Stats Preseason All American Team

[BDKJMU]

STATS FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Eli Jenkins, senior, 6-2, 205, Jacksonville State
RB - Chase Edmonds, junior, 5-9, 196, Fordham
RB - Kade Harrington, senior, 5-9, 190, Lamar
FB - Tyler Renew, senior, 5-11, 217, The Citadel
WR - Cooper Kupp, senior, 6-2, 210, Eastern Washington
WR - Jake Wieneke, junior, 6-4, 210, South Dakota State
TE - Eric Saubert, senior, 6-4, 242, Drake
OL - Erik Austell, junior, 6-3, 285, Charleston Southern
OL - Julie'n Davenport, senior, 6-7, 315, Bucknell
OL - Casey Dunn, senior, 6-3, 285, Jacksonville State
OL - Zack Johnson, senior, 6-4, 329, North Dakota State
OL - Corey Levin, senior, 6-5, 305, Chattanooga

DEFENSE
DL - Keionta Davis, senior, 6-4, 260, Chattanooga
DL - P.J. Hall, junior, 6-1, 280, Sam Houston State
DL - Derek Rivers, senior, 6-5, 255, Youngstown State
DL - Karter Schult, senior, 6-2, 265, Northern Iowa
LB - Andrew Ankrah, junior, 6-4, 234, James Madison
LB - Dylan Cole, senior, 6-1, 236, Missouri State
LB - Nick DeLuca, senior, 6-3, 245, North Dakota State
LB - Christian Kuntz, senior, 6-1, 220, Duquesne
DB - Casey DeAndrade, senior, 5-11, 212, New Hampshire
DB - Dee Delaney, junior, 6-1, 191, The Citadel
DB - David Jones, senior, 6-1, 187, Richmond
DB - Donald Payne, senior, 6-1, 217, Stetson

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Nick Dorka, junior, 6-0, 180, William & Mary
P - Chris Fraser, senior, 6-2, 211, Cornell
LS - Joshua Appel, senior, 6-2, 250, Indiana State
KR - Willie Quinn, graduate, 5-5, 145, Southern
PR - Khris Gardin, junior, 5-7, 158, North Carolina A&T
AP - John Santiago, sophomore, 5-9, 170, North Dakota
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - Case Cookus, sophomore, 6-4, 200, Northern Arizona
RB - Kendell Anderson, senior, 5-9, 200, William & Mary
RB - Tarik Cohen, senior, 5-6, 173, North Carolina A&T
RB - De'Angelo Henderson, senior, 5-8, 205, Coastal Carolina
FB - Joe Protheroe, junior, 6-0, 225, Cal Poly
WR - Josh Barge, senior, 6-1, 178, Jacksonville State
WR - Emmanuel Butler, junior, 6-3, 210, Northern Arizona
WR - Justin Watson, junior, 6-3, 210, Penn
TE - Dallas Goedert, junior, 6-5, 245, South Dakota State
OL - Mitch Kirsch, senior, 6-6, 300, James Madison
OL - Javarius Leamon, senior, 6-7, 310, South Carolina State
OL - Brandon Parker, junior, 6-7, 279, North Carolina A&T
OL - Mark Spelman, senior, 6-3, 280, Illinois State
OL - Anton Wahrby, senior, 6-5, 300, Wofford

DEFENSE
DL - Pat Afriyie, junior, 6-2, 235, Colgate
DL - Anthony Ellis, junior, 6-1, 245, Charleston Southern
DL - Caleb Kidder, senior, 6-5, 275, Montana
DL - Tanoh Kpassagnon, senior, 6-7, 275, Villanova
DL - Greg Menard, junior, 6-2, 240, North Dakota State
LB - Kourtney Berry, senior, 6-0, 215, Alabama State
LB - Omar Howard, senior, 6-0, 231, Richmond
LB - Mike Needham, junior, 6-4, 210, Southern Utah
LB - Folarin Orimolade, senior, 5-11, 240, Dartmouth
LB - James Rentz, senior, 6-2, 245, Sacred Heart
DB - LeRoy Alexander, senior, 6-0, 195, Youngstown State
DB - Mike Basile, junior, 6-1, 200, Monmouth
DB - Trey Robinson, senior, 6-1, 212, Furman
DB - Tremon Smith, junior, 6-0, 185, Central Arkansas

