NAU Football Places 12 on 2018 All-Big Sky Football Teams

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (November 20, 2018) – The Northern Arizona football team had a total of 12 players selected to the 2018 All-Big Sky Football Teams, which were released by conference officials on Tuesday.
 
Junior cornerback Khalil Dorsey was honored as an All-Big Sky First Team selection, senior wide receiver Emmanuel Butler senior safeties Kam'ron Johnson and Wes Sutton were named to the All-Big Sky Second Team, while junior defensive tackle Jalen Goss, senior cornerback Maurice Davison and sophomore punter DJ Arnson were All-Big Sky Third Team choices.
 
In addition of total of five Lumberjacks received All-Big Sky Honorable Mention status including junior guard Jamison Pruitt, junior guard Malik Noshi, senior running back Cory Young, junior cornerback Marcel Myers and junior defensive lineman Aaron Andrews.
 
Dorsey was part of a defensive secondary that ranked 13^th nationally and tops in the Big Sky in passing yards allowed at 179.7 yards per game and sixth among FCS leaders with 17 interceptions, which also led the Big Sky Conference.  Dorsey snared three interceptions in 2018, including a season-high two in a win over Southern Utah on Sept. 22.  He registered 33 tackles, including a pair of tackles for loss and broke up six passes.  Dorsey was an All-Big Sky Second Team honoree in 2017.
 
Butler became NAU's all-time leader in receiving touchdowns (33) and yards (3,217) during his senior campaign which saw him post 676 yards on 35 receptions and seven touchdowns.  Butler closes out his career as a Lumberjacks as one of the most prolific pass catchers in NAU history finishing with 13 performances of 100-plus receiving yards and one 200-yard effort.  This marks the third time in Butler's career he has been honored with All-Big Sky Status after being named to the first team in 2015 and 2016.
 
Joining Butler on the second team are senior safeties Sutton and Johnson.  Sutton tabbed 34 tackles and six tackles for loss during his senior campaign while adding three interceptions and five pass breakups.  He was a first team All-Big Sky honoree in 2017.  Johnson, who earned second team All-Big Sky status for the second consecutive season, led the NAU secondary with four interceptions.  He also tabbed 53 stops, a fumble recovery and four pass breakups.
 
Goss joined two of his teammates on the All-Big Sky Third Team squad.  Goss, who was honored as Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after returning a fumble for a pivotal touchdown in the Lumberjacks' win over Weber State on Oct. 6, amassed 40 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks.  He forced a total of four quarterback hurries and recovered two fumbles.
 
Davison joins Goss with All-Big Sky third team honors and is the fourth member of NAU's starting secondary to earn all-conference accolades.  Davison nabbed his first interception of the season in the regular-season finale vs. North Dakota and raced 51 yards for a touchdown.  He capped off his senior campaign with 51 stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and six pass breakups, while starting all 10 games in 2018.
 
Arnson had a breakthrough season and established himself as one of the top punters in all of the FCS.  His average of 44.6 yards per punt ranked third nationally among FCS leaders and second in the Big Sky Conference.  He placed a total of 15 kicks inside the 20 yard line, forced 15 fair catches and had 16 punts of over 50 yards, including three over 60.
 
The Big Sky All-Conference team is selected by the Big Sky's head football coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. The conference's Coach of the Year award will be announced on Wednesday.
 
COMPLETE LIST OF BIG SKY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARD WINNERS/ALL-CONFERENCE SQUADS
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Maier, UC Davis
Defensive Player of the Year: Jay-Tee Tiuli, Eastern Washington
Freshman of the Year: Josh Davis, Weber State
Newcomer of the Year: Dalton Sneed, Montana
 
* - Unanimous All-First Team Selection
$ - Two-Time All-Big Sky First Team Selection
% - Three-Time All-Big Sky First Team Selection
 

