James Named Sporting News Preseason All-American

CHARLESTON, S.C. – After earning AP All-American second team honors last season, Charles James is already receiving preseason recognition for the upcoming year. Sporting News has named James a 2011 Preseason All-American corner back, it was announced Tuesday by Josh Buchanan’s Scouting.com website.

In addition to AP All-American honors last year, James was a first-team All-Big South selection after leading the Big South and finishing third in the nation with six interceptions, tying the single-season record for CSU.  Entering his junior season, James is just three shy of the career interceptions record. He set a new single game record against Liberty with three interceptions, earned CPFA Division I FCS honorable mention performer of the week honors twice, and was the Big South Defensive Player of the Week one time. He led the conference with 17 passes defended, six more than the second-place person.

A full list of the Sporting News All-Americans can be found below, as well as at the following link: http://www.jbscouting.com/index.php/fcs/fcs-news-/6-fcs-news-/1729-tsn-fcs-preseason-picks

FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
OFFENSE
QB DeAndre Presley, Sr., Appalachian State
RB Eric Bretitenstein, Jr., Wofford
RB Nate Eachus, Sr., Colgate
OL D.J. Hall, Sr., Texas State
OL David Pickard, Sr., Southern Illinois
OL Brett Moore, Sr., Georgia Southern
OL J.C. Oram, Sr., Weber State
OL Juavahr Nathan, Sr., South Carolina State
TE Shadrae King, Sr., Robert Morris
WR Chris Summers, Sr., Liberty
WR Aaron Mellette, Jr., Elon
K Jason Cunningham, Sr., Montana State
RS Gralyn Crawford, Jr., Stephen F. Austin

DEFENSE
DL Brent Russell, Jr., Georgia Southern
DL Ameet Pall, Sr., Wofford
DL Mario Kurn, Sr., San Diego
DL Zack Nash, Sr., Sacramento State
LB Tyler Holmes, Sr., Massachusetts
LB Kadarron Anderson, Sr., Furman
LB Matt Evans, Jr., New Hampshire
DB Trumaine Johnson, Sr., Montana
DB Charles James, Jr., Charleston Southern
DB Moses Ellis, Sr., Prairie View A&M
DB Laron Scott, Sr., Georgia Southern
P David Harrington, Sr., Idaho State

TOP PLAYERS
OFF: DeAndre Presley, QB, Appalachian State
DEF: Ameet Pall, DE, Wofford
Newcomer: Jewel Hampton, RB, Southern Illinois