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Lance Geesey, senior, 5-10, 180, Saint Francis
P - Keith Wrzuszczak, junior, 5-11, 194, Eastern Kentucky
LS - Joseph Smith, senior, 6-3, 200, Charleston Southern
KR - Lorenzo Jerome, senior, 6-0, 195, Saint Francis
PR - Ellis Onic II, junior, 5-6, 163, Northern Colorado
AP - Darius Hammond, senior, 5-10, 192, Charleston Southern
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
QB - KD Humphries, senior, 6-3, 225, Murray State
RB - Corey Avery, junior, 5-10, 190, Sam Houston State
RB - Derrick Craine, senior, 5-10, 205, Chattanooga
RB - Darius Victor, senior, 5-8, 227, Towson
FB - Lorenzo Long, senior, 5-9, 210, Wofford
WR - Brian Brown, senior, 6-1, 198, Richmond
WR - Brendan Flaherty, senior, 6-2, 200, Holy Cross
WR - Anthony Warrum, senior, 6-2, 190, Illinois State
TE - Phazahn Odom, graduate, 6-8, 245, Fordham
OL - Kyle Avaloy, senior, 6-5, 330, Illinois State
OL - Armando Bonheur, senior, 6-3, 300, Samford
OL - Sam Ekwonike, senior, 6-2, 350, Coastal Carolina
OL - Justin Lea, junior, 6-4, 295, Jacksonville State
OL - Timon Parris, junior, 6-5, 310, Stony Brook
OL - Bret Treadway, senior, 6-3, 280, Lamar

DEFENSE
DL - Isaiah Golden, junior, 6-2, 335, McNeese State
DL - Javancy Jones, senior, 6-2, 230, Jackson State
DL - Ebenezer Ogundeko, junior, 6-3, 255, Tennessee State
DL - Patrick Ricard, senior, 6-3, 285, Maine
LB - Sam Denmark, junior, 6-1, 230, Abilene Christian
LB - Chad Geter, graduate, 6-2, 253, Gardner-Webb
LB - Darius Leonard, junior, 6-3, 200, South Carolina State
LB - Nakevion Neslie, senior, 5-11, 220, Chattanooga
LB - Brett Taylor, junior, 6-2, 230, Western Illinois
DB - Jamerson Blount, senior, 6-0, 180, Samford
DB - Xavier Coleman, senior, 5-11, 190, Portland State
DB - Jihaad Pretlow, senior, 5-11, 195, Fordham
DB - Taylor Reynolds, senior, 6-0, 190, James Madison

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Zak Kennedy, sophomore, 6-0, 160, Youngstown State
P - Alex Knight, senior, 6-1, 199, Southeast Missouri
LS - James Fisher, junior, 6-2, 212, North Dakota State
KR - Devin Brown, senior, 5-8, 170, Coastal Carolina
PR - Christian Searles, junior, 5-9, 178, Dayton
AP - Martez Carter, junior, 5-8, 175, Grambling State
AP - Justice Shelton-Mosley, sophomore, 5-10, 170, Harvard
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[JohnStOnge]

I'll just say that I don't think there's a team in FCS that Isaiah Golden wouldn't start for at defensive tackle (unless they said they didn't want him because he did that armed robbery thing...I'm talking about in terms of physical ability). Yes I know I'm biased and yes I know I haven't had the opportunity to see everybody but this is a starting caliber SEC tackle who runs a 4.9 40 at 335 pounds.

I'd just ask how many guys there are in FCS right now that have the physical attributes to have started six games at defensive tackle in the SEC as a freshman for a reasonably competitive SEC program (Texas A&M). I wonder how many of the defensive linemen listed on the first and second teams are good enough to have started in the SEC as freshmen. If there are any there aren't many. And if I had to bet I'd bet none of them are at that kind of ability level. I think it very unlikely, for instance, that PJ Hall would've started any games at his position as a freshman in the SEC. He's a very good FCS defensive end. But not likely he'd have been starting for a Texas A&M as a freshman.

Course Golden has to get out of prison first. Fingers crossed. Hoping the out of prison by mid August thing comes to pass.

[grizband]

I think the last sentence answers all your questions...

