the regular season and advanced to the Wild Card playoff round before suffering a first round loss to eventual AFL champion Chicago.

The first team included quarterback Clint Dolezel (Dallas), fullback/linebacker Duke Pettijohn (Dallas), offensive/defensive linemen Colston Weatherington (Dallas), Henry Taylor (Orlando), and Jermaine Smith (Georgia), wide receiver/linebacker Derek Lee (Georgia), wide receiver/defensive back Randy Gatewood (Arizona), offensive specialist Damian Harrell (Colorado), defensive specialists Jerald Brown (Columbus) and Eddie Moten (Philadelphia), and kicker Remy Hamilton (Los Angeles).

The second team included Minucci, quarterback Joe Hamilton (Orlando), fullback/linebacker Marlion Jackson (Las Vegas), offensive/defensive linemen Khreem Smith (Chicago) and Ernest Allen (Philadelphia), wide receiver/linebacker Lawrence Samuels (Tampa Bay), wide receiver/defensive back Kevin Ingram (Los Angeles), offensive specialist Siaha Burley (Utah), defensive specialists Rashad Floyd (Colorado) and Clevan Thomas (San Jose), and kicker Clay Rush (Colorado).

Minucci, a 2003 Delaware graduate and a native of Lindenhurst, NY, was one of three former Blue Hen standouts currently on AFL rosters, joining quarterback Matt Nagy and offensive specialist Jamin Elliott, both members of the Georgia Force. The Force went 8-8 during the regular season and advanced to the second round of the AFL playoffs.

A native of Lindenhurst, NY, Minucci earned a spot on the AFL All-Rookie team in 2005 when he led Nashville with five sacks. He was signed as a free agent by the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans but was released during the pre-season. Minucci played at Delaware in 1999-2002, earning All-Atlantic 10 honors and leading the Hens to the 2000 NCAA I-AA semifinals.

Nagy, a fifth-year member of the league and a second-year performer with Georgia, once again ranked as one of the top quarterbacks in the AFL. He completed 372 of 527 passes for 4,265 yards and 85 touchdowns with just 11 interceptions.

He played at Delaware in 1997-2000 and set 20 school passing records, including career yards (8,214) and touchdowns (58). The Manheim, PA native earned third team All American honors as a senior in 2000 when he led Delaware to the NCAA I-AA semifinals.

Elliott, a first-year member of the Force, caught 66 passes for 745 yards and 12 touchdowns to rank third on the team and also averaged 15.2 yards on 17 kickoff returns and registered 27 tackles and one interception on defense.

A native of Portsmouth, VA, Elliott was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 2002 and played one season in Chicago and one season with New England before joining the AFL. While at Delaware in 1998-2002, Elliott caught 158 career passes for 3,068 yards and 19 touchdowns and earned first team All-Atlantic 10 honors. He also was a member of Delaware’s 2000 NCAA I-AA semifinal team.