Courtesy Morehead State Athletics Media Relations

NEW YORK CITY – Morehead State football player Wes McDermott was named Associated Press All-American third-team on Wednesday morning.

McDermott finished the season with 109 total tackles and was ranked 26th in the nation in tackles per game at (9.9). He also finished tied for 10th nationally in tackles-for-loss per game at 1.50. McDermott led a Morehead State defense that finished first in the nation in tackles-for-loss per game at 9.86. The Eagles finished seventh in the nation in total defense at 266.27 yards allowed per game and only allowed 72.5 yards per game on the ground which was good for fourth in the nation.

McDermott finished his career in the top five of MSU’s career tackles list at 316 total tackles. McDermott notched 48 tackles for loss in his career which puts him 19th in FCS history and he averaged 1.09 tackles-for-loss throughout his career which puts him tied for 24th all-time in the FCS.