A total of eight South Dakota State football stalwarts were honored across two more Football Championship Subdivision All-America teams that were announced Thursday.
Six Jackrabbits were honored on both the Phil Steele FCS 2024 All-American Team and the FCS Football Central All-America squad, with two more named to the FCS Football Central squad.
The breakdown of awards is as follows:
Phil Steele FCS 2024 All-American Team
- 1st Team: Caleb Francl (LB)
- 2nd Team: Evan Beerntsen (OL), Gus Miller (OL), Adam Bock (LB), Dalys Beanum (DB)
- 4th Team: Amar Johnson (RB)
2024 FCS Football Central All-American Team
- 1st Team: Gus Miller (OL), Adam Bock (LB), Tucker Large (DB)
- 2nd Team: Griffin Wilde (WR); Evan Beerntsen (OL), Caleb Francl (LB), Dalys Beanum (DB)
- 3rd Team: Amar Johnson (RB)
Beerntsen and Miller represented the Jackrabbit offense on All-America teams announced by both The Associated Press and Stats Perform earlier this week, while Francl, Bock and Beanum were defensive honorees on one or both of the honor squads.
Large, a junior from Sioux Falls, was slowed by injury the first half of the season, but solidified the secondary down the stretch to close the regular season with 19 total tackles, 4 pass breakups and two interceptions for a Jackrabbit squad that leads FCS ranks in scoring defense.
A sophomore from Sioux Falls, Wilde paced a new-look receiving crops with 56 receptions for 900 yards and 8 touchdowns in regular season action, topping the 100-yard four times. He has since added two more 100-yard, two-touchdown performances in postseason play as the Jackrabbits have advanced to the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs for the fifth consecutive year and seventh time in eight seasons.
Johnson, a senior from OFallon, Missouri, led a potent rushing attack with 910 yards and 13 touchdowns in regular season play, followed by two more 100-yard games in the playoffs. Johnson also ranked second on the team with 26 receptions, tallying 187 yards and a score.
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