POCATELLO, Idaho- The Big Sky Conference released its all-conference teams as voted on by the coaches and the Bengals had eight players represented on the various teams. For the second straight year ISU had three players earn first-team all-conference honors as
Rodrick Rumble,
A.J. Storms and
David Harrington received the accolades.
The last time Idaho State had three players earn first-team All-Big Sky honors for two straight seasons was in 2005 and 2006.
This is the third straight year Storms has earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference while it is the second-straight year for Harrington. This is Rumble's first All-Big Sky honor.
“To have
A.J. Storms named as a three-time first-team Big Sky selection is an extreme honor not only for A.J. and his family but for the university,” Idaho State coach
Mike Kramer said. “
David Harrington is a two-time All-Big Sky performer as a punter and both those guys are marquee players for a football team that struggled quite a bit in the wins and losses. It is cool to have
Rodrick Rumble to be named first-team all-conference for us and a returning starter for us next season.”
Idaho State had five players earn Honorable Mention All-Big Sky accolades as
Braeden Clayson,
Josh Hill,
Jordan Monga,
Basim Hudeen and
Donovan Henley received honors. This is the second-straight year Monga and Hudeen have earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors.
Rumble had a record breaking junior season as he set the school and Big Sky record for receptions with 112 to go along with 1,348 receiving yards, the second-best mark in Idaho State history. The Bengal junior recorded nine touchdowns and had the third-best single-game performance in Idaho State history with his 218 receiving yards at Washington State.
For the third straight year Storms finished with over 100 tackles to lead ISU defensively. He set the career-tackle record with 434 for his career, breaking Mike Calley's record of 414.
Harrington leaves Idaho State as the best punter to ever wear the orange and black. The Bengal punter finished his two-year career with the best punting average in Big Sky history with an average of 46.29 yards a kick. The Big Sky record was held by Eddie Johnson who averaged 46.27 yards a kick during his two-year career from 2001-02. He also had the best single-season average for a punter this year as he averaged 48.7 yards a punt. He had a career-best 70-yard punt and 29 punts of 50-yards or more.
Monga started every game in his two-years at Idaho State. This year he had 45 tackles and two fumble recoveries. Hudeen played in every game this year and recorded 69 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss.
Henley led the Big Sky Conference in interceptions at cornerback while Clayson was a catalyst on the offensive line for the Bengals in helping the Bengal offense set many single-game and season records. Hill was second on the team in receptions with 48 to go along with 407 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Eastern Washington's Bo Levi Mitchell was named the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year while Montana's Caleb McSurdy was tabbed as the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year. The Newcomer of the Year was Montana State's Trey Robinson.
Offensive Player of the Year – Bo Levi Mitchell, QB, Eastern Washington
Defensive Player of the Year – Caleb McSurdy, LB, Montana
Newcomer of the Year – Tray Robinson, RB, Montana State
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Wide Receivers *Nicholas Edwards, Jr. Eastern Washington
Elvis Akpla, Sr., Montana State
Rodrick Rumble, Jr., Idaho State
Tackles John Opperud, Sr., Montana
Conrad Burbank, Sr., Montana State
Guards Alex Terrien, Sr., Montana State
#J.C. Oram, Sr., Weber State
Center Chris Powers, Sr., Eastern Washington
Tight End Greg Hardy, Jr., Montana
Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, Sr., Eastern Washington
Running Backs *Zach Bauman, So., Northern Arizona
Cody Kirk, So., Montana State
#Cory McCaffrey, Sr., Portland State
Fullback Tevia Tolutau, Fr., Weber State
Placekicker Zach Brown, Jr., Portland State
Return Specialist Jabin Sambrano, Sr., Montana
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Tackles *Zach Minter, Jr., Montana State
Bryan Waldhauser, Sr., Montana
Ends #Isaac Bond, Sr., Northern Arizona
#Zack Nash, Sr., Sacramento State
Outside Linebackers *Jody Owens, Jr., Montana State
#Nick Webb, Sr., Weber State
Inside Linebackers $A.J. Storms, Sr., Idaho State
