PADDINGTON, U.K. (December 18, 2024) – The 2024 Stats Perform FCS All-America Teams and Freshman All-America Team were announced by Craig Haley on Wednesday, as North Alabama linebacker Josh Anglin was named to the Freshman All-American team.
 
Anglin was recently named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, which is awarded to the top freshman in FCS football each season.
 
"We are excited to see Josh rewarded for his amazing play as a freshman," said UNA head coach Brent Dearmon. "Josh Anglin has shown on and off the field what we want a UNA Lion to be."
 
Anglin finishes his rookie season with 81 tackles to rank second on the team. He had 7.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, as well as two quarterback hurries. The former Mill Creek High School standout forced a fumble against nationally ranked Illinois State and added a pass breakup against UT Martin.
 
Perhaps his best game came at Southern Utah earlier this month, as Anglin tallied a career-high 14 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Anglin matched the FCS school record for single-game tackles, tying teammate Edwin White Schultz's 14 tackles against Mercer last season.
 
Anglin, a Georgia native, won three UAC Freshman of the Week awards this season — tied for the most alongside teammate Jalen Fletcher and EKU's Marcus Calwise Jr.
 
2024 STATS PERFORM FCS FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
OFFENSE
QB – Carson Conklin, Sacramento State, 6-1, 180
QB – Elijah Owens, Indiana State, 6-2, 225
RB – CharMar Brown, North Dakota State, 5-11, 224
RB – Adam Jones, Montana State, 6-1, 200
WR – Mark Hamper, Idaho, 6-2, 210
WR – Malachi Henry, Central Arkansas, 6-1, 185
TE – Jackson Conners-McCarthy, Marist, 6-2, 235
OL – Griffin Empey, North Dakota State, 6-3, 295
OL – Carter Guillaume, Southeast Missouri, 6-2, 282
OL – Sean Kinney, Lafayette, 6-2, 295
OL – Luke Moise, Wofford, 6-2, 290
OL – Brady Norton, Cal Poly, 6-3, 275
 
DEFENSE
DL – Kahmari Brown, Elon, 6-2, 220
DL – Ty Gordon, William & Mary, 6-2, 285
DL – Jamond Mathis, Southern Illinois, 6-3, 245
DL – Andrew Zock, Mercer, 6-2, 250
LB – Josh Anglin, North Alabama, 6-0, 215
LB – Sanders Ellis, Tennessee State, 6-2, 225
LB – Zach Johnson, Idaho, 6-3, 225
LB – Dallas Winner-Johnson, Missouri State, 6-5, 230
DB – Cam Chapa, Northern Colorado, 6-1, 180
DB – C.J. Coombes, Wofford, 6-0, 208
DB – Derek Ganter Jr., Eastern Washington, 6-0, 188
DB – Christopher Jean, Central Connecticut State, 5-9, 170
DB – Matthew Traynor, Richmond, 6-1, 200
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Yousef Obeid, Missouri State, 6-0, 180
P – Finn Lappin, McNeese, 5-11, 178
LS – Tunner McLaughlin, Tennessee Tech, 6-1, 220
KR – Travis Terrell Jr., Jackson State, 5-8. 165
PR – Paul Kelly, Dayton, 5-10, 165
AP – Jaden Green, Lehigh, 5-9, 195
 
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