North Dakota State University has been picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in a poll composed of the league’s media, head coaches, and sports information directors.
The Bison have 10 players honored in the Preseason All-MVFC teams. They include players on the first team, second team, and honorable mentions. The first team included wide receiver Christian Watson, fullback Hunter Luepke, offensive lineman Cordell Volson and Cody Mauch, defensive end Spencer Waege, linebacker James Kaczor, and safety Michael Tutsie. The second team featured tight end Noah Gindorff and defensive tackle Eli Mostaert. Tight end Josh Babicz is NDSU’s lone honorable mention.
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason Poll
Team (First place votes)
1. South Dakota State (24)
2. North Dakota State (18)
3. North Dakota
4. Southern Illinois
5. Northern Iowa (1)
6. Missouri State
7. Illinois State
8. South Dakota
9. Youngstown State
10. Indiana State
11. Western Illinois
2021 Preseason All-MVFC Team
First Team
QB - Tommy Schuster, RSo. North Dakota
RB - Pierre Strong Jr., Jr., South Dakota State
RB - Otis Weah, RJr., North Dakota
FB - Hunter Luepke, Jr., North Dakota State
TE - Zach Heins, So., South Dakota State
WR - Avante Cox, Jr., Southern Illinois
WR - Christian Watson, Sr., North Dakota State
WR - Dennis Houston, Sr., Western Illinois
OL - Cordell Volson, Sr., North Dakota State
OL - ZeVeyon Furcron, Sr., Southern Illinois
OL - Garret Greenfield, So., South Dakota State
OL - Matt Waletzko, Sr., North Dakota
OL - Cody Mauch, Sr., North Dakota State
DL - Jared Brinkman, Gr., UNI
DL - Caleb Sanders, Jr., South Dakota State
DL - Spencer Waege, Sr., North Dakota State
DL - Jordan Berner, Sr., Southern Illinois
LB - James Kaczor, Sr., North Dakota State
LB - Logan Backhaus, Sr., South Dakota State
LB - Spencer Cuvelier, Sr., UNI
LB - Grant Dixon, Sr., Youngstown State
DB - Don Gardner, Sr., South Dakota State
DB - Qua Brown, Sr., Southern Illinois
DB - Montrae Braswell, So., Missouri State
DB - James Ceasar, Sr., Southern Illinois
DB - Michael Tutsie, Sr., North Dakota State
P - Brady Schutt, Sr., South Dakota
PK - Matthew Cook, Jr., UNI
LS - Dalton Godfrey, Jr., South Dakota
AP - Javon Williams Jr., So., Southern Illinois
RS - Christian Watson, Sr., North Dakota State
Second Team
QB - Stone Labanowitz, Sr., Southern Illinois
RB - Isaiah Davis, Fr., South Dakota State
RB - Jaleel McLaughlin, Sr., Youngstown State
FB - Jason Garrett, Jr., Southern Illinois
TE - Noah Gindorff, Sr., North Dakota State
WR - Jaxon Janke, So., South Dakota State
WR - Tony Tate, Sr., Western Illinois
WR - Caleb Vander Esch, Sr., South Dakota
OL - Mason McCormick, So., South Dakota State
OL - Dan Becker, Sr., Youngstown State
OL - Landon Bebee, Jr., Missouri State
OL - Wes Genant, Sr., South Dakota State
OL - Trevor Penning, Sr., UNI
DL - Kevin Ellis, Sr., Missouri State
DL - Eric Johnson, Sr., Missouri State
DL - Anthony Knighton, Sr., Southern Illinois
DL - Eli Mostaert, So., North Dakota State
LB - Devon Krzanowski, Sr., North Dakota
LB - Bryson Strong, Jr., Southern Illinois
LB - Brock Mogensen, So., South Dakota
LB - Tylar Wiltz, Sr., Missouri State
DB - Evan Holm, 5th Year, North Dakota
DB - Austin Evans, Gr., UNI
DB - Kyriq McDonald, Sr., Missouri State
DB - Zaire Jones, Sr., Youngstown State
DB - Omar Brown, Jr., UNI
P - Jack Colquhoun, Sr., Southern Illinois
PK - Jose Pizano, Jr., Missouri State
LS - Bradey Sorenson, Sr., South Dakota State
AP - Deion McShane, Sr., UNI
RS - Tony Tate, Sr., Western Illinois
Honorable Mention
QB - Will McElvain, Jr., UNI
QB - Connor Sampson, Sr., Western Illinois
RB - Tyler Hoosman, Sr., UNI
FB - Tim McCloyn, Sr., Illinois State
TE - Josh Babicz, Sr., North Dakota State
WR - Isaiah Weston, Sr., UNI
WR - Dante Hendrix, RJr., Indiana State
OL - Isaiah Edwards, RSr., Indiana State
OL - William Waddell, Sr., Western Illinois
OL - Mason Scheidegger, Sr., South Dakota
DL - Inoke Moala, RSr., Indiana State
DL - Reece Winkelman, Jr., South Dakota State
DL - James Jackson, Sr., Youngstown State
DL - Jacob Matthew, Sr., South Dakota
LB - Jack Cochrane, Sr., South Dakota
LB - Jaxson Turner, 5th Year, North Dakota
DB - Michael Thomas, RJr., Indiana State
DB - Benny Sapp III, Sr., UNI
DB - Jordan Canady, 5th Year, North Dakota
DB - Myles Harden, Fr., South Dakota
P - Adam Fellner, Sr., Western Illinois
PK - Nico Gualdoni, Sr., Southern Illinois
LS - Dan Heilbron, Jr., Southern Illinois
AP - Christian Turner, Sr., Youngstown State
RS - Luke Skokna, Jr., North Dakota