Bryce Sterk
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Bobcat Senior Bryce Sterk Named Buck Buchanan Award Finalist
11/25/2019 4:54:00 PM | Football
Sterk led the Big Sky in sacks in 2019
BOZEMAN, Montana – Montana State defensive end Bryce Sterk was named one of 26 finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented to the top defensive player in the FCS, by STATS on Monday.
Sterk led the Big Sky Conference with 13.5 sacks and was second with 16.5 tackles-for-loss. He was third in the FCS in sacks, and was a dominant force throughout the season. The 6-5, 261 lb Lynden, Washington product finished the regular season with 56 total tackles and three quarterback hurries, and logged 2.5 sacks when the Bobcat defense suffocated the University of Montana offense on Saturday.
Two Bobcats have earned the Buchanan Award, Caleb Schreibeis in 2012 and Brad Daly in 2013.
Each of the STATS national award finalists are below:
2019 STATS FCS AWARDS FINALISTS
33rd WALTER PAYTON AWARD
FCS Offensive Player of the Year - 26 Finalists
Kenji Bahar, QB, Monmouth
Eric Barriere, QB, Eastern Washington
Jordan Bentley, RB, Alabama A&M
Julius Chestnut, RB, Sacred Heart
Case Cookus, QB, Northern Arizona
Zerrick Cooper, QB, Jacksonville State
Domenic Cozier, RB, Holy Cross
Tom Flacco, QB, Towson
Pete Guerriero, RB, Monmouth
Felix Harper, QB, Alcorn State
Cade Johnson, WR, South Dakota State
Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
Jah-Maine Martin, RB, North Carolina A&T
Aaron Parker, WR, Rhode Island
Alex Ramsey, RB, VMI
Kurt Rawlings, QB, Yale
James Robinson, RB, Illinois State
Chris Rowland, WR/RS, Tennessee State
Reid Sinnett, QB, San Diego
Breylin Smith, QB, Central Arkansas
Daniel Smith, QB, Villanova
Ryan Stanley, QB, Florida A&M
Kevin Thomson, QB, Sacramento State
Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton
Aaron Winchester, QB, Central Connecticut State
Bailey Zappe, QB, Houston Baptist
25th BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD
FCS Defensive Player of the Year - 26 Finalists
Anthony Adams, S, Portland State
Bryson Armstrong, LB, Kennesaw State
Ron'Dell Carter, DE, James Madison
Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois
John Daka, DE, James Madison
Brandon Easterling, S, Dayton
Willie Eubanks Jr., LB, The Citadel
Cam Gill, LB, Wagner
Zach Hall, LB, Southeast Missouri
Kordell Jackson, DB, Austin Peay
Rico Kennedy, LB, Morgan State
Sully Laiche, DL, Nicholls
Da'Jon Lee, LB, Saint Francis
Greg Liggs Jr., CB, Elon
Eli Mencer, DE, UAlbany
Solomon Muhammad, LB, Alcorn State
Dante Olson, LB, Montana
Aaron Patrick, DL, Eastern Kentucky
Christian Rozeboom, LB, South Dakota State
Artevius Smith, DB, ETSU
Elerson Smith, DL, Northern Iowa
Bryce Sterk, LB, Montana State
Isiah Swann, DB, Dartmouth
Derrek Tuszka, DL, North Dakota State
Nick Wheeler, DL, Colgate
Keith Woetzel, LB, Lehigh
9th JERRY RICE AWARD
FCS Freshman Player of the Year - 20 Finalists
John Bachus III, QB, UT Martin
Omar Brown, DB, Northern Iowa
Tyrese Chambers, WR, Sacred Heart
Ian Corwin, QB, Drake
Jacob Dobbs, LB, Holy Cross
Nick Eaton, LB, UC Davis
Tra Fluellen, DB, Houston Baptist
Ailym Ford, RB, Chattanooga
Xavier Gipson, WR, Stephen F. Austin
Tyler Hudson, WR, Central Arkansas
Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, WR, Alabama A&M
Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
Jalen Leary, RB, Stetson
Jacob Roberts, LB, North Carolina A&T
Keegan Shoemaker, QB, Lafayette
Jake Stebbins, LB, Cornell
Jeff Undercuffler, QB, UAlbany
Tristan Wheeler, LB, Richmond
Hajj-Malik Williams, QB, Campbell
Javon Williams Jr., RB, Southern Illinois
33rd EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD
FCS Coach of the Year - 15 Finalists
Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas
Kevin Callahan, Monmouth
Bob Chesney, Holy Cross
Curt Cignetti, James Madison
Bernard Clark Jr., Robert Morris
Matt Entz, North Dakota State
Greg Gattuso, UAlbany
Mark Hudspeth, Austin Peay
Dale Lindsey, San Diego
Connell Maynor, Alabama A&M
Ryan McCarthy, Central Connecticut State
Buddy Pough, South Carolina State
Troy Taylor, Sacramento State
Buddy Teevens, Dartmouth
Scott Wachenheim, VMI
Sterk led the Big Sky Conference with 13.5 sacks and was second with 16.5 tackles-for-loss. He was third in the FCS in sacks, and was a dominant force throughout the season. The 6-5, 261 lb Lynden, Washington product finished the regular season with 56 total tackles and three quarterback hurries, and logged 2.5 sacks when the Bobcat defense suffocated the University of Montana offense on Saturday.
