Wednesday, December 18, 2013
by Cody Bush, PFL Media Relations

NEW YORK – Marist senior defensive end Terrence Fede was named to The Associated Press FCS All-America team as a second-team defensive lineman selection.

Fede, a redshirt senior from Nyack, N.Y., was picked the Pioneer Football League’s Defensive Player of the Year after leading Marist to a 7-1 PFL mark and a share of the program’s first PFL title. He finished the season with 13.0 sacks, his 1.2 per game rate leading the FCS. In addition, Fede ranked fifth among FCS tackles with 1.6 tackles for loss per game, finishing the season with 18.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage. He had 59 total tackles during the campaign, four passes defended and unofficially was credited with 13 quarterback hurries.

Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who won the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in FCS, and Montana State defensive end Brad Daly, who won the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in FCS, were first-team selections.

2013 AP FCS All-America Teams

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Jimmy Garoppolo, senior, 6-foot-3, 222 pounds, Eastern Illinois.

Running backs — Terrance West, junior, 5-11, 223, Towson; Zach Zenner, junior, 6-0, 220, South Dakota State.

Linemen — Billy Turner, senior, 6-6, 314, North Dakota State; Eric Pike, senior, 6-5, 298, Towson; Dakota Dozier, senior, 6-5, 303, Furman; Ashton Miller, senior, 6-2, 300, Eastern Washington; Danny Kistler, senior, 6-8, 315, Montana.

Receivers — Erik Lora, senior, 5-11, 190, Eastern Illinois; Cooper Kupp, redshirt freshman, 6-2, 195, Eastern Washington.

Tight End — MyCole Pruitt, junior, 6-3, 250, Southern Illinois.

All-purpose player — Fabian Truss, senior, 5-9, 185, Samford.

Kicker — Seth Sebastien, senior, 5-10, 180, Southeastern Louisiana.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Brad Daly, senior, 6-1, 240, Montana State; Shaquille Riddick, junior, 6-7, 240, Gardner-Webb; Davis Tull, junior, 6-3, 240, Chattanooga; Sullivan Grosz, senior, 6-4, 295, Cal Poly.

Linebackers — Stephon Robertson, senior, 5-11, 230, James Madison; Justin Shade, senior, 5-11, 229, Samford; Jordan Tripp, senior, 6-3, 235, Montana.

Backs — Daniel Fitzpatrick, junior, 6-2, 210, Tennessee State; Marcus Williams, senior, 5-11, 192, North Dakota State; Caleb Schaffitzel, junior, 6-0, 214, Missouri State; Jerome Couplin, senior, 6-2, 215, William & Mary.

Punter — Kyle Loomis, junior, 6-2, 210, Portland State.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Vernon Adams, sophomore, Eastern Washington.

Running backs — Timothy Flanders, senior, Sam Houston State; Lorenzo Taliaferro, senior, Coastal Carolina.

Linemen — Kadeem Edwards, senior, Tennessee State; Chris Elkins, senior, Youngstown State; Bryan Witzmann, senior, South Dakota State; Arinze Agada, senior, McNeese State; Garrett Frye, junior, Georgia Southern.

Tight End — AC Leonard, junior, Tennessee State.

Receivers — Sam Ajala, junior, Fordham; Lee Kurfis, senior, Lehigh.

All-purpose player — Xavier Roberson, sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana.

Kicker — Ray Early, senior, Furman.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Zach Hodges, senior, Harvard; Terrence Fede, senior, Marist; Anthony Bass, junior, Tennessee State; Ryan Drevlow, senior, North Dakota State.

Linebackers — Quinn Backus, junior, Coastal Carolina; Joe Thomas, senior, South Carolina State; Tyler Starr, senior, South Dakota.

Backs — Kendall James, senior, Maines; Jaquiski Tartt, junior, Samford; T.J. Lee, senior, Eastern Washington; Nick Addison, junior, Bethune Cookman.

Punter —Chad Zinchini, senior, Tennessee Tech.

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Brock Jensen, senior, North Dakota State.

Running backs — Kyle Harbridge, senior, St. Francis, Pa.; D.J. Adams, senior, Portland State.

Linemen — Dominic Pagliara, senior, Eastern Illinois; Jamey Cheatwood, senior, Coastal Carolina; Collin Seibert, junior, Eastern Illinois; Jared Singleton, senior, Wofford; Robert Booker, sophomore, Missouri State.

Tight end — Justin Perillo, senior, Maine.

Receivers — Jeremy Butler, senior, Tennessee-Martin; Lee Doss, senior, Southern University.

All-purpose player — Greg Hardin, senior, North Dakota.

Kicker — Colton Cook, senior, Southern Utah.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Caraun Reid, senior, Princeton; Colton Underwood, senior, Illinois State; Robert Simpson, senior, Mississippi Valley State; Mike Reilly, junior, William & Mary.

Linebackers — Lynden Trail, junior, Norfolk State; Tony Bell, junior, Tennessee-Martin; Grant Olson, senior, North Dakota State.

Backs — Lucky Dozier, senior, Northern Arizona; Jacob Hagen, junior, Liberty; J.D. Roussel, junior, Sacred Heart; Qua Cox, senior, Jackson State.

Punter — Justin Weldon, senior, Sacramento State.