A total of 14 student-athletes from the Missouri Valley Football Conference earned selection to the 2019 Associated Press FCS All-America team.   Five earned first-team honors; five earned second-team honors; and four were named to the third-team unit.

FIRST TEAM
RB James Robinson, senior, Illinois State.
OL Drew Himmelman, junior, Illinois State
OL Dillon Radunz, junior, North Dakota State
WR Cade Johnson, junior, South Dakota State
DL Derrek Tuszka, senior, North Dakota State

SECOND TEAM
QB Trey Lance, redshirt freshman, North Dakota State.
OL Zack Johnson, senior, North Dakota State 
DL Elerson Smith, junior, Northern Iowa
LB Christian Rozeboom, senior, South Dakota State
DB Jeremy Chinn, senior, Southern Illinois

THIRD TEAM
RB Pierre Strong, sophomore, South Dakota State
LB Jabril Cox, junior, North Dakota State
DB Omar Brown, freshman, Northern Iowa
DB Luther Kirk, senior, Illinois State


By Ralph D. Russo?|?AP
 
Defending national champion North Dakota State placed two players on The Associated Press FCS All-America first team and five players overall on the three teams.
 
The team, released Tuesday and presented by Regions Bank, was selected by a panel of 11 members of the media who cover the Football Championship Subdivision.
 
The top-ranked Bison, who will face Montana State in the playoff semifinals Saturday, were represented on the All-America first team by defensive lineman Derrek Tuszka and offensive lineman Dillon Radunz.
 
No. 2 James Madison, which faces Weber State in the semifinals, led all teams with six players selected to the three All-America squads. Defensive lineman Ron’Dell Carter was the Dukes’ lone first-team All-American.
 
Northern Arizona’s Case Cookus was the first-team All-America quarterback.
 
 
FIRST TEAM
 
OFFENSE
 
Quarterback — Case Cookus, senior, Northern Arizona.
 
Running backs — Pete Guerriero, junior, Monmouth; James Robinson, senior, Illinois State.
 
Offensive linemen — Drew Himmelman, junior, Illinois State; Dillon Radunz, junior, North Dakota State; Blake Jeresaty, junior, Wofford; Spencer Blackburn, senior, Eastern Washington; PJ Burkhalter, junior, Nicholls State.
 
Tight end — Adam Trautman, senior, Dayton.
 
Wide receivers — Juwan Green, senior, Albany; Cade Johnson, junior, South Dakota State.
 
All-purpose player — Chris Rowland, senior, Tennessee State.
 
Kicker — Luis Aguilar, junior, Northern Arizona.
 
DEFENSE
 
Linemen — Derrek Tuszka, senior, North Dakota State; Ron’Dell Carter, senior, James Madison; Sully Laiche, senior, Nicholls State; Aaron Patrick, senior, Eastern Kentucky.
 
Linebackers — Dante Olson, senior, Montana; Willie Eubanks III, junior, The Citadel; Zach Hall, senior, Southeast Missouri State.
 
Secondary — Kordell Jackson, junior, Austin Peay; Brandon Easterling, junior, Dayton; Greg Liggs Jr., senior, Elon; Anthony Adams, sophomore, Portland State.
 
Punter — Alex Pechin, senior, Bucknell.
 
SECOND TEAM
 
OFFENSE
 
Quarterback — Trey Lance, redshirt freshman, North Dakota State.
 
Running backs — Alex Ramsey, junior, VMI; Jah-Maine Martin, junior, North Carolina A&T.
 
Offensive linemen — Liam Fornadel, junior, James Madison; Marcus Pettiford, senior, North Carolina A&T; Kyle Murphy, senior, Rhode Island; Kyle Anderton, senior, Austin Peay; Zack Johnson, senior, North Dakota State.
 
Tight end — Charlie Taumoepeau, ,senior Portland State.
 
Wide receivers — Aaron Parker, senior, Rhode Island; DeAngelo Wilson, junior, Austin Peay.
 
All-purpose player — Earnest Edwards, senior, Maine.
 
Kicker — Grayson Atkins, junior, Furman.
 
DEFENSE
 
Linemen — John Daka, senior, James Madison; Bryce Sterk, senior, Montana State; Elerson Smith, junior, Northern Iowa; Eli Mencer, ,senior Albany.
 
Linebackers — Bryson Armstrong, junior, Kennesaw State; Christian Rozeboom, senior, South Dakota State; Dimitri Holloway, senior, James Madison.
 
Secondary — Artevius Smith, senior, East Tennessee State; Jeremy Chinn, senior, Southern Illinois; Joseph McWilliams, senior, Grambling State; Isiah Swann, senior, Dartmouth.
 
Punter — Matt McRobert, junior, Sam Houston State.
 
THIRD TEAM
 
OFFENSE
 
Quarterback — Kevin Thomson, junior, Sacramento State.
 
Running backs — Julius Chestnut, sophomore, Sacred Heart; Pierre Strong, sophomore, South Dakota State.
 
Offensive linemen — Zach Larsen, senior, Southern Utah; Alex Taylor, senior, South Carolina State; AJ Farris, senior, Monmouth; Deiter Eislen, senior, Yale; Mitch Brott, senior, Montana State.

Tight end — Dalton Kincaid, sophomore, San Diego.

Wide receivers — Samori Toure, junior, Montana; Jeff Cotton, senior, Idaho.

All-purpose player — Troy Andersen, junior, Montana State.

Kicker — Ethan Ratke, junior, James Madison.

DEFENSE

Linemen — George Obinna, senior, Sacramento State; Mason Bennett, senior, North Dakota; Nick Salley, senior, Charleston Southern; Nick Wheeler, senior, Colgate.

Linebackers — Keith Woetzel, senior, Lehigh; Jabril Cox, junior, North Dakota State; Cam Gill, senior, Wagner.

Secondary — Adam Smith, senior, James Madison; Omar Brown, freshman, Northern Iowa; Luther Kirk, senior, Illinois State; Fernando Jordan, sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana.

Punter — Chris Faddoul, junior, Florida A&M.