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Six Jacks honored on MVFC offensive unit
7/30/2019 10:02:00 AM | Football
ST. LOUIS -- Six South Dakota State University players, led by first-team honorees Cade Johnson, Pierre Strong, Jr. and Bradey Sorenson were named Tuesday to the offensive unit of the Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason Team. Selections were determined by a vote conducted among the league's coaches, sports information directors and select media.
A junior wide receiver from Papillion, Nebraska, Johnson led the league in 2018 with 1,332 receiving yards — on 67 receptions — and shared the lead among Football Championship Subdivision players with a school-record 17 touchdown catches in 2018. He was a first-team all-MVFC performer a year ago.
Strong, a sophomore running back from Little Rock, Arkansas, gained a team-best 1,116 rushing yards on only 117 carries — an average of 9.5 yards per attempt. He scored 11 touchdowns in being named MVFC Freshman of the Year last season.
Sorenson received the first-team nod at long snapper. The junior from Yankton was perfect on all 149 of his snaps (56 punts, 21 field goal attempts and 72 extra-point tries) during the 2018 season, en route to receiving second-team all-MVFC honors.. Â
Also recognized on the MVFC Preseason Team were honorable mention selections Evan Greeneway at offensive tackle, Luke Sellers at fullback and Chase Vinatieri at kicker. All three are entering their senior seasons.Greeneway and Sellers were both key blockers last season for a prolific Jackrabbit offense that averaged 42.5 points and 480.5 yards of total offense per game.
Vinatieri was a second-team all-MVFC performer in 2017. He has posted back-to-back 100-yard seasons, including making 14-of-21 field goals and a school-record 66 extra points en route to a team-high 114 points last season.
The preseason defensive honor squad will be announced Wednesday.
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A junior wide receiver from Papillion, Nebraska, Johnson led the league in 2018 with 1,332 receiving yards — on 67 receptions — and shared the lead among Football Championship Subdivision players with a school-record 17 touchdown catches in 2018. He was a first-team all-MVFC performer a year ago.
Strong, a sophomore running back from Little Rock, Arkansas, gained a team-best 1,116 rushing yards on only 117 carries — an average of 9.5 yards per attempt. He scored 11 touchdowns in being named MVFC Freshman of the Year last season.
Sorenson received the first-team nod at long snapper. The junior from Yankton was perfect on all 149 of his snaps (56 punts, 21 field goal attempts and 72 extra-point tries) during the 2018 season, en route to receiving second-team all-MVFC honors.. Â
Also recognized on the MVFC Preseason Team were honorable mention selections Evan Greeneway at offensive tackle, Luke Sellers at fullback and Chase Vinatieri at kicker. All three are entering their senior seasons.Greeneway and Sellers were both key blockers last season for a prolific Jackrabbit offense that averaged 42.5 points and 480.5 yards of total offense per game.
Vinatieri was a second-team all-MVFC performer in 2017. He has posted back-to-back 100-yard seasons, including making 14-of-21 field goals and a school-record 66 extra points en route to a team-high 114 points last season.
The preseason defensive honor squad will be announced Wednesday.
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