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JACKS ADD TO ALL-AMERICA AWARDS ON TWO TEAMS
12/19/2024 7:28:00 PM | Football
A total of eight South Dakota State football stalwarts were honored across two more Football Championship Subdivision All-America teams that were announced Thursday.
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Six Jackrabbits were honored on both the Phil Steele FCS 2024 All-American Team and the FCS Football Central All-America squad, with two more named to the FCS Football Central squad.
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The breakdown of awards is as follows:
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Phil Steele FCS 2024 All-American Team
1st Team – Caleb Francl (LB);
2nd Team – Evan Beerntsen (OL), Gus Miller (OL), Adam Bock (LB), Dalys Beanum (DB);
4th Team – Amar Johnson (RB).
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2024 FCS Football Central All-American Team
1st Team – Gus Miller (OL), Adam Bock (LB), Tucker Large (DB);
2nd Team – Griffin Wilde (WR); Evan Beerntsen (OL), Caleb Francl (LB), Dalys Beanum (DB);
3rd Team – Amar Johnson (RB).
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Beerntsen and Miller represented the Jackrabbit offense on All-America teams announced by both The Associated Press and Stats Perform earlier this week, while Francl, Bock and Beanum were defensive honorees on one or both of the honor squads.
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Large, a junior from Sioux Falls, was slowed by injury the first half of the season, but solidified the secondary down the stretch to close the regular season with 19 total tackles, 4 pass breakups and two interceptions for a Jackrabbit squad that leads FCS ranks in scoring defense.
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A sophomore from Sioux Falls, Wilde paced a new-look receiving corps with 56 receptions for 900 yards and 8 touchdowns in regular season action, topping the 100-yard four times. He has since added two more 100-yard, two-touchdown performances in postseason play as the Jackrabbits have advanced to the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs for the fifth consecutive year and seventh time in eight seasons.
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Johnson, a senior from O'Fallon, Missouri, led a potent rushing attack with 910 yards and 13 touchdowns in regular season play, followed by two more 100-yard games in the playoffs. Johnson also ranked second on the team with 26 receptions, tallying 187 yards and a score.
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Six Jackrabbits were honored on both the Phil Steele FCS 2024 All-American Team and the FCS Football Central All-America squad, with two more named to the FCS Football Central squad.
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The breakdown of awards is as follows:
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Phil Steele FCS 2024 All-American Team
1st Team – Caleb Francl (LB);
2nd Team – Evan Beerntsen (OL), Gus Miller (OL), Adam Bock (LB), Dalys Beanum (DB);
4th Team – Amar Johnson (RB).
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2024 FCS Football Central All-American Team
1st Team – Gus Miller (OL), Adam Bock (LB), Tucker Large (DB);
2nd Team – Griffin Wilde (WR); Evan Beerntsen (OL), Caleb Francl (LB), Dalys Beanum (DB);
3rd Team – Amar Johnson (RB).
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Beerntsen and Miller represented the Jackrabbit offense on All-America teams announced by both The Associated Press and Stats Perform earlier this week, while Francl, Bock and Beanum were defensive honorees on one or both of the honor squads.
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Large, a junior from Sioux Falls, was slowed by injury the first half of the season, but solidified the secondary down the stretch to close the regular season with 19 total tackles, 4 pass breakups and two interceptions for a Jackrabbit squad that leads FCS ranks in scoring defense.
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A sophomore from Sioux Falls, Wilde paced a new-look receiving corps with 56 receptions for 900 yards and 8 touchdowns in regular season action, topping the 100-yard four times. He has since added two more 100-yard, two-touchdown performances in postseason play as the Jackrabbits have advanced to the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs for the fifth consecutive year and seventh time in eight seasons.
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Johnson, a senior from O'Fallon, Missouri, led a potent rushing attack with 910 yards and 13 touchdowns in regular season play, followed by two more 100-yard games in the playoffs. Johnson also ranked second on the team with 26 receptions, tallying 187 yards and a score.
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