The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcat football team will feature a pair of D2Football.com Preseason All-America choices.
Senior offensive tackle
Tanner Owen (Kearney, Mo.) and senior defensive lineman
Sam Roberts (Waynesville, Mo.) were each named First Team D2Football.com Preseason All-Americans.
Owen enters the 2021 season having started on the offensive line in all 39 games of his collegiate career. Owen is a two-time first-team all-MIAA pick. He tallied AFCA, D2CCA and D2Football.com All-America accolades in 2019.
Roberts will begin the 2021 campaign having played in 36 games with 115 total tackles. Roberts has registered 29 tackles-for-loss and 12 quarterback sacks in his career.
Northwest will open the 2021 season Thursday at Fort Hays State.
| First Team |
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| QB |
Tyson Bagent |
6-3, 215, Jr. |
Shepherd |
| RB |
Michael Roots |
5-9, 211, Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| RB |
Justin Felder |
5-8, 175, Jr. |
Stonehill |
| WR |
Henry Litwin |
6-1, 195, Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
| WR |
L'liott Curry |
6-0, 206, Sr. |
Henderson State |
| TE |
David Balint III |
6-3, 255, Jr. |
Shippensburg |
| OL |
Amon Simon |
6-5, 275, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
| OL |
Tanner Owen |
6-5, 290, Sr. |
Northwest Missouri |
| OL |
Jimmy Burchett |
6-4, 320, Sr |
Notre Dame College |
| OL |
Grant Smith |
6-5, 350, Jr. |
South Dakota Mines |
| OL |
Brent Laing |
6-4, 285, Sr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
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| DL |
Demetrice Lofton |
6-4, 245, Jr. |
Morehouse |
| DL |
Joshua Pryor |
6-4, 280, So. |
Bowie State |
| DL |
Charlie Cleveland |
6-2, 250, Jr. |
Tiffin |
| DL |
Sam Roberts |
6-5, 292, Sr. |
Northwest Missouri |
| LB |
Drew Seers |
6-1, 225, Sr. |
Lindenwood |
| LB |
Rondrow Peebles |
6-2, 242, Sr. |
Carson-Newman |
| LB |
Kailen Abrams |
6-2, 230, Sr. |
Central State |
| DB |
Junior Faulk |
6-1, 200, Sr. |
Delta State |
| DB |
Demetri Morsell |
5-11, 180, Jr.. |
Bowie State |
| DB |
Kader Kohou |
5-11, 190, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
| DB |
Sam Webb |
6-2, 195, Sr. |
Missouri Western |
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| K |
Jefferson Souza |
6-1, 185, Jr. |
Virginia Union |
| P |
Casey Knutsen |
5-11, 190, So. |
South Dakota Mines |
| AP |
Trey Vaval |
6-0, 175, So. |
Missouri Western |
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| Second Team |
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| QB |
Cade Brister |
6-0, 200, Jr. |
Lindenwood |
| RB |
Cole Chancey |
5-10, 195, Sr. |
Harding |
| RB |
Jamar Thompkins |
5-11, 200, Jr. |
Valdosta State |
| WR |
Jermaine Wynn Jr. |
5-9, 185, Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
| WR |
Duane Brown |
6-0, 181, Jr. |
IUP |
| TE |
DeAndre Washington |
6-3, 235, Sr. |
Arkansas-Monticello |
| OL |
Josh Dauberman |
6-5, 315, Sr. |
IUP |
| OL |
Innis Claud V |
6-2, 290, Sr. |
Delta State |
| OL |
Jared Gossen |
6-3, 305, Jr. |
Minnesota State |
| OL |
Elijah Reed |
6-6, 302, Jr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| OL |
Hunter Toppel |
6-4, 305, Sr. |
Minnesota State |
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| DL |
Chad Kuhn |
6-3, 240, Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
| DL |
Logan Swanson |
6-3, 300, Sr. |
Augustana |
| DL |
Erik Hansen |
6-3, 260, Sr. |
Upper Iowa |
| DL |
Javon Frazier |
6-2, 250, Sr. |
Virginia State |
| LB |
Chrys Lane |
6-0, 210, Sr. |
Shepherd |
| LB |
Onte Burns |
6-0, 205, Jr. |
Southwest Minnesota |
| LB |
Gabe Ames |
6-0, 240, Sr. |
Bemidji State |
| DB |
Nazir Streater |
5-10, 190, Sr. |
IUP |
| DB |
Josh Williams |
6-3, 197, Sr. |
Fayetteville State |
| DB |
D'Anthony Bell |
6-2, 205, Sr. |
West Florida |
| DB |
Shawn Turber-Ortiz |
5-10, 190, Sr. |
Kutztown |
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| K |
Luis Guarita |
6-4, 175, Sr. |
Augustana |
| P |
Clayton Crile |
6-2, 195, So. |
Catawba |
| AP |
Dominique Ramsey |
5-9, 180, Sr. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
