Lorran Fonseca named STATS FCS All-America First Team

STATS FCS Release

THIBODAUX, La. — Nicholls State University football’s Lorran Fonseca added an unprecedented fifth All-America honor as the junior placekicker was named to the 2017 STATS FCS All-America First Team, the organization announced Tuesday.

Fonseca’s first All-America honor was a third-team selected by the Association Press. He was also named first team by the FCS Athletic Directors Association (ADA) and Phil Steele, and second team by College Sports Madness.

A native Hercules, California, Fonseca led the FCS with 19 made field goals in his first season with the Colonels. He also ranked eighth in percentage in the FCS and had eight field goals of 40 yards or longer, including a career-long 50-yarder.

Fonseca finished the season 19 of 23 in field goal attempts and set two program records. His 19 field goals are the single-season record, and he broke the single-game mark with five field goals in a win over Abilene Christian.

The All-America team featured players from 54 schools and all 13 conferences. The Missouri Valley Football Conference led all conferences with 17 selections, while the Southland posted the second-most with 15.

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2017 STATS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM

FIRST TEAM

*-To be determined by the winner of the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award on Jan. 5.

OFFENSE

*QB – Jeremiah Briscoe, senior, 6-3, 225, Sam Houston State, or Chris Streveler, senior, 6-3, 220, South Dakota

RB – Dom Bragalone, junior, 5-11, 230, Lehigh

RB – Josh Mack, sophomore, 6-1, 198, Maine

FB – Cal Daniels, junior, 6-2, 255, Stony Brook

WR – Keelan Doss, junior, 6-3, 206, UC Davis

WR – Nathan Stewart, sophomore, 5-11, 175, Sam Houston State

WR – Justin Watson, senior, 6-3, 225, Penn

TE – Dallas Goedert, senior, 6-5, 260, South Dakota State

OL – Austin Kuhnert, senior, 6-4, 304, North Dakota State

OL – Justin Lea, senior, 6-4, 290, Jacksonville State

OL – Brandon Parker, senior, 6-7, 309, North Carolina A&T

OL – Skyler Phillips, senior, 6-2, 315, Idaho State

OL – Aaron Stinnie, senior, 6-5, 309, James Madison

 

DEFENSE

DL – Andrew Ankrah, senior, 6-4, 248, James Madison

DL – P.J. Hall, senior, 6-1, 305, Sam Houston State

DL – Darius Jackson, senior, 6-3, 242, Jacksonville State

DL – Jonathan Petersen, senior, 6-1, 240, San Diego

LB – Nick DeLuca, senior, 6-3, 245, North Dakota State

LB – Darius Leonard, senior, 6-3, 235, South Carolina State

LB – Brett Taylor, senior, 6-2, 230, Western Illinois

LB – Sione Teuhema, senior, 6-4, 260, Southeastern Louisiana

DB – Mike Basile, senior, 6-1, 200, Monmouth

DB – Davontae Harris, senior, 6-0, 205, Illinois State

DB – Taron Johnson, senior, 6-0, 185, Weber State

DB – Tremon Smith, senior, 6-0, 190, Central Arkansas

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Lorran Fonseca, junior, 5-11, 185, Nicholls

P – Joe Zema, grad, 6-2, 210, UIW

LS – James Fisher, senior, 6-2, 225, North Dakota State

KR – Juwan Petit-Frere, sophomore, 5-7, 170, Southeastern Louisiana

PR – Justice Shelton-Mosley, junior, 5-10, 195, Harvard

AP – Detrez Newsome, senior, 5-10, 210, Western Carolina

 

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SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

*QB – Jeremiah Briscoe, senior, 6-3, 225, Sam Houston State, or Chris Streveler, senior, 6-3, 220, South Dakota

RB – Roc Thomas, senior, 5-11, 193, Jacksonville State

RB – De’Lance Turner, senior, 6-1, 214, Alcorn State

FB – Andre Stoddard, junior, 5-10, 230, Wofford

WR – Jaelon Acklin, senior, 6-2, 190, Western Illinois

WR – Neil O’Connor, junior, 5-11, 190, New Hampshire

WR – Troy Pelletier, senior, 6-3, 210, Lehigh

TE – Andrew Vollert, senior, 6-5, 245, Weber State

OL – John Cook, junior, 6-4, 325, Central Arkansas

OL – Jamil Demby, senior, 6-5, 335, Maine

OL – Jacob Ohnesorge, senior, 6-3, 295, South Dakota State

OL – Timon Parris, senior, 6-5, 320, Stony Brook

OL – Matthew Schmidt, senior, 6-3, 290, Furman

 

