The Sports Network FCS All-America Team

[Professor Chaos]

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First Team - Offense

QB - Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois, Sr., 6-3, 222
RB - Terrance West, Towson, Jr., 5-11, 223; Zach Zenner, South Dakota State, Jr., 6-0, 220
FB - Andrew Grothmann, North Dakota State, Sr., 6-1, 232
WR - Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, Fr., 6-2, 195; Lee Kurfis, Lehigh, Sr., 6-2, 190; Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois, Sr., 5-11, 190
TE - MyCole Pruitt, Southern Illinois, Jr., 6-3, 260
OL - Dakota Dozier, Furman, Sr., 6-4, 291; Eric Pike, Towson, Sr., 6-5, 298; Collin Seibert, Eastern Illinois, Jr., 6-4, 277; Billy Turner, North Dakota State, Sr., 6-6, 314; Bryan Witzmann, South Dakota State, Sr., 6-7, 305
AP - Fabian Truss, Samford, Sr., 5-9, 185
PK - Tyler Sievertsen, Northern Iowa, Sr., 6-2, 185
KR - Xavier Roberson, Southeastern Louisiana, So., 5-9, 170


First Team - Defense

DE - Brad Daly, Montana State, Sr., 6-1, 240; Terrence Fede, Marist, Sr., 6-5, 270
DT - Sullivan Grosz, Cal Poly, Sr., 6-4, 295; Caraun Reid, Princeton, Sr., 6-2, 305
LB - Stephon Robertson, James Madison, Sr., 5-11, 230; Justin Shade, Samford, Sr., 5-10, 229; Joe Thomas, South Carolina State, Sr., 6-0, 230; Lynden Trail, Norfolk State, Jr., 6-7, 260
CB - Kendall James, Maine, Sr., 6-0, 214; Marcus Williams, North Dakota State, Sr., 5-11, 194
S - Jerome Couplin III, William & Mary, Sr., 6-2, 215; Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State, Jr., 6-0, 214
P - Chad Zinchini, Tennessee Tech, Sr., 6-3, 220
LS - Richard Wright, Liberty, Sr., 6-1, 260
PR - Torrance Williams, Sam Houston State - Sr., 5-8, 170


Second Team - Offense

QB - Vernon Adams, Eastern Washington, So., 6-0, 190
RB - Kyle Harbridge, St. Francis (Pa.), Sr., 5-10, 195; DaMarcus James, Jacksonville State, Jr., 5-10, 220; Lorenzo Taliaferro, Coastal Carolina, Sr., 6-2, 230
FB - Emmanuel Holder, Towson, So., 5-11, 255; Darien Robinson, The Citadel, Sr., 6-0, 220
WR - Sam Ajala, Fordham, Jr., 6-0, 194; Jeremy Butler, UT Martin, Sr., 6-3, 205; Lee Doss, Southern, Sr., 6-2, 180
TE - Justin Perillo, Maine, Sr., 6-4, 240
OL - Arinze Agada, McNeese State, Sr., 6-1, 286; Tristan Bellamy, South Carolina State, Sr., 6-3, 290; Matt Crisaki, William & Mary, Sr., 6-4, 302; A.J. Dalton, Robert Morris, Sr., 6-4, 280; Mason Halter, Fordham, Jr., 6-6, 282
AP - Rob Hollomon, Central Connecticut State, Jr., 5-8, 170
PK - Griffin Thomas, Jacksonville State, Sr., 6-0, 198
KR - Adrian Wilkins, North Carolina Central, So., 5-8, 170


Second Team - Defense

DE - Zach Hodges, Harvard, Jr., 6-3, 235; Shaquille Riddick, Gardner-Webb, Jr., 6-7, 240; Davis Tull, UT-Chattanooga, Jr., 6-3, 240
DT - Zach Kerr, Delaware, Sr., 6-2, 310; Troy Moore, Sacred Heart, Jr., 6-3, 285
LB - Quinn Backus, Coastal Carolina, Sr., 5-10, 215; Todd Davis, Sacramento State, Sr., 6-1, 250; Tyler Starr, South Dakota, Sr., 6-4, 235; Jordan Tripp, Montana, Sr., 6-4, 237
CB - T.J. Lee III, Eastern Washington, Sr., 5-9, 190; Jordan Love, Towson, Sr., 6-1, 180
S - Daniel Fitzpatrick, Tennessee State, Jr., 6-2, 210; Jaquiski Tartt, Samford, Jr., 6-1, 218
P - Kyle Loomis, Portland State, Jr., 6-2, 210
LS - Chris Highland, Illinois State, Jr., 6-2, 215
PR - Tavoris Doss, Alcorn State, Sr., 5-8, 165


