CAA 2019 Awards

[smallcollegefbfan]

https://caasports.com/news/2019/11/26/jmus-dinucci-carter-headline-2019-caa-football-all-conference-awards.aspx





2019 CAA Football First Team Offense




Player, School

Pos.

Class

Hometown



Ben DiNucci, James Madison

QB

Sr.

Wexford, Pa.



Percy Agyei-Obese, James Madison

RB

Jr.

Frederick, Md.



Karl Mofor, UAlbany

RB

Jr.

Greenbelt, Md.



Evan Gray, New Hampshire

FB/HB

Sr.

Centreville, Va



Earnest Edwards, Maine

WR

Sr.

Rochester, N.Y.



Juwan Green, UAlbany

WR

Sr.

Martinsburg, W.Va.



Aaron Parker, Rhode Island

WR

Sr.

Prince George’s Co., Md.



Matt Foster, Elon

TE

Sr.

Williamsville, N.Y.



Liam Dobson, Maine

OL

Jr.

Ottawa, Ontario



Liam Fornadel, James Madison

OL

Jr.

Wyckoff, N.J.



Paul Grattan, Villanova

OL

Jr.

Pittsburgh, Pa.



Kyle Murphy, Rhode Island

OL

Sr.

Attleboro, Mass.



Mac Patrick, James Madison

OL

Sr.

Mechanicsville, Va.



Ethan Ratke, James Madison

PK

Jr.

Mechanicsville, Va.



Earnest Edwards, Maine

KR

Sr.

Rochester, N.Y.



D’Angelo Amos, James Madison

PR

Jr.

Richmond, Va.







2019 CAA Football First Team Defense




Player, School

Pos.

Class

Hometown



Ron’Dell Carter, James Madison

DL

Sr.

Baltimore, Md.



John Daka, James Madison

DL

Sr.

Upper Marlboro, Md.



Eli Mencer, UAlbany

DL

Sr.

Altoona, Pa.



Kayon Whitaker, Maine

DL

Sr.

Washington, D.C.



Tyler Dressler, Richmond

LB

Jr.

Covington, Va.



Dimitri Holloway, James Madison

LB

Sr.

Newport News, Va.



Taji Lowe, Maine

LB

Sr.

Stewartsville, N.J.



Forrest Rhyne, Villanova

LB

Jr.

Waynesboro, Pa.



Greg Liggs, Jr., Elon

CB

Sr.

Greensboro, N.C.



Manny Patterson, Maine

CB

Sr.

Baltimore, Md.



D’Angelo Amos, James Madison

S

Jr.

Richmond, Va.



Adam Smith, James Madison

S

Sr.

Charlotte, N.C.



Nate Fondacaro, Villanova

P

So.

Sewell, N.J.



Yeedee Thaenrat, Towson

SPEC

Sr.

Philadelphia, Pa.






2019 Offensive Player of the Year: Ben DiNucci, James Madison



2019 Defensive Player of the Year: Ron’Dell Carter, James Madison



2019 Coach of the Year: Greg Gattuso, UAlbany



2019 Special Teams Player of the Year: Earnest Edwards, Maine



2019 Offensive Rookie of the Year: Jeff Undercuffler, UAlbany



2019 Defensive Rookie of the Year: Tristan Wheeler, Richmond



2019 Chuck Boone Leadership and Excellence Award: Chucky Smith, Villanova

[BDKJMU]

By the #s
(# of selections/# 1st team)
JMU 18/11
VU 10/3
TU 10/1
Maine 8/6
UR: 7/0
UD: 7/0
Albany 6/3
UNH 6/1
URI 6/2
SBU 4/0
W&M 4/0
Elon 3/2

[BDKJMU]

Polk was actually only 7th in the CAA in receiving yards. Better offenses, more passing, worse pass defenses, or a combination of the 3? CAA # of 1,000 yd receivers:
2019: 5 (and 2 more, including Polk, just under)
2018: 0
2017: 2
2016:1
2015: 1
2014: 3
2013: 4
2012: 2
2011: 1
2010: 0
2009: 0
2008: 2
2007: 3
2006: 1
2005: 1
2004: 4
2003: 1

Most years Polk would have been top 3 in receiving and a shoe in 1st team All CAA. But this was the best season for WR in the history of the league. VU's Changa Hodge, who had over 1,000 yds receiving, and a huge game vs JMU, got 3rd team All CAA. I agree, 2nd team wasn't a snub on Polk.

Coversely, was only 1 rusher over 1,000 yds, Mofar, the kid for Albany (had 1204). Without looking it up, I'm guessing most seasons were between 3 to 4. Percy was the 3rd leading rusher in the CAA, and got 1st team All CAA with 884 yds rushing. A lot of seasons with those #s he would have been 5th or 6th in the CAA, and 2nd or 3rd team. League wide passing was up, and rushing was down, for whatever reason

[jmufan999]

without looking it up, i don't recall JMU ever getting both Offensive and Defensive POY awards in the same season. Coach of the Year came down to Cignetti at JMU or Gattuso at Albany, but i have no issue with Gattuso winning. just depends on how you define that award. doing a lot with a little, or dominating the conference on a team with high expectations? Undercuffler was a no-brainer as Rookie of the Year.

[Herdistheword]

Nice to see DiNucci get some recognition after the Payton snub.

[Gangtackle11]

Nice to see DiNucci get some recognition after the Payton snub.

I won’t argue DiNucci as he was the champion QB although I could make a case.

The Tom Flacco 2nd team selection is bogus. Daniel Smith has better CAA stats across the board plus Nova beat Towson & made the playoffs. Smith beat him in every stat category. In fact the case can be made that Jeff Undercuffler should have been ahead of Flacco. DiNucci-Smith-Undercuffler would have been the right order. xpeacex