Welcome to the 2020 FCS summer preview series.
Every week will be dedicated to a conference as we break down the top teams, top players and what you need to know about the league heading into the season. We’ll have standings predictions, preseason All-Conference teams, top players to keep an eye on, podcasts and more.
The full conference-by-conference schedule and all of our preview content can be seen right here.
This week, we have the …
Missouri Valley Football Conference
Preseason All-Conference Team
NOTE: These selections are the opinion of the author of this story and may differ from what our staff’s All-American teams look like.
Offense
| Pos. | Name (Yr.) | School |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Trey Lance (So.) | NDSU |
| RB | Pierre Strong, Jr. (Jr.) | SDSU |
| RB | Javon Williams, Jr. (So.) | SIU |
| FB | Clint Ratkovich (Sr.) | WIU |
| WR | Isaiah Weston (Jr.) | UNI |
| WR | Cade Johnson (Sr.) | SDSU |
| WR | Christian Watson (Jr.) | NDSU |
| TE | Noah Gindorff (Jr.) | NDSU |
| OL | Dillon Radunz (Sr.) | NDSU |
| OL | Drew Himmelman (Sr.) | Ill. St. |
| OL | Spencer Brown (Sr.) | UNI |
| OL | ZeVeyon Furcron (Sr.) | SIU |
| OL | Cordell Volson (Sr.) | NDSU |
| PK | Matthew Cook (So.) | UNI |
| LS | Paul Monaco (Sr.) | Ill. St. |
Defense
| Pos. | Name (Yr.) | School |
|---|---|---|
| DL | Elerson G. Smith (Sr.) | UNI |
| DL | Jared Brinkman (Sr.) | UNI |
| DL | Romeo McKnight (Sr.) | Ill. St. |
| DL | Spencer Waege (Jr.) | NDSU |
| LB | Jack Cochrane (Jr.) | USD |
| LB | Bryce Flater (Jr.) | UNI |
| LB | Jackson Hankey (Jr.) | NDSU |
| LB | Logan Backhaus (Sr.) | SDSU |
| DB | Don Gardner (Sr.) | SDSU |
| DB | Michael Tutsie (Jr.) | NDSU |
| DB | Omar Brown (So.) | UNI |
| DB | Xavior Williams (Sr.) | UNI |
| P | Brady Schutt (Sr.) | USD |
| RS | Dakota Caton (Jr.) | Ind. St. |
