Saint John’s quarterback Jackson Erdmann, the reigning Gagliardi Trophy winner, leads the 2019 College Football America Yearbook’s NCAA Division III Preseason Starting Lineup, CFAY’s version of an All-America team.

Erdmann, entering his senior season, is coming off a 2018 in which he led the Johnnies to the Division III quarterfinals before losing to eventual national champion Mary Hardin-Baylor. Erdmann threw for 3,450 yards and 47 touchdowns last year.

He’s not the only Johnnies player on the team, either. One of his primary protectors, Dan Greenheck, made it as an offensive lineman.

In all, 19 teams had at least one selection to the team. Mary Hardin-Baylor had two defensive selections — DL Joey Longoria and DB Jefferson Fritz — along with wide receiver and special teams start Aaron Sims.

Mount Union, which lost to UMHB in the Stagg Bowl, had four preseason picks to lead all teams — WR Justin Hill, DL Andrew Roesch, LB Trey Williams and DB Gabe Brown.

Muhlenberg and North Central each had two selections.

Returning AFCA First-Team All-Americans from 2018 include Erdmann, WR Andrew Wolf (Washington & Jefferson), TE Ryan Curtiss (Muhlenberg) and Longoria.

Returning AFCA Second-Team All-Americans from 2018 include Greenheck and P Zach Warcola (College of New Jersey).

The 2019 College Football America Yearbook features more than 930 college football teams from the United States and Canada in more than 250 striking, full-color pages. That includes every team from the NCAA (FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III), NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and U Sports (Canada). It also includes updates on club football, one-year postgraduate prep/sports academies and Mexican college football, along with dozens of action shots and stadium photos taken by the CFAY staff.

The print edition is available online via Amazon.com and other major retailers such as Barnesandnoble.com and Books-A-Million.

2019 Book links:

Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/2Gcb20X

BarnesandNoble.com: http://bit.ly/2jQUN1F

2019 College Football America NCAA Division III Starting Lineup

Offense

Pos. Name, School

QB Jackson Erdmann, Saint John’s

RB Lance Moise, Concordia-Chicago

RB Alex Peete, Wisconsin-Whitewater

WR Justin Hill, Mount Union

WR Andrew Wolf, Washington & Jefferson

TE Ryan Curtiss, Muhlenberg

OL Sharmore Clark, North Central

OL Joe Figueroa, Johns Hopkins

OL Dan Greenheck, Saint John’s

C Nick Bainter, Springfield

 

Defense

Pos. Name, School

DL Frankie Feaster, Muhlenberg

DL Joey Longoria, Mary Hardin-Baylor

DL Michael Nobile, Delaware Valley

DL Andrew Roesch, Mount Union

LB Re’Shaun Myers, Bridgewater

LB Sam Romanski, UW-Eau Claire

LB Trey Williams, Mount Union

DB Gabe Brown, Mount Union

DB Obasi Dees, Cal Lutheran

DB Jefferson Fritz, Mary Hardin-Baylor

DB Cal Lewellyn, Centre

 

Specialists

Pos. Name, School

P Zack Warcola, TCNJ

PK Derik Judka, North Central

KR Rae Millsap, Hardin-Simmons

PR Aaron Sims, Mary Hardin-Baylor

AP Tanner Clark, Marietta