Third Team - Offense

QB - Michael Nebrich, Fordham, Jr., 6-1, 205
RB - D.J. Adams, Portland State, Sr., 5-10, 210; Keshaudas Spence, Sacred Heart, Jr., 5-10, 230; Marcus Wiltz, McNeese State, Sr., 5-9, 192
FB - Kurt Odom, Campbell, Sr., 6-1, 215
WR - Kenny Cook, Gardner-Webb, Jr., 6-4, 210; Adam Drake, Eastern Illinois, Jr., 6-2, 199; Roman Wilson, Princeton, Sr., 5-11, 190
TE - Jeff LePak, Eastern Illinois, Jr., 6-6, 222
OL - Dorian Byrd, Georgia Southern, Sr., 6-1, 265; Phede Celestin, Marist, Sr., 6-4, 318; Jamey Cheatwood, Coastal Carolina, Sr., 6-5, 330; Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State, Sr., 6-4, 290; Chris Elkins, Youngstown State, Sr., 6-4, 290; Danny Kistler, Montana, Sr., 6-8, 315; Mitchell Van Dyk, Portland State, Sr., 6-9, 290
AP - Greg Hardin, North Dakota, Sr., 5-11, 177
PK - Colton Cook, Southern Utah, Sr., 5-8, 185
KR - Shawn Johnson, Montana State, Jr., 5-9, 175


Third Team - Defense

DE - Anthony Bass, Tennessee State, Jr., 6-2, 230; Jesse Dickson, Lamar, Sr., 6-3, 265; Colton Underwood, Illinois State, Sr., 6-4, 255
DT - Robert Simpson, Mississippi Valley State, Sr., 6-3, 267; Tracey Smith, Bucknell, Sr., 6-1, 265
LB - Telvion Clark, Towson, Sr., 6-1, 230; Jarkevis Fields, Bethune-Cookman, Sr., 6-0, 230; Stephen Hodge, Jr., 6-0, 202; Cqulin Hubert, Southeastern Louisiana, Sr., 6-1, 250; Christian ****z, Duquesne, So., 6-2, 210
CB - Guy Morgan, McNeese State, Sr., 6-0, 188; Winston Wright, South Dakota State, Sr., 5-10, 190
S - Colten Heagle, North Dakota State, Jr., 5-11, 202; Bookie Snead, Sam Houston State, Sr., 6-0, 180
P - Bentlee Critcher, Appalachian State, Fr., 6-1, 175; Bobby Wenzig, Alabama State, Sr., 6-2, 180
LS - Phil Faccone, Wagner, Jr., 5-9, 195; Chris Maikranz, Lamar, Sr., 6-6, 255
PR - Antwan Eddie, Robert Morris, Jr., 5-10, 180


EDIT: Apparently the board software doesn't like Duquesne 3rd team LB Christian K u n t z ;)

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Congrats to Lee Kurfis! Lehigh and EWU know how to produce WR's!

[NDSUBowler]

Vraa not getting in over the likes of Kenny Cook or Roman Wilson makes me sad.

How no one from the front 7 of NDSU's defense made any of the 3 teams is beyond me.

Zenner an All-American but not anyone from the defense that holds him to nothing.

[MR. CHICKEN]

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[danefan]

I feel like John Robertson from Villanova really picked a tough year to have a ridiculous season.

Rushing - 1405 yds and 20 TDs
Passing - 1957 yds and 13 TDs

[Franks Tanks]

Congrats to Lee Kurfis! Lehigh and EWU know how to produce WR's!

A bit generous. 3 or 4 better recievers in the PL last year, namely Ross and the trio from Fordham.

[semobison]

Wow! Andrew Grothmann, 1st team all American fullback! Great honor for a player who is often overlooked because all he does is the dirty work. Blocking fullbacks don't get a lot of publicity. He is a beast as a lead blocker and can catch the ball when needed! Congratulations Andrew!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

A bit generous. 3 or 4 better recievers in the PL last year, namely Ross and the trio from Fordham.

Have you taken over for Pard4life as the bitter Lafayette fan?

Kurfis had a ridiculous season while catching passes from THREE different QB's.

[Bisonator]

Congratulations to all of these guys!

But wow, I'll just leave it there. xcoolx

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Vraa not getting in over the likes of Kenny Cook or Roman Wilson makes me sad.

How no one from the front 7 of NDSU's defense made any of the 3 teams is beyond me.

Zenner an All-American but not anyone from the defense that holds him to nothing.


All about stats for these AA teams.

But I agree. The best front 7 in all of FCS and not one guy on any of the teams.

