Javon Williams finished 3rd in voting for the Jerry Rice Award for best freshman in the nation.
1. Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State: 116-20-9-2-0-691
2. Jeff Undercuffler, QB, UAlbany: 14-52-27-14-8-395
3. Javon Williams Jr., RB, Southern Illinois: 6-19-28-20-13-243
Jeremy Chinn finished 17th in voting for the Buck Buchanan
Top 3 finalists: Ron'Dell Carter (James Madison), Sully Laiche (Nicholls State), Dante Olson (Montana)
4. Zach Hall, LB, Southeast Missouri: 11-15-12-13-16-193
5. Derrek Tuszka, DE, North Dakota State: 7-16-14-11-5-168
6. Kordell Jackson, S, Austin Peay: 4-13-12-13-10-144
7. John Daka, DE, James Madison: 11-7-7-9-9-131
8. Brandon Easterling, S, Dayton: 10-8-3-3-10-107
9. Elerson Smith, DE, Northern Iowa: 3-3-13-9-8-92
10. Eli Mencer, LB, UAlbany: 3-4-4-8-10-69
11. Christian Rozeboom, LB, South Dakota State: 2-6-4-9-4-68
12. Anthony Adams, DB, Portland State: 3-4-7-2-5-61
13. Bryson Armstrong, LB, Kennesaw State: 3-1-5-9-3-55
14.(tie) Da'Jon Lee, LB, Saint Francis: 0-3-6-8-7-53
14.(tie) Bryce Sterk, DE, Montana State: 2-5-4-4-3-53
16. Greg Liggs Jr., CB, Elon: 1-3-3-8-5-47
17. Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois: 2-2-2-7-6-44
Hey, congrats are in order for two dawgs. Hero sports named Javon Williams and Beau Branyan to their Freshman All-America Team.
https://herosports.com/fcs/football-2019-fcs-freshman-all-american-teams-ajaj
I'm not sayin' -- I'm just sayin'!
...and All-American Jeremy Chinn! Congrats!!
https://twitter.com/SIU_Football/status/1207013474070609922?s=19