AFCA Release

WACO, TEXAS — Junior quarterback Tyson Bagent (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) and junior offensive tackle Joey Fisher (Hagerstown, Md./Clear Spring) of the Shepherd University football team have been named to the 2021 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America Teams as announced today by the American Football Coaches Association. Bagent gained first team honors while Fisher was named to the second team. 

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves. 

Bagent, a Harlon Hill Trophy finalist, has led the Rams to NCAA Division II semifinals with a 12-1 record. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year leads the nation in total offense (345.5 ypg), passing yards (4,751), passing touchdowns (52), and points responsible for (332). 

Fisher keys an offensive line that helps Shepherd lead all NCAA II schools in third down conversion (.558), first down offense (352), and scoring offense (46.4). The Rams also rank second nationally in total offense (541.8) and third in passing offense (343.6). 

The Rams (13-1) return to action on Saturday when they travel to top-ranked Ferris State for a 3:30 p.m. contest in the national semifinals.

2021 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - First Team 

Offense 

Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School) 

QB Tyson Bagent 6-3 215 Jr. Shepherd (W.Va.) Ernie McCook Martinsburg, W.Va. (Martinsburg) 

RB Cody Schrader 5-9 213 So. Truman St. (Mo.) Gregg Nesbitt St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran South) 

RB TJ Cole 6-0 185 Jr. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) Todd Knight Texarkana, Tex. (Pleasant Grove) 

WR Danny Kittner 5-10 187 Jr. UMary (N.D.) Craig Bagnell Gilbert, Ariz. (Higley) 

WR L'liott Curry 6-0 206 R-Sr. Henderson St. (Ark.) Scott Maxfield Guthrie, Okla. (Guthrie) 

TE Hunter Budke 6-2 240 Jr. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) Chris Brown Beloit, Kan. (Beloit) 

OL *Andrew Strickland 6-4 267 Gr. Wingate (N.C.) Joe Reich Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook) 

OL Dylan Pasquali 6-5 305 Sr. Ferris St. (Mich.) Tony Annese Trenton, Mich. (Trenton) 

C Hayden Huttula 6-2 272 Jr. Michigan Tech Steve Olson Hartland, Mich. (Hartland) 

OL Josh Dauberman 6-5 315 Sr. Indiana (Pa.) Paul Tortorella Hughesville, Pa. (Hughesville) 

OL Brent Laing 6-4 294 R-Sr. Minnesota-Duluth Curt Wiese Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North) 

Defense 

Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School) 

DL Carl Igweh 6-5 264 Sr. Frostburg St. (Md.) DeLane Fitzgerald Taneytown, Md. (Winters Mill) 

DL Sam Roberts 6-5 292 Sr. Northwest Missouri St. Rich Wright Waynesville, Mo. (Waynesville) 

DL Deshawn McCarthy 6-4 265 Jr. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Jimmy Terwilliger Philadelphia, Pa. (Northeast) 

DL Chris Terrell 6-3 270 Gr. West Alabama Brett Gilliland Pensacola, Fla. (Tate) 

LB *Drew Seers 6-1 225 Sr. Lindenwood (Mo.) Jed Stugart St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway West) 

LB Marvin Terry 6-2 220 R-Sr. Delta St. (Miss.) Todd Cooley Dallas, Tex. (South Oak Cliff) 

LB Carter Duxbury 6-2 240 Jr. Winona St. (Minn.) Tom Sawyer Chatfield, Minn. (Chatfield) 

DB Kishawn Walker 6-2 205 Sr. Kentucky Wesleyan Craig Yeast Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro) 

DB D'Anthony Bell 6-2 205 R-Sr. West Florida Pete Shinnick Covington, Ga. (Alcovy) 

DB *Tobias Harris 5-9 180 Jr. West Texas A&M Hunter Hughes Pflugerville, Tex. (Hendrickson) 

DB Jermal Martin Jr. 5-11 170 Jr. California (Pa.) Gary Dunn South Philadelphia, Pa. (Academy Park) 