You know, who cares. All of the Bison players would take a NC over any AA team.

[Professor Chaos]

Vraa not getting in over the likes of Kenny Cook or Roman Wilson makes me sad.

How no one from the front 7 of NDSU's defense made any of the 3 teams is beyond me.

Zenner an All-American but not anyone from the defense that holds him to nothing.
It's mostly numbers driven which the guys on the NDSU defensive front 7 don't have. Emmanuel leads the team in sacks and TFLs with 6.5 and 9 respectively and Olson leads the team in tackles at 79 despite missing the last 4+ games. I don't think there's much debate about NDSU's defense being the best in the FCS and I almost take pride in the fact that they do it in such a team oriented way that no one stands out statistically. In fact, Marcus Williams made this team based pretty much on reputation only if you look at his numbers.

[lionsrking2]

This really is a terrible list.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Vraa not getting in over the likes of Kenny Cook or Roman Wilson makes me sad.

How no one from the front 7 of NDSU's defense made any of the 3 teams is beyond me.

Zenner an All-American but not anyone from the defense that holds him to nothing.

I think Vraa deserves some mention somewhere but hard to deny Cook and Wilson. Cook is a very good player. Wilson just does everything for Princeton.

[WrenFGun]

Eastern Washington, Towson and North Dakota State have 3, 5 and 4 representatives, respectively..

UNH? 0 ... huh?

There's no way there are 9 FCS WR's better than R.J. Harris. Period. Seamus O'Neill and Casey DeAndrade also warranted consideration, but that's ridiculous.

[Franks Tanks]

Have you taken over for Pard4life as the bitter Lafayette fan?

Kurfis had a ridiculous season while catching passes from THREE different QB's.

Mark Ross played without a QB for the 1st half of the season. The kid from Fordham is better than either Ross or Kurfis, but he gets 2nd team. Someone in the Lehigh athletic department is good at buttering up the voters.

You think you know everything, but in fact you stopped being objective some time ago.

[Mattymc727]

Eastern Washington, Towson and North Dakota State have 3, 5 and 4 representatives, respectively..

UNH? 0 ... huh?

There's no way there are 9 FCS WR's better than R.J. Harris. Period. Seamus O'Neill and Casey DeAndrade also warranted consideration, but that's ridiculous.

I love it actually. UNH wins consistently without any All Americans. Total team effort.

[Franks Tanks]

Eastern Washington, Towson and North Dakota State have 3, 5 and 4 representatives, respectively..

UNH? 0 ... huh?

There's no way there are 9 FCS WR's better than R.J. Harris. Period. Seamus O'Neill and Casey DeAndrade also warranted consideration, but that's ridiculous.

But Lee Kurfis is so good. Harris can run faster than Kurfis backwards.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Mark Ross played without a QB for the 1st half of the season. The kid from Fordham is better than either Ross or Kurfis, but he gets 2nd team. Someone in the Lehigh athletic department is good at buttering up the voters.

You think you know everything, but in fact you stopped being objective some time ago.

I'm surprised Kurfis got 1st team over Ajala.

I stopped being objective? 4-5 WR's better than Kurfis in the PL? You really think there's a conspiracy when it comes to Lehigh? Kurfis has been on EVERY single AA list that I've seen. Accept it..

[Franks Tanks]

I'm surprised Kurfis got 1st team over Ajala.

I stopped being objective? 4-5 WR's better than Kurfis in the PL? You really think there's a conspiracy when it comes to Lehigh? Kurfis has been on EVERY single AA list that I've seen. Accept it..

It has no relevance to me, but I find it amusing that Lehigh players continue to be overrated in post season awards. I think someone does a LOT of lobbying on their behalf. No R.J. Harris..seriously.

[NDSUBowler]

I think Vraa deserves some mention somewhere but hard to deny Cook and Wilson. Cook is a very good player. Wilson just does everything for Princeton.
Yeah, I admittedly don't know a whole bunch about those two guys. Being this seems to be a stat-driven award, that was all I could really go off. Vraa doing what he does on only 59 receptions in a run-first, balanced offense is really impressive.

NDSU doesn't get many 1k yard receivers.

[RichH2]

Mark Ross played without a QB for the 1st half of the season. The kid from Fordham is better than either Ross or Kurfis, but he gets 2nd team. Someone in the Lehigh athletic department is good at buttering up the voters.

You think you know everything, but in fact you stopped being objective some time ago.
So you're saying Kurfis shouldn't be on AA squad. So whose objectivity is questionable? Wont disagree about Ross but rather petty to sggest Lee only on due to AD pressure. Pards are consistent this post season,sore losers as well as well sore winners.

