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Three Jacks add more All-America accolades
12/17/2019 4:23:00 PM | Football
NEW YORK — A trio of South Dakota State University football players, led by first-team honoree Cade Johnson, were named Tuesday to the 2019 Associated Press FCS All-America Team.
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A junior wide receiver from Bellevue, Nebraska, Johnson led the team and Missouri Valley Football Conference with 72 receptions and 1,222 yards (17.0 ypr), while adding eight touchdowns. He hit the century mark for receiving yards four times and averaged 120.5 all-purpose yards per game while seeing spot action as a kick returner.
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Earning second-team recognition was linebacker Christian Rozeboom. A senior from Sioux Center, Iowa, Rozeboom posted his fourth consecutive 100-tackle season with a team-high 111 stops, including six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He also recorded two interceptions, forced three fumbles and recovered a pair of fumbles.
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Rozeboom tallied double figures in tackles six times during the 2019 season en route to becoming the Jackrabbits' career tackles leader with 475. He anchored an SDSU defense that limited the opposition to 16.7 points and 294.8 yards of total offense per game.
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Rounding out the SDSU contingent was sophomore running Pierre Strong, Jr., who earned third-team honors. Strong posted his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, rushing for 1,018 yards in 11 games for an average of 92.5 yards per game. He also averaged 7.1 yards per carry and scored a team-best nine touchdowns — eight rushing and one receiving.
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In addition, Strong was named to the 2019 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-America Team on Tuesday.
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Johnson (third team), Rozeboom (first team) and Strong (second team) were recognized on the 2019 HERO Sports FCS All-America Team earlier in the week.
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South Dakota State made its eighth consecutive appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs during the 2019 season. The Jackrabbits finished with an 8-5 overall record, including a 5-3 mark in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
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A junior wide receiver from Bellevue, Nebraska, Johnson led the team and Missouri Valley Football Conference with 72 receptions and 1,222 yards (17.0 ypr), while adding eight touchdowns. He hit the century mark for receiving yards four times and averaged 120.5 all-purpose yards per game while seeing spot action as a kick returner.
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Earning second-team recognition was linebacker Christian Rozeboom. A senior from Sioux Center, Iowa, Rozeboom posted his fourth consecutive 100-tackle season with a team-high 111 stops, including six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He also recorded two interceptions, forced three fumbles and recovered a pair of fumbles.
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Rozeboom tallied double figures in tackles six times during the 2019 season en route to becoming the Jackrabbits' career tackles leader with 475. He anchored an SDSU defense that limited the opposition to 16.7 points and 294.8 yards of total offense per game.
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Rounding out the SDSU contingent was sophomore running Pierre Strong, Jr., who earned third-team honors. Strong posted his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, rushing for 1,018 yards in 11 games for an average of 92.5 yards per game. He also averaged 7.1 yards per carry and scored a team-best nine touchdowns — eight rushing and one receiving.
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In addition, Strong was named to the 2019 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-America Team on Tuesday.
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Johnson (third team), Rozeboom (first team) and Strong (second team) were recognized on the 2019 HERO Sports FCS All-America Team earlier in the week.
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South Dakota State made its eighth consecutive appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs during the 2019 season. The Jackrabbits finished with an 8-5 overall record, including a 5-3 mark in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
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