Specialists 

Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School) 

PK Jed Quackenbush 6-2 175 Gr. Ohio Dominican Kelly Cummings Newark, Ohio (Newark) 

P Dean Krcic 6-2 225 Sr. Kutztown (Pa.) Jim Clements Saylorsburg, Pa. (Pleasant Valley) 

AP Dominique Ramsey 5-9 180 R-Sr. Texas A&M-Commerce David Bailiff Converse, Tex. (Judson) 

*-2019 AFCA All-American 

2021 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - Second Team 

Offense 

Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School) 

QB TJ Davis 6-3 180 R-Jr. Nebraska-Kearney Josh Lynn Colorado Springs, Colo. (Widefield) 

RB Michael Zeman 5-11 210 R-Sr. Colorado School of Mines Gregg Brandon Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Holy Family) 

RB Toriano Clinton 5-9 194 Jr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Chris Keevers Chicago, Ill. (St. Laurence) 

WR Henry Litwin 6-1 195 R-Sr. Slippery Rock (Pa.) Shawn Lutz Linesville, Pa. (Conneaut Area) 

WR Senika McKie 6-2 185 R-So. Erskine (S.C.) Shap Boyd Columbia, S.C. (Ridge View) 

TE Kyle Morlock 6-6 240 So. Shorter (Ga.) Zach Morrison Blairsville, Ga. (Union County) 

OL *Tanner Owen 6-5 292 Sr. Northwest Missouri St. Rich Wright Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) 

OL Justin Calderon 6-5 320 Sr. Chadron St. (Neb.) Jay Long Levittown, N.Y. (MacArthur) 

C Jakob Pruitt 6-2 285 Sr. Western Oregon Arne Ferguson Beaverton, Ore. (Valley Catholic) 

OL Joey Fisher 6-5 285 Jr. Shepherd (W.Va.) Ernie McCook Hagerstown, Md. (Clear Spring) 

OL Sebastian Gutierrez 6-6 295 Sr. Minot St. (N.D.) Mike Aldrich Pasco, Wash. (Pasco) 

Defense 

Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School) 

DL Will Lydle 6-1 270 R-Sr. Western Colorado Jas Bains Cedar Park, Tex. (Cedar Park) 

DL Logan Swanson 6-3 310 Gr. Augustana (S.D.) Jerry Olszewski Mankato, Minn. (East) 

DL Joshua Pryor 6-4 280 R-Jr. Bowie St. (Md.) Damon Wilson Baltimore, Md. (Paul Laurence Dunbar) 

DL Nate Chambers 6-3 283 Sr. Hillsdale (Mich.) Keith Otterbein Otsego, Mich. (Otsego) 

LB Guam Lee 5-11 213 Sr. Notre Dame (Ohio) Mickey Mental Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison) 

LB Coleton Smith 6-2 230 Sr. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) Robert Clardy Appleton City, Mo. (Appleton City) 

LB Khyon Fitzpatrick 6-0 205 Jr. New Haven (Conn.) Chris Pincince Union, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) 

DB Charles Crawford 6-0 170 Gr. Clark Atlanta Tim Bowens Prichard, Ala. (Vigor) 

DB Damar'ren Mitchell 5-11 185 Jr. Colorado Mesa Tremaine Jackson Magnolia, Tex. (Magnolia West) 

DB Ty'Shonan Brooks 5-11 170 Sr. Minnesota St. Todd Hoffner Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center) 

DB Chance Olson 5-9 185 Gr. Northern St. (S.D.) Mike Schmidt Langford, S.D. (Langford) 

Specialists 

Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School) 

PK Omar Cervantes 6-3 201 Jr. West Georgia David Dean Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County) 

P Achille Laudet 6-1 205 Fr. Lincoln (Pa.) Josh Dean Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater) 

AP James Letcher Jr. 5-8 165 Sr. Washburn (Kan.) Craig Schurig Kansas City, Kan. (Piper) 

*-2019 AFCA All-American