Lindenwood football junior Erik Henneman earned his third All-American honor this season after being named to the first team by D2Football.com.  Henneman earned All-American recognition from the D2 CCA and the AFCA in December.
 
Henneman scored his first touchdown on his first catch in a Lion uniform in week one against Washburn.  The 6-3 junior broke the school record for touchdown catches in a game with four against Missouri Southern in the second game of the year.  The four touchdown catches broke a 22-year old school record of three touchdown receptions in a game.  Henneman went off again in week four as he hauled in a season-high nine catches with a season-high 147 yards.  The Gretna, La. native added two touchdowns to help the Lions to their first win over Emporia State in program history.
 
The El Camino Community College transfer drew a lot of attention and faced double teams, which dropped his production for the next few weeks to come.  Henneman broke out again in week ten as he hauled in eight passes for 76 yards and two scores.  The West Jefferson High product closed out the season with seven catches and 59 yards against Missouri Western.  In that game, Henneman made a crucial catch on fourth down in the final drive for the Lions that led to the game-winning score.
 
Henneman closed out the season with 639 yards on 57 receptions for a total of nine touchdowns.  Erik ranked 11th in the MIAA in receiving yardage and was tied for third in the league in touchdown catches.  Henneman also ranks in the top-50 in Division II for touchdown catches and receptions per game.  Henneman will look to repeat as first-team All-American in 2019, as he would be the only other Lion to do so in the NCAA-era since Connor Harris in 2015 and 2016.