These are the guys who got things done in 2018, the FCS players who made the big plays and helped carry their teams to greatness. Nobody will ever be able to take the description “All American” from their resumes, as they’ve made this permanent list. Presenting, the 2018 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All America Team.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
NOTE: AP- All Purpose selection; ATH- Dual-threat QB; RS- Return specialist on special teams; ST- Special teams standout
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| QB | Caylin Newton | Howard |
| RB | Wesley Dugger | Davidson |
| RB | Aaron Shampklin | Harvard |
| RB | Elijah Dotson | Sacramento State |
| FB | Clint Ratkovich | Western Illinois |
| WR | Bryce Nunnelly | Chattanooga |
| WR | Samuel Akem | Montana |
| TE | Owen Cosenke | Western Carolina |
| OL | Jack Badovinac | Colgate |
| OL | Drew Himmelman | Illinois State |
| OL | Liam Fornadel | James Madison |
| OL | Dillon Radunz | North Dakota State |
| OL | Ty Whitworth | Weber State |
| ATH | Troy Andersen | Montana State |
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| DL | Romeo McKnight | Illinois State |
| DL | Jacob Bergstrom | San Diego |
| DL | Anthony Knighton | Southern Illinois |
| DL | Bryce Carter | Towson |
| LB | Jabril Cox | North Dakota State |
| LB | Glenn Cunningham | Fordham |
| LB | Bryson Armstrong | Kennesaw State |
| LB | Deshawn Stevens | Maine |
| DB | Tyree Robinson | ETSU |
| DB | Hayden Bourgeois | Northwestern State |
| DB | Zyon McCollum | Sam Houston State |
| AP | Cade Johnson | South Dakota State |
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| PK | Trey Tuttle | Weber State |
| P | Chris Faddoul | Florida A&M |
| RS | D’Angelo Amos | James Madison |
| RS | Rashid Shaheed | Weber State |
| ST | Jace Lewis | Montana |
HONORABLE MENTION
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| AP | Dejoun Lee | Delaware |
| QB | Grant Breneman | Colgate |
| QB | Eric Barriere | Eastern Washington |
| QB | Zerrick Cooper | Jacksonville State |
| RB | Aaron Dawson | Central Connecticut |
| RB | Tyray Devezin | Mercer |
| RB | Pete Guerriero | Monmouth |
| RB | Isaiah Totten | N.C. Central |
| RB | Kyran Jackson | Sam Houston State |
| RB | Emilio Martinez | San Diego |
| WR | Jorge Portorreal | Lehigh |
| WR | Dai’Jean Dixon | Nicholls |
| WR | Tren’Davian Dickson | Texas Southern |
| WR | Jabari Allen | Towson |
| WR | Jared Harrell | UC Davis |
| WR | Kris Thornton | VMI |
| TE | Trae Barry | Jacksonville State |
| TE | Nick Muse | William & Mary |
| OL | Connor Mignone | Central Connecticut |
| OL | Zion Johnson | Davidson |
| OL | Brian Foley | Holy Cross |
| OL | Liam Dobson | Maine |
| OL | Lewis Kidd | Montana State |
| OL | Josh Burger | Wofford |
| OL | Blake Jeresaty | Wofford |
| DL | Simeon Page | Bucknell |
| DL | Nick Friedel | San Diego |
| DL | Malik Fisher | Villanova |
| LB | Andrew Lutgens | Dayton |
| LB | Wesley Bowers | Georgetown |
| LB | Charlie Patrick | Kennesaw State |
| LB | Ty Harris | Western Carolina |
| DB | Qwynnterrio Cole | Alcorn State |
| DB | DJ Exilhomme | Central Connecticut |
| DB | Justin Terry | Monmouth |
| DB | Evan Horn | New Hampshire |
| DB | Mac McCain III | North Carolina A&T |
| DB | Xavior Williams | Northern Iowa |
| DB | Korby Sander | Northern Iowa |
| DB | Bydarrius Knighten | SEMO |
| DB | D.J. Freeman | SEMO |
| PK | Grayson Atkins | Furman |
| P | Cade Coffey | Idaho |
| P | Garret Wegner | North Dakota State |
| P | D.J. Arnson | Northern Arizona |
ALL AMERICA TEAMS
The 2018 HERO Sports FCS All-America Team (Dec. 19)
The 2018 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-America Team (Dec. 18)
The 2018 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America Team (Dec. 17)
