FARMINGTON, Utah – Seven Vandals have been recognized with All-Big Sky honors, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday. Idaho placed two on the first and  three on the third team.
 
On offense, Logan Kendall was a Unanimous first-team selection at fullback. Kendall was a key component in the Vandal running attack that totaled over 2000 yards this fall. He also scored two touchdowns and averaged nearly eight yards a carry in to 2021. This is the second time in 2021 Kendall has earned First-Team All-Big Sky Honors. He was named to the first team in the 2021 spring season.

Running back Roshaun Johnson was named third-team All-Big Sky. Johnson had 91 carries for 444 yards and 10 touchdowns. Offensive lineman Logan Floyd was named to the All-Big Sky Third team. He helped anchor the offensive line that averaged 4.5 yards per carry and totaled over 2000 yards on the ground.
 
On Defense, middle linebacker Tre Walker earned First-team All-Big Sky defensive honors. Walker led the Vandals with 105 total tackles. He had three tackles for loss, three passes defended and forced a fumble. Walker earned first-team honors for the second time in 2021 also being named first-team in the spring.
Earning third-team All-Big Sky honors is defensive end Charles Akanno. Akanno totaled 44 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, eight quarterback hits, two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.
 
Noah Ellis and Tyrese Dedmon both earned All-Big Sky honorable mention honors. Ellis, a defensive tackle, totaled 46 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Dedmon, a defensive back, totaled 59 tackles, six pass breakups, two tackles for loss and an interception.
 


2021 Big Sky Football Individual Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Eric Barriere*, QB, Eastern Washington
Defensive Player of the Year: Troy Andersen, LB, Montana State
Newcomer of the Year: Justin Ford, DB, Montana
Freshman of the Year: RJ Martinez, QB, Northern Arizona

* - Unanimous selection
 

First Team All-Big Sky Offense
QB	Eric Barriere*	Eastern Washington
RB	Isaiah Ifanse*	Montana State
RB	Ulonzo Gilliam	UC Davis
FB	Logan Kendall*	Idaho
WR	Talolo Limu-Jones	Eastern Washington
WR	Lance McCutcheon	Montana State
WR	Pierre Williams	Sac State
TE	Marshel Martin	Sac State
OL	Lewis Kidd*	Montana State
OL	Braxton Jones	Southern Utah
OL	Tristen Taylor	Eastern Washington
OL	Thomas Parker	Sac State
OL	Noah Atagi	Weber State
OL	Jake Parks	UC Davis
First Team All-Big Sky Defense
DT	Jared Schiess	Weber State
DT	Chase Benson	Montana State
DE	Daniel Hardy	Montana State
DE	Josiah Erickson	Sac State
OLB	Patrick O'Connell	Montana
OLB	Conner Mortensen	Weber State
MLB	Troy Andersen	Montana State
MLB	Tre Walker	Idaho
DB	Justin Ford	Montana
DB	Eddie Heckard	Weber State
DB	Robby Hauck	Montana
DB	Anthony Adams	Portland State
DB	Jordan Perryman	UC Davis
First Team All-Big Sky Special Teams
K	Kyle Sentkowski	Sac State
P	Brian Buschini	Montana
KR	Rashid Shaheed*	Weber State
KR	Malik Flowers*	Montana
PR	Rashid Shaheed	Weber State
ST	Trevin Gradney	Montana
AP	Asher O'Hara*	Sac State
Second Team All-Big Sky Offense
QB	Davis Alexander	Portland State
RB	Kevin Daniels	Northern Arizona
RB	Dennis Merritt	Eastern Washington
FB	Ryan Rivera	Cal Poly
WR	Andrew Boston	Eastern Washington
WR	Beau Kelly	Portland State
WR	Tanner Conner	Idaho State
WR	Rashid Shaheed	Weber State
TE	McCallan Castles	UC Davis
OL	Connor Pettek	UC Davis
OL	Kooper Richardson	Sac State
OL	Grant Stephens	Northern Colorado
OL	Taylor Tuiasosopo	Montana State
OL	Brandon Weldon	Sac State
OL	Conlan Beaver	Montana
Second Team All-Big Sky Defense
DT	Alex Gubner	Montana
DT	Bryce Rodgers	UC Davis
DE	George Tarlas	Weber State
DE	VJ Malo	Portland State
OLB	David Hoage	Northern Colorado
OLB	La'akea Kaho'ohanohano-Davis	Southern Utah
OLB	Marte Mapu	Sac State
OLB	Callahan O'Reilley	Montana State
MLB	Jace Lewis	Montana
MLB	Marcus Hawkins	Sac State
DB	Greg Filer III	Sac State
DB	Ty Okada	Montana State
DB	Preston Smith	Weber State
DB	Morgan Vest	Northern Arizona
DB	Jaylin White	UC Davis
Second Team All-Big Sky Special Teams
K	Isaiah Gomez	UC Davis
P	Daniel Whelan	UC Davis
KR	Lan Larison	UC Davis
PR	Isaiah Thomas	UC Davis
AP	Trent Tompkins	UC Davis
Third Team All-Big Sky Offense
QB	Jake Dunniway	Sac State
RB	Cameron Skattebo	Sac State
RB	Roshaun Johnson	Idaho
WR	Efton Chism III	Eastern Washington
WR	Freddie Roberson	Eastern Washington
WR	Terez Traynor	Idaho
TE	Hayden Meacham	Weber State
OL	Hunter Mayginnes	Montana
OL	Logan Floyd	Idaho
OL	Jonas Leader	Northern Arizona
OL	Wyatt Musser	Eastern Washington
OL	Terren Carey	Idaho State
Third Team All-Big Sky Defense
DT	Josh Jerome	Eastern Washington
DT	Myles Cecil	Cal Poly
DE	Mitchell Johnson	Eastern Washington
DE	Francis Bemiy	Southern Utah
DE	Charles Akanno	Idaho
MLB	Matt Shotwell	Cal Poly
MLB	Jack Sendelbach	Eastern Washington
DB	Calin Criner	Eastern Washington
DB	Jerone Jackson	Northern Colorado
DB	Kobe Singleton	Southern Utah
DB	Tre Webb	Montana State
DB	Malik Jeter	Sac State
Third Team All-Big Sky Special Teams
K	Blake Glessner	Montana State
P	Sam Clark	Sac State
Big Sky Honorable Mention Team
WR	Kassidy Woods	Northern Colorado
WR	Mitch Roberts	Montana
WR	Nate Bennett	Portland State
WR	Coleman Owen	Northern Arizona
WR	Hendrix Johnson	Northern Arizona
TE	Cole Grossman	Montana
TE	Jared Scott	Idaho State
DT	Semise Kofe	Portland State
DT	Noah Ellis	Idaho
DT	Doug Schiess	Weber State
DT	Jett Stanley	Sac State
DE	Carson Taylor	Northern Arizona
DE	Joe Babros	Montana
DE	Elijah Ponder	Cal Poly
DE	Joe Golden	Northern Colorado
DE	Justin Belknap	Montana
DE	Amandre Williams	Montana State
MLB	Sherwin Lavaka	Weber State
MLB	Jace Bobo	Northern Colorado
MLB	Ty Graham	Eastern Washington
MLB	Tristen Vance	Northern Arizona
MLB	Harrison Beemiller	Northern Arizona
DB	Marque Collins	Weber State
DB	Jeffrey Manning Jr.	Montana State
DB	Jayden Dawson	Idaho State
DB	Tyrese Dedmon	Idaho
P	Kevin Ryan	Idaho State
P	DJ Arnson	Northern Arizona