Rucker named to CFAY Division II Preseason Starting Lineup
Mars Hill senior wide receiver Craig Rucker named to the 2019 College Football America Yearbook Division II Preseason Starting Lineup, as announced Monday afternoon.
PLANO, Texas - Ferris State quarterback Jayru Campbell, the reigning Harlon Hill Trophy winner, leads the 2019 College Football America Yearbook Division II Preseason Starting Lineup, CFAY's version of an All-America team.
Campbell, who led the Bulldogs to the Division II National Championship Game before losing to Valdosta State, returns after throwing for 2,931 yards and 27 touchdowns, and rushing for 1,460 yards and 21 more touchdowns last season.
One of Ferris State's top defensive players, LB Sam Heyboer, also made the preseason team.
Three other teams scored multiple selections — Notre Dame (OH), Lenoir-Rhyne and California (PA).
Adonis Sealey, a lineman for defending champion Valdosta State, also made the cut.
Returning AFCA First-Team All-Americans from 2018 include: Campbell, RB Jaleel McLaughlin (Notre Dame, OH), RB Gabriel Watson (Sioux Falls), WR Craig Rucker (Mars Hill), TE Erik Henneman (Lindenwood), OL Donald Boone (Chowan), DL Chris Garrett (Concordia-St. Paul), LB Austin Stephens (Miles), DB Lamont McPhatter II (California, PA) and P Josh Carlson (Dixie State).
The 2019 College Football America Yearbook features more than 930 college football teams from the United States and Canada in more than 250 striking, full-color pages. That includes every team from the NCAA (FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III), NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and U Sports (Canada). It also includes updates on club football, one-year postgraduate prep/sports academies and Mexican college football, along with dozens of action shots and stadium photos taken by the CFAY staff.
The print edition is available online via Amazon.com and other major retailers such as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
2019 Book links:
Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/2Gcb20X
BarnesandNoble.com: http://bit.ly/2jQUN1F
2019 College Football America Division II Starting Lineup
Offense
Pos. Name School
QB JAYRU CAMPBELL Ferris State
RB GABRIEL WATSON Sioux Falls
RB JALEEL McLAUGHLIN Notre Dame (OH)
WR CRAIG RUCKER Mars Hill
WR SHANE ZYLSTRA Minnesota State
TE ERIK HENNEMAN Lindenwood
OL JASON POE Lenoir-Rhyne
OL CRAIG McCORKLE California (PA)
OL ADONIS SEALEY Valdosta State
OL DONALD BOONE Chowan
C GRANT STEWART Colorado Mines
Defense
Pos. Name School
DL CHRIS GARRETT Concordia-St. Paul
DL SHA'HAUN WILLIAMS Notre Dame (OH)
DL JACKSON WIBBELS CSU-Pueblo
DL HEATH WILLIAMS Saginaw Valley State
LB SAM HEYBOER Ferris State
LB AUSTIN STEPHENS Miles
LB DOMINIC CIZAUSKAS Glenville State
DB LAMONT McPHATTER II California (PA)
DB TRAVIONTAE BROWN Benedict
DB O'SHAY HARRIS Central Oklahoma
DB JAREY ELDER West Chester
Specialists
Pos. Name School
P JOSH CARLSON Dixie State
PK DANTE BROWN Fort Hays State
KR TORIANO CLINTON Indianapolis
PR KYLE DUGGER Lenoir-Rhyne
AP TABYUS TAYLOR Virginia Union
