Two Griz, one Bobcat named FCS All-Americans
Two University of Montana football players and one Montana State player have been named pre-season Football Championship Subdivision All-Americans.
Montana cornerback Trumaine Johnson was selected to the first team defense while linebacker Caleb McSurdy made the second team.
Griz senior offensive tackle Charles Burton received honorable mention status.
Bobcat kicker Jason Cunningham was a second team selection.
The squads were announced by Consensus Draft Services Monday.
Johnson, a 6-foot-2, 197-pound senior from Stockton, Calif.,was tabbed a first team All-American by every entity last season, including American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, The Sports Network, Phil Steele, and Walter Camp.
Johnson, was also a first team All-Big Sky Conference pick in 2010. He was ninth on the team in tackles with 44 stops, and second with four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns.
McSurdy, a 6-0, 242-pound senior from Boise, Idaho, started all 11 games for the Griz a year ago, and had a team-high 112 tackles. He was fourth on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss. He was a second team All-Big Sky selection.
Burton, who weighs in at 315 pounds, will be starting at offensive right tackle for the second straight season in 2011. The senior from, Long Beach, Calif., was an honorable mention All-Big Sky selection last year.
Also making the first team was Bo Levi Mitchell, the 6-foot-1 quarterback who led the Eastern Washington University Eagles to a national championship in January. EWU defensive tackle Renard Williams was named to the first team defense.
Other Big Sky selections included Idaho State punter David Harrington, punt returner Tavoy Moore and linebacker A.J. Storm, all of whom were named to the first team defense. Sacramento State defensive end Zack Nash also made first team defense while his teammate running back Bryan Hilliard was selected to the second team offense.
FIRST TEAM: OFFENSE
QB- Bo Levi Mitchell, 6'1", 211, Eastern Washington
WR- Chris Summers, 6'3", 209, Liberty
WR- Tyrone Walker, 5'10", 198, Illinois State (Jr.)
RB- Nate Eachus, 5'9", 212, Colgate
RB- Eric Breitenstein, 5'10", 225, Wofford
TE- David Duran, 6'4", 241, Coastal Carolina
OT- Teren Jones, 6'8", 305, Alabama State (Jr.)
OG- Gino Gradkowski, 6'3", 294, Delaware
C- Rob McDowell, 6'3", 293, Delaware
OG- Rodney Austin, 6'3", 311, Elon
OT- Shea Allard, 6'5", 297, Delaware
K- Matt Blevins, 6'1", 206, Liberty
KR- Gralyn Crawford, 5'10", 175, Stephen F. Austin (Jr.)
FIRST TEAM: DEFENSE
DE- Mario Kurn, 6'0", 221, San Diego
DT- Asa Chapman, 6'5", 380, Liberty
DT- Renard Williams, 6'2", 305, Eastern Washington
DE- Zack Nash, 6'2", 265, Sacramento State
LB- A.J. Storms, 5'11", 217, Idaho State
LB- Kadarron Anderson, 6'1", 236, Furman
LB- Jordan Ridley, 5'11", 229 Butler (Jr.)
LB- Cliff Exama, 5'9", 235, Grambling
CB - Trumaine Johnson, 6'2", 197, Montana
S- Jose Gumbs, 5'10", 205, Monmouth
S- Tyler Brock, 6'2", 196, Southeast Missouri
CB- Charles James, 5'9", 175, Charleston Southern (Jr.)
P- David Harrington, 6'2", 185, Idaho State
PR- Tavoy Moore, 5'7", 193, Idaho state
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
QB- Brad Sorenson, 6'4", 225, Southern Utah (Jr.)
WR- Aaron Mellette, 6'3", 212, Elon (Jr.)
WR- Justin Wilson, 6'0", 174, Delaware State (Jr.)
RB- Andrew Pierce, 5'10", 202, Delaware (Jr.)
RB- Bryan Hilliard, 5'10", 222, Sacramento State
TE- Derek Buttles, 6'4", 235, Maine
OL- Kyle Bogumil, 6'5", 310, Rhode Island
OL- Terron Armstead, 6'3", 310, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
OL- Roane Babington, 6'2", 275, James Madison
OL- Chris Browne, 6'3", 300, Southern
OL- Sanford Banks, 6'4", 319, Grambling (Jr.)
K- Jason Cunningham, 6'0", 175, Montana State
KR- Jeremy Caldwell, 5'9", 183, Eastern Kentucky
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DE- Brian McNally, 6'2", 258, New Hampshire
DT- Jonathan Hollins, 6'3", 285, Texas Southern
DT- Brent Russell, 6'2", 287, Georgia Southern
DE- Jerome Raymond, 6'3", 224, Morehead State
LB- Jerryan Harris, 6'0",215, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (So.)
LB- Matt Evans, 5'11", 233, New Hampshire (Jr.)
LB- Tony Bachman, 5'10", 220, Appalachian State
LB- Caleb McSurdy, 6'0", 242, Montana
CB- Al-Rilwan Adeyemi, 5'9", 186, San Diego
S- Reshaude Miller, 6'3", 182, Morgan State
S- Micah Pellerin, 6'0", 197, Hampton
CB- Colby Walden, 5'10", 185, Jacksonville (Jr.)
P- Jonathan Plisco, 6'0", 220, Old Dominion (Jr.)
PR- Dontrell Johnson, 5'10", 180, Murray State