Caleb McSurdy, Sr., Montana
Cornerbacks $*Trumaine Johnson, Sr., Montana
T.J. Lee, So., Eastern Washington
Safeties #Matt Johnson, Sr., Eastern Washington
DeShawn Shead, Sr., Portland State
Punter #David Harrington, Sr., Idaho State
Special Teams Nevin Lewis, Jr., Portland State
*Unanimous Selection
#Two-Time First Team
$Tree-time First Team
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Wide Receivers Greg Herd, Jr., Eastern Washington
Jabin Sambrano, Sr., Montana
Patrick Walker, Sr., Northern Colorado
Tackles Dustin Waldron, Sr., Portland State
Nate Doverspike, Sr., Sacramento State
Guards Danny Kistler, So., Montana
Tytan Timoteo, Jr., Weber State
Center Alex Mott, Sr., Northern Arizona
Tight End Steven Foster, Jr., Montana State
Quarterback DeNarius McGhee, So., Montana State
Running Backs Tray Robinson, Jr., Montana State
Josh Booker, So., Weber State
Fullback Jake Hess, Jr., Northern Arizona
Placekicker Jason Cunningham, Sr., Montana State
Return Specialist Dominic Gunn, Jr., Northern Colorado
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Tackles Renard Williams, Sr., Eastern Washington
Myles Wade, Sr., Portland State
Ends Brad Daly, So., Montana State
Trevor Pletcher, Jr., Weber State
Outside Linebackers John Kanongata'a, So., Montana
Ian Sluss, Jr., Portland State
Inside Linebackers Clay Bignell, Sr., Montana State
Clarence Bumpas, So., Northern Colorado
Cornerbacks Houston Roots, Sr., Montana
Darius Jones, Jr., Montana State
Kyle Monson, Sr., Sacramento State
Safeties Mike McCord, Sr., Montana
Joel Fuller, Jr., Montana State
Punter Josh Kealamakia, So., Weber State
Special Teams Darriell Beaumonte, Sr., Eastern Washington
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
Wide Receivers-Sam Gratton, Jr., Montana; Tanner Bleskin, So., Montana State Khalil Paden, Sr., Northern Arizona; Justin Monahan, Jr., Portland State; Morris Norrise, So., Sacramento State; Shaydon Kehano, So., Weber State
Tackles-Gabe Jackson, Sr., Eastern Washington;
Braeden Clayson, Sr., Idaho State; Will Post, Jr., Eastern Washington Charles Burton, Sr., Montana; Trey Gilleo, Jr., Northern Arizona; Lee Barbaisz, Sr., Northern Colorado; Caleb Turner, Sr., Weber State
Guards-Dwight Boyd, Sr., Northern Arizona; Kyle Walker, So., Northern Arizona; Kyle Ritt, Jr., Portland State
Center-Stephen Sabin, Sr., Montana; Shaun Sampson, Jr., Montana State; Mitch Gaulke, So., Portland State; Tyson Tiatia, So., Weber State
Tight End-Josh Hill, Jr.,Idaho State; Brian Riley, Sr., Northern Arizona; Brian Jankowski, Jr., Weber State
Wild Cards
Quarterback-Jordan Johnson, So., Montana; Cary Grossart, Jr., Northern Arizona Connor Kavanaugh, Sr., Portland State; Mike Hoke, Jr., Weber State
Running Back-Peter Nguyen, Jr., Montana
Placekicker-Mike Jarrett, Sr., Eastern Washington; Brody McKnight, Sr., Montana
Return Specialist-Shawn Johnson, Fr., Montana State; DeShawn Shead, Sr., Portland State
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
Tackles-Charles Moetului, Sr., Eastern Washington
Jordan Monga, Sr., Idaho State; Tim Wilkinson, So., Northern Arizona; Blayne Anderson, Sr., Northern Arizona; Marcus Felker, Sr., Northern Colorado; Ryan Eastrman, Jr., Weber State; Pete Rolf, Sr., Weber State
Ends-Paul Ena, Jr., Eastern Washington; Bobby Alt, Sr., Montana; Ryan Fetherston, Sr., Montana; Caleb Schreibeis, Jr., Montana State; Nick Hernon, Sr., Northern Colorado; Devontae Chapple, Sr., Northern Colorado; Jack Forbes, Sr., Portland State; David Coleman, Sr, Sacramento State; Caldwell Taylor, Jr., Weber State
Outside Linebackers – Scott McKeever, Sr., Northern Arizona; Cameron Friend, Jr., Northern Colorado; Joel Sisler, Jr., Portland State; Mo Neal, Sr., Weber State
Inside Linebackers – Basim Hudeen, Sr., Idaho State Alex Shaw, Sr., Montana; Ryan Rau, Sr., Portland State; Todd Davis, So., Sacramento State; Anthony Morales, So., Weber State
Cornerbacks – Donovan Henley, Jr., Idaho State; Anders Battle, So., Northern Arizona; Marcel Gibbons, Jr., Northern Colorado
Safeties – Jeff Minnerly, Jr., Eastern Washington; Steven Bethley, So., Montana State Chuks Nweke, Sr., Northern Colorado; Joe Larche, Sr., Sacramento State; Willie Okwuonu, So., Weber State; Tony Epperson, So., Weber State
Punter – Jake Miller, Fr., Eastern Washington; Brody McKnight, Sr., Montana; Cameron Kaman, Sr., Northern Colorado; Thomas Duyndam, Jr., Portland State
Special Teams – Donny Lisowski, Sr., Montana; Tray Robinson, Jr., Montana State; Ben Bachelier, Sr., Northern Arizona; Trevor Pletcher, Jr., Weber State
