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12 CAA Players Named To 2019 AP All-America Squads

12 CAA Players Named To 2019 AP All-America Squads

Twelve CAA football players were honored on the 2019 Associated Press FCS All-America team.

Dec 17, 2019 by FloFootball Staff
12 CAA Players Named To 2019 AP All-America Squads

Twelve CAA Football players were honored on the 2019 Associated Press FCS All-America team

Six players from league champion James Madison were chosen, which was the most of any school in the nation, while UAlbany and Rhode Island each had two.

Earning first-team All-America recognition were UAlbany senior wide receiver Juwan Green (83 rec., 1,386 yds., 17 TD’s), JMU senior defensive lineman Ron’Dell Carter (57 tackles, 25.0 TFL, 11.5 sacks, 13 QBH) and Elon senior cornerback Greg Liggs, Jr. (49 tackles, 8 int., 5 PBU).

Making the second team were JMU junior offensive lineman Liam Fornadel, Rhode Island senior offensive lineman Kyle Murphy, Rhode Island senior wide receiver Aaron Parker (81 rec., 1,224 yds., 9 TD’s), and Maine senior wide receiver/kick returner Earnest Edwards (49 rec., 1,097 yds., 11 TD’s/28.5 KOR average, 2 TD’s).

Defensively, on the second team, JMU senior defensive lineman John Daka (58 tackles, 26.5 TFL, 16.5 sacks, 4 FF), is joined by UAlbany senior defensive lineman Eli Mencer (61 tackles, 24.0 TFL, 14.5 sacks, 5 FF) and JMU senior linebacker Dimitri Holloway (111 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 3 FR).

Selected to the third team were JMU senior safety Adam Smith (60 tackles, 6 int., 8 PBU) and JMU junior kicker Ethan Ratke (22-of-28 FGs, 74-of-75 XPs).