These are the guys who got things done in 2019, 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 2019 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All America Team.
What does HERO Sports do differently? We consider postseason performance leading up to the release of this honor, meaning the quarterfinals play into our decision-making. In fact, we added a player or two based on that, as they were on the fringe of making our teams prior to the quarters, then proved they belonged in the quarters. Also, we realized the FCS is full of skill-position talent and we try to reward it. That’s our philosophy on the 126 teams and 13 conferences. Now, we also realize that the level of play differs from conference to conference, that also plays into the decision making.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
NOTE: AP – All-Purpose; ATH- Dual-threat QB; RS- Return Specialist on Special teams; ST- Special teams standout; LS- Long Snapper
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| QB | Trey Lance | North Dakota State |
| QB | Jeff Undercuffler | Albany |
| RB | Will Knight | Delaware |
| RB | Ailym Ford | Chattanooga |
| RB | Javon Williams Jr. | Southern Illinois |
| OL | Johnathan Toole | The Citadel |
| OL | Beau Branyan | Southern Illinois |
| OL | Isaac Erbes | South Dakota |
| OL | Parker Ray | Central Arkansas |
| OL | Bucky Williams | Austin Peay |
| WR | Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim | Alabama A&M |
| WR | Tyler Hudson | Central Arkansas |
| WR | Xavier Gipson | Stephen F. Austin |
| TE | Marshel Martin | Sacramento State |
| AP | Niko Duffey | Alcorn State |
| AP | Devron Harper | Gardner-Webb |
| ATH | Hajj-Malik Campbell | Campbell |
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| DL | Michael Mason | Wofford |
| DL | Jevon Leon | Sam Houston State |
| DL | DeMarko Craig | Youngstown State |
| LB | Nick Eaton | UC Davis |
| LB | Jacob Roberts | North Carolina A&T |
| LB | Jacob Dobbs | Holy Cross |
| LB | Tristan Wheeler | Richmond |
| DB | Omar Brown | Northern Iowa |
| DB | Cody Cline | Charleston Southern |
| DB | Eddie Heckard | Weber State |
| DB | Tra Fluellen | Houston Baptist |
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| P | George Eberle | William & Mary |
| PK | Matthew Cook | Northern Iowa |
| PR | Jaxon Janke | South Dakota State |
| KR | Aaron Dykes | Richmond |
| LS | Luke Wallis | Lamar |
HONORABLE MENTION
| POS | PLAYER | SCHOOL |
| QB | John Bachus III | UT Martin |
| QB | Keegan Shoemaker | Lafayette |
| QB | Will McElvain | Northern Iowa |
| RB | DeeWil Barlee | Villanova |
| RB | Devin Abrams | Furman |
| RB | Aidan Bouguet | Harvard |
| RB | Jay Stanton | Samford |
| OL | Tyler Smith | Western Carolina |
| OL | Lucas Portes | Fordham |
| OL | Kian Rexroat-Potts | South Dakota |
| OL | Jeremiah James | Nicholls |
| OL | Evan Jumper | Furman |
| WR | Hendrix Johnson | Northern Arizona |
| WR | Tyrese Chambers | Sacred Heart |
| WR | Ayir Asante | Holy Cross |
| WR | Jaaron Hayek | Villanova |
| WR | Leroy Thomas | VMI |
| AP | Kevin Johnson | Norfolk State |
| DL | Mikhari Sibblis | Lehigh |
| DL | Jamarius Landers | UT Martin |
| DL | Quinton Hicks | South Dakota State |
| DB | Jaylon Jimmerson | UIW |
| DB | Gavin Pringle | Bucknell |
| DB | Jarius Monroe | Nicholls |
| DB | Clayton Isbell | Illinois State |
| DB | Terrell Smith | St. Francis |
| DB | Tre Weed | Eastern Washington |
| DB | Ryan Stapp | Abilene Christian |
| PK | Seth Harrison | Eastern Washington |
| KR | Nick Romano | Idaho |
| KR | Bronson Yoder | William & Mary |
| RS | Jaylon Johnson | Stetson |
| AP | Dylan Laube | New Hampshire |
| LB | Liam McIntyre | Long Island U. |
| LB | Marco Olivas | Lafayette |
| LB | Braden Gilby | Furman |
| LB | Jakari Starling | South Dakota |
2019 All-American Teams
2019 FCS All-American (all classes)
