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Anderson One of Five Bison HERO Sports FCS All-Americans, Cox Named to Freshman Team
12/22/2017 5:00:00 PM | Football
FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State running back Bruce Anderson earned his first All-America honor as one of five Bison players named to the 2017 HERO Sports FCS All-America Team, and linebacker Jabril Cox was named to the Freshman All-America Team.
NDSU senior right guard Austin Kuhnert, senior linebacker Nick DeLuca and senior long snapper James Fisher were named to the All-America first team, and senior free safety Tre Dempsey joined Anderson on the second team.
Anderson, a junior from Ruskin, Fla., has rushed for 1,153 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Bison this season averaging 5.3 yards per carry. He had two of his four 100-yard games in the FCS playoffs including a career-high 183 yards and five total TDs in the semifinal win over Sam Houston State.
Cox, a freshman from Kansas City, Mo., finished sixth in the voting for the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award and was the second-leading defensive player in the voting. He leads the Bison with 72 tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss.
No. 2 seed North Dakota State (13-1) advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game for the sixth time in seven years and will face top-seeded defending national champion James Madison (14-0) at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6.
2017 HERO SPORTS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
2017 HERO SPORTS FCS FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS
NDSU senior right guard Austin Kuhnert, senior linebacker Nick DeLuca and senior long snapper James Fisher were named to the All-America first team, and senior free safety Tre Dempsey joined Anderson on the second team.
Anderson, a junior from Ruskin, Fla., has rushed for 1,153 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Bison this season averaging 5.3 yards per carry. He had two of his four 100-yard games in the FCS playoffs including a career-high 183 yards and five total TDs in the semifinal win over Sam Houston State.
Cox, a freshman from Kansas City, Mo., finished sixth in the voting for the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award and was the second-leading defensive player in the voting. He leads the Bison with 72 tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss.
No. 2 seed North Dakota State (13-1) advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game for the sixth time in seven years and will face top-seeded defending national champion James Madison (14-0) at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6.
2017 HERO SPORTS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
| FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| QB | Chris Streveler | South Dakota | Sr. |
| QB | Jeremiah Briscoe | Sam Houston State | Sr. |
| RB | Dominick Bragalone | Lehigh | Jr. |
| RB | Josh Mack | Maine | So. |
| OL | Aaron Stinnie | James Madison | Sr. |
| OL | Brandon Parker | N.C. A&T | Sr. |
| OL | Austin Kuhnert | North Dakota State | Sr. |
| OL | Jacob Ohnesorge | South Dakota State | Sr. |
| OL | Justin Lea | Jacksonville State | Sr. |
| OL | Skyler Phillips | Idaho State | Sr. |
| WR | Keelan Doss | UC Davis | Jr. |
| WR | Jaelon Acklin | Western Illinois | Sr. |
| WR | Nathan Stewart | Sam Houston State | So. |
| TE | Dallas Goedert | South Dakota State | Sr. |
| AP | Davion Davis | Sam Houston State | Jr. |
| FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| DL | Andrew Ankrah | James Madison | Sr. |
| DL | Darius Jackson | Jacksonville State | Sr. |
| DL | P.J. Hall | Sam Houston State | Sr. |
| DL | Anthony Ellis | Charleston Southern | Sr. |
| LB | Darius Leonard | S.C. State | Sr. |
| LB | Nick DeLuca | North Dakota State | Sr. |
| LB | Brett Taylor | Western Illinois | Sr. |
| LB | Garrett Dolan | Houston Baptist | Sr. |
| DB | Taron Johnson | Weber State | Sr. |
| DB | Mike Basile | Monmouth | Sr. |
| DB | Davontae Harris | Illinois State | Sr. |
| DB | Jordan Brown | James Madison | Sr. |
| AP | Detrez Newsome | Western Carolina | Sr. |
| FIRST-TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS | |||
| PK | Chase Vinatieri | South Dakota State | So. |
| P | Joe Zema | Incarnate Word | Sr. |
| RS | Xequille Harry | Weber State | Sr. |
| RS | Kyran Moore | Austin Peay | Sr. |
| LS | James Fisher | North Dakota State | Sr. |
| ST | Brady May | Weber State | Jr. |
| SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| QB | Kyle Lauletta | Richmond | Sr. |
| QB | Devlin Hodges | Samford? | Jr. |
| RB | Roc Thomas | Jacksonville State | Sr. |
