Fletcher Earns AFCA All-America Honors
12/15/2009 4:23:17 PM | Football
A Bobcat football player earned First Team All-America honors for the second straight day Tuesday, when senior defensive end Dane Fletcher was named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS squad.
See Feltcher highlight video here
Fletcher, a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the FCS' top defensive player, posted a sensational senior season. The
Fletcher adds All-America honors to an already lengthy list of accolades this season. He earned First Team All-Big Sky honors for the first time, and became MSU's third Big Sky Defensive MVP in the last seven seasons.
During his spectacular career, he recorded 51 tackles-for-loss, fifth among players active during 2009. He joins two-time All-America defensive lineman Corey Widmer (1990, '91), long snapper Dusty Daws (2004), and defensive lineman Brad Daws (1975) as
Fletcher was one of five Big Sky players honored by the AFCA. He joins teammate Jeff Hansen, a senior offensive guard who was named to the Walter Camp All-America Team Monday, as Bobcat All-Americas so far in 2009.
Fletcher highlight video against Sac State here
2009 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Team
Offense
WR-Terrell Hudgins, 6-2, 236, Sr., Elon/
WR-Juamorris Stewart, 6-3, 205, Sr., Southern/
TE-Scott Sicko, 6-4, 235, Sr., New Hampshire/
OL-Levi Horn, 6-7, 315, Sr., Montana/
OL-Matt McCracken, 6-3, 300 Sr., Richmond/
C Kyle Mutcher,
OL Austin Howard, 6-7, 319, Sr., Northern Iowa/
OL Joe Gibbs, 6-5, 285, Sr., Tennessee-Martin/Brilliant,
QB Matt Nichols, 6-3, 220, Sr., Eastern
RB James Mallory, 5-10, 200, Sr., Central Connecticut/
RB Pat Paschall,
Defense
DL-Christian Anthony,
DL-Arthur Moats, 6-2, 250, Sr., James
DL-Dane Fletcher,
DL Adrian Tracy, 6-4, 243, Sr., William & Mary/
LB Jacque Roman, 6-1, 240, Sr., Appalachian St./Kingland,
LB J.C. Sherritt, 5-10, 220, Jr., Eastern Washington/
LB Jake Lewko, 6-1, 240, Sr., Pennsylvania/
DB Mark LeGree, 6-0, 200, Jr., Appalachian St./
DB Charles Graves, 6-0, 200, Sr., Delaware/Raleigh, N.C. (
DB Justin Rogers, 5-10, 181, Jr., Richmond/
DB Korey Lindsey, 6-0, 190, Jr., Southern Illinois/
Specialists
P-Pedro Ventura, 5-9, 170, Jr., Prairie View A&M/
PK-Armando Cuko, 5-11, 190, Sr.
AP-LeRoy Vann , 5-9, 185 Sr., Florida A&M/
