LAKE CHARLES – McNeese linebacker B.J. Blunt can add "consensus" when describing himself as an All-American when on Tuesday, he was named to the STATS All-America First Team unit, giving him three first team selections in three of the major organizations.
 
Last week, Blunt, a native of New Orleans, was named to the first team Associated Press and Walter Camp All-America squads.
 
He becomes the first McNeese player in school history to be recognized on the first team unit by those three organizations and the 15^th Cowboy Consensus All-American selection in school history, joining the likes of Terry Irving (1992 and 1993), Ronald Cherry (1994), Kavika Pittman (1995), Zach Bronson (1996), Charles Ayro (1997 and 1998), Reggie Nelson (1997 and 1998), Jason Davis (2002), Roderick Royal (2002 and 2003), Hadley Prince (2002), and Bryan Smith (2007).
 
As an outgoing senior, Blunt placed seventh in voting for the Buck Buchanan Award that goes to the top defensive player in the FCS, and accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Classic.
 
Blunt had a remarkable senior year that saw him record 102 total tackles, 11 sacks, and 20 tackles for a loss, all in 10 games played.
 
His tackles for a loss total ranked him third in the FCS while his sack total ranked him sixth in the nation.
 
He recorded 10 or more tackles in a game four times on the season and had a high of 20 tackles in a win over Abilene Christian, making him the first Cowboy player to record 20 stops in a game since the 1997 season.
 
He earned Southland Conference player of the week honors twice on the year, first when he recorded nine tackles with three sacks, four tackles for a loss and recovered a fumble in a win over league champion Nicholls. He also garnered STATS and College Sports Madness National Player of the Week honors for that game.
 
Two weeks later he was voted as the league player of the week in a win over Stephen F. Austin when he finished with 12 tackles, two sacks, 5 ½ tackles for a loss and recovered a fumble.
 
Blunted ended his two-year career at McNeese with 145 tackles, 13 sacks and 29.5 tackles for a loss.
 
2018 STATS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
*-Order of quarterbacks to be determined after the STATS FCS Awards Banquet on Jan. 4.
 
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
*QB – Chandler Burks, senior, 5-10, 190, Kennesaw State; Devlin Hodges, senior, 6-1, 205, Samford; or Easton Stick, senior, 6-2, 221
RB – Ryan Fulse, senior, 5-11, 195, Wagner
RB – A.J. Hines, junior, 5-11, 225, Duquesne
FB – Joe Protheroe, senior, 5-11, 230, Cal Poly
WR – Michael Bandy, junior, 5-11, 190, San Diego
WR – Keelan Doss, senior, 6-3, 210, UC Davis
WR – Josh Pearson, junior, 6-4, 205, Jacksonville State
TE – Donald Parham, senior, 6-8, 240, Stetson
OL – B.J. Autry, senior, 6-5, 340, Jacksonville State
OL – Drew Forbes, senior, 6-5, 305, Southeast Missouri
OL – Iosua Opeta, senior, 6-4, 305, Weber State
OL – Matt Pyke, senior, 6-2, 302, ETSU
OL – Tanner Volson, senior, 6-4, 306, North Dakota State
 
DEFENSE
DL – Darryl Johnson Jr., junior, 6-5, 232, North Carolina A&T
DL – Isaiah Mack, senior, 6-3, 305, Chattanooga
DL – Derick Roberson, senior, 6-4, 250, Sam Houston State
DL – Khalen Saunders, senior, 6-2, 310, Western Illinois
LB – B.J. Blunt, senior, 6-1, 220, McNeese
LB – Zach Hall, junior, 6-0, 230, Southeast Missouri
LB – Dante Olson, junior, 6-3, 237, Montana
LB – Sterling Sheffield, senior, 6-2, 240, Maine
DB – Nasir Adderley, senior, 6-0, 200, Delaware
DB – Robbie Grimsley, senior, 6-0, 194, North Dakota State
DB – Jimmy Moreland, senior, 5-11, 175, James Madison
DB – Isiah Swann, junior, 6-0, 190, Dartmouth
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Roldan Alcobendas, senior, 6-0, 180, Eastern Washington
P – Alex Pechin, senior, 6-0, 200, Bucknell
LS – Patrick Eby, senior, 6-3, 235, Columbia
KR – Jean Constant, junior, 5-9, 177, Bryant
PR – D'Angelo Amos, sophomore, 6-1, 180, James Madison
AP – John Lovett, senior, 6-3, 225, Princeton
 
