Preview 2019: CFN All-MAC Team, Top 30 Players

Preview 2019: Previewing and looking ahead to the MAC season with the CFN All-MAC Team & Top 30 players.

2019 Preseason CFN MAC Offensive Player of the Year

QB Nathan Rourke, Sr. Ohio
One of the nation’s best all-around quarterbacks, Rourke is now in an elder statesman role with two years of experience for another good Bobcat team. The 6-2, 208-pounder is built a bit like a running back, but he completed 60% of his passes last season averaging close to nine yards per throw with 23 touchdowns and eight touchdowns. Oh yeah, and he can run, too.

Always dangerous with the ball in his hands, he has 1,900 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns in his two seasons, with multiple scoring runs in 11 career games along with seven 100-yard games. Considering all the work the Bobcats have to do to rebuild a bit, he’ll have to do even more.

– 2019 CFN All-MAC Top 30 Players

2018 Preseason CFN MAC Defensive Player of the Year

LB Antonio Jones-Davis, Sr. Northern Illinois
The NIU defensive spotlight was taken up by Sutton Smith and the pass rushers, but the MAC champion defense got some big seasons out of its linebackers, too. Kyle Pugh made 106 stops, Lance Deveaux came up with 67, but it was the 5-11, 226-pound Jones-Davis got in on everything. The ultra-quick defender led the team with 130 tackles with four sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss – he did his part to get behind the line, too.

2019 Preseason CFN All-MAC Offense

QB – Nathan Rourke, Sr. Ohio

RB – LeVante Bellamy, Sr. Western Michigan

RB – Jaret Patterson, Soph. Buffalo

WR – Riley Miller, Sr. Ball State

WR – Kalil Pimpleton, Soph. Central Michigan

TE – Giovanni Ricci, Sr. Western Michigan

OT – Evin Ksiezarczyk, Sr. Buffalo

OG – Luke Juriga, Sr. Western Michigan

C – Bryce Harris, Sr. Toledo

OG – (C) Jacob Gall, Jr. Buffalo

OT -Steve Nielsen, Sr. Eastern Michigan

2019 Preseason CFN All-MAC Defense

DE – Ali Fayad, Jr. Western Michigan

DT – Doug Costin, Sr. Miami Univ.

DT – Jack Heflin, Jr. Northern Illinois

DE – Jamal Hines, Soph. Toledo

LB – Jordan Fisher, Sr. Toledo

LB – Antonio Jones-Davis, Sr. Northern Illinois

LB – James Patterson, Jr. Buffalo

CB – Marlin Brooks, Jr. Ohio

S – Alvin Davis, Sr. Akron

S – Javan Hagan, Sr. Ohio

CB – Kevin McGill, Sr. Eastern Michigan

2019 Preseason CFN All-MAC Special Teams

PK – Matthew Trickett, Soph. Kent State

P – Jake Julien, Jr. Eastern Michigan

KR – Maurice Thomas, Sr. Miami University

PR – Jeremiah Knight, Jr. Akron

NEXT: 2019 Preseason CFN MAC Top 30 Players

2019 Preseason CFN MAC Top 30 Players

1. QB Nathan Rourke, Sr. Ohio

2. LB Antonio Jones-Davis, Sr. Northern Illinois

3. S Javan Hagan, Sr. Ohio

4. RB LeVante Bellamy, Sr. Western Michigan

5. S Alvin Davis, Sr. Akron

6. RB Jaret Patterson, Soph. Buffalo

7. OG Luke Juriga, Sr. Western Michigan

8. DT Doug Costin, Sr. Miami Univ.

9. QB Jon Wassink, Jr. Western Michigan

10. S Kahlil Robinson, Sr. Toledo

11. S Jerry McBride, Sr. Bowling Green

12. QB Woody Barrett, Jr. Kent State

13. LB Jordan Fisher, Sr. Toledo

14. LB James Patterson, Jr. Buffalo

15. QB Mitchell Guadagni, Sr. Toledo

16. S Devonni Reed, Soph. Central Michigan

17. CB Kevin McGill, Sr. Eastern Michigan

18. S Mykelti Williams, Sr. Northern Illinois

19. S Vince Calhoun, Sr. Eastern Michigan

20. LB Ray Wilborn, Sr. Ball State

21. QB Jarret Doege, Jr. Bowling Green

22. C Bryce Harris, Sr. Toledo

23. WR Riley Miller, Sr. Ball State

24. LB John Lako, Sr. Akron

25. LB Kyle Pugh, Sr. Northern Illinois

26. OT Evin Ksiezarczyk, Sr. Buffalo

27. RB Bryant Koback, Soph. Toledo

28. C Danny Godlevske, Jr. Miami Univ.

29. RB Tre Harbison, Jr. Northern Illinois

30. LB Christian Albright, Jr. Ball State

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