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CAA dominates FCS preseason All-America Teams

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Coming off a season in which one of its members claimed the NCAA Division I football championship, the Colonial Athletic Association dominated the preseason Sports Network FCS All-America team with 20 players selected to the three teams.

Three players from the 2008 national champion Richmond Spiders were among that group, including first-team guard Matthew McCracken, first-team cornerback Justin Rogers, and second-team linebacker Eric McBride.

2009 Sports Network Preseason FCS All-America Team

First Team Offense
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Armanti Edwards Appalachian State QB Sr 6-0 185
William Ford South Carolina State RB Sr 5-11 185
Trevyn Smith Weber State RB Sr 5-9 210
Jared Turcotte Maine FB So 6-2 232
Terrell Hudgins Elon WR Sr 6-2 234
Marc Mariani Montana WR Sr 6-0 185
Andre Roberts The Citadel WR Sr 5-11 175
Scott Sicko New Hampshire TE Sr 6-3 230
Ben Ijalana Villanova T Jr 6-4 325
James Williams Harvard T Sr 6-5 295
Jeff Hansen Montana State G Sr 6-4 290
Matthew McCracken Richmond G Sr 6-4 291
Austin Steichen Northern Iowa C Sr 6-3 305

Second Team Offense
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Dominic Randolph Holy Cross QB Sr 6-3 223
Toddrick Pendland McNeese State RB Jr 5-10 175
Chase Reynolds Montana RB Jr 6-0 190
Joe Casey Rhode Island FB Sr 5-10 215
Pat Simmonds Colgate WR Sr 6-6 223
Juamorris Stewart Southern WR Sr 6-3 195
Tim Toone Weber State WR Sr 5-10 165
Clay Harbor Missouri State TE Sr 6-4 243
Vladimir Ducasse Massachusetts T Sr 6-4 305
Derek Hardman Eastern Kentucky T Sr 6-6 282
Dorian Brooks James Madison G Sr 6-3 300
Chaz Millard Eastern Illinois G Sr 6-3 291
Kyle Mutcher Weber State C Sr 6-3 295

Third Team Offense
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Cameron Higgins Weber State QB Jr 6-2 195
David McCarty Albany RB Sr 6-0 190
David Sinisi Monmouth RB Sr 5-10 200
Bobby McClintock Portland State FB Sr 5-10 240
Buddy Farnham Brown WR Sr 6-0 200
Shaun Pasternak Bucknell WR Jr 6-3 190
Tysson Poots Southern Utah WR Jr 6-3 205
Cody Nakamura Weber State TE Sr 6-1 215
Mario Acitelli Appalachian State T Sr 6-2 275
Will Rackley Lehigh T Jr 6-4 310
David Arkin Missouri State G Jr 6-5 298
Keith Buckman North Dakota State G Sr 6-5 312
Brian Brannigan Villanova C Sr 6-3 285

First Team Defense
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Larry Hart Central Arkansas DE Sr 6-1 242
Austen Lane Murray State DE Sr 6-7 270
Sam Daniels James Madison DT Sr 6-1 280
Mychal Savage Youngstown State DT Sr 6-2 305
Brandin Jordan Southern Illinois LB Sr 5-11 230
Osayi Osunde Villanova LB Sr 6-1 235
Jabara Williams Stephen F. Austin LB Jr 6-3 215
Jeffery Williams Gardner-Webb LB Jr 6-0 205
Josh Morris Weber State CB Sr 6-0 180
Justin Rogers Richmond CB Jr 5-10 170
Tommy Connors Southeastern Louisiana SS Sr 6-1 205
Mark LeGree Appalachian State FS Jr 6-0 200
Terrell Whitehead Norfolk State DB Sr 6-2 200

Second Team Defense
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Danny Batten South Dakota State DE Sr 6-4 250
James Ruffin Northern Iowa DE Sr 6-4 265
Kendrick Ellis Hampton DT Jr 6-5 340
Taylor Scott Central Arkansas DT Sr 6-4 274
Mario Brown Gardner-Webb LB Sr 6-2 234
Eric McBride Richmond LB Jr 6-2 214
Scott Lewis St. Francis LB Jr 5-11 200
Jacque Roman Appalachian State LB Sr 6-1 240
Cortez Gilbert Appalachian State CB Sr 5-11 175
Chris Wynn Penn CB Sr 5-9 190
Jeromy Miles Massachusetts SS Sr 6-2 207
Charles Graves Delaware FS Sr 6-0 195
Nate Thellen Northeastern DB Jr 6-2 208

