Tuesday, July 31, 2018

NDSU Football Preseason Information


NDSU Leads FCS With Seven on STATS Preseason All-America Team
FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State led all teams in the Football Championship Subdivision with a school-record seven players named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America team announced Tuesday, July 31.

Running back Bruce Anderson and safety Robbie Grimsley were named to the first team. Quarterback Easton Stick, center Tanner Volson and defensive end Greg Menard earned second-team honors. Offensive tackle Zack Johnson and linebacker Jabril Cox were on the third team.

There were 16 total picks from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, which was also a national high among the 13
FCS conferences.

North Dakota State is scheduled to host Cal Poly in the season opener Sept. 1 and the Bison will host North Alabama and Delaware before opening conference play at home Sept. 29 against South Dakota State.

2018 STATS FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Devlin Hodges, senior, 6-1, 205, Samford
RB - Bruce Anderson, senior, 5-11, 216, North Dakota State
RB - Dom Bragalone, senior, 5-11, 230, Lehigh
FB - Cal Daniels, senior, 6-2, 255, Stony Brook
WR - Keelan Doss, senior, 6-3, 210, UC Davis
WR - Neil O'Connor, senior, 5-11, 190, New Hampshire
WR - Nathan Stewart, junior, 5-11, 175, Sam Houston State
TE - Charlie Taumoepeau, junior, 6-3, 240, Portland State
OL - Larry Allen III, senior, 6-4, 285, Harvard
OL - B.J. Autry, senior, 6-5, 340, Jacksonville State
OL - Ethan Greenidge, senior, 6-4, 335, Villanova
OL - Zach Larsen, junior, 6-1, 300, Southern Utah
OL - Iosua Opeta, senior, 6-4, 295, Weber State

DEFENSE

DL - Miles Brown, senior, 6-2, 320, Wofford
DL - Ahmad Gooden, senior, 6-1, 240, Samford
DL - Khalen Saunders, senior, 6-2, 310, Western Illinois
DL - Chris Terrell, junior, 6-3, 266, Central Arkansas
LB - Bryson Armstrong, sophomore, 5-11, 205, Kennesaw State
LB - Josh Buss, senior, 6-2, 220, Montana
LB - Warren Messer, senior, 5-11, 230, Elon
LB - Christian Rozeboom, junior, 6-2, 230, South Dakota State
DB - Nasir Adderley, senior, 6-0, 190, Delaware
DB - Marlon Bridges, junior, 6-0, 200, Jacksonville State
DB - Robbie Grimsley, senior, 6-0, 191, North Dakota State
DB - Rashad Robinson, senior, 5-11, 182, James Madison

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK - Lorran Fonseca, senior, 5-11, 185, Nicholls
P - Alex Pechin, senior, 6-0, 185, Bucknell
LS - Chris Wilkerson, grad, 6-2, 245, Stephen F. Austin
KR - Juwan Petit-Frere, junior, 5-7, 170, Southeastern Louisiana
PR - Justice Shelton-Mosley, senior, 5-10, 195, Harvard
AP - Davion Davis, senior, 5-11, 180, Sam Houston State

SECOND
TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Easton Stick, senior, 6-2, 221, North Dakota State
RB - Zane Dudek, sophomore, 5-9, 190, Yale
RB - Tevin McCaster, senior, 5-10, 195, Youngstown State
FB - Joe Protheroe, senior, 6-0, 230, Cal Poly
WR - Jesper Horsted, senior, 6-4, 215, Princeton
WR - Kamron Lewis, senior, 6-4, 195, Saint Francis
WR - Kelvin McKnight, senior, 5-9, 188, Samford
TE - Lawayne Ross, junior, 6-0, 264, McNeese
OL - Daniel Cooney, senior, 6-8, 315, San Diego
OL - Tyler Davis, senior, 6-1, 279, The Citadel
OL - Noah Johnson, junior, 6-4, 300, Idaho
OL - Tanner Volson, senior, 6-4, 301, North Dakota State
OL - Mitchell Watanabe, senior, 6-4, 330, Sam Houston State

DEFENSE

DL - Andrew Clyde, senior, 6-3, 275, Richmond
DL - Darin Greenfield, junior, 6-3, 235, South Dakota
DL - Greg Menard, senior, 6-2, 238, North Dakota State
DL - Jaison Williams, junior, 6-1, 225, Austin Peay
LB - De'Arius Christmas, senior, 5-10, 220, Grambling State
LB - Thomas Costigan, senior, 6-3, 230, Bryant
LB - Nick Miller, senior, 5-11, 215, Penn
LB - Troy Reeder, senior, 6-2, 245, Delaware
DB - Deion Harris, senior, 6-3, 200, North Dakota
DB - Davanta Reynolds, senior, 5-10, 200, North Carolina Central
DB - Rob Rolle, senior, 6-0, 185, Villanova
DB - Marvin Tillman, senior, 6-1, 190, Western Carolina

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK - Trey Tuttle, sophomore, 5-9, 190, Weber State
P - Ian Berryman, senior, 6-0, 205, Western Carolina
LS - Daniel Caracciolo, sophomore, 5-11, 215, James Madison
KR - Jean Constant, junior, 5-9, 168, Bryant
PR - D'Angelo Amos, junior, 6-1, 182, James Madison
AP - Chandler Burks, senior, 5-10, 187, Kennesaw State
AP - John Santiago, senior, 5-9, 180, North Dakota

THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Gage Gubrud, senior, 6-2, 205, Eastern Washington
RB - A.J. Hines, junior, 5-11, 225, Duquesne
RB - Marquis Terry, senior, 5-6, 179, Southeast Missouri State
FB - Andre Stoddard, senior, 5-10, 230, Wofford
WR - Dejon Brissett, senior, 6-2, 190, Richmond
WR - Emmanuel Butler, senior, 6-4, 220, Northern Arizona
WR - Nehari Crawford, senior, 5-11, 170, Duquesne
WR - Reggie White Jr., senior, 6-3, 210, Monmouth
TE - Wes Preece, junior, 6-5, 240, UC Davis
OL - Chandler Arceneaux, senior, 6-5, 295, Nicholls
OL - C.J. Collins, senior, 6-3, 256, Kennesaw State
OL - Jahee Jackson, junior, 6-3, 295, James Madison
OL - Zack Johnson, junior, 6-6, 312, North Dakota State
OL - Zach Weeks, senior, 6-3, 285, Western Carolina
OL - Gavin Wiggins, senior, 6-4, 300, Youngstown State

DEFENSE
DL - Darryl Johnson Jr., junior, 6-5, 226, North Carolina A&T
DL - Ricky Neal, senior, 6-1, 241, Northern Iowa
DL - Aaron Patrick, junior, 6-4, 236, Eastern Kentucky
DL - Chris Stewart, senior, 6-2, 270, Sam Houston State
DL - Nick Wheeler, junior, 6-2, 245, Colgate
LB - Jabril Cox, sophomore, 6-3, 227, North Dakota State
LB - Armand Dellovade, senior, 6-0, 215, Youngstown State
LB - Kaden Elliss, senior, 6-3, 222, Idaho
LB - Gunnar Scholato, senior, 6-3, 234, Austin Peay
LB - LeGrand Toia, senior, 6-2, 215, Weber State
DB - Jordan Brown, senior, 6-1, 195, South Dakota State
DB - Mister Harriel, senior, 6-1, 200, Sacramento State
DB - Franklin McCain, sophomore, 5-11, 175, North Carolina A&T
DB - Jimmy Moreland, senior, 5-11, 172, James Madison

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Marc Orozco, senior, 5-9, 170, Grambling State
P - Jamie Gillan, senior, 6-2, 195, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
LS - Steven Wethli, senior, 6-0, 230, Youngstown State
KR - Rashid Shaheed, sophomore, 6-0, 170, Weber State
PR - Jaquan Brooks, junior, 5-10, 175, Campbell
AP - John Lovett, senior, 6-3, 225, Princeton

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NDSU Lands Six on Preseason All-MVFC Offense
ST. LOUIS - North Dakota State had six players named to the preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference offensive team Tuesday, July 31, by a vote of the league's head coaches, sports information directors and media.

NDSU had four first-team picks: senior running back Bruce Anderson, junior fullback Brock Robbins and junior offensive tackle Zack Johnson, and senior center Tanner Volson.

Anderson, NDSU's leading rusher with 1,216 yards and 12 touchdowns last year, was a second team HERO Sports All-American. He was all-conference second team last year along with Volson, who started all 15 games at center for the Bison.

Bison senior quarterback Easton Stick, MVP of last year's national championship game, was named to the preseason second team along with senior wide receiver Darrius Shepherd, who led the Bison with 41 receptions last year.

North Dakota State is scheduled to host Cal Poly in the season opener Sept. 1 and the Bison will host North Alabama and Delaware before opening conference play at home Sept. 29 against South Dakota State.

2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason Offense
First Team

QB - Taryn Christion, South Dakota State
RB - Bruce Anderson, North Dakota State
RB - Tevin McCaster, Youngstown State
RB - James Robinson, Illinois State
FB - Brock Robbins, North Dakota State
WR - Shamar Jackson, South Dakota
WR - Darrell James, Southern Illinois
WR - Spencer Schnell, Illinois State
TE - Briley Moore, Northern Iowa
OL - Drew Himmelman, Illinois State
OL - Vitas Hrynkiewicz, Youngstown State
OL - Zack Johnson, North Dakota State
OL - Tanner Volson, North Dakota State
OL - Gavin Wiggins, Youngstown State
LS - Steven Wethli, Youngstown State
K - Chase Vinatieri, South Dakota State

Second Team
QB - Easton Stick, North Dakota State
QB - Sean McGuire, Western Illinois
RB - Steve McShane, Western Illinois
RB - Marcus Weymiller, Northern Iowa
FB - Luke Sellers, South Dakota State
WR - Cade Johnson, South Dakota State
WR - Darrius Shepherd, North Dakota State
WR - Isaiah Weston, Northern Iowa
TE - Tylor Petkovich, Illinois State
OL - Tyler Ciurej, South Dakota
OL - Nick Jensen, South Dakota
OL - Marquis Prophete, Missouri State
OL - Mason Scheidegger, South Dakota
OL - Cal Twait, Northern Iowa
LS - Bradey Sorenson, South Dakota State
K - Jerry Nunez, Indiana State
 


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