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2009 AP FCS All-America Team
First team
Offense
Quarterback - Armanti Edwards, senior, 6-foot, 185 pounds, Appalachian State.
Running backs - Deji Karim, senior, 5-11, 205, Southern Illinois; Pat Paschall, senior, 6-0, 198, North Dakota State.
Linemen - Derek Hardman, senior, 6-6, 300, Eastern Kentucky; Matt McCraken, senior, 6-3, 300, Richmond; Vladimir Ducasse, senior, 6-5, 330, Massachusetts; Jeff Hansen, senior, 6-4, 292, Montana State; Kyle Mutcher, senior, 6-3, 300, Weber State.
Tight end - Clay Harbor, senior, 6-4, 243, Missouri State.
Wide receivers - Terrell Hudgins, senior, 6-2, 235, Elon; Marc Mariani, senior, 6-0, 185, Montana.
All-purpose player - Matt Szczur, junior, 5-11, 195, Villanova.
Kicker - Matt Bevins, sophomore, 6-2, 185, Liberty.

Defense
Linemen - James Ruffin, senior, 6-4, 265, Northern Iowa; Arthur Moats, senior, 6-2, 250, James Madison; Austen Lane, senior, 6-6, 250, Murray State; Dane Fletcher, senior, 6-2, 242, Montana State.
Linebackers - Brandin Jordan, senior, 5-11, 230, Southern Illinois; J.C. Sherritt, junior, 5-10, 220, Eastern Washington; Mike Morales, senior, 6-0, 230, UC Davis.
Backs - Terrell Whitehead, senior, 6-2, 200, Norfolk State; Mark Legree, junior, 6-0, 200, Appalachian State; Jeromy Miles, senior, 6-2, 215, Massachusetts; Josh Morris, senior, 6-0, 180, Weber State.
Punter - Jonathan Plisco, freshman, 6-0, 200, Old Dominion.

Second team
Offense
Quarterback - Dominic Randolph, senior, Holy Cross.
Running backs - Chase Reynolds, junior, Montana; Toddrick Pendland, senior, McNeese State;
Linemen - Benjamin Ijalana, junior, Villanova; Mario Acitelli, senior, Appalachian State; Johnny Culbreath, junior, South Carolina State; James Williams, senior, Harvard; Austin Steichen, senior, Northern Iowa.
Tight end - Scott Sicko, senior, New Hampshire.
Wide receivers - Tysson Poots, junior, Southern Utah; Buddy Farnham, senior, Brown.
All-purpose player - LeRoy Vann, senior, Florida A&M.
Kicker - Craig Camay, senior, Chattanooga.

Defense
Linemen - Danny Batten, senior, South Dakota State; Tim Knicky, senior, Stephen F. Austin; Adrian Tracy, senior, William & Mary; Larry Hart, senior, Central Arkansas.
Linebackers - Matt Cohen, senior, Lehigh; Tyler Santucci, senior, Stony Brook; George Howard, senior, Morgan State.
Backs - Charles Graves, senior, Delaware; Jason House, junior, Southern; Patrick Stoudamire, senior, Western Illinois; T.J. Heath, junior, Jacksonville State.
Punter - Jon Vanderwielen, senior, Idaho State.

Third team
Offense
Quarterback - Matt Nichols, senior, Eastern Washington.
Running backs - James Mallory, senior, Central Connecticut; Kyle Minett, junior, South Dakota State.
Linemen - Dorian Brooks, senior, James Madison; Will Rackley, senior, Lehigh; Levi Horn, senior, Montana; Joe Gibbs, senior, Tennessee-Martin; Austin Howard, senior, Northern Iowa.
Tight end - John Sheffield, senior, Yale.
Wide receivers - Jason Caldwell, senior, Fordham; Juamorris Stewart, senior, Southern.
All-purpose player - Taiwan Jones, sophomore, Eastern Washington.
Kicker - Zach Kutch, senior, Illinois State.

Defense
Linemen - Christian Anthony, senior, Grambling State; Tim Kukucka, senior, Villanova; Josh Beard, senior, Chattanooga; Mychal Savage, senior, Youngstown State.
Linebackers - Wes McDermott, sophomore, Morehead State; Jake Lewko, senior, Penn; Jacque Roman, senior, Appalachian State.
Backs - Anthony Beck, senior, Prairie View A&M; Justin Rogers, junior, Richmond; Korey Lindsey, junior, Southern Illinois; Josh Norman, sophomore, Coastal Carolina.
Punter - Jahmal Blanchard, senior, Hampton.

Nice to see Ruffin finally get some recognition.

I would switch Nichols and Randolph, but that's just me.

Best first team yet

clenz wrote:Nice to see Ruffin finally get some recognition.