2018 Big Sky Football All-Conference Team
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Position	Player	Year	School
Wide Receiver	*$Keelan Doss	Senior	UC Davis
Wide Receiver	$Mitch Gueller	Junior	Idaho State
Wide Receiver	Nsimba Webster	Senior	Eastern Washington
Tackle	$Iosua Opeta	Senior	Weber State
Tackle	Brian Fineanganofo	Senior	Idaho State
Guard	Noah Johnson	Junior	Idaho
Guard	Ty Whitworth	Sophomore	Weber State
Center	$Zach Larsen	Junior	Southern Utah
Tight End	Charlie Taumoepeau	Junior	Portland State
Quarterback	*Jake Maier	Junior	UC Davis
Quarterback	*Troy Andersen	Sophomore	Montana State
Running Back	Elijah Dotson	Sophomore	Sacramento State
Running Back	Josh Davis	Freshman	Weber State
Fullback	*%Joe Protheroe	Senior	Cal Poly
Kicker	Roldan Alcobendas	Senior	Eastern Washington
Returner	*$Rashid Shaheed	Sophomore	Weber State

 

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Position	Player	Year	School
Tackle	*$Jay-Tee Tiuli	Senior	Eastern Washington
Tackle	Filipe Sitake	Senior	Weber State
End	Jonah Williams	Junior	Weber State
End	Adam Rodriguez	Junior	Weber State
End	Keenan Williams	Senior	Eastern Washington
Outside Linebacker	Kaden Elliss	Senior	Idaho
Outside Linebacker	Landon Stice	Senior	Weber State
Inside Linebacker	*$LeGrand Toia	Senior	Weber State
Inside Linebacker	Dante Olson	Junior	Montana
Cornerback	Keilan Benjamin	Senior	Weber State
Cornerback	Khalil Dorsey	Junior	Northern Arizona
Safety	Jordan Preator	Senior	Weber State
Safety	Jawian Harrison	Senior	Weber State
Punter	Roldan Alcobendas	Senior	Eastern Washington
Punter	Cade Coffey	Sophomore	Idaho
Special Teams	$Brady May	Senior	Weber State

 

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Position	Player	Year	School
Wide Receiver	Alex Wesley	Senior	Northern Colorado
Wide Receiver	Samuel Akem	Sophomore	Montana
Wide Receiver	Emmanuel Butler	Senior	Northern Arizona
Wide Receiver	Michael Dean	Junior	Idaho State
Tackle	Chris Schlichting	Junior	Eastern Washington
Tackle	Mitch Brott	Junior	Montana State
Guard	Kaleb Levao	Senior	Eastern Washington
Guard	Tyler Whisenhunt	Junior	Cal Poly
Center	Spencer Blackburn	Senior	Eastern Washington
Tight End	Wes Preece	Junior	UC Davis
Quarterback	Tanner Gueller	Senior	Idaho State
Running Back	James Madison	Senior	Idaho State
Running Back	Sam McPherson	Senior	Eastern Washington
Fullback	Brady May	Senior	Weber State
Kicker	Trey Tuttle	Sophomore	Weber State
Returner	Jerry Louie-McGee	Junior	Montana

 

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Position	Player	Year	School
Tackle	Tucker Yates	Senior	Montana State
Tackle	DJ Henderson	Senior	Idaho
End	Tyron Fa'anono	Senior	Montana State
End	Mitchell Johnson	Freshman	Eastern Washington
Outside Linebacker	Mason Moe	Senior	UC Davis
Outside Linebacker	Bryce Sterk	Junior	Montana State
Inside Linebacker	Josh Buss	Senior	Montana
Inside Linebacker	Ketner Kupp	Senior	Eastern Washington
Cornerback	Josh Lewis	Senior	Eastern Washington
Cornerback	Vince White	Senior	UC Davis
Safety	Kam'ron Johnson	Senior	Northern Arizona
Safety	Wes Sutton	Senior	Northern Arizona
Punter	Doug Lloyd	Junior	Weber State
Special Teams	Jace Lewis	Sophomore	Montana

 

