The Sports Network, which sponsors the NCAA Division I FCS Walter
Payton, Buck Buchanan and Eddie Robinson Awards, has released its 2010 Division
I FCS Pre-Season All-America teams.
Twelve players from the Big Sky Conference were selected to the three
teams. Weber State University guard J.C. Oram (6-4, 310 Junior /
Slaterville, Utah / Fremont HS) was selected to the Second Team offense. It is
the second time this season Oram has been named to a pre-season All-America
team. Last month he was named Second Team by Phil Steele’s Football Preview
Magazine.
Six players from the Big Sky Conference
were named to the First Team, which included nearly the entire backfield.
Northern Arizona’s Michael Herrick was named at quarterback. Eastern
Washington’s Taiwan Jones and Montana’s Chase Reynolds were named running
backs.
On defense, Big Sky First Teamer’s included Christian Clark
(DE-Sacramento State), J.C. Sherritt (LB-Eastern Washington) and Trumaine
Johnson (CB-Montana).
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Player School Pos. Cl. Ht.
Wt. Michael Herrick Northern Arizona QB Sr. 6-1 195 Taiwan Jones
Eastern Washington RB Jr. 6-1 200 Chase Reynolds Montana RB Sr. 6-0
195 Tersoo Uhaa Furman FB Jr. 5-8 206 Jason Caldwell Fordham WR
Sr. 5-11 180 Tysson Poots Southern Utah WR Sr. 6-3 205 Matt Szczur
Villanova WR Sr. 5-11 190 Stephen Skelton Fordham TE Sr. 6-5 244 Johnny
Culbreath South Carolina St. T Sr. 6-6 298 Ben Ijalana Villanova T Sr. 6-4
320 David Arkin Missouri State G Sr. 6-5 302 D.J. Hall Texas State G Jr.
6-3 300 Ryan McKnight South Dakota State C Sr. 6-1 295 Matt Bevins Liberty
PK So. 6-2 185 Mareo Howard Arkansas-Pine Bluff KR Jr. 5-8 180
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE Player School Pos. Cl. Ht.
Wt. Christian Anthony Grambling State DE Sr. 6-4 265 Christian
Clark Sacramento State DE Sr. 6-3 265 Kenrick Ellis Hampton DT Sr.
6-5 340 Martin Parker Richmond DT Sr. 6-3 283 J.C. Sherritt
Eastern Washington LB Sr. 5-10 220 D.J. Smith Appalachian State LB
Sr. 6-1 235 Terence Thomas Villanova LB Sr. 6-0 230 Jabara Williams
Stephen F. Austin LB Sr. 6-3 225 Trumaine Johnson Montana CB Jr. 6-3
197 Korey Lindsey Southern Illinois CB Sr. 6-0 190 Mark LeGree
Appalachian State S Sr. 6-0 200 James Vercammen Dayton S Sr. 5-10
192 Jonathan Plisco Old Dominion P So. 6-0 220 Kiare Thompson Grambling
State PR Sr. 6-1 185
More SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Jeremy
Moses Stephen F. Austin QB Sr. 6-1 200 Jonathan Grimes William & Mary RB
Jr. 5-10 201 Devon Moore Appalachian State RB Sr. 5-9 200 John Goode
Southern Illinois FB Jr. 6-2 225 Mark Layton Lafayette WR Sr. 5-9
175 Brian Quick Appalachian State WR Jr. 6-5 220 Simmie Yarborough
Southeastern Louisiana WR Jr. 6-1 205 Ben Jorden Appalachian State TE Jr. 6-2
250 David Pickard Southern Illinois T Jr. 6-5 290 Will Rackley Lehigh T
Sr. 6-4 310 Corey O’Daniel Gardner-Webb G Sr. 6-7 317 J.C. Oram Weber State G Jr. 6-4 310 Alex Verlanic
Montana C Sr. 6-2 282 Zach Brown Portland State PK So. 6-1
180 Terrence Holt Austin Peay KR Sr. 5-7 180
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Markell Carter
Central Arkansas DE Sr. 6-4 250 Jabari Fletcher Appalachian State DE Sr. 6-3
265 Malcolm Taylor Alcorn State DT Sr. 6-3 245 Renard Williams
Eastern Washington DT Jr. 6-2 300 Kadarron Anderson Furman LB Jr.
6-1 235 Tyler Holmes Massachusetts LB Jr. 6-0 215 Eric McBride Richmond LB
Sr. 6-2 231 Bryce Smith Samford LB Sr. 6-1 245 Jeremy Caldwell Eastern
Kentucky CB Jr. 5-10 172 Justin Rogers Richmond CB Sr. 5-10 181 Anthony
DiMichele Holy Cross S Sr. 5-9 185 Jason House Southern S Sr. 6-0
190 Pedro Ventura Prairie View A&M P Sr. 5-9 170 Todd Speight Western
Illinois PR Sr. 5-8 165
THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Scott Riddle
Elon QB Sr. 6-0 210 Chris Evans Samford RB Sr. 6-0 215 Kyle Minett South
Dakota State RB Sr. 5-10 225 Michael Scott Wofford FB Jr. 5-9
210 Da’Marcus Griggs Texas State WR Sr. 6-1 185 Josh Philpart Jacksonville
WR Jr. 6-0 170 Zach Watkins Butler WR Jr. 6-2 205 Schuylar Oordt Northern
Iowa TE Sr. 6-7 246 Mike Person Montana State T Sr. 6-5
292 Mark Tos UC Davis T Sr. 6-6 290 Pat Illig Wofford G Sr. 6-5
330 Juavahr Nathan South Carolina State G Jr. 6-2 260 Joe D’Orazio Penn C
Sr. 6-1 270 Kyle Dougherty Southern Illinois PK Sr. 5-10 185 Marcus Harris
Murray State KR Sr. 6-1 185
THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE Player School Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Dain Taylor
Drake DE Sr. 6-3 242 Lanston Tanyi Appalachian State DE Jr. 6-2
250 Dan Ogden Montana State DT Sr. 6-0 261 Brent Russell
Georgia Southern DT So. 6-2 294 Rob Damon Rhode Island LB Sr. 6-1
205 Marty Patterson Gardner-Webb LB Sr. 6-3 220 Jake Trantin William &
Mary LB Jr. 6-1 235 Antoine Wilkinson Missouri State LB Sr. 6-2 230 T.J.
Heath Jacksonville State CB Sr. 6-1 170 Josh Norman Coastal Carolina CB Jr.
6-2 190 Eugene Clifford Tennessee State S Sr. 6-2 197 Mike McElroy
Southern Illinois S Sr. 6-1 205 Patrick Dolan Nicholls State P Sr. 6-1
180 Fesi Sitake Southern Utah PR Sr. 5-10 180
Courtesy: Robert Casey