The Missouri Valley Football Conference has announced its 2018 preseason offense all-league units.  North Dakota State and Youngstown State lead the MVFC with four first-team selections apiece.

Ten seniors, five juniors and a sophomore highlight the first-team offensive squad, while all 10 league schools have representation on either the first- or second-team unit.



The First Team is highlighted by one of the league's all-time prolific quarterbacks.  Taryn Christion of South Dakota State already 7th all-time in the league record book with 8,515 career passing yards, and he's tied for fourth all-time with 72 TD passes.  He's third all-time in MVFC history with 9,697 career yards.

The three running backs combined for 3,215 rush yards last year and each had 12 or more rushing TDs.  Bruce Anderson of North Dakota State led the league last year with 1,216 total yards, while Tevin McCaster of Youngstown State topped the MVFC with 96.9 yards per game and 13 rushing TDs.  James Robinson of Illinois State just missed 1,000 rush yards (933), and he added 12 rushing TDs.  Brock Robbins of NDSU was selected as the league’s top fullback.Brock Robbins of NDSU was selected as the league’s top fullback.

The league lost 7 of its top 10 receivers last year (catches/game), but three returned and they all earned first-team selection (Shamar Jackson of South Dakota, Darrell James of Southern Illinois and Spencer Schnell of Illinois State).  TE Briley Moore eared the first-team nod for the UNI Panthers.



The line is highlighted by two players each from North Dakota State (Zack Johnson and Tanner Volson) and Youngstown State (Vitas Hrynkiewicz and Gavin Wiggins).  Illinois State's Drew Himmelman represents the Redbirds on the O-Line and is the only sophomore on the first-team squad.

Specialists include Steven Wethli of Youngstown State (long snapper) and Chase Vinatieri of South Dakota State (placekicker).