Grimsley, Johnson Named to Walter Camp FCS All-America Team
12/17/2018 5:30:00 PM | Football
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - North Dakota State safety Robbie Grimsley and right tackle Zack Johnson were named to the 2018 Walter Camp FCS All-America Team announced by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Grimsley, a senior from Hutchinson, Minn., has made 51 straight starts and was an Associated Press All-America first-team honoree. Grimsley is third on the Bison with 78 total tackles and has a team-high six interceptions plus five pass breakups. NDSU is second in the FCS with 21 interceptions this year.
Johnson, a junior from Blaine, Minn., has started 29 consecutive games at right tackle and was earlier named to the AP All-America third team and All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first team. He's helped the Bison to a conference-best 285.9 rushing yards per game, which ranks seventh in FCS.
No. 1-ranked North Dakota State (14-0) plays third-ranked Eastern Washington (12-2) in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
2018 Walter Camp FCS All-America Team
Offense
WR - Michael Brandy, San Diego
WR - Kelvin McKnight, Samford
TE - Donald Parham, Stetson
OL - Iosua Opeta, Weber State
OL - B.J. Autry, Jacksonville State
OL - Matt Kauffman, Towson
OL - Zack Johnson, North Dakota State
OL - Drew Forbes, Southeast Missouri State
OL Mario Farinella, Delaware
C - Zach Larsen, Southern Utah
QB - Devlin Hodges, Samford
RB - Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly
RB - Ryan Fulse, Wagner
K - Aidan O'Neill, Towson
Defense
DL - Darryl Johnson, North Carolina A&T
DL - Isaiah Mack, Chattanooga
DL - Derick Roberson, Sam Houston State
DL - Darin Greenfield, South Dakota
LB - B.J. Blunt, McNeese State
LB - Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri State
LB - Dante Olson, Montana
DB - Isiah Swann, Dartmouth
DB - Jimmy Moreland, James Madison
DB - Robbie Grimsley, North Dakota State
DB - Will Warner, Drake
P - Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M
KR - Jean Constant, Bryant
About the Walter Camp Football Foundation
Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team. Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.
Grimsley, a senior from Hutchinson, Minn., has made 51 straight starts and was an Associated Press All-America first-team honoree. Grimsley is third on the Bison with 78 total tackles and has a team-high six interceptions plus five pass breakups. NDSU is second in the FCS with 21 interceptions this year.
Johnson, a junior from Blaine, Minn., has started 29 consecutive games at right tackle and was earlier named to the AP All-America third team and All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first team. He's helped the Bison to a conference-best 285.9 rushing yards per game, which ranks seventh in FCS.
No. 1-ranked North Dakota State (14-0) plays third-ranked Eastern Washington (12-2) in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
2018 Walter Camp FCS All-America Team
Offense
WR - Michael Brandy, San Diego
WR - Kelvin McKnight, Samford
TE - Donald Parham, Stetson
OL - Iosua Opeta, Weber State
OL - B.J. Autry, Jacksonville State
OL - Matt Kauffman, Towson
OL - Zack Johnson, North Dakota State
OL - Drew Forbes, Southeast Missouri State
OL Mario Farinella, Delaware
C - Zach Larsen, Southern Utah
QB - Devlin Hodges, Samford
RB - Joe Protheroe, Cal Poly
RB - Ryan Fulse, Wagner
K - Aidan O'Neill, Towson
Defense
DL - Darryl Johnson, North Carolina A&T
DL - Isaiah Mack, Chattanooga
DL - Derick Roberson, Sam Houston State
DL - Darin Greenfield, South Dakota
LB - B.J. Blunt, McNeese State
LB - Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri State
LB - Dante Olson, Montana
DB - Isiah Swann, Dartmouth
DB - Jimmy Moreland, James Madison
DB - Robbie Grimsley, North Dakota State
DB - Will Warner, Drake
P - Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M
KR - Jean Constant, Bryant
About the Walter Camp Football Foundation
Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team. Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.
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