BROOKINGS, S.D. – Four South Dakota State University football players, including first-team honoree Christian Rozeboom, were honored Monday as members of the 2019 HERO Sports FCS All-America Team. Rozeboom posted his fourth consecutive 100-tackle season with a team-high 111 stops, including six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He also recorded two interceptions, forced three fumbles and recovered a pair of fumbles. Rozeboom also tallied double figures in tackles six times during the 2019 season en route to becoming the Jackrabbits’ career tackles leader with 475. Earning second-team honors were sophomore running back Pierre Strong, Jr. and junior long snapper Bradey Sorenson. Strong posted his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, rushing for 1,018 yards in 11 games for an average of 92.5 yards per game. Sorenson moved up to the second team after earning third-team All-America honors in 2018. The Yankton native has handled the snapping duties for all of the Jackrabbits’ special teams units each of the past three seasons. Completing the Jackrabbit contingent on the HERO Sports FCS All-America Team was junior wide receiver Cade Johnson, who also was a repeat honoree with a third-team selection this season, after earning second-team recognition in 2018.
