{"id":159821,"date":"2018-12-11T11:26:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T17:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=159821"},"modified":"2018-12-11T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T17:26:45","slug":"stick-volson-grimsley-1st-team-fcs-all-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=159821","title":{"rendered":"Stick, Volson, Grimsley, 1st Team FCS All- America"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"story_content\" class=\"ng-binding\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-159287\" src=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/StickEaston.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/>(AP)\u00a0 North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick was one of three Bison players selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America team.Stick is joined by North Dakota State offensive lineman Tanner Volson and defensive back Robbie Grimsley on the first team. The top-seeded Bison, who will play South Dakota State in the semifinals of the playoffs Friday, also placed defensive lineman Greg Menard and linebacker Jabril Cox on the second team and offensive lineman Zack Johnson on the third team.<\/p>\n<p>Stick is a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the best player in the Football Championship Subdivision. The other finalists are Samford second-team quarterback Delvin Hodges, who broke the FCS record for career passing yards this season with 14,584, and third-team quarterback Chandler Burks for Kennesaw State.<\/p>\n<p>FIRST TEAM<\/p>\n<p>OFFENSE<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback \u2014 Easton Stick, senior, North Dakota State<\/p>\n<p>Running backs \u2014 Joe Protheroe, senior, Cal Poly; Ryan Fulse, senior, Wagner<\/p>\n<p>Linemen \u2014 Tanner Volson, senior, North Dakota State; Matt Pyke, senior, East Tennessee State; Micah Shaw, senior, North Carolina A&amp;T; B.J. Autry, senior, Jacksonville State; Garrett Bowery, senior, Lamar<\/p>\n<p>Tight end \u2014 Donald Parham, senior, Stetson<\/p>\n<p>Wide receivers \u2014 Josh Pearson, junior, Jacksonville State; Michael Bandy, junior, San Diego<\/p>\n<p>All-purpose player \u2014 Shane Simpson, junior, Towson<\/p>\n<p>Kicker \u2014 Roldan Alcobendas, senior, Eastern Washington<\/p>\n<p>DEFENSE<\/p>\n<p>Linemen \u2014 Isaiah Mack, senior, Chattanooga; Derick Roberson, senior, Sam Houston State; Ahmad Gooden, senior, Samford; Darryl Johnson, junior, North Carolina A&amp;T<\/p>\n<p>Linebackers \u2014 Zach Hall, junior, Southeast Missouri State; Dante Olson, junior, Montana; B.J. Blunt, senior, McNeese State<\/p>\n<p>Backs \u2014 Isaiah Swann, junior, Dartmouth; Robbie Grimsley, senior, North Dakota State; Jimmy Moreland, senior, James Madison; Will Warner, junior, Drake<\/p>\n<p>Punter \u2014 Chris Faddoul, sophomore, Florida A&amp;M<\/p>\n<p>SECOND TEAM<\/p>\n<p>OFFENSE<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback \u2014 Devlin Hodges, senior, Samford<\/p>\n<p>Running backs \u2014 A.J. Hines, junior, Duquesne; Marquis Terry, senior, Southeast Missouri State<\/p>\n<p>Linemen \u2014 Iosua Operta, senior, Weber State; Spencer Blackburn, senior, Eastern Washington; Drew Forbes, senior, Southeast Missouri State; C.J. Collins, senior, Kennesaw State; Dan Cooney, senior, San Diego<\/p>\n<p>Tight end \u2014 Matthew Gonzalez, junior, Robert Morris<\/p>\n<p>Wide receivers \u2014 Kelvin McKnight, senior, Samford; Keelan Doss, senior, UC Davis<\/p>\n<p>All-purpose player \u2014 D&#8217;Angelo Amos, sophomore, James Madison<\/p>\n<p>Kicker \u2014 Grayson Atkins, sophomore, Furman<\/p>\n<p>DEFENSE<\/p>\n<p>Linemen \u2014 Khalen Saunders, senior, Western Illinois; Greg Menard, senior, North Dakota State; Jay-Tee Tiuli, senior, Eastern Washington; Nick Wheeler, junior, Colgate<\/p>\n<p>Linebackers \u2014 Jabril Cox, sophomore, North Dakota State; Sterling Sheffield, senior, Maine; Adrian Hope, freshman, Furman<\/p>\n<p>Backs \u2014 James Allen, senior, Charleston Southern; Tyree Robinson, sophomore, East Tennessee State; Nassir Adderly, senior, Delaware; Marlon Bridges, senior, Jacksonville State<\/p>\n<p>Punter \u2014 Alex Pechin, senior, Bucknell<\/p>\n<p>THIRD TEAM<\/p>\n<p>OFFENSE<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback \u2014 Chandler Burks, senior, Kennesaw State<\/p>\n<p>Running backs \u2014 James Holland, senior, Colgate; James Robinson, junior, Illinois State.<\/p>\n<p>Linemen \u2014 Matt Kaskey, senior, Dartmouth; Justus Basinger, junior, Wofford; C.J. Toogood, senior, Elon; Zack Johnson, junior, North Dakota State; Tiano Pupungatoa, senior, South Dakota State.<\/p>\n<p>Tight end \u2014 Owen Cosenke, sophomore, Western Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Wide receivers \u2014 Reggie White Jr., senior, Monmouth; Jazz Ferguson, junior, Northwestern State<\/p>\n<p>All-purpose player \u2014 Kentel Williams, junior, Austin Peay<\/p>\n<p>Kicker \u2014 Aidian O&#8217;Neill, junior, Towson<\/p>\n<p>DEFENSE<\/p>\n<p>Linemen \u2014 Nathan Clayberg, senior, Drake; Maurice Jackson, junior, Richmond; Filipe Satake, senior, Weber State; Solomon Brown, senior, Charleston Southern.<\/p>\n<p>Linebackers \u2014 Pete Swenson, senior, Western Illinois; De&#8217;Arius Christmas, senior, Grambling State; Cameron Gill, junior, Wagner.<\/p>\n<p>Backs \u2014 Abu Daramy-Swaray, junior, Colgate; Dominic Frasch, senior, Cal Poly; Davon Jernigan, senior, Lamar; Jordan Brown, senior, South Dakota State<\/p>\n<p>Punter \u2014 Garret Wegner, sophomore, North Dakota State<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>More AP college football: https:\/\/apnews.com\/Collegefootball and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Top25\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Top25<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(AP)\u00a0 North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick was one of three Bison players selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America team.Stick is joined by North Dakota State offensive lineman Tanner Volson and defensive back Robbie Grimsley on the first team. 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