Third Team Defense
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Tim Kukucka Villanova DE Sr 6-3 250
Adrian Tracy William & Mary DE Sr 6-4 243
David Howard Brown DT Sr 6-3 270
Ko Quaye South Dakota DT Sr 6-1 302
Luke Bonus Hofstra LB Sr 5-10 205
Josh Mahoney Northern Iowa LB Sr 6-1 228
Chauncey Mixon Southern Illinois LB Sr 6-1 215
D.J. Smith Appalachian State LB Jr 6-1 215
Anthony Beck Prairie View CB Sr 6-1 205
Korey Lindsey Southern Illinois CB Jr 6-0 190
David Fullerton Cal Poly SS Sr 6-0 195
Beau Hadley Weber State FS Sr 6-0 185
Carnell Clark Jacksonville State DB Sr 6-2 183

First Team Special Teams
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Andrew Samson Penn K Jr 6-1 180
Doug Spada SE Missouri State P Sr 6-1 190
Scotty McGee James Madison KR Sr 5-9 180
Austin Knowlin Columbia PR Sr 5-10 190

Second Team Special Teams
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Davis Rodriguez Lafayette K Jr 5-10 210
Trevor Ward Southern Utah P Sr 6-4 215
Leroy Vann Florida A&M KR Sr 5-9 182
William Osborne Texas Southern PR Sr 5-7 160

Third Team Special Teams
Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt.
Brian Pate William & Mary K Sr 5-9 182
Henry Sailes Tennessee Tech KR Jr 5-7 175
Elliott Finkley Jacksonville PR Jr 5-6 155

That's a pretty good team, IMO. I'm sure there are some missing folks, but without naming 85 teams its impossible to get everyone.

Anybody see any glaring mistakes?

None really from NAU - there are several that could be in the mix, but were injured last year, and will need to prove themselves

Maybe Dane Fletcher from MSU? He's on the Buchanon list but not an AA? I don't know anything about him, so I can't say whether its a glaring mistake or not.

Big Sky guys, what do you think? Should Fletcher have been on the AA team?

danefan wrote:That's a pretty good team, IMO. I'm sure there are some missing folks, but without naming 85 teams its impossible to get everyone.

Anybody see any glaring mistakes?

I would have liked to see Josh Jennings; UMASS, Sr. make this list. I think he is going to surprise this season. Another sleeper this season in the CAA will be Phil Higgins; NU, Sr. it’s tough to accumulate the amount of tackles he did in the CAA running a 3-4 defense with an undersized defensive line.


The CAA can make picking a LB real tough

Osayi Osunde, Villanova, Sr
Collin McConaghy, Richmond, Sr
Josh Jennings, UMASS, Sr.
Phil Higgins, Northeastern, Sr
Luke Bonus, Hofstra, Sr.
Mark Masterson, Maine, Sr.
Eric McBride, Richmond, Jr
Patrick Weldon, Richmond, Jr.
Marquis Kirkland, Villanova, Jr.
Matt Hansen, Rhode Island, Jr.

Trickbag wrote:

danefan wrote:That's a pretty good team, IMO. I'm sure there are some missing folks, but without naming 85 teams its impossible to get everyone.

Anybody see any glaring mistakes?

I would have liked to see Josh Jennings; UMASS, Sr. make this list. I think he is going to surprise this season. Another sleeper this season in the CAA will be Phil Higgins; NU, Sr. it’s tough to accumulate the amount of tackles he did in the CAA running a 3-4 defense with an undersized defensive line.


The CAA can make picking a LB real tough

Osayi Osunde, Villanova, Sr
Collin McConaghy, Richmond, Sr
Josh Jennings, UMASS, Sr.
Phil Higgins, Northeastern, Sr
Luke Bonus, Hofstra, Sr.
Mark Masterson, Maine, Sr.
Eric McBride, Richmond, Jr
Patrick Weldon, Richmond, Jr.
Marquis Kirkland, Villanova, Jr.
Matt Hansen, Rhode Island, Jr.
Marquis Kirkland, Villanova, Jr

Nova has 2 Marquis Kirklands?

danefan wrote:Maybe Dane Fletcher from MSU? He's on the Buchanon list but not an AA? I don't know anything about him, so I can't say whether its a glaring mistake or not.

