Blog by Josh Buchanan for TonySoftli.com
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston State, Jr.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DE Karter Schult, Northern Iowa, Sr.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: K/P Miles Bergner, South Dakota, Sr.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: OL Jessamen Dunker, Tennessee State, Sr.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: S Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State
PLAYOFF MVP: RB Khalid Abdullah, James Madison, Sr. or QB Bryan Schor, James Madison, Jr.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Mike Houston, James Madison or Bo Pellini, Youngstown State
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, Sr.
WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State, Jr.
WR Karel Hamilton, Samford, Sr.
TE Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State, Jr.
OL Jerry Ugokwe, William & Mary, Sr.
OL Julie’n Davenport, Bucknell, Sr.
OL Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T, Jr.
OL Corey Levin, Chattanooga, Sr.
OL Jessamen Dunker, Tennessee State, Sr.
QB Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston State, Jr.
RB Chase Edmonds, Fordham, Jr.
RB Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T, Sr.
FB Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly, Jr.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DE Karter Schult, Northern Iowa, Sr.
DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, Villanova, Sr.
DT Patrick Ricard, Maine, Sr.
DT Winston Craig, Richmond, Sr.
LB Christian Kuntz, Duquesne, Sr.
LB Folarin Orimolade, Dartmouth, Sr.
LB Dylan Cole, Missouri State, Sr.
LB Brett Taylor, Western Illinois, Jr.
CB Dee Delaney, The Citadel, Jr.
CB Ezra Robinson, Tennessee State, Sr.
S Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis PA, Sr.
S Cole Reyes, North Dakota, Jr.
FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K David Marvin, Wofford, Jr.
P Miles Bergner, South Dakota, Sr.
LS Joshua Appel, Indiana State, Sr.
KR Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis PA, Sr.
PR Rashard Davis, James Madison, Sr.
AP Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern, Sr.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR Justin Watson, Penn, Jr.
WR Chad Williams, Grambling State, Sr.
WR Lance Lenoir, Western Illinois, Sr.
TE Eric Saubert, Drake, Sr.
OL Cameron Lee, Illinois State, Sr.
OL Timon Parris, Stony Brook, Jr.
OL Javarius Leamon, South Carolina State, Sr.
OL Erik Austell, Charleston Southern, Sr.
OL Michael Coe, North Dakota, Sr.
QB Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington, Soph.
RB Khalid Abdullah, James Madison, Sr.
RB De’Angelo Henderson, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
FB Lorenzo Long, Wofford, Sr.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DE Keionta Davis, Chattanooga, Sr.
DE P.J. Hall, Sam Houston State, Jr.
DT Marquis Ragland, North Carolina A&T, Sr.
DT Robert Torgerson, Southern Utah, Jr.
LB Darius Leonard, South Carolina State, Jr.
LB Garrett Dolan, Houston Baptist, Jr.
LB Austin Calitro, Villanova, Sr.
LB Tre’von Johnson, Weber State, Sr.
CB Davontae Harris, Illinois State, Jr.
CB Brendan Langley, Lamar, Sr.
S Mike Basile, Monmouth, Jr.
S Donald Payne, Stetson, Sr.
SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Griffin Trau, Richmond, Soph.
P Tate Lewis, Southern Utah, Sr.
LS Kevin Fennel, Stony Brook, Sr.
KR Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern, Jr.
PR Khalid Thomas, Alabama State, Sr.
AP John Lovett, Princeton, Jr.
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
WR Kamron Lewis, Saint Francis (PA), Soph.
WR Brian Brown, Richmond, Sr.
WR Yedidiah Louis, Sam Houston State, Jr.
TE Anthony Firkser, Harvard, Sr.
OL Isaiah Pinson, The Citadel, Jr.
OL Cam Keizur, Portland State, Sr.
OL Mitchell Kirsch, James Madison, Sr.
OL Zack Johnson, North Dakota State, Sr.
OL J.P. Flynn, Montana State, Sr.
QB Taryn Christion, South Dakota State, Soph.
RB Jonah Hodges, San Diego, Sr.
RB Lenard Tillery, Southern, Sr.
FB Chase Morlock, North Dakota State, Sr.
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
DE Derek Rivers, Youngstown State, Sr.
DE Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern, Jr.
DT Nate Tanguay, North Dakota State, Jr.
DT Jay-Tee Tiuli, Eastern Washington, Jr.
LB Alex Searce, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
LB Chad Geter, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
LB Darien Anderson, Alcorn State, Sr.
LB Michael Nicastro, Albany, Sr.
CB Taylor Reynolds, James Madison, Sr.
CB Casey DeAndrade, New Hampshire, Sr.
S Rob Rolle, Villanova, Jr.
S Tre Dempsey, North Dakota State, Jr.
THIRD TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Eric Medina, Texas Southern, Sr.
P Jake Ryder, Towson, Sr.
LS James Fisher, North Dakota State, Jr.
KR Harold Cooper, Rhode Island, Jr.
PR Mike Jones, North Carolina Central, Sr.
AP Willie Quinn, Southern, Sr.
FOURTH TEAM OFFENSE
WR Reggie White, Monmouth, Soph.
