The Ultimate, Indisputable, Indubitable 2018 FCS Preseason All-Americans
The Ultimate, Indisputable, Indubitable 2018 FCS Preseason All-Americans
We’re officially all the way in on the FCS, with over 60 games set to hit FloFootball.com and the FloSports app during the 2018 season.
We’re officially all the way in on the FCS, with over 60 games set to hit FloFootball.com and the FloSports app during the 2018 season.
And, as we all know, you can’t be “all the way in” without prognosticating ad nauseam about the eventual success or failure of a bunch of players and coaches who’ve yet to play a down this season.
So, without further adieu, we present The Ultimate, Indisputable, Indubitable 2018 FloFootball FCS Preseason All-American Team.
First Team Offense
QB: Gabe Gubrud, Eastern Washington
RB: Dominick Bragalone, Lehigh
RB: Marquell Cartwright, North Carolina A&T
Somehow there still appears to be some sleeping on Marquell Cartwright going on across various media outlets, but we’re wide awake. Cartwright—along with Dominick Bragalone—is one of the two most complete backs in the country.
OL: John Cook, Central Arkansas
OL: Larry Allen III, Harvard
Larry Allen III is not your average FCS offensive lineman. For starters, he’s Larry Allen III—as in, the son of Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl champion Larry Allen II. He also passed on offers from programs like Arizona State and Colorado in favor Harvard, and it’s safe to say things have worked out nicely for all parties involved.
OL: Zach Mitchler, Kennesaw State
OL: Iosua Opeta, Weber State
OL: Mitchell Watanabe, Sam Houston State
WR: Keelan Doss, UC Davis
WR: Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston State
WR: Neil O’Connor, New Hampshire
TE: Wes Preece, UC Davis
K: Lorran Fonseca, Nicholls
First Team Defense
DL: Chris Terrell, Central Arkansas
DL: Ahmad Gooden, Samford
DL: Jaison Williams, Austin Peay
LB: Thomas Costigan, Bryant
LB: Bryson Armstrong, Kennesaw State
A year after winning the Jerry Rice Award as the most outstanding freshman in the country, Bryson Armstrong is the undisputed leader of the Kennesaw State defense—and may already be the best linebacker at the FCS level.
LB: Josh Buss, Montana
LB: Troy Reeder, Delaware
DB: Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State
DB: Rashad Robinson, James Madison
DB: Mac McCain, North Carolina A&T
DB: Devanta Reynolds, NC Central
Second Team Offense
QB: Lamar Raynard, North Carolina A&T
RB: Josh Mack, Maine
RB: Zane Dudek, Yale
OL: Ross Demmel, Wofford
OL: Zach Larsen, Southern Utah
OL: BJ Autry, Jacksonville State
OL: Daniel Cooney, San Diego
OL: Tanner Volson, North Dakota State
WR: Davion Davis, Sam Houston State
Teammate Nathan Stewart takes a lot of the shine, but Davion Davis is an absolute monster for the Bearkats—and not just in the passing game. Yeah, he caught 78 balls for 1,206 yards and 17 touchdowns a season ago, but he also impacts the game as a ball carrier and return man.
WR: Elijah Bell, North Carolina A&T
WR: Emmanuel Butler, Northern Arizona
TE: Logan Parker, Southern Utah
K: Trey Tuttle, SO, Weber State
Second Team Defense
DL: Darin Greenfield, South Dakota
DL: Randy Robinson, Jacksonville State
Randy Robinson is Jacksonville State. The senior stepped into a key position immediately upon arriving on campus in 2015 and he hasn’t come off the field since. The Gamecocks defense is feared annually and the 6-2, 305-pound Robinson is a big reason why.
DL: Greg Menard, North Dakota State
LB: Warren Messer, Elon
LB: Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State
LB: De’Arius Christmas, Grambling State
LB: Jabril Cox, North Dakota State
DB: Robbie Grimsley, North Dakota State
DB: Rob Rolle, Villanova
Rolle was named the CAA’s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year this time last summer, but a knee injury suffered in the first month of the season derailed what was supposed to serve as his launching pad to the NFL. After being granted a medical redshirt, the Villanova safety is back as the leader of the Wildcats’ defense.
DB: Deion Harris, North Dakota
DB: Marvin Tillman, Western Carolina
Third Team Offense
QB: Mike Dare, Sam Houston State
Dare—once the third-highest rated member of Rutgers’ 2015 class—steps in as the unchallenged successor to the wildly successful Jeremiah Briscoe and he’s got some serious options lining up at wide receiver that figure to drastically reduce any learning curve.
RB: Tevin McCaster, Youngstown State
RB: Marcus Marshall, James Madison
OL: CJ Collins, Kennesaw State
OL: Tyler Davis, The Citadel
OL: Vitas Hrynkiewicz, Youngstown State
OL: Alex Conley, Duquesne
OL: Mac Patrick, James Madison
WR: Nsimba Webster, Eastern Washington
WR: Kelvin McKnight, Samford
WR: Jesper Horsted, Princeton
TE: Skyler Cavanaugh, South Dakota State
This may feel like an outside-the-box selection but stick with us. With All-Everything tight end Dallas Goedert gone, there’s a hole—and it’s a hole that saw a whole bunch of passes a year ago from a quarterback in Taryn Christion who’s back for more in 2018. Cavanaugh was the team’s second-leading pass catcher at the position a season ago, and looked fantastic across an admittedly small sample size.
K: Gunnar Raborn, SR, McNeese State
Third Team Defense
DL: Miles Brown, Wofford
DL: Andrew Clyde, Richmond
DL: Darin Greenfield, South Dakota
LB: Armond Dellovade, Youngstown State
LB: LeGrand Toia, Weber State
LB: Quinlen Dean, New Hampshire
LB: Jeff Steeb, Villanova
Steeb is as intelligent as he is dominant at the linebacker position for Villanova. He’s a player who is almost never out of position—and shows surprising recovery burst when he is in the wrong place at the wrong time. With he and Rob Rolle on the defensive side of the ball, a return to the playoffs seems well within reach for the Wildcats.
DB: Nasir Adderley, Delaware
DB: Jimmy Moreland, James Madison
DB: BJ Blunt, McNeese
DB: Mister Harriel, Sacramento State
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