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2018 All-Ivy League First-Teamers
Big Green Place 17 on All-Ivy League Teams
11/20/2018 2:01:00 PM | Football
Four of the eight first-team selections were chosen unanimously
HANOVER, N.H. — The Ivy League announced its all-conference football teams as selected by the league's coaches this afternoon, and 15th-ranked Dartmouth had eight players selected for the first team and a total of 17 receive All-Ivy League honors. Only the conference champion, No. 8 Princeton, had more player selections with nine on the first team and 18 overall.
Earning their place on the first team for the Big Green were three senior offensive linemen in Phil Berton, Matt Kaskey and Patrick Kilcommons, and five on the defensive side of the ball in senior linemen Rocco Di Leo and Jackson Perry, senior nickelback Kyran McKinney-Crudden, junior cornerback Isiah Swann and senior linebacker Jack Traynor.
The trio from Illinois on the offensive line helped make the Dartmouth front the most formidable in the Ivy League. Kaskey, a 6-7, 325-pound left tackle from Winnetka, was a unanimous selection in making the first team for the second straight year. Kilcommons, a second-team selection in 2017, is a 6-2, 280-pound center from Berwyn, and Berton is a 6-5, 285-pound right tackle from Oak Park. The Big Green offense flourished with this group up front as Dartmouth ranked 11th among FCS teams in rushing (254.7 yards per game) and fifth in fewest sacks allowed (7). The Green also ranked in the top 20 nationally in scoring offense at 34 points per game, as well as third- and fourth-down conversion percentage.
On the defensive side of the ball, Di Leo, Swann and Traynor were also unanimous selections. A 6-3, 285-pound fifth-year defensive end from Elmhurst, Illinois, Di Leo led the Ivy League with 12.5 tackles for a loss and ranked second in the conference (and 15th nationally) with 8.5 sacks. He finished the season with 43 tackles and forced a fumble, plus batted down six passes at the line of scrimmage, the most by a defensive lineman in the Ancient Eight.
Swann, who was a second-team selection in 2017, enjoyed one of the finest seasons ever by a Dartmouth cornerback, setting a school record with nine interceptions to lead the nation. The 6-0, 190-pound native of Queen Creek, Arizona, also leads the league and ranks third in the FCS with 18 passes defended while recording 39 tackles and recovering a fumble. Twice he was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, including after his performance at Holy Cross where he picked off three passes to earn STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week honors. Swann will start his final season in Hanover next year tied for the Big Green career record for interceptions with 13.
Traynor, a 6-0, 235-pound linebacker from Lake Forest, Illinois, was a unanimous pick for the second straight year. His 56 tackles led the Big Green before he missed the final two games with an injury, but he still finished eighth in the Ivy League in tackles per game (7.0). He also registered 6.5 tackles for a loss, broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered another. And when the two undefeated Ivy League teams met on Nov. 3, Traynor made a season-high 14 stops against Princeton as the Big Green held the Tiger offense that was averaging over 50 points a game to a mere 14.
A healthy Perry made everyone around him better on the defensive line as he commanded double teams on practically every snap. A 6-2, 300-pound nightmare to block, Perry finished the year with 41 tackles, 8.5 for a loss to tie for sixth in the league, plus sacked the quarterback four times. The native of Las Vegas, Nevada, also had one of his best games against Princeton with a season-high nine stops, then dominated Brown in the season finale with 4.0 tackles for a total loss of 25 yards with two sacks.
The final first-team selection, McKinney-Crudden, served as a tri-captain along with Kaskey and Traynor, doling out punishing hits from his nickelback position as he led the team with 69 tackles to rank among the top 10 in the league. Twelve of those tackles came in a 24-17 victory over Harvard, Dartmouth's first win over the Crimson in 15 years. McKinney-Crudden, a 6-0, 195-pound fifth-year hailing from Glastonbury, Connecticut, also forced a fumble, recovered two others, picked off a pass and broke up three more.
The Big Green had five players named to the second team — defensive lineman David Chalmers, quarterback Jared Gerbino, wide receiver Drew Hunnicutt, left guard John Kilcommons and safety Bun Straton.
A 6-4, 300-pound senior, Chalmers started at defensive tackle for the Big Green, making 29 tackles with three for a loss and two assisted sacks. In that Princeton game, the Leesburg, Virginia, native made a career-high seven stops, including one for a loss.
Gerbino split duties behind center as the Big Green's wildcat quarterback, and he ran wild, leading Dartmouth with 700 yards and eight touchdowns on 115 carries, finishing fourth in the league with 87.5 yards per game. The 6-3, 230-pound junior from Rush, New York, topped 100 yards in a game on three occasions with a season-high 183 in the win over Harvard, and even threw four scoring strikes in just 21 pass attempts.
Dartmouth's top deep threat among the receivers was the 6-1, 195-pound senior Hunnicutt from Argyle, Texas. He recorded 26 catches for 409 yards and three touchdowns, topping 100 yards against both Georgetown and Penn, and finished his career with 1,111 receiving yards on 75 grabs. The former high school quarterback also threw a 21-yard touchdown pass in a 28-12 victory at Columbia.
The 6-4, 280-pound Kilcommons lined up next to his twin brother on the offensive line at left guard as the senior started all 10 games along with the rest of his linemates, making up a cohesive unit that led to terrific offensive numbers across the board.
Straton, a 6-0, 195-pound senior, brought his hang-loose attitude from his hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, and recorded 40 tackles for the season while forcing a fumble in the win at Harvard and intercepting a pass while returning it 13 yards in a victory over Penn.
Four more Big Green players earned honorable mention: senior RB Rashaad Cooper (Tracy, California) who averaged 6.57 yards on his 100 rushