National powers North Dakota State and James Madison led the way Thursday on a particularly widespread STATS FCS All-America Team.
The team boasted 100 players from 66 schools, with North Dakota State boasting a team-high six selections followed by James Madison with five. The two programs have been ranked No. 1 and 2, respectively, since the preseason, and will host national semifinals on Saturday.
Included were 19 players from the 2018 All-American team, led by three returnees to the first team: linebackers Zach Hall of Southeast Missouri and Dante Olson of Montana and punter Alex Pechin of Bucknell.
The Big Sky and Missouri Valley conferences gained the most All-America selections with 16 each and CAA was third with 12.
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| Elon DB Greg Liggs was named first-team All-American Photo Credit: Elon University Athletics |
2019 STATS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
*-Order of quarterbacks to be determined by the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award on Jan. 10
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
*QB - Case Cookus, senior, 6-4, 205, Northern Arizona; Trey Lance, freshman, 6-3, 221, North Dakota State; or Kevin Thomson, junior, 6-2, 200, Sacramento State
RB - Pete Guerriero, junior, 5-10, 190, Monmouth
RB - James Robinson, senior, 5-10, 220, Illinois State
WR - Juwan Green, senior, 6-0, 187, UAlbany
WR - Aaron Parker, senior, 6-3, 208, Rhode Island
WR - Samori Toure, junior, 6-3, 190, Montana
TE - Adam Trautman, senior, 6-6, 253, Dayton
OL - P.J. Burkhalter, junior, 6-3, 330, Nicholls
OL - Liam Fornadel, junior, 6-4, 308, James Madison
OL - Drew Himmelman, junior, 6-10, 315, Illinois State
OL - Kyle Murphy, senior, 6-4, 302, Rhode Island
OL - Dillon Radunz, junior, 6-6, 298, North Dakota State
DEFENSE
DL - Ron'Dell Carter, senior, 6-3, 269, James Madison
DL - John Daka, senior, 6-2, 227, James Madison
DL - Sully Laiche, senior, 6-2, 270, Nicholls
DL - Derrek Tuszka, senior, 6-5, 246, North Dakota State
LB - Cam Gill, senior, 6-3, 240, Wagner
LB - Zach Hall, senior, 6-0, 238, Southeast Missouri
LB - Dante Olson, senior, 6-3, 240, Montana
LB - Christian Rozeboom, senior, 6-2, 230, South Dakota State
DB - Anthony Adams, sophomore, 6-0, 180, Portland State
DB - Jeremy Chinn, senior, 6-3, 211, Southern Illinois
DB - Kordell Jackson, junior, 5-11, 163, Austin Peay
DB - Greg Liggs Jr., senior, 5-11, 198, Elon
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Luis Aguilar, junior, 6-1, 190, Northern Arizona
P - Alex Pechin, 5th, 6-0, 210, Bucknell
LS - Matthew O'Donoghue, junior, 6-1, 250, Montana
KR - Earnest Edwards, senior, 5-10, 175, Maine
PR - Montrell Washington, junior, 5-10, 170, Samford
AP - Chris Rowland, senior, 5-8, 180, Tennessee State
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
*QB - Case Cookus, senior, 6-4, 205, Northern Arizona; Trey Lance, freshman, 6-3, 221, North Dakota State; or Kevin Thomson, junior, 6-2, 200, Sacramento State
RB - Jah-Maine Martin, junior, 5-10, 214, North Carolina A&T
RB - Alex Ramsey, junior, 6-0, 225, VMI
WR - Cade Johnson, junior, 5-10, 180, South Dakota State
WR - Kristian Wilkerson, senior, 6-1, 214, Southeast Missouri
WR - DeAngelo Wilson, junior, 5-8, 165, Austin Peay
TE - Charlie Taumoepeau, senior, 6-3, 245, Portland State
OL - Kyle Anderton, senior, 6-4, 302, Austin Peay
OL - Mitch Brott, senior, 6-6, 300, Montana State
OL - Dieter Eiselen, senior, 6-4, 300, Yale