I didn't see as many game as you did this year, clenzie, but I thought he kinda glided on his 2008 reputation.

Cap'n Cat wrote:

clenz wrote:Nice to see Ruffin finally get some recognition.

I didn't see as many game as you did this year, clenzie, but I thought he kinda glided on his 2008 reputation.

To some extent, however he spend most of the season fighting double teams plus chips from a TE or RB. He may not have had the stats people were expecting, but he did cause a lot of issues that don't get put into the stats. He has a ton of hurries, pressures, forcing a QB to throw the ball away/scramble/check down and avoid the big play. I agree his stats were down, but effort and problems causes weren't. I'm willing to bet when teams planned for the UNI defense they planned around Ruffin and Mahoney.

clenz wrote:

Cap'n Cat wrote:

I didn't see as many game as you did this year, clenzie, but I thought he kinda glided on his 2008 reputation.

To some extent, however he spend most of the season fighting double teams plus chips from a TE or RB. He may not have had the stats people were expecting, but he did cause a lot of issues that don't get put into the stats. He has a ton of hurries, pressures, forcing a QB to throw the ball away/scramble/check down and avoid the big play. I agree his stats were down, but effort and problems causes weren't. I'm willing to bet when teams planned for the UNI defense they planned around Ruffin and Mahoney.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Cap'n Cat wrote:

clenz wrote:Nice to see Ruffin finally get some recognition.

I didn't see as many game as you did this year, clenzie, but I thought he kinda glided on his 2008 reputation.

I like Ruffin but I don't think he is better than Lane, Tracy, Kukucka, Moats, Batten, or Anthony but yeah reputation and senior status gets a lot of players honored.

1st Team All-American in ODU's first year! Woot! Tellin' you people, Plisco is da greatest punter!

Don't mean to be a dick here, but what in the ever-lovin' fvck is someone from Stony Brook doing on this?

Cap'n Cat wrote:Don't mean to be a dick here, but what in the ever-lovin' fvck is someone from Stony Brook doing on this?

Why wouldn't they be Cap?

They did win the Big South this year. Santucci is a real good LB.

Cap'n Cat wrote:Don't mean to be a dick here, but what in the ever-lovin' fvck is someone from Stony Brook doing on this?

I actually think it is good that Santucci got some love. He is a great player. GW LB Marty Patterson better get some preseason love next year. He is another great one and I don't see him flopping like the previous two GW LBs have done. Patterson might even get NFL looks.

∞∞∞ wrote:1st Team All-American in ODU's first year! Woot! Tellin' you people, Plisco is da greatest punter!

I think nobody on these boards care other than ODU fans since he's just a punter. GO MONARCHS!!!

The fact that ODU has an all-american in their first season who is a freshman AND a walk-on is very VERY impressive. Don't want to sound like a homer but any type of publicity is good publicity for ODU and not to mention we got a couple decent players from Hofstra and a pac-10 caliber QB from Los Angeles?!

Life is good right now for the ODU Monarchs.

futureodualum11 wrote:

∞∞∞ wrote:1st Team All-American in ODU's first year! Woot! Tellin' you people, Plisco is da greatest punter!

I think nobody on these boards care other than ODU fans since he's just a punter. GO MONARCHS!!!

The fact that ODU has an all-american in their first season who is a freshman AND a walk-on is very VERY impressive. Don't want to sound like a homer but any type of publicity is good publicity for ODU and not to mention we got a couple decent players from Hofstra and a pac-10 caliber QB from Los Angeles?!

Life is good right now for the ODU Monarchs.

Go Jonathan Plisco .......kick other teams ass !!

Tight end - Scott Sicko, senior, New Hampshire

What a crazy last name

slycat wrote:

Tight end - Scott Sicko, senior, New Hampshire

What a crazy last name

Seems like that fucker has been around for fucking ever. Him and shiney white high tops douche that played QB for NH Ricky fucking Santos.

Nate Overbay got shafted... easily one of the top 3 TE's in FCS. He had 51 grabs for 588 yards and 13 TD's. At 6'5" and 270lbs, he's almost a sure shot to get drafted in the NFL.

SmallCollegeFBFan wrote:

Cap'n Cat wrote:

I didn't see as many game as you did this year, clenzie, but I thought he kinda glided on his 2008 reputation.

I like Ruffin but I don't think he is better than Lane, Tracy, Kukucka, Moats, Batten, or Anthony but yeah reputation and senior status gets a lot of players honored.

If you're a stat dork.

Clenz' post is dead on. You do good as a sophmore or junior and teams make sure they put an extra guy on you, or never run or roll out to your side of the field.

Trust me.

First team receiver and second team running back. I'd say that's quite a dangerous tandem

(old news obviously)