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