Ralph D. Russo | The Associated Press | December 12, 2017 James Madison leads with three on AP FCS All-America team Defending national champ James Madison has three first team All-Americans, including DL Andrew Ankrah. Share Defending national champion and top-ranked James Madison placed three players on The Associated Press FCS All-America first team, more than any other school. The team, chosen by a panel of 10 media members who cover the second tier of Division I football, was released Tuesday. FCS PLAYOFF BRACKET James Madison was represented by offensive lineman Aaron Stinnie, defensive lineman Andrew Ankrah and defensive back Jordan Brown. The Dukes play South Dakota State in the FCS semifinals on Saturday. South Dakota quarterback Chris Streveler and UC Davis receiver Keelan Doss, two of the three finalists for the Walter Payton Award that goes to the best offensive player in FCS, were also selected as All-Americans. The other finalist, Sam Houston quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe, was selected to the second team. Briscoe won the Payton last year. The 2017 Associated Press FCS All-America team: FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Position Name Class School 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 DEFENSE Position Name Class School 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 Senior 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 Position Name Class School 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 DEFENSE Position Name Class School 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 Lafayette Davontae Harris Senior Illinois State Rashad Robinson Junior James Madison Punter Ian Berryman Junior Western Carolina THIRD TEAM OFFENSE Position Name Class School 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 DEFENSE Position Name Class School 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 RS Freshman North Carolina A&T Tremon Smith Senior Central Arkansas Davanta Reynolds Junior North Carolina Central Punter Austin Barnard Senior Samford This article was written by Ralph D. Russo from The Associated Press and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@newscred.com. Week 3's FCS game of the week pits No. 2 James Madison vs. No. 8 Weber State in a top-10 clash For this week's FCS game of the week, take a trip to Ogden, Utah where No. 2 James Madison faces No. 8 Weber State in the Week 3's top-10 matchup. READ MORE FCS football rankings: Sam Houston is No. 1 in 2021 preseason poll Sam Houston leads the FCS football preseason top 25 as fall football returns. Here are the top storylines from the first rankings release. READ MORE College softball: JMU's historic run captures 2021 NFCA DI national coaching staff of the year honors Highlighted by a historic run to the national semifinals in the Women's College World Series, James Madison University was named the 2021 NFCA Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year. READ MORE