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
*QB – Chandler Burks, senior, 5-10, 190, Kennesaw State; Devlin Hodges, senior, 6-1, 205, Samford; or Easton Stick, senior, 6-2, 221
RB – James Robinson, junior, 5-10, 220, Illinois State
RB – Marquis Terry, senior, 5-7, 180, Southeast Missouri
FB – Andre Stoddard, senior, 5-10, 240, Wofford
WR – Jazz Ferguson, junior, 6-5, 223, Northwestern State
WR – Alexander Hollins, senior, 6-1, 170, Eastern Illinois
WR – Jesper Horsted, senior, 6-4, 225, Princeton
TE – Charlie Taumoepeau, junior, 6-3, 240, Portland State
OL – J'Von Brown, junior, 6-3, 350, Central Connecticut State
OL – Tytus Howard, senior 6-6, 311, Alabama State
OL – Zack Johnson, junior, 6-6, 316, North Dakota State
OL – Matt Kaskey, senior, 6-7, 325, Dartmouth
OL – Oli Udoh, senior, 6-5, 336, Elon
 
DEFENSE
DL – Ahmad Gooden, senior, 6-2, 245, Samford
DL – Sully Laiche, junior, 6-2, 270, Nicholls
DL – Jay-Tee Tiuli, senior, 6-4, 315, Eastern Washington
DL – Nick Wheeler, junior, 6-2, 255, Colgate
LB – Jabril Cox, sophomore, 6-3, 231, North Dakota State
LB – Cam Gill, junior, 6-3, 230, Wagner
LB – Troy Reeder, senior, 6-3, 245, Delaware
LB – Pete Swenson, senior, 6-3, 230, Western Illinois
DB – Jordan Brown, senior, 6-1, 200, South Dakota State
DB – Abu Daramy-Swaray, junior, 5-10, 190, Colgate
DB – Manny Patterson, senior, 5-10, 180, Maine
DB – Tyree Robinson, sophomore, 5-11, 184, ETSU
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Austin Errthum, senior, 5-10, 180, UNI
P – Cade Coffey, sophomore, 6-1, 191, Idaho
LS – Steven Wethli, senior, 6-0, 230, Youngstown State
KR – Malik Wilson, senior, 5-11, 166, North Carolina A&T
PR – Booker Chambers, senior, 5-9, 185, Mississippi Valley State
AP – Tyrie Adams, junior, 6-2, 180, Western Carolina
AP – Shane Simpson, junior, 5-9, 200, Towson
 
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
*QB – Chandler Burks, senior, 5-10, 190, Kennesaw State; Devlin Hodges, senior, 6-1, 205, Samford; or Easton Stick, senior, 6-2, 221
RB – Ra'Quanne Dickens, senior, 5-10, 195, Incarnate Word
RB – James Holland Jr., senior, 5-9, 210, Colgate
RB – De'Shawn Waller, junior, 5-11, 210, Alcorn State
FB – Cal Daniels, senior, 6-2, 255, Stony Brook
WR – Juston Christian, senior, 6-0, 188, Marist
WR – Cade Johnson, sophomore, 5-10, 180, South Dakota State
WR – Kelvin McKnight, senior, 5-8, 186, Samford
WR – Reggie White Jr., senior, 6-3, 210, Monmouth
TE – Charles Scarff, TE, senior, 6-6, 270, Delaware
OL – Spencer Blackburn, senior, 6-2, 285, Eastern Washington
OL – Garrett Bowery, senior, 6-2, 303, Lamar
OL – C.J. Collins, senior, 6-3, 255, Kennesaw State
OL – Daniel Cooney, senior, 6-8, 315, San Diego
OL – Micah Shaw, senior, 6-1, 264, North Carolina A&T
OL – Cal Twait, senior, 6-5, 305, UNI
 
DEFENSE
DL – Solomon Brown, senior, 6-1, 235, Charleston Southern
DL – Miles Brown, senior, 6-2, 320, Wofford
DL – Rocco Di Leo, senior, 6-3, 285, Dartmouth
DL – Greg Menard, senior, 6-2, 240, North Dakota State
DL – Nasir Player, junior, 6-5, 271, ETSU
LB – De'Arius Christmas, senior, 5-10, 220, Grambling State
LB – Anthony Gore Jr., senior 6-0, 201, Kennesaw State
LB – Jonas Griffith, junior, 6-4, 240, Indiana State
LB – Warren Messer, senior, 5-11, 227, Elon
LB – LeGrand Toia, senior, 6-2, 225, Weber State
DB – Davon Jernigan, senior, 6-0, 208, Lamar
DB – Hakeem Kinard, senior, 5-10, 200, Saint Francis
DB – Davanta Reynolds, senior, 5-10, 200, North Carolina Central
DB – Will Warner, junior, 6-3, 201, Drake
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Aidan O'Neill, junior, 6-1, 199, Towson
P – Chris Faddoul, sophomore, 6-1, 182, Florida A&M
P – Garret Wegner, sophomore, 6-0, 191, North Dakota State
LS – Patrick Keefe, senior, 5-11, 195, The Citadel
KR – Jimmie Robinson, senior, 5-8, 162, Bethune-Cookman
PR – Darrius Shepherd, senior, 5-11, 188, North Dakota State
AP – Troy Anderson, sophomore, 6-3, 215, Montana State