Big Sky guys, what do you think? Should Fletcher have been on the AA team?

To me Fletcher should definitely have been on, but he missed the last three games last year with a torn ACL which probably kept him off the list. He's fully recovered from surgery and ready to go. Barring injury he'll be on the list later.

BDKJMU wrote:

Trickbag wrote:

I would have liked to see Josh Jennings; UMASS, Sr. make this list. I think he is going to surprise this season. Another sleeper this season in the CAA will be Phil Higgins; NU, Sr. it’s tough to accumulate the amount of tackles he did in the CAA running a 3-4 defense with an undersized defensive line.


The CAA can make picking a LB real tough

Osayi Osunde, Villanova, Sr
Collin McConaghy, Richmond, Sr
Josh Jennings, UMASS, Sr.
Phil Higgins, Northeastern, Sr
Luke Bonus, Hofstra, Sr.
Mark Masterson, Maine, Sr.
Eric McBride, Richmond, Jr
Patrick Weldon, Richmond, Jr.
Marquis Kirkland, Villanova, Jr.
Matt Hansen, Rhode Island, Jr.
Marquis Kirkland, Villanova, Jr

Nova has 2 Marquis Kirklands?

I thought the Catholic Church was opposed to cloning.

UNI88 wrote:

BDKJMU wrote:
Nova has 2 Marquis Kirklands?

I thought the Catholic Church was opposed to cloning.

My Bad!!

Third Team Offense

-Tysson Poots Southern Utah WR Jr 6-3 205

Second Team Special Teams

-Trevor Ward Southern Utah P Sr 6-4 215


Nice to see these guys finally get some recognition. Poots will be a huge weapon this year
(83 REC. for 1236 YDS and 14 TDS in 08) along with what is looking to be a powerful underestimated offense in 09. As for Ward, this guy is just as good as Louie Sakoda was for Utah in my opinion, cant wait for the 09 season!!

Trickbag wrote:

danefan wrote:That's a pretty good team, IMO. I'm sure there are some missing folks, but without naming 85 teams its impossible to get everyone.

Anybody see any glaring mistakes?

I would have liked to see Josh Jennings; UMASS, Sr. make this list. I think he is going to surprise this season. Another sleeper this season in the CAA will be Phil Higgins; NU, Sr. it’s tough to accumulate the amount of tackles he did in the CAA running a 3-4 defense with an undersized defensive line.


The CAA can make picking a LB real tough

Osayi Osunde, Villanova, Sr
Collin McConaghy, Richmond, Sr
Josh Jennings, UMASS, Sr.
Phil Higgins, Northeastern, Sr
Luke Bonus, Hofstra, Sr.
Mark Masterson, Maine, Sr.
Eric McBride, Richmond, Jr
Patrick Weldon, Richmond, Jr.
Marquis Kirkland, Villanova, Jr.
Matt Hansen, Rhode Island, Jr.

I agree (of course) on Jennings...he is on a mission this year to improve the UMass defense that did not live up to its expectations last year as a unit...Josh tried to carry them and almost did it singlehandedly...as a senior, he's really going to be a leader and I expect great things from him this year...

Yes, I see a glaring east coast bias, yet again. I also note this same thing was posted on that "other site" and I will still stand by the oversight of Karrington Bush.

Maybe you can't place him in RB as he was not the only RB TxSt utilized last year, thus depleting those numbers. You can't put him in receivers because that is not his specialty, just a stop gap if needed. Then no room in special teams as a KR (1055 yds), again because it's not his main focus. But to have a guy that had 2 back to back 1000 yd rushing seasons in a 3 back scheme, and 2330 all purpose yards, overlooked because he is multi-faceted is just beyond me.

As he will be our featured back this year I just can't wait to see how he compares to the almighty Pendland. We'll still be a 60/40 team which, I believe, McNeese is not. Doing what he did (2008), with Luke in our lineup, was outstanding.

PS - Pendland is a Senior this year