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[Mvemjsunpx]

I'll just say that I don't think there's a team in FCS that Isaiah Golden wouldn't start for at defensive tackle (unless they said they didn't want him because he did that armed robbery thing...I'm talking about in terms of physical ability). Yes I know I'm biased and yes I know I haven't had the opportunity to see everybody but this is a starting caliber SEC tackle who runs a 4.9 40 at 335 pounds.

I'd just ask how many guys there are in FCS right now that have the physical attributes to have started six games at defensive tackle in the SEC as a freshman for a reasonably competitive SEC program (Texas A&M). I wonder how many of the defensive linemen listed on the first and second teams are good enough to have started in the SEC as freshmen. If there are any there aren't many. And if I had to bet I'd bet none of them are at that kind of ability level. I think it very unlikely, for instance, that PJ Hall would've started any games at his position as a freshman in the SEC. He's a very good FCS defensive end. But not likely he'd have been starting for a Texas A&M as a freshman.

Course Golden has to get out of prison first. Fingers crossed. Hoping the out of prison by mid August thing comes to pass.

Even ignoring the legal issues or Golden's high potential, why would a guy with just 28 tackles and 2 sacks last year get anything resembling an All-American nod?

[BDKJMU]

Arrested & kicked out of TX A&M for marijuana possession & aggravated robbery charges for committing an armed robbery. Afterwards arrested yet again on charges of domestic violence and child endangerment. What did he do- beat up his baby momma? He's a convicted FELON with a 10 year sentence. He's a thug who comitted armed robbery, but he's a hell of a run stopper! And JSO wants him playing for his alma mater. And wants Hillary Clinton elected. You can't make this shit up..

[JohnStOnge]

Even ignoring the legal issues or Golden's high potential, why would a guy with just 28 tackles and 2 sacks last year get anything resembling an All-American nod?

Oh I agree with that and I almost addressed stats in my post. His role is to occupy the offensive line. But I do think that, just as a matter of ability, he'd start for anybody in FCS.

[andy7171]

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[SunCoastBlueHen]

Where's all the Delaware guys?!?

We used to have lots of guys on these lists.

[JohnStOnge]

Even ignoring the legal issues or Golden's high potential, why would a guy with just 28 tackles and 2 sacks last year get anything resembling an All-American nod?

Again, I am obviously biased. But I found an article with some language in it that reflects the way I look at it. I understand that when people are doing All America teams and they're looking at defensive players things like numbers of tackles and sacks are going to rule the day.

The article is at http://www.americanpress.com/20151203-golden-rules and here's the language:

The statistics don’t tell the whole story, or even most of it. He averages 3.5 tackles a game and is nowhere near the team lead with three tackles for loss and two sacks. Yet coaches throughout the Southland did not hesitate to vote him first team all-conference.

“There’s certain defenses that we do that I don’t know that we could do without him,” Michel said. “The coaches know. If he’s not an all-America, I don’t know who is. All they have to do is watch tape. The writers associations may not get to watch tape and just see stats, but when coaches look at him, it’s a no-brainer.”
Opponents are so concerned with double-teaming Golden that teammates like linebackers Bo Brown and Ashari Goins and defensive ends Cameron Smith and Jammerio Gross have consistently taken advantage of their one-on-one matchups for sacks and tackles for loss.

“When great players are worth their salt,” Michel said, “they’ll bring everybody else up too.”

Fellow tackle Anthony Yruegas sees the Golden effect better than anyone.

“He’s made it a lot easier for me opening it up for single blocks,” Yruegas said. “He just makes the defense better as a whole. Not only do they plan against him, but since Isaiah’s been here we seem to have more intensity.”

Rare is the defensive player who even makes his offense better, but Cowboys center Mason Martin said he feels ready for just about anything after squaring off with Golden during spring ball, August training camp and on Wednesday practices during the regular season.

“He’s huge. That’s what everyone notices. But it’s not just size, because you always go up against guys that are big,” Martin said. “Some guys are fast and explosive. Isaiah’s the total package. Big and explosive. There’s no weakness to what he does.

“If we don’t want to get embarrassed in practice, we really have to perform. And that really helps in games.”

Michel, who has coached college defensive lines for 20 years, calls Golden the best tackle he has ever worked with.

“There’s no doubt he’s the best,” Michel said. “He’s special. He hasn’t been blocked all year.”