DEFENSE

DL – Anthony Ellis, senior, 6-1, 245, Charleston Southern

DL – Ahmad Gooden, junior, 6-1, 240, Samford

DL – Dalton Keene, senior, 6-4, 275, Illinois State

DL – Chris Terrell, sophomore, 6-3, 266, Central Arkansas

LB – Garrett Dolan, senior, 6-2, 240, Houston Baptist

LB – Jared Farley, senior, 5-11, 224, Northern Iowa

LB – Warren Messer, junior, 5-11, 229, Elon

LB – Christian Rozeboom, sophomore, 6-2, 225, South Dakota State

DB – Elijah Campbell, senior, 5-11, 193, Northern Iowa

DB – Raven Greene, senior, 6-0, 190, James Madison

DB – Robbie Grimsley, junior, 6-0, 191, North Dakota State

DB – George Odum, senior, 6-2, 187, Central Arkansas

DB – D’Montre Wade, senior, 6-0, 200, Murray State

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Trey Tuttle, freshman, 5-9, 190, Weber State

P – Keith Wrzuszczak, senior, 5-11, 212, Eastern Kentucky

LS – Hunter Winstead, senior, 6-0, 240, Liberty

KR – Desmond Hite, sophomore, 5-9, 178, UIW

PR – Xequille Harry, senior, 5-11, 160, Weber State

AP – Davion Davis, junior, 5-11, 180, Sam Houston State

 

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THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

QB – Kyle Lauletta, senior, 6-3, 215, Richmond

RB – Corey Avery, senior, 5-10, 195, Sam Houston State

RB – Zane Dudek, freshman, 5-9, 190, Yale

FB – Jared Mohamed, senior, 6-0, 227, Cal Poly

WR – Elijah Marks, senior, 6-1, 175, Northern Arizona

WR – Kelvin McKnight, junior, 5-9, 188, Samford

WR – Jesper Horsted, junior, 6-4, 215, Princeton

TE – Ross Dwelley, senior, 6-5, 240, San Diego

OL – Ben Huss, senior, 6-2, 310, Duquesne

OL – Jacob Judd, senior, 6-3, 300, Western Illinois

OL – Brody Kern, senior, 6-2, 285, Delaware

OL – Zach Larsen, sophomore, 6-1, 300, Southern Utah

OL – Mitchell Sweigart, senior, 6-5, 290, Princeton

OL – Alex Thompson, senior, 6-4, 300, Monmouth

 

DEFENSE

DL – Abdullah Anderson, senior, 6-4, 295, Bucknell

DL – Miles Brown, junior, 6-2, 320, Wofford

DL – Andrew Clyde, junior, 6-3, 275, Richmond

DL – Darin Greenfield, sophomore, 6-3, 235, South Dakota

DL – Jaison Williams, sophomore, 6-1, 225, Austin Peay

LB – Bryson Armstrong, freshman, 5-11, 201, Kennesaw State

LB – Brandon Bryant, senior, 5-11, 225, Lafayette

LB – De’Arius Christmas, senior, 5-10, 220, Grambling State

LB – Mario Jenkins, senior, 6-1, 245, Idaho State

LB – Shaheed Salmon, senior, 6-2, 232, Samford

DB – Marlon Bridges, sophomore, 6-0, 200, Jacksonville State

DB – Malik Duncan, senior, 5-10, 205, Saint Francis

DB – Danny Johnson, senior, 5-10, 194, Southern

DB – Rashad Robinson, junior, 5-11, 182, James Madison

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Marc Orozco, junior, 5-9, 170, Grambling State

P – Alex Pechin, junior, 6-0, 185, Bucknell

LS – Brandon Godsey, senior, 6-0, 220, South Dakota

KR – Jean Constant, sophomore, 5-9, 168, Bryant

PR – Khris Gardin, senior, 5-7, 180, North Carolina A&T

AP – John Santiago, junior, 5-9, 180, North Dakota