FARMINGTON, Utah – Twelve Vandals have been recognized with All-Big Sky honors, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Idaho placed four on both the first and second teams.
The linebacker duo of
Tre Walker and
Christian Elliss both earned All-Big Sky First Team honors. Walker, a Buck Buchanan Award Finalist, led the Big Sky with 13.5 tackles per game in the spring and was a unanimous selection. He added 4.5 tackles for loss in his four games of action. Elliss finished fourth in the conference in tackles after average 10.0 per game. Elliss is currently 18
th in program history with 266 career tackles.
Hayden Hatten and
Logan Kendall also earned first team nods. Hatten finished second in the conference with 43 receptions over six games and was one of three Big Sky student-athletes to average better than 100 yards per game. Kendall, an unanimous selection at fullback, scored twice on six receptions this season, and was an absolute force to be reckoned with in the run game.
Special teamers
Nick Romano and
Cade Coffey earned second team honors. Romano led the Big Sky in kick return average, with a minimum of two returns per game, at 26.5 yards per return. Coffey finished second in the Big Sky in punting after averaging 45.8 yards per punt in 2021.
Tyrese Dedmon and
Jalen Hoover also made the second team, as defensive backs.
Five Vandals earned All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors. Coffey earned the recognition as a kicker, after finished tied for the Big Sky lead in field goal percentage. He made 9-of-10 field goals on the year, including a career-long 51-yarder. Linebacker
Fa'Avae Fa'Avae finished the season 12
th in the conference in tackles per game to earn honorable mention. Defensive linemen
Jonah Kim and
Rahsaan Crawford, as well as offensive lineman
Logan Floyd, were also recognized as honorable mention selections.
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Spring 2021 Big Sky Football All-Conference
Offensive Player of the Year: Eric Barriere, QB, Eastern Washington
Defensive Player of the Year: Conner Mortensen, LB, Weber State
Newcomer of the Year: Tyler Vander Waal, QB, Idaho State
Co-Freshman of the Year: Chubba Ma'ae, DT, UC Davis & Dontae McMillan, RB, Weber State
* - Unanimous All-First Team Selection
$ - Two-Time All-Big Sky First Team Selection
% - Three-Time All-Big Sky First Team Selection
# - Four-Time All-Big Sky First Team Selection
First Team All-Big Sky
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Player Year School
Quarterback Eric Barriere* Sr. Eastern Washington
Wide Receiver Talolo Limu-Jones* Sr. Eastern Washington
Wide Receiver Tanner Conner Sr. Idaho State
Wide Reciever Hayden Hatten So. Idaho
Offensive Line Nick Amoah* Jr. UC Davis
Offensive Line Ty Whitworth*% Sr. Weber State
Offensive Line Noah Atagi So. Weber State
Offensive Line Braxton Jones Jr. Southern Utah
Offensive Line Connor Pettek Jr. UC Davis
Offensive Line Tristen Taylor Sr. Eastern Washington
Running Back Josh Davis*% Jr. Weber State
Running Back Tamarick Pierce Sr. Eastern Washington
Tight End McCallan Castles* So. UC Davis
Fullback Logan Kendall* Jr. Idaho
Kicker Luis Aguilar*$ Sr. Northern Arizona
Punt Returner Rashid Shaheed*% Sr. Weber State
Kick Returner Rashid Shaheed*% Sr. Weber State
Special Teams Player Colton Belnap* Sr. Idaho State
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Player Year School
Defensive Tackle Jared Schiess*$ Sr. Weber State
Defensive Tackle Bryce Rodgers Sr. UC Davis
Defensive End Mitchell Johnson Jr. Eastern Washington
Defensive End Francis Bemiy Jr. Southern Utah
Outside Linebacker Christian Elliss$ Sr. Idaho
Outside Linebacker La'akea K-Davis Jr. Southern Utah
Inside Linebacker Connor Mortensen* Sr. Weber State
Inside Linebacker Tre Walker* Jr. Idaho
Defensive Back Morgan Vest* Jr. Northern Arizona
Defensive Back Jayden Dawson Jr. Idaho State
Defensive Back Eddie Heckard So. Weber State
Defensive Back Jordan Perryman Jr. UC Davis
Defensive Back Anthany Smith Jr. Eastern Washington
Defensive Back Preston Smith Sr. Weber State
Defensive Back Desmond Williams Jr. Weber State
Punter Daniel Whelan* Sr. UC Davis
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Player Year School
Quarterback Tyler Vander Waal Jr. Idaho State
Wide Receiver Freddie Roberson So. Eastern Washington
Wide Receiver Landen Measom Sr. Southern Utah
Wide Receiver Stacy Chukwumezie Sr. Northern Arizona
Offensive Line Luke Rudolph Sr. Northern Arizona
Offensive Line Terron Carey So. Idaho State
Offensive Line Jonas Leader Sr. Northern Arizona
Offensive Line Wyatt Musser Jr. Eastern Washington
Offensive Line Jacob Angel So. Idaho State
Offensive Line Jordan Ford So. UC Davis
Running Back Lan Larison Fr. UC Davis
Running Back Dontae McMillan Fr. Weber State
Tight End Matthew Kempton RJr. Northern Arizona
Kicker Seth Harrison So. Eastern Washington
Punt Returner Isaiah Thomas Sr. UC Davis
Kick Returner Nick Romano So. Idaho
Special Teams Player Treyson Johnson Fr. Southern Utah
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Player Year School
Defensive Tackle Chubba Ma'ae Fr. UC Davis
Defensive Tackle Sione Lapuaho Sr. Weber State
Defensive End George Tarlas Jr. Weber State
Defensive End Luka Nixon Jr. UC Davis
Outside Linebacker Oshea Trujillo Sr. Idaho State
Outside Linebacker Connor Airey Sr. UC Davis
Inside Linebacker Cole Hansen Jr. UC Davis
Inside Linebacker Harrison Beemiller Sr. Northern Arizona
Inside Linebacker Sherwin Lavaka Sr. Weber State
Defensive Back Anthony Sweeney Jr. Northern Arizona
Defensive Back LJ Davis Jr. Southern Utah
Defensive Back Tyrese Dedmon Sr. Idaho
Defensive Back Jalen Hoover Sr. Idaho
Defensive Back Tre Weed So. Eastern Washington
Punter Cade Coffey Sr. Idaho
Honorable Mention
Quarterback: Justin Miller (SUU) and Keondre Wudtee (NAU)
Offensive Line:
Logan Floyd (UI)
Running Back: Malakai Rango (ISU) and Dennis Merritt (EWU)
Kicker:
Cade Coffey (UI) and Manny Berz (SUU)
Punt Returner: Judd Cockett (SUU)
Kick Returner: Judd Cockett (SUU)
Defensive Line: Joshua Jerome (EWU), Kainoa Fuiava (ISU),
Jonah Kim (UI) and
Rahsaan Crawford (UI)
Defensive End: Carson Taylor (NAU) and Terrence Jones (ISU)
Outside Linebacker:
Fa'Avae Fa'Avae (UI)
Inside Linebacker: Connor Willis (ISU), Ty Graham (EWU) and Tristen Vance (NAU)
Punter: DJ Arnson (NAU)
