Three Jackrabbits named to AP All-America squad

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Posted 12/12/17

Three South Dakota State players, highlighted by first-team selections Dallas Goedert and Jacob Ohnesorge, were named Tuesday to the 2017 Associated Press FCS All-America Team.

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Three Jackrabbits named to AP All-America squad

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Three South Dakota State players, highlighted by first-team selections Dallas Goedert and Jacob Ohnesorge, were named Tuesday to the 2017 Associated Press FCS All-America Team.

Goedert, a senior tight end from Britton, was a repeat honoree on the first team. He has posted his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, recording team highs of 67 receptions and 1,068 receiving yards through 13 games. He also has caught six touchdowns and tallied 100 or more yards in a game six times.

Goedert holds the Missouri Valley Football Conference record for most career receiving yards with 2,945.

Ohnesorge, a senior center from Waunakee, Wis., also earned a spot on the first team while anchoring a Jackrabbit offensive line that has paved the way for SDSU to average 38.8 points and 444.2 yards of total offense per game. A two-time first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection, Ohnesorge has started all 52 games of his Jackrabbit career.

Completing SDSU’s All-America selections was third-team honoree Christian Rozeboom at linebacker. A sophomore from Sioux Center, Iowa, Rozeboom is the team’s leading tackler for the second year in a row, registering 118 tackles, including seven tackles for loss and a sack, in 13 games. He also has recovered two fumbles, intercepted a pass and broken up two more passes.

The Jackrabbits have had at least one player honored on the Associated Press All-America Team each season since 2012. The AP All-America Team was selected by a panel of 10 media members who regularly cover the Football Championship Subdivision.

South Dakota State has advanced to the semifinals of the FCS playoffs for the first time in program history. The Jackrabbits, 11-2 overall, will travel to defending champion and top-seeded James Madison, 13-0 overall, Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. Eastern (3:30 Central) at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with television coverage on ESPNU.

2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM

First-Team Offense

Quarterback – Chris Streveler, senior, South Dakota.

Running backs – Dominick Bragalone, junior, Lehigh; Josh Mack, sophomore, Maine.

Linemen – Brandon Parker, senior, North Carolina A&T; Austin Kuhnert, senior, North Dakota State; Jacob Ohnesorge, senior, South Dakota State; Aaron Stinnie, senior, James Madison; Justin Lea, senior, Jacksonville State.

Tight end – Dallas Goedert, senior, South Dakota State.

Receivers – Keelan Doss, junior, UC Davis; Davion Davis, junior, Sam Houston State.

All-purpose player – John Santiago, junior, North Dakota.

Kicker – Trey Tuttle, freshman, Weber State.

First-Team Defense

Linemen – Andrew Ankrah, senior, James Madison; Jonathan Petersen, senior, San Diego; Darius Jackson, senior, Jacksonville State; P.J. Hall, senior, Sam Houston State.

Linebackers – Brett Taylor, senior, Western Illinois; Darius Leonard, senor, South Carolina State; Nick DeLuca, senior, North Dakota State.

Backs – Mike Basile, senior, Monmouth; George Odum, senior, Central Arkansas; Taron Johnson, senior, Weber State; Jordan Brown, senior, James Madison.

Punter – Joe Zema, senior, Incarnate Word.

Second-Team Offense

Quarterback – Jeremiah Briscoe, senior, Sam Houston State.

Running backs – Roc Thomas, senior, Jacksonville State; Zane Dudek, freshman, Yale.

Linemen – Stetson Dagel, senior, South Dakota; John Cook, junior, Central Arkansas; Timon Parris, senior, Stony Brook; Ben Huss, senior, Duquesne; Matthew Schmidt, senior, Furman.

Tight end – Andrew Vollert, senior, Weber State.

Receivers – Neil O’Connor, junior, New Hampshire; Jaelon Acklin, senior, Western Illinois.

All-purpose player – Elijah Marks, senior, Northern Arizona.

Kicker – Gunnar Raborn, junior, McNeese State.

Second-Team Defense

Linemen – Anthony Ellis, senior, Charleston Southern; Ahmad Gooden, junior, Samford; Jaison Williams, sophomore, Austin Peay; Abdullah Anderson, senior, Bucknell.

Linebackers – Matthew Oplinger, senior, Yale; Jared Farley, senior, Northern Iowa; Brandon Bryant, senior, Lafayette.

Backs – Marlon Bridges, sophomore, Jacksonville State; Phillip Parham, senior, senior, Lafayette; Davontae Harris, senior, Illinois State; Rashad Robinson, junior, James Madison.

Punter – Ian Berryman, junior, Western Carolina.

Third-Team Offense

Quarterback – Chandler Burks, junior, Kennesaw State.

Running backs – De’Lance Turner, senior, Alcorn State; Detrez Newsome, senior, Western Carolina.

Linemen – Skyler Phillips, senior, Idaho State; Zach Mitchler, junior, Kennesaw State; Alex Thompson, senior, Monmouth; Iosua Opeta, junior, Weber State; Ross Demmel, junior, Wofford.

Tight end – Ross Dwelley, senior, San Diego.

Receivers – Nathan Stewart, sophomore, Sam Houston State; Justin Watson, senior, Penn.

All-purpose player – Khris Gardin, senior, North Carolina A&T.

Kicker – Lorran Fonseca, junior, Nicholls State.

Third-Team Defense

Linemen – Darin Greenfield, sophomore, South Dakota; Chris Terrell, sophomore, Central Arkansas; Ben Sorensen, senior, Sacramento State; Nick Wheeler, sophomore, Colgate.

Linebackers – Garrett Dolan, senior, Houston Baptist; Thomas Costigan, junior, Bryant; Christian Rozeboom, sophomore, South Dakota State.

Backs – Elijah Campbell, sophomore, Northern Iowa; Franklin McCain III, redshirt freshman, North Carolina A&T; Tremon Smith, senior, Central Arkansas; Davanta Reynolds, junior, North Carolina Central.

Punter – Austin Barnard, senior, Samford.

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