The 2020-21 FCS season kicked off Aug. 29 with the first football game since the COVID pandemic began as Central Arkansas defeated Austin Peay 24-17. The season ended May 16 when Sam Houston beat South Dakota State 23-21 to win the national championship.
HERO Sports’ postseason honors will recognize players from the fall and spring seasons, as teams who were able to pull off a successful fall season shouldn’t be punished. Players on teams who were only able to play a few games this spring also won’t be punished. The NDSU one-time fall showcase game won’t count for players who didn’t play in the spring, like Trey Lance or Dillon Radunz.
We will recognize the best freshmen, the best sophomores, and the best overall FCS players.
Here are the top FCS sophomores in 2020-21:
Sophomore All-American
Offense
QB Justin Miller, Southern Utah
QB John Bachus III, UT Martin
QB Jeff Undercuffler, UAlbany
RB Juwon Farri, Monmouth
RB Otis Weah, North Dakota
RB Geno Hess, Southeast Missouri
RB Javon Williams Jr., Southern Illinois
FB Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State
OL Garret Greenfield, South Dakota State
OL Mason McCormick, South Dakota State
OL Bucky Williams, Austin Peay
OL Tylan Grable, Jacksonville State
OL Noah Atagi, Weber State
OL Isaiah Helms, Western Carolina
OL Prince Pines, Sam Houston
WR Tyler Hudson, Central Arkansas
WR Hayden Hatten, Idaho
WR Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Alabama A&M
WR Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin
WR Jaxon Janke, South Dakota State
TE Derek Kline, San Diego
TE McCallan Castles, UC Davis
Defense
DL Jevon Leon, Sam Houston
DL Davoan Hawkins, Tennessee State
DL Micheal Mason, Wofford
DL Logan Jessup, Central Arkansas
DL Damon Washington, Lafayette
LB Stone Snyder, VMI
LB Tristan Wheeler, Richmond
LB Jason Johnson, Eastern Illinois
LB Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross
LB Donovan Manuel, ETSU
DB Chris Edmonds, Samford
DB Nicario Harper, Jacksonville State
DB Eddie Heckard, Weber State
DB Cody Cline, Charleston Southern
DB Noah Plack, Delaware
DB Lance Wise, Mercer
DB Montrae Braswell, Missouri State
DB Marcis Floyd, Murray State
Special Teams
P Timmy Bleekrode, Furman
K Matthew Cook, Northern Iowa
LS Robert Soderholm, VMI
PR Devron Harper, Gardner-Webb
KR Cameron Myers, Central Arkansas
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