[Franks Tanks]

So you're saying Kurfis shouldn't be on AA squad. So whose objectivity is questionable? Wont disagree about Ross but rather petty to sggest Lee only on due to AD pressure. Pards are consistent this post season,sore losers as well as well sore winners.

I think maybe 3rd team for him is appropiate given his stats. Do you really believe Kurfis was the best reciever in the PL last year, let alone 1st team AA?

[TU Tiger Town]

Hmm Towson playing our 3rd All American QB in a row this week... I like it!

[RichH2]

Was Ross named to any AA teams? Since I haven't seen all the other WRs cnt say whether Lee s/b 1st team. He was best WR in PL at least stat wise which is what determines all of these AA teams. That Ross not on s beause of system not LU. That Ross lacked a QB for 5-6 games while Lee had one for 8 games is not LU's fault. Look to your own program for that

[Franks Tanks]

Was Ross named to any AA teams? Since I haven't seen all the other WRs cnt say whether Lee s/b 1st team. He was best WR in PL at least stat wise which is what determines all of these AA teams. That Ross not on s beause of system not LU. That Ross lacked a QB for 5-6 games while Lee had one for 8 games is not LU's fault. Look to your own program for that

Calm down.

Obviously these guys just look at stats. Sam Ajala was the best WR in the PL this year. Ross, Kurfis, Jones and Wetzel were all in the next tier. These guys all have different skill sets so hard to say who is best, but is a good discussion.

Personally I would go Ross, Wetzel, Kurfis and Jones. Ross for his uncanny ability to catch the ball in traffic. Wetzel and Kurfis are similar, but I think Wetzel has more speed. Kurfis good speed and hands, and excellent route runner.

[Professor Chaos]

Hmm Towson playing our 3rd All American QB in a row this week... I like it!
It could be #4 (if you include AP All-Americans) in Frisco xthumbsupx

[RichH2]

Calm down.

Obviously these guys just look at stats. Sam Ajala was the best WR in the PL this year. Ross, Kurfis, Jones and Wetzel were all in the next tier. These guys all have different skill sets so hard to say who is best, but is a good discussion.

Personally I would go Ross, Wetzel, Kurfis and Jones. Ross for his uncanny ability to catch the ball in traffic. Wetzel and Kurfis are similar, but I think Wetzel has more speed. Kurfis good speed and hands, and excellent route runner.

You should have led with that post FT

[Franks Tanks]

You should have led with that post FT


Also Lehigh

The voters probably just put Kurfis on there to avoid boxes of hate mail from LFN.

[TU Tiger Town]

It could be #4 (if you include AP All-Americans) in Frisco xthumbsupx

I like this even better!

[Grizalltheway]

Yikes, no Danny Kistler, Jr? Dude will have a better NFL career than anyone on the first or second team.

[Southsider]

]Have you taken over for Pard4life as the bitter Lafayette fan?[/I]

Kurfis had a ridiculous season while catching passes from THREE different QB's.

Anymore, I've come to expect this kind of nonsense from the Easton fans.....It's a shame they don't realize how foolish they look.

[Franks Tanks]

Anymore, I've come to expect this kind of nonsense from the Easton fans.....It's a shame they don't realize how foolish they look.

Overreaction from Lehigh fans to my comment = foolish

Plus I speak the truth. Would you rather have Kurfis or Ajala?

[Red & Black]

Yikes, no Danny Kistler, Jr? Dude will have a better NFL career than anyone on the first or second team.

That's a bit of a stretch. Good player but don't see him going far in the NFL. Slow feet.

[Lung Bunny]

This is a joke. With all the talent NDSU has on this team they were snubbed. This really offends me.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

This is a joke. With all the talent NDSU has on this team they were snubbed. This really offends me.

The strength of the Bison is the herd.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

This is a joke. With all the talent NDSU has on this team they were snubbed. This really offends me.


No sense of dwelling on it.

National Championship > AA honors

[Mr. C]

I feel like John Robertson from Villanova really picked a tough year to have a ridiculous season.

Rushing - 1405 yds and 20 TDs
Passing - 1957 yds and 13 TDs
Robertson was hands down the best quarterback I saw this season. I'd pick Nebrich and Quinn Epperly of Princeton over the first and second teamers, too. Bennett from SLU had a pretty incredible year as well. As good as Garoppolo is, Robertson, Epperly, Nebrich and Bennett can all beat you with their feet, or their arms. You could make a case for the year that Brock Jensen had as well. This All-American team seems more stat driven than anything else, but that is what you get when administrators don't ever, or rarely, leave their offices to watch games and when most of the voters watch one game a week. You'd get a better team if we did an AGS All-American squad. At least the folks around here watch a few more (a lot more, actually) FCS games.

