SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Ten Southern Conference football student-athletes earned All-America honors from the Associated Press, which released its FCS teams Tuesday.

ETSU offensive lineman Matt Pyke, the SoCon’s Jacobs Blocking Award winner this year, was a first-team selection on offense. Defensive linemen Isaiah Mack of Chattanooga and Ahmad Gooden of Samford, the 2018 and 2017 SoCon Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, were also first-team honorees.

Five SoCon players earned second-team honors, including Samford quarterback and Walter Payton Award finalist Devlin Hodges, Samford wide receiver Kelvin McKnight, Furman kicker Grayson Atkins, Furman bandit linebacker Adrian Hope and ETSU defensive back Tyree Robinson.

Wofford offensive lineman Justus Basinger and Western Carolina tight end Owen Cosenke earned third-team honors.

Samford had three total selections, while ETSU and Furman had two each and Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford had one apiece.

Associated Press All-America
First team
OL – Matt Pyke, R-Sr., ETSU
DL – Ahmad Gooden, R-Sr., Samford
DL – Isaiah Mack, R-Sr., Chattanooga

Second team
QB – Devlin Hodges, R-Sr., Samford
WR – Kelvin McKnight, Sr., Samford
K – Grayson Atkins, So., Furman
LB – Adrian Hope, Fr., Furman
DB – Tyree Robinson, So., ETSU

Third team
OL – Justus Basinger, So., Wofford
TE – Owen Cosenke, So., Western Carolina

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Associated Press release