Grizzlies Land One Player Among FCS Elite

The Sports Network just finished up their position-by-position breakdown of the ten best players in FCS college football.

The Big Sky Conference had 14 players listed, 5 of which came from defending national champion Eastern Washington.

Montana had just one player selected, senior cornerback Trumaine Johnson. The Griz are still paying the price for missing the playoffs for the first time in 17 seasons last year.

Here's the complete list of who made it from the Big Sky:

Eastern Washington (5):

Matt Johnson, SR, safety

Brandon Kaufman, JR, wide receiver

Bo Levi Mitchell, SR, quarterback

Chris Powers, SR, center

Renard Williams, SR, defensive tackle

Idaho State (3)

David Harrington, SR, punter

Tavoy Moore, SR, kickoff and punt returner

A.J. Moore, SR, linebacker

Montana State (2)

Jason Cunningham, SR, kicker

Denarius McGhee, SO, quarterback

Montana (1)

Trumaine Johnson, SR, cornerback

Portland State (1)

Zach Brown, JR, kicker

Sacramento State (1)

Zack Nash, SR, defensive end

Weber State (1)

J.C. Oram, SR, offensive guard