Athlon Sports' 2021 Preseason FCS All-America Team

Offense

QB Cole Kelley (6-7, 260, Sr.) Southeastern Louisiana

RB Julius Chestnut (6-1, 215, Sr.) Sacred Heart

RB Jah-Maine Martin (5-10, 214, Sr.) North Carolina A&T

RB Otis Weah (5-9, 195, Jr.) North Dakota

WR Avante Cox (5-10, 170, Sr.) Southern Illinois

WR Jakob Herres (6-4, 211, Sr.) VMI

WR Tyler Hudson (6-2, 195, Jr.) Central Arkansas

TE Ryan Miller (6-2, 221, Sr.) Furman

OL P.J. Burkhalter (6-3, 330, Sr.) Nicholls

OL Garret Greenfield (6-6, 295, Jr.) South Dakota State

OL David Kroll (6-7, 315, Sr.) Delaware

OL Cordell Volson (6-7, 310, Sr.) North Dakota State

OL Ty Whitworth (6-4, 300, Sr.) Weber State



Defense

DL Jared Brinkman (6-2, 290, Sr.) Northern Iowa

DL Mike Greene (6-3, 285, Sr.) James Madison

DL Jahari Kay (6-2, 255, Sr.) Sam Houston

DL Jordan Lewis (6-3, 195, Sr.) Southern

LB Logan Backhaus (6-4, 205, Sr.) South Dakota State

LB Conner Mortensen (6-0, 215, Sr.) Weber State

LB Stone Snyder (6-3, 225, Jr.) VMI

LB Tre Walker (6-1, 235, Sr.) Idaho

DB Markquese Bell (6-3, 205, Jr.) Florida A&M

DB Chris Edmonds (6-2, 205, Jr.) Samford

DB Nicario Harper (6-1, 205, Jr.) Jacksonville State

DB Kordell Jackson (5-9, 188, Sr.) Austin Peay

DB Kedrick Whitehead (5-11, 195, Sr.) Delaware



Special Teams

PK Ethan Ratke (5-10, 185, Sr.) James Madison

P Daniel Whelan (6-6, 215, Sr.) UC Davis

LS Kyle Davis (5-11, 210, Sr.) James Madison

KR Christian Watson (6-4, 200, Sr.) North Dakota State

PR Jequez Ezzard (5-9, 190, Sr.) Sam Houston

AP Javon Williams Jr. (6-2, 245, Jr.) Southern Illinois