[Mr. C]

That's a bit of a stretch. Good player but don't see him going far in the NFL. Slow feet.
Actually, scouts see Kistler being one of the best o-line prospects in FCS. He was rated right at the top before the season.

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Overreaction from Lehigh fans to my comment = foolish

Plus I speak the truth. Would you rather have Kurfis or Ajala?
I'd have both. Your guy in Easton, Mark Ross isn't too shabby either.

[Mr. C]

Hmm Towson playing our 3rd All American QB in a row this week... I like it!
Funny how the QB that beat the Tigers was Robertson of Villanova, the guy who should have been on the All-Amerca team.

[Mr. C]

All about stats for these AA teams.

But I agree. The best front 7 in all of FCS and not one guy on any of the teams.

You know, who cares. All of the Bison players would take a NC over any AA team.
I can guarantee you that won't be the case with at least one significant All-America team.

[Bogus Megapardus]

I don't know who makes these lists or how they arrive at their decisions. They certainly make themselves look pretty damn foolish, though.

Sports Network included six players from the Patriot League on its All America teams; four from Fordham, one from Bucknell and one from Lehigh. Lafayette won the Patriot League title this season by beating all of them. Not only did Lafayette beat Lehigh, Bucknell and Fordham, it annihilated each of them by double digits. Even made them look silly at times. Lafayette rendered Ajala and Kurfis irrelevant; almost inept. But there's no recognition of Lafayette - not that it was deserved or expected, actually. Nor is there recognition of Colgate, the only team to beat the Pards.

The people who make these lists probably ought to watch the games or at least know something about the conferences from which they come.

[UNH Fanboi]

Eastern Washington, Towson and North Dakota State have 3, 5 and 4 representatives, respectively..

UNH? 0 ... huh?

There's no way there are 9 FCS WR's better than R.J. Harris. Period. Seamus O'Neill and Casey DeAndrade also warranted consideration, but that's ridiculous.

The pre-season lists are usually even worse. Back in the day ASU would automatically have 8 guys on the list by default.

[Southsider]

I don't know who makes these lists or how they arrive at their decisions. They certainly make themselves look pretty damn foolish, though.

Sports Network included six players from the Patriot League on its All America teams; four from Fordham, one from Bucknell and one from Lehigh. Lafayette won the Patriot League title this season by beating all of them. Not only did Lafayette beat Lehigh, Bucknell and Fordham, it annihilated each of them by double digits. Even made them look silly at times. Lafayette rendered Ajala and Kurfis irrelevant; almost inept. But there's no recognition of Lafayette - not that it was deserved or expected, actually. Nor is there recognition of Colgate, the only team to beat the Pards.

The people who make these lists probably ought to watch the games or at least know something about the conferences from which they come.

...............beat a depleted Bucknell, Fordham w/o QB, and an LU team which most Pard fans felt was bad/lucky all year. So, go ahead and continue to bask in the "glow" of a 5-7 season, and a blowout loss in the playoffs.......and did I mention that Lehigh beat UNH?

[Bogus Megapardus]

...............beat a depleted Bucknell, Fordham w/o QB, and an LU team which most Pard fans felt was bad/lucky all year. So, go ahead and continue to bask in the "glow" of a 5-7 season, and a blowout loss in the playoffs.......and did I mention that Lehigh beat UNH?

Called it!!! One of them took the bait. My faith is renewed. And now you get your reward.







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[Franks Tanks]

...............beat a depleted Bucknell, Fordham w/o QB, and an LU team which most Pard fans felt was bad/lucky all year. So, go ahead and continue to bask in the "glow" of a 5-7 season, and a blowout loss in the playoffs.......and did I mention that Lehigh beat UNH?

Lehigh lost to Lafayette and Bucknell by a combined score of 98-38. I have no idea how you guys beat UNH, but you have that.

[Southsider]

Called it!!! One of them took the bait. My faith is renewed. And now you get your reward.






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Ah yes, you Pards are just head & shoulders above everyone else. Like I said before, Arthur was correct. You guys belong in the Centennial Conf with Moravian/Muhlenberg where superior intelect can be challenged.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Ah yes, you Pards are just head & shoulders above everyone else. Like I said before, Arthur was correct. You guys belong in the Centennial Conf with Moravian/Muhlenberg where superior intelect can be challenged.

I"m not sure that pajama-boy himself has much to do with intellect. But like the others of their genus, ChickenSquawks process only tone and emotion, and they respond similarly. xrolleyesx