OL - Blake Jeresaty, junior, 6-2, 290, Wofford
OL - Marcus Pettiford, senior, 6-4, 286, North Carolina A&T
OL - Alex Taylor, senior, 6-9, 310, South Carolina State
DEFENSE
DL - Eli Mencer, senior, 6-1, 229, UAlbany
DL - Aaron Patrick, senior, 6-4, 245, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Nasir Player, senior, 6-5, 271, ETSU
DL - Bryce Sterk, senior, 6-5, 261, Montana State
DL - Jonah Williams, senior 6-5, 275, Weber State
LB - Jeremiah Chambers, senior, 6-2, 224, Abilene Christian
LB - Jabril Cox, junior, 6-3, 233, North Dakota State
LB - Willie Eubanks, junior, 6-2, 215, The Citadel
LB - Jonas Griffith, senior, 6-4, 250, Indiana State
LB - Donnell Rodgers, senior, 6-1, 238, North Dakota
DB - Brandon Easterling, junior, 6-0, 203, Dayton
DB - Luther Kirk, senior, 6-2, 195, Illinois State
DB - Artevius Smith, senior, 5-10, 179, ETSU
DB - Isiah Swann, senior, 6-0, 195, Dartmouth
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Grayson Atkins, junior, 5-10, 188, Furman
P - Matt McRobert, junior, 6-2, 195, Sam Houston State
LS - Chandler Collins, senior, 6-4, 235, Missouri State
KR - Gamar Girdy Brito, senior, 5-9, 190, Houston Baptist
PR - Terry Williams, senior, 5-10, 165, UT Martin
AP - Javon Williams Jr., freshman, 6-1, 239, Southern Illinois
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
*QB - Case Cookus, senior, 6-4, 205, Northern Arizona; Trey Lance, freshman, 6-3, 221, North Dakota State; or Kevin Thomson, junior, 6-2, 200, Sacramento State
RB - Jordan Bentley, senior, 6-1, 195, Alabama A&M
RB - Julius Chestnut, sophomore, 6-1, 215, Sacred Heart
RB - Ulonzo Gilliam, sophomore, 5-9, 185, UC Davis
WR - Michael Bandy, senior, 5-10, 190, San Diego
WR - J.P. Shohfi, senior, 6-1, 209, Yale
WR - Quan Shorts, senior, 6-2, 195, Northwestern State
TE - Matthew Gonzalez, senior, 6-3, 230, Robert Morris
TE - Ben Ellefson, senior, 6-3, 250, North Dakota State
OL - Spencer Blackburn, senior, 6-2, 290, Eastern Washington
OL - Liam Dobson, junior, 6-3, 340, Maine
OL - A.J. Farris, senior, 6-2, 285, Monmouth
OL - Zack Johnson, senior, 6-6, 315, North Dakota State
OL - Zach Larsen, senior, 6-1, 305, Southern Utah
OL - Connor Mignone, junior, 6-4, 290, Central Connecticut State
DEFENSE
DL - Chris Livings, senior, 6-2, 234, McNeese
DL - George Obinna, senior, 6-3, 240, Sacramento State
DL - Darius Royster, senior, 6-2, 215, North Carolina Central
DL - Elerson Smith, junior, 6-7, 245, Northern Iowa
DL - Nick Wheeler, senior, 6-2, 255, Colgate
LB - Bryson Armstrong, junior, 5-11, 212, Kennesaw State
LB - Dimitri Holloway, senior, 6-2, 217, James Madison
LB - Rico Kennedy, senior, 6-3, 235, Morgan State
LB - Da'Jon Lee, senior, 6-2, 245, Saint Francis
LB - Solomon Muhammad, senior, 6-1, 235, Alcorn State
LB - Keith Woetzel, senior, 6-0, 225, Lehigh
DB - Abu Daramy-Swaray, senior, 5-10, 190, Colgate
DB - Ferlando Jordan, sophomore, 6-0, 180, Southeastern Louisiana
DB - Robert Rochell, junior, 6-2, 176, Central Arkansas
DB - Adam Smith, senior, 6-0, 190, James Madison
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Storm Ruiz, senior, 5-10, 170, Stephen F. Austin
P - D.J. Arnson, junior, 6-0, 185, Northern Arizona
P - Chris Faddoul, junior, 5-11, 210, Florida A&M
LS - Ethan Ray, junior, 6-0, 185, Charleston Southern
KR - Jimmie Robinson, senior, 5-8, 175, Bethune-Cookman
PR - Mike Roussos, sophomore, 6-0, 195, Columbia
AP - JaVaughn Craig, senior, 6-2, 210, Austin Peay
