CHICAGO-Tuesday, upon the release of the FCS STATS preseason All-American teams, Southern Utah University and Weber State University were well-represented on the rosters.
The sole FCS STATS first-team All-American from the Beehive State is Southern Utah’s senior center Zach Larsen. This is Larsen’s third preseason All-American honor this season and he was also named to the Big Sky Conference’s all-preseason team.
Weber State had representation on the 2nd team with sophomore tailback Josh Davis and junior kick returner Rashid Shaheed.
The Wildcats were also represented on the third team by junior offensive lineman Ty Whitworth.
Davis is a returning All-American for the Wildcats and the winner of the 2018 Jerry Rice Award, which is awarded to the top freshman in FCS.
He set a program record for freshmen with 1,362 rushing yards and 1,779 all-purpose yards. He ranked 10th nationally with 148.2 all-purpose yards per game.
Shaheed is a two-time All-American and returned a pair of kicks for a score last season.
Whitworth was a first-team All-Big Sky selection in 2018.