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
Position	Player	Year	School
Wide Receiver	Jared Harrell	Sophomore	UC Davis
Wide Receiver	David Ungerer	Senior	Idaho
Wide Receiver	J.J. Koski	Junior	Cal Poly
Tackle	Marquez Tucker	Senior	Southern Utah
Tackle	Josh Brown	Senior	Portland State
Tackle	Beau Byus	Senior	Eastern Washington
Guard	Jack Hunter	Senior	Eastern Washington
Guard	Korbin Sorenson	Sophomore	Portland State
Center	Harry Whitson	Senior	Cal Poly
Tight End	Theron Verna	Senior	Northern Colorado
Quarterback	Eric Barriere	Sophomore	Eastern Washington
Running Back	Ulonzo Gilliam	Freshman	UC Davis
Running Back	Isaiah Saunders	Senior	Idaho
Fullback	Henderson Belk	Senior	Eastern Washington
Kicker	Alex Vega	Senior	Cal Poly
Kicker	Cody Williams	Freshman	Portland State
Returner	Judd Cockett	Sophomore	Southern Utah

 

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
Position	Player	Year	School
Tackle	Kenton Bartlett	Junior	Portland State
Tackle	Jalen Goss	Junior	Northern Arizona
End	Jesse Sims	Junior	Montana
End	Keifer Morris	Senior	Northern Colorado
Outside Linebacker	Paea Moala	Senior	Idaho State
Outside Linebacker	Auston Tesch	Junior	Weber State
Inside Linebacker	Christian Elliss	Sophomore	Idaho
Inside Linebacker	Kody Graves	Junior	Idaho State
Inside Linebacker	Chinedu Ahanonu	Senior	Southern Utah
Cornerback	Parker Preator	Senior	Weber State
Cornerback	Maurice Davison	Senior	Northern Arizona
Safety	Mitch Fettig	Senior	Eastern Washington
Safety	Isaiah Olave	Senior	UC Davis
Punter	DJ Arnson	Sophomore	Northern Arizona
Special Teams	Curtis Billen	Senior	Eastern Washington
Special Teams	Andy Whittier	Senior	Idaho State

 
Honorable Mention
Wide Receiver – Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana; Darryl Denby, Weber State
Tackle – Zach Shallcross, Cal Poly; Jamison Pruitt, Northern Arizona; Taylor Tappin, Sacramento State
Guard – Malik Noshi, Northern Arizona; Zach Wilkinson, Northern Colorado
Center – Dallen Collins, Idaho State; Ben Bos, Weber State
Tight End – Austin Campbell, Idaho State; McCoy Hill, Southern Utah
Quarterback – Dalton Sneed, Montana
Running Back – Antoine Custer, Eastern Washington; Ty Flanagan, Idaho State; Isaiah Ifanse, Montana State; Cory Young, Northern Arizona; Tehran Thomas, UC Davis
Fullback – Justice Litrell, Northern Colorado
Placekicker – Tim Semenza, Montana
Return Specialist – David Ungerer, Idaho; Namane Modise, UC Davis
Special Teams Player – Marcel Myers, Northern Arizona
Tackle – Dylan Ledbetter, Eastern Washington; Treven Aloi, Idaho State; Kainoa Fuiava; Idaho State; David Shaw, Montana; Semise Kofe, Portland State
End – Reggie Tilleman, Montana, Aaron Andrews, Northern Arizona; Larry Ross, Portland State
Outside Linebacker – Taylor Nelson, Southern Utah
Inside Linebacker – Matt Shotwell, Cal Poly; Grant Collins, Montana State; Henry Stelzner, Northern Colorado
Cornerback – Dominic Frasch, Cal Poly; D'londo Tucker, Eastern Washington; Greg Filer, Montana State
Safety – Nzuzi Webster, Eastern Washington; Adkin Aguirre, Idaho State; Robby Hauck, Montana; Jahque Alleyne, Montana State; Brayden Konkol, Montana State; Sherand Boyd Northern Colorado
Punter – Daniel Whelan, UC Davis