Two Bobcats have earned the Buchanan Award, Caleb Schreibeis in 2012 and Brad Daly in 2013.
Each of the STATS national award finalists are below:
2019 STATS FCS AWARDS FINALISTS
33rd WALTER PAYTON AWARD
FCS Offensive Player of the Year - 26 Finalists
Kenji Bahar, QB, Monmouth
Eric Barriere, QB, Eastern Washington
Jordan Bentley, RB, Alabama A&M
Julius Chestnut, RB, Sacred Heart
Case Cookus, QB, Northern Arizona
Zerrick Cooper, QB, Jacksonville State
Domenic Cozier, RB, Holy Cross
Tom Flacco, QB, Towson
Pete Guerriero, RB, Monmouth
Felix Harper, QB, Alcorn State
Cade Johnson, WR, South Dakota State
Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
Jah-Maine Martin, RB, North Carolina A&T
Aaron Parker, WR, Rhode Island
Alex Ramsey, RB, VMI
Kurt Rawlings, QB, Yale
James Robinson, RB, Illinois State
Chris Rowland, WR/RS, Tennessee State
Reid Sinnett, QB, San Diego
Breylin Smith, QB, Central Arkansas
Daniel Smith, QB, Villanova
Ryan Stanley, QB, Florida A&M
Kevin Thomson, QB, Sacramento State
Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton
Aaron Winchester, QB, Central Connecticut State
Bailey Zappe, QB, Houston Baptist
25th BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD
FCS Defensive Player of the Year - 26 Finalists
Anthony Adams, S, Portland State
Bryson Armstrong, LB, Kennesaw State
Ron'Dell Carter, DE, James Madison
Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois
John Daka, DE, James Madison
Brandon Easterling, S, Dayton
Willie Eubanks Jr., LB, The Citadel
Cam Gill, LB, Wagner
Zach Hall, LB, Southeast Missouri
Kordell Jackson, DB, Austin Peay
Rico Kennedy, LB, Morgan State
Sully Laiche, DL, Nicholls
Da'Jon Lee, LB, Saint Francis
Greg Liggs Jr., CB, Elon
Eli Mencer, DE, UAlbany
Solomon Muhammad, LB, Alcorn State
Dante Olson, LB, Montana
Aaron Patrick, DL, Eastern Kentucky
Christian Rozeboom, LB, South Dakota State
Artevius Smith, DB, ETSU
Elerson Smith, DL, Northern Iowa
Bryce Sterk, LB, Montana State
Isiah Swann, DB, Dartmouth
Derrek Tuszka, DL, North Dakota State
Nick Wheeler, DL, Colgate
Keith Woetzel, LB, Lehigh
9th JERRY RICE AWARD
FCS Freshman Player of the Year - 20 Finalists
John Bachus III, QB, UT Martin
Omar Brown, DB, Northern Iowa
Tyrese Chambers, WR, Sacred Heart
Ian Corwin, QB, Drake
Jacob Dobbs, LB, Holy Cross
Nick Eaton, LB, UC Davis
Tra Fluellen, DB, Houston Baptist
Ailym Ford, RB, Chattanooga
Xavier Gipson, WR, Stephen F. Austin
Tyler Hudson, WR, Central Arkansas
Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, WR, Alabama A&M
Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
Jalen Leary, RB, Stetson
Jacob Roberts, LB, North Carolina A&T
Keegan Shoemaker, QB, Lafayette
Jake Stebbins, LB, Cornell
Jeff Undercuffler, QB, UAlbany
Tristan Wheeler, LB, Richmond
Hajj-Malik Williams, QB, Campbell
Javon Williams Jr., RB, Southern Illinois
33rd EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD
FCS Coach of the Year - 15 Finalists
Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas
Kevin Callahan, Monmouth
Bob Chesney, Holy Cross
Curt Cignetti, James Madison
Bernard Clark Jr., Robert Morris
Matt Entz, North Dakota State
Greg Gattuso, UAlbany
Mark Hudspeth, Austin Peay
Dale Lindsey, San Diego
Connell Maynor, Alabama A&M
Ryan McCarthy, Central Connecticut State
Buddy Pough, South Carolina State
Troy Taylor, Sacramento State
Buddy Teevens, Dartmouth
Scott Wachenheim, VMI
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