SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Ten Southern Conference football student-athletes earned spots on the Phil Steele FCS All-America teams announced Friday. Samford defensive lineman Ahmad Gooden, the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year, earned a spot on the first team.
Western Carolina’s Detrez Newsome and punter Ian Berryman earned spots on the second team. Newsome was honored twice, at running back an all-purpose.
Furman tight end Andy Schumpert and offensive lineman Matthew Schmidt, the SoCon’s Jacobs Blocking Award winner, earned spots on the third team, as did Wofford fullback Andre Stoddard and Samford punter Austin Barnard.
Samford wide receiver Kelvin McKnight and linebacker Shaheed Salmon were named to the fourth team and were joined by Wofford offensive lineman Ross Demmel.
2017 PHIL STEELE FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota, Sr.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB Brett Taylor, Western Illinois, Sr.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: OT Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T, Sr.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: LB Bryson Armstrong, Kennesaw State
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR Keelan Doss, UC Davis, Jr.
WR Justin Watson, Penn, Sr.
WR Neil O’Connor, New Hampshire, Jr.
TE Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State, Sr.
OL Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T, Sr.
OL Timon Parris, Stony Brook, Sr.
OL Jamil Demby, Maine, Sr.
OL Austin Kuhnert, North Dakota State, Sr.
OL Skyler Phillips, Idaho State, Sr.
QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota, Sr.
RB Josh Mack, Maine, So.
RB Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State, Sr.
FB Cal Daniels, Stony Brook, Jr.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State, Sr.
DL Jonathan Petersen, San Diego, Sr.
DL Ahmad Gooden, Samford, Jr.
DL Dalton Keene, Illinois State, Sr.
LB Darius Leonard, South Carolina State, Sr.
LB Brett Taylor, Western Illinois, Sr.
LB Nick DeLuca, North Dakota State, Sr.
LB Sione Teuhema, Southeastern Louisiana, Sr.
DB Davontae Harris, Illinois State, Sr.
DB D’Montre Wade, Murray State, Sr.
DB Taron Johnson, Weber State, Sr.
DB Mike Basile, Monmouth, Sr.
FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Lane Clark, Tennessee State, Sr.
P Joe Zema, Incarnate Word, Sr.
KR Juwan Petit-Frere, Southeastern Louisiana, So.
PR Justice Shelton-Mosley, Harvard, Jr.
AP John Santiago, North Dakota, Jr.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR Elijah Marks, Northern Arizona, Sr.
WR Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston State, So.
WR Davion Davis, Sam Houston State, Jr.
TE Andrew Vollert, Weber State, Sr.
OL Justin Lea, Jacksonville State, Sr.
OL Jacob Ohnesorge, South Dakota State, Sr.
OL Aaron Stinnie, James Madison, Sr.
OL Alex Thompson, Monmouth, Sr.
OL Zach Larsen, Southern Utah, So.
QB Kyle Lauletta, Richmond, Sr.
RB Detrez Newsome, Western Carolina, Sr.
RB Dominick Bragalone, Lehigh, Jr.
FB Connor Wentz, North Dakota State, Sr.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL P.J. Hall, Sam Houston State, Sr.
DL Andrew Ankrah, James Madison, Sr.
DL Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern, Sr.
DL Richard Jarvis, Brown, Sr.
LB Jared Farley, Northern Iowa, Sr.
LB Warren Messer, Elon, Jr.
LB Garrett Dolan, Houston Baptist, Sr.
LB Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State, So.
DB Tremon Smith, Central Arkansas, Sr.
DB Elijah Campbell, Northern Iowa, Sr.
DB Danny Johnson, Southern, Sr.
DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State, So.
SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Lorran Fonseca, Nicholls, Jr.
P Ian Berryman, Western Carolina, Jr.
KR Darius Floyd, Prairie View A&M, Jr.
PR Davion Davis, Sam Houston State, Jr.
AP Detrez Newsome, Western Carolina, Sr.
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
WR Jaelon Acklin, Western Illinois, Sr.
WR Troy Pelletier, Lehigh, Sr.
WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State, Sr.
TE Andy Schumpert, Furman, Sr.
OL Alex Light, Richmond, Sr.
OL Jacob Judd, Western Illinois, Sr.
OL Mitchell Sweigart, Princeton, Sr.
OL John Cook, Central Arkansas, Jr.
OL Matthew Schmidt, Furman, Sr.
QB Hayden Hildebrand, Central Arkansas, Sr.
RB De’Lance Turner, Alcorn State, Sr.
RB Zane Dudek, Yale, Fr.
FB Andre Stoddard, Wofford, Jr.
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
DL Abdullah Anderson, Bucknell, Sr.
DL Khalen Saunders, Western Illinois, Jr.
DL Bilal Nichols, Delaware, Sr.
DL Eric Jackson, Central Arkansas, Sr.
LB Nick McBeath, Holy Cross, Sr.
LB Brandon Bryant, Lafayette, Sr.
LB Josh Buss, Montana, Jr.
LB Matthew Oplinger, Yale, Sr.
DB Tre Dempsey, North Dakota State, Sr.
DB Rashad Robinson, James Madison, Jr.
DB George Odum, Central Arkansas, Sr.
DB Jordan Brown, James Madison, Sr.
THIRD TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Trey Tuttle, Weber State, Fr.
P Austin Bernard, Samford, Sr.
KR Desmond Hite, Incarnate Word, So.
PR Xequille Harry, Weber State, Sr.
AP Davion Davis, Sam Houston State, Jr.
FOURTH TEAM OFFENSE
WR Kelvin McKnight, Samford, Jr.
WR Jesper Horsted, Princeton, Jr.
WR Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa, Sr.
TE Ross Dwelley, San Diego, Sr.
OL Ben Huss, Duquesne, Sr.
OL Iosua Opeta, Weber State, Jr.
OL Daniel Cooney, San Diego, Jr.
OL Stetson Dagel, South Dakota, Sr.
OL Ross Demmel, Wofford, Sr.
QB Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston State, Sr.
RB Corey Avery, Sam Houston State, Sr.
RB A.J. Hines, Duquesne, So.
FB Anthony Manzo-Lewis, Albany, Sr.
FOURTH TEAM DEFENSE
DL Chris Stewart, Sam Houston State, Jr.
DL Chris Terrell, Central Arkansas, So.
DL Darin Greenfield, South Dakota, So.
DL Jaison Williams, Austin Peay, So.
LB Thomas Costigan, Bryant, Jr.
LB Mario Jenkins, Idaho State, Sr.
LB Shaheed Salmon, Samford, Sr.
LB De’Arius Christmas, Grambling State, Jr.
DB Rock Ya-Sin, Presbyterian, Jr.
DB Jimmy Moreland, James Madison, Jr.
DB Malik Duncan, Saint Francis (PA), Sr.
DB Raven Greene, James Madison, Sr.
FOURTH TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Gunnar Raborn, McNeese, Jr.
P Keith Wrzuszczak, Eastern Kentucky, Sr.
KR Desmond Hite, Incarnate Word, So.
PR Khris Gardin, North Carolina A&T, Sr.
AP Elijah Marks, Northern Arizona, Sr.