CMU Lands 14 On Pro Football Focus All-MAC Team
12/23/2020 11:20:00 AM | Football
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Fourteen members of the Central Michigan football team have been named All-Mid-American Conference by Pro Football Focus.
Four Chippewas earned spots on the PFF first team, four were named to the third team, and six received honorable mention.
The Chippewa first teamers are linebacker Troy Brown, cornerback Dishon McNary, placekicker Marshall Meeder, and punter Luke Elzinga. Previously, Brown, Meeder and Elzinga earned First Team All-MAC honors from the league.
CMU defensive linemen Troy Hairston II, Mohamed Diallo and Tico Brown along with offensive lineman Derek Smith each earned a spot on the third team. The Chippewas who received honorable mention are running back Lew Nichols III, offensive linemen Danny Motowski and Bernhard Raimann, safeties Devonni Reed and Willie Reid, and defensive lineman Robi Stuart.
Brown, a junior from Flint, ranked second on the team in tackles (42) and sacks (4.5) and was third in tackles-for-loss (eight). He ranked fourth in the league in sacks and sixth in tackles-for-loss. He shared the team lead with George Douglas with 31 solo tackles.
McNary, a junior from Chicago, totaled 26 tackles including 16 solos, and 3.5 tackles-for-loss. He also had one interception, one fumble recovery, and was credited with four pass breakups.
Meeder, a freshman from Eaton Rapids, was perfect on all eight of his field goal attempts, including one from 51 yards and another from 53. His 53-yarder in the season finale at Toledo was the longest of his career and the longest by a MAC kicker this season. He was also good on 14 of 15 extra-point kicks and totaled 40 points, ranking second on the team in scoring. He ranked third in the conference in scoring among kickers.
Elzinga, a redshirt freshman from Grand Rapids, ranked second in the MAC with a 43.2-yard average. Fourteen of his 33 punts were downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line, six of his punts traveled 50 yards or more, and his career-long 76-yarder – in just his second collegiate punt in the Chippewas' season opener against Ohio – was the longest by a MAC punter this season.
Pro Football Focus is a website that focuses on analysis and numerical player grades based on game-by-game performance.
Four Chippewas earned spots on the PFF first team, four were named to the third team, and six received honorable mention.
The Chippewa first teamers are linebacker Troy Brown, cornerback Dishon McNary, placekicker Marshall Meeder, and punter Luke Elzinga. Previously, Brown, Meeder and Elzinga earned First Team All-MAC honors from the league.
CMU defensive linemen Troy Hairston II, Mohamed Diallo and Tico Brown along with offensive lineman Derek Smith each earned a spot on the third team. The Chippewas who received honorable mention are running back Lew Nichols III, offensive linemen Danny Motowski and Bernhard Raimann, safeties Devonni Reed and Willie Reid, and defensive lineman Robi Stuart.
Brown, a junior from Flint, ranked second on the team in tackles (42) and sacks (4.5) and was third in tackles-for-loss (eight). He ranked fourth in the league in sacks and sixth in tackles-for-loss. He shared the team lead with George Douglas with 31 solo tackles.
McNary, a junior from Chicago, totaled 26 tackles including 16 solos, and 3.5 tackles-for-loss. He also had one interception, one fumble recovery, and was credited with four pass breakups.
Meeder, a freshman from Eaton Rapids, was perfect on all eight of his field goal attempts, including one from 51 yards and another from 53. His 53-yarder in the season finale at Toledo was the longest of his career and the longest by a MAC kicker this season. He was also good on 14 of 15 extra-point kicks and totaled 40 points, ranking second on the team in scoring. He ranked third in the conference in scoring among kickers.
Elzinga, a redshirt freshman from Grand Rapids, ranked second in the MAC with a 43.2-yard average. Fourteen of his 33 punts were downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line, six of his punts traveled 50 yards or more, and his career-long 76-yarder – in just his second collegiate punt in the Chippewas' season opener against Ohio – was the longest by a MAC punter this season.
Pro Football Focus is a website that focuses on analysis and numerical player grades based on game-by-game performance.
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