| RB | Bruce Anderson | North Dakota State | Jr. |
| OL | Timon Parris | Stony Brook | Sr. |
| OL | Stetson Dagel | South Dakota | Sr. |
| OL | Matthew Schmidt | Furman | Sr. |
| OL | John Cook | Central Arkansas | Jr. |
| OL | Daniel Cooney | San Diego | Jr. |
| OL | Maea Teuhema | Southeastern Louisiana | Jr. |
| WR | Troy Pelletier | Lehigh | Sr. |
| WR | Kelvin McKnight | Samford? | Jr. |
| WR | Neil O'Connor | New Hampshire | Jr. |
| TE | Andy Schumpert | Furman | Sr. |
| AP | Chandler Burks | Kennesaw State | Jr. |
| SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| DL | Jonathan Petersen | San Diego | Sr. |
| DL | Darin Greenfield | South Dakota | So. |
| DL | Bilal Nichols | Delaware | Sr. |
| DL | Dalton Keene | Illinois State | Sr. |
| LB | Jared Farley | Northern Iowa | Sr. |
| LB | Christian Rozeboom | South Dakota State | So. |
| LB | Sione Teuhema | Southeastern Louisiana | Sr. |
| LB | Michael Needham | Southern Utah | Sr. |
| DB | D'Montre Wade | Murray State | Sr. |
| DB | Marlon Bridges | Jacksonville State | So. |
| DB | Tre Dempsey | North Dakota State | Sr. |
| DB | George Odum | Central Arkansas | Sr. |
| DB | Raven Greene | James Madison | Sr. |
| AP | John Santiago | North Dakota | Jr. |
| SECOND-TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS | |||
| PK | Lorran Fonseca | Nicholls | Jr. |
| P | Keith Wrzuszczak | Eastern Kentucky | Sr. |
| RS | Justice Shelton-Mosley | Harvard | Jr. |
| RS | Desmond Hite | Incarnate Word | So. |
| RS | Khris Gardin | N.C. A&T | Jr. |
| LS | Hunter Winstead | Liberty | Sr. |
| ST | Mozai Nelson | Maine | Jr. |
| THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE | |||
| QB | Brad Mayes | Lehigh | Jr. |
| QB | Hayden Hildebrand | Central Arkansas | Sr. |
| RB | Marquell Cartwright | N.C. A&T | Jr. |
| RB | Tevin McCaster | Youngstown State | Jr. |
| OL | David Reese | Montana | Sr. |
| OL | Brody Kern | Delaware | Sr. |
| OL | Jacob Judd | Western Illinois | Sr. |
| OL | Justin Spencer | Youngstown State | Sr. |
| OL | Dylan Cline | Jacksonville State | Sr. |
| OL | Ben Huss | Duquesne | Sr. |
| WR | Jesper Horsted | Princeton | Sr. |
| WR | Elijah Marks | Northern Arizona | Sr. |
| WR | Justin Watson | Penn | Sr. |
| WR | Dontez Byrd | Tennessee Tech | Sr. |
| TE | Andrew Vollert | Weber State | Sr. |
| AP | De'Lance Turner | Alcorn State | Sr. |
| THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE | |||
| DL | Jaison Williams | Austin Peay | So. |
| DL | Ahmad Gooden | Samford? | Jr. |
| DL | Chris Stewart | Sam Houston State | Jr. |
| DL | Chris Terrell | Central Arkansas | So. |
| LB | Brandon Bryant | Lafayette | Sr. |
| LB | De'Arius Christmas | Grambling State | Jr. |
| LB | Jalyn Williams | Prairie View A&M | Sr. |
| LB | Josh Buss | Montana | Jr. |
| LB | Kyre Hawkins | James Madison | Sr. |
| DB | Rashad Robinson | James Madison | Jr. |
| DB | Taylor Henkle | Kennesaw State | Jr. |
| DB | Elijah Campbell | Northern Iowa | Sr. |
| DB | Tremon Smith | Central Arkansas | Sr. |
| AP | Malik Duncan | Saint Francis | Jr. |
| THIRD-TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS | |||
| PK | Lane Clark | Tennessee State | Sr. |
| P | Ian Berryman | Western Carolina | Jr. |
| RS | Rashid Shaheed | Weber State | Fr. |
| RS | Juwan Petit-Frere | Southeastern Louisiana | So. |
| LS | Brandon Godsey | South Dakota | Sr. |
| ST | Isaiah White | Stony Brook | Jr. |
2017 HERO SPORTS FCS FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICANS
| QB | Gresch Jensen | Montana |
| QB | Davis Cheek | Elon |
| RB | Zane Dudek | Yale |
| RB | Kierre Crossley | Central Arkansas |
| RB | Pete Guerriero | Monmouth |
| OL | Connor Mignone | Central Connecticut |
| OL | Reed Kroeber | Furman |
| OL | Tyler Downs | Weber State |
| OL | Drew Himmelman | Illinois State |
| OL | Tyler Ciurej | South Dakota |
| WR | Kortez Weeks | Elon? |
| WR | Landen Measom | Southern Utah |
| TE | Adam Trautman | Dayton |
| AP | Jeremiah Oatsvall | Austin Peay |
| AP | Caylin Newton | Howard |
| DL | Colby Ritten | Richmond |
| DL | Anthony Knighton | Southern Illinois |
| DL | Nathan Schultz | South Dakota |
| LB | Bryson Armstrong | Kennesaw State |
| LB | Jabril Cox | North Dakota State |
| LB | Colby Reeder | Delaware |
| LB | Glenn Cunningham | Fordham |
| DB | Franklin (Mac) McCain III | N.C. A&T |
| DB | Xavior Williams | Northern Iowa |
| DB | Phillip Powell | South Dakota |
| DB | JJ Henderson | Stetson |
| AP | Troy Andersen | Montana State |
| P | Harry O'Kelly | James Madison |
| PK | Trey Tuttle | Weber State |
| RS | Terrell Kennedy | Jackson State |
| RS | Rashid Shaheed | Weber State |
| RS | Cade Johnson | South Dakota State |
| ST | Anfernee Gurley | Eastern Washington |
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