WR Patrick Smith, Tennessee State, Jr.
WR Kendrick Bourne, Eastern Washington, Sr.
TE Andrew Vollert, Weber State, Jr.
OL Mark Spelman, Illinois State, Sr.
OL Voghens Larrieux, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
OL Tyler Tezeno, Sam Houston State, Jr.
OL Bridge Blount, Sam Houston State, Sr.
OL Casey Dunn, Jacksonville State, Sr.
QB Devlin Hodges, Samford, Soph.
RB John Lovett, Princeton, Jr.
RB Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, Albany, Soph.
FB Anthony Manzo-Lewis, Albany, Jr.
FOURTH TEAM DEFENSE
DE Avery Moss, Youngstown State, Sr.
DE Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State, Jr.
DT Bilal Nichols, Delaware, Jr.
DT James Duberg, Harvard, Sr.
LB Kourtney Berry, Alabama State, Sr.
LB MJ Stumpf, North Dakota State, Sr.
LB Shaheed Salmon, Samford, Jr.
LB Omar Howard, Richmond, Sr.
CB Deion Harris, North Dakota, Jr.
CB Dante Blackmon, Kennesaw State, Sr.
S Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State, Fr.
S George Odum, Central Arkansas, Jr.
FOURTH TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Lane Clark, Tennessee State, Jr.
P Chris Fraser, Cornell, Sr.
LS Hunter Winstead, Liberty, Jr.
KR John Santiago, North Dakota, Soph.
PR Brendan Langley, Lamar, Sr.
AP Jake Wieczorek, Holy Cross, Sr.
2016 FCS FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: WR Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston State
DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: K Griffin Roehler, Northern Arizona
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: OL Tristen Taylor, Eastern Washington
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston State
WR Tamrick Pace, Stephen F. Austin
WR Steven Newbold, Tennessee State
TE Jacob Varble, Southern Illinois
OL Malcolm White, Chattanooga
OL Tristen Taylor, Eastern Washington
OL Coleman Clanton, Missouri State
OL Zach Larsen, Southern Utah
OL Dontae Duff, Liberty
QB Tyrie Adams, Western Carolina
RB A.J. Hines, Duquesne
RB Jordan Bentley, Alabama A&M
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Sully Laiche, Nicholls State
DL Desmond Johnson, Kennesaw State
DL Hezekiah Applegate, Northern Iowa
DL Chance Salutregui, Idaho State
LB Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State
LB Allen Pittman, Nicholls
LB Max Roberts, Fordham
LB Datavious Wilson, Wofford
DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State
DB Prince Smith Jr, New Hampshire
DB Jaylan Foster, Gardner-Webb
DB Torrey Hunt, North Dakota
FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Griffin Roehler, Northern Arizona
P Mark Schuler, Youngstown State
RS Shane Simpson, Towson
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR Hunter Hagdorn, Dartmouth
WR Kristian Wilkerson, Southeast Missouri State
WR Kameron Brown, Charleston Southern
TE Aubrey Payne, Western Carolina
OL Wes Genant, South Dakota State
OL Nick Leverett, North Carolina Central
OL Mitch Brott, Montana State
OL Nick Nixon, Samford
OL J’Von Brown, Central Connecticut State
QB Stephen Calvert, Liberty
RB Yeedee Thaenrat, Tennessee Tech
RB Joe Logan, Northern Arizona
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL Mikel Horton, Wofford
DL Andre Walker, Houston Baptist
DL Chris Terrell, Central Arkansas
DL Anthony Del Toro, Portland State
LB Gee Stanley, Robert Morris
LB Nas Anesi, UC Davis
LB McNeese Egbim, Missouri State
LB Jonas Griffith, Indiana State
DB Corey Parker, William & Mary
DB Pop Lacey, New Hampshire
DB Jeremy Chinn, Southern Illinois
DB Khalil Dorsey, Northern Arizona
SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Aidan O’Neill, Towson
P Christian Kinsley, Kennesaw State
RS Frankie Hickson, Liberty
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THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
WR Elijah Bell, North Carolina A&T
WR Thomas Gordon, Furman
WR Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana
TE Maleek Henderson, North Carolina Central
OL Tim Coleman, Furman
OL Dallen Collins, Idaho State
OL Jake Howell, Jacksonville
OL Walker Lanning, Western Carolina
OL Sterling Strother, Yale
QB Chase Fourcade, Nicholls
Chris Murray, Montana State
RB Mike Waters, Delaware State
RB Joshua Mack, Maine
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
DL Jason Maduafokwa, ETSU
DL Jonah Williams, Weber State
DL Kameron Cline, South Dakota
DL Ryan Earith, South Dakota State
LB Jesse Nemerowicz, Bryant
LB Nick Moss, Presbyterian College
LB Cody Crider, Southern Illinois
LB Jack Ryan, Campbell
DB Terry Jefferson, Florida A&M
DB Abu Daramy, Colgate
DB Khalil Moore, Elon
DB Kita Humphrey, Cal Poly
THIRD TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Oren Milstein, Columbia
P Fidel Romo Martinez, Delaware State
RS Chris Rowland, Tennessee State
