The Ultimate, Indisputable, Indubitable 2018 FCS Preseason All-Americans

The Ultimate, Indisputable, Indubitable 2018 FCS Preseason All-Americans

We’re officially all the way in on the FCS, with over 60 games set to hit FloFootball.com and the FloSports app during the 2018 season.

Jul 12, 2018 by Kolby Paxton
The Ultimate, Indisputable, Indubitable 2018 FCS Preseason All-Americans

We’re officially all the way in on the FCS, with over 60 games set to hit FloFootball.com and the FloSports app during the 2018 season.

And, as we all know, you can’t be “all the way in” without prognosticating ad nauseam about the eventual success or failure of a bunch of players and coaches who’ve yet to play a down this season.

So, without further adieu, we present The Ultimate, Indisputable, Indubitable 2018 FloFootball FCS Preseason All-American Team.

First Team Offense

QB: Gabe Gubrud, Eastern Washington

RB: Dominick Bragalone, Lehigh

RB: Marquell Cartwright, North Carolina A&T

Somehow there still appears to be some sleeping on Marquell Cartwright going on across various media outlets, but we’re wide awake. Cartwright—along with Dominick Bragalone—is one of the two most complete backs in the country.

OL: John Cook, Central Arkansas

OL: Larry Allen III, Harvard

Larry Allen III is not your average FCS offensive lineman. For starters, he’s Larry Allen III—as in, the son of Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl champion Larry Allen II. He also passed on offers from programs like Arizona State and Colorado in favor Harvard, and it’s safe to say things have worked out nicely for all parties involved.

OL: Zach Mitchler, Kennesaw State

OL: Iosua Opeta, Weber State

OL: Mitchell Watanabe, Sam Houston State

WR: Keelan Doss, UC Davis

WR: Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston State

WR: Neil O’Connor, New Hampshire

TE: Wes Preece, UC Davis

K: Lorran Fonseca, Nicholls

First Team Defense

DL: Chris Terrell, Central Arkansas

DL: Ahmad Gooden, Samford

DL: Jaison Williams, Austin Peay

LB: Thomas Costigan, Bryant

LB: Bryson Armstrong, Kennesaw State

A year after winning the Jerry Rice Award as the most outstanding freshman in the country, Bryson Armstrong is the undisputed leader of the Kennesaw State defense—and may already be the best linebacker at the FCS level.

LB: Josh Buss, Montana

LB: Troy Reeder, Delaware

DB: Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State

DB: Rashad Robinson, James Madison

DB: Mac McCain, North Carolina A&T

DB: Devanta Reynolds, NC Central


Second Team Offense

QB: Lamar Raynard, North Carolina A&T

RB: Josh Mack, Maine

RB: Zane Dudek, Yale

OL: Ross Demmel, Wofford

OL: Zach Larsen, Southern Utah

OL: BJ Autry, Jacksonville State

OL: Daniel Cooney, San Diego

OL: Tanner Volson, North Dakota State

WR: Davion Davis, Sam Houston State

Teammate Nathan Stewart takes a lot of the shine, but Davion Davis is an absolute monster for the Bearkats—and not just in the passing game. Yeah, he caught 78 balls for 1,206 yards and 17 touchdowns a season ago, but he also impacts the game as a ball carrier and return man.

WR: Elijah Bell, North Carolina A&T

WR: Emmanuel Butler, Northern Arizona

TE: Logan Parker, Southern Utah

K: Trey Tuttle, SO, Weber State

Second Team Defense

DL: Darin Greenfield, South Dakota

DL: Randy Robinson, Jacksonville State

Randy Robinson is Jacksonville State. The senior stepped into a key position immediately upon arriving on campus in 2015 and he hasn’t come off the field since. The Gamecocks defense is feared annually and the 6-2, 305-pound Robinson is a big reason why.

DL: Greg Menard, North Dakota State

LB: Warren Messer, Elon

LB: Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State

LB: De’Arius Christmas, Grambling State

LB: Jabril Cox, North Dakota State

DB: Robbie Grimsley, North Dakota State

DB: Rob Rolle, Villanova

Rolle was named the CAA’s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year this time last summer, but a knee injury suffered in the first month of the season derailed what was supposed to serve as his launching pad to the NFL. After being granted a medical redshirt, the Villanova safety is back as the leader of the Wildcats’ defense.

DB: Deion Harris, North Dakota

DB: Marvin Tillman, Western Carolina


Third Team Offense

QB: Mike Dare, Sam Houston State

Dare—once the third-highest rated member of Rutgers’ 2015 class—steps in as the unchallenged successor to the wildly successful Jeremiah Briscoe and he’s got some serious options lining up at wide receiver that figure to drastically reduce any learning curve.

RB: Tevin McCaster, Youngstown State

RB: Marcus Marshall, James Madison

OL: CJ Collins, Kennesaw State

OL: Tyler Davis, The Citadel

OL: Vitas Hrynkiewicz, Youngstown State

OL: Alex Conley, Duquesne

OL: Mac Patrick, James Madison

WR: Nsimba Webster, Eastern Washington

WR: Kelvin McKnight, Samford

WR: Jesper Horsted, Princeton

TE: Skyler Cavanaugh, South Dakota State

This may feel like an outside-the-box selection but stick with us. With All-Everything tight end Dallas Goedert gone, there’s a hole—and it’s a hole that saw a whole bunch of passes a year ago from a quarterback in Taryn Christion who’s back for more in 2018. Cavanaugh was the team’s second-leading pass catcher at the position a season ago, and looked fantastic across an admittedly small sample size.

K: Gunnar Raborn, SR, McNeese State

Third Team Defense

DL: Miles Brown, Wofford

DL: Andrew Clyde, Richmond

DL: Darin Greenfield, South Dakota

LB: Armond Dellovade, Youngstown State

LB: LeGrand Toia, Weber State

LB: Quinlen Dean, New Hampshire

LB: Jeff Steeb, Villanova

Steeb is as intelligent as he is dominant at the linebacker position for Villanova. He’s a player who is almost never out of position—and shows surprising recovery burst when he is in the wrong place at the wrong time. With he and Rob Rolle on the defensive side of the ball, a return to the playoffs seems well within reach for the Wildcats.

DB: Nasir Adderley, Delaware

DB: Jimmy Moreland, James Madison

DB: BJ Blunt, McNeese

DB: Mister Harriel, Sacramento State


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