MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University
linebacker Colton Adams and was seleted to the Hero Sports Sophomore All-American team released on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.
Adams adds the honor to his First-Team All-SWAC selection announced in late November. Adams led the SWAC and FCS with 11.6 tackles per game while starting in all 11 games at middle linebacker. The Wetumpka, Ala., native registered a SWAC-best 128 tackles and ranked second with 52 solo tackles. Adams ranked seventh in the SWAC with 1.2 tackles for loss along with two sacks, three pass breakups, and forced a fumble.
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Sophomore All-American Team
Sophomore Offensive Team
QB Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State
QB Miles Hastings, UC Davis
QB Tommy Mellott, Montana State
QB Mark Gronowski, South Dakota State
QB Paxton DeLaurent, Southeast Missouri
QB Zevi Eckhaus, Bryant
RB Kayvon Britten, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
RB Sy'Veon Wilkerson, Jackson State
RB Jaden Shirden, Monmouth
RB ShunDerrick Powell, North Alabama
RB Bhayshul Tuten, North Carolina A&T
RB Jordan Fuller, Holy Cross
RB Cameron Skattebo, Sacramento State
RB Zak Wallace, UT Martin
WR Drae McCray, Austin Peay
WR Hayden Hatten, Idaho
WR Ty James, Mercer
WR Darius Cooper, Tarleton
WR Andrew Armstrong, Texas A&M-Commerce
WR Joey Hobert, Utah Tech
TE Ivan Drobocky, Southeastern Louisiana
TE Cole Grossman, Montana
OL Reid Williams, Chattanooga
OL Rush Reimer, Montana State
OL JT Reed, Montana State\
OL Justus Perkins, Montana State
OL Jackson Slater, Sacramento State
OL Charles Grant, William & Mary
OL Jaison Williams, Youngstown State
OL Evan Roussel, Nicholls
AP Braedon Sloan, Eastern Kentucky
Sophomore Defensive Team
DL Brandon Roberts, Merrimack
DL Sebastian Valdez, Montana State
DL Elijah Williams, Morgan State
DL Josiah Silver, New Hampshire
DL Donnell Brown, Saint Francis
DL Zach Kennedy, UC Davis
DL Daylan Dotson, UT Martin
DL David Walker, Central Arkansas
DL Dylan Ruiz, New Hampshire
LB Colton Adams, Alabama State
LB Antoine Williams, Austin Peay
LB James Conway, Fordham
LB Rodney Dansby, Houston Christian
LB Isaac Dowling, Mercer
LB Bryce Norman, Southeast Missouri
LB Elijah Anderson-Taylor, Northern Colorado
LB John Pius, William & Mary
LB Kavian Gaither, Sam Houston
DB Tamuarion Wilson, Central Arkansas
DB Marcus Harris, Idaho
DB Deontre Morris, Kennesaw State
DB Victor Nelson Jr., LIU
DB Myles Harden, South Dakota
DB Zy Alexander, Southeastern Louisiana
DB Alijah Huzzie, ETSU
DB Rylan Cole, Indiana State
DB Kamron Smith, Charleston Southern
DB Jordan Vincent, Eastern Illinois
Sophomore Special Teams
K Alex Schmoke, Saint Francis
P Jeff Yurk, Elon
LS Jason Longcor, Alcorn State
KR Abraham Williams, Weber State
PR Junior Bergen, Montana