Craig Haley | STATS.com | December 19, 2017 Top award finalists lead FCS All-America Team The Walter Payton Award is between Jeremiah Briscoe, Chris Streveler, and Keelan Doss. Share The players invited to the unveiling of the Walter Payton and Buck Buchanan awards help headline the 2017 STATS FCS All-America Team, announced Tuesday. The two most prestigious player awards in the FCS will be announced at the STATS FCS Banquet and Presentation on Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas - the eve of the national championship. Senior quarterbacks Jeremiah Briscoe of Sam Houston State and Chris Streveler of South Dakota and UC Davis junior wide receiver Keelan Doss will decide the Payton Award. Doss was named a first-team All-American, and the Payton results will determine first-team quarterback between Briscoe and Streveler. Senior defensive ends Andrew Ankrah of James Madison and Darius Jackson of Jacksonville State and Western Illinois senior linebacker Brett Taylor - who are in the top three of the Buchanan Award voting - also were first-team All-Americans. The All-America team featured players from 54 schools and all 13 conferences. National semifinalist Sam Houston State had the most selections with five followed by Central Arkansas, Jacksonville State, James Madison, North Dakota State and Weber State with four each. The Missouri Valley Football Conference led all conferences with 17 selections. Briscoe, the 2016 Payton Award winner, ranks No. 1 in the FCS with 5,003 passing yards and 45 touchdown passes, while Streveler averaged an FCS-best 373.4 yards of total offense per game, accounting for 43 touchdowns. Doss led all FCS receivers in the regular season with 115 receptions and 1,499 receiving yards. Ankrah hopes to help James Madison win a second straight national title on Jan. 6, adding to his 54 tackles, 15 1/2 tackles for loss and 8 1/2 sacks. Jackson totaled 20 1/2 tackles for loss, seven sacks and 23 quarterback hurries. Taylor's 162 tackles and 13.5 tackles per game lead the nation. The rest of the first-team offense included running backs Dom Bragalone of Lehigh and Josh Mack of Maine; fullback Cal Daniels of Stony Brook; wide receivers Nathan Stewart of Sam Houston State and Justin Watson of Penn; tight end Dallas Goedert of South Dakota State; and offensive linemen Austin Kuhnert of North Dakota State, Justin Lea of Jacksonville State, Brandon Parker of North Carolina A&T, Skyler Phillips of Idaho State and Aaron Stinnie of James Madison. On defense, the other first-team selections were defensive linemen P.J. Hall of Sam Houston State and Jonathan Petersen of San Diego; linebackers Nick DeLuca of North Dakota State, Darius Leonard of South Carolina State and Sione Teuhema of Southeastern Louisiana; and defensive backs Mike Basile of Monmouth, Davontae Harris of Illinois State, Taron Johnson of Weber State and Tremon Smith of Central Arkansas. The first-team special teams selections were Nicholls place-kicker Lorran Fonseca, Incarnate Word punter Joe Zema, North Dakota State long snapper James Fisher, Southeastern Louisiana kick returner Juwan Petit-Frere, Harvard punt returner Justice Shelton-Mosley and Western Carolina all-purpose back Detrez Newsome. The All-America team included 18 players who were named offensive or defensive player of the year in their conference. Full list: 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, Incarnate Word 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 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, Incarnate Word PR - Xequille Harry, senior, 5-11, 160, Weber State AP - Davion Davis, junior, 5-11, 180, Sam Houston State 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 College football teams with the most national championships These are the college football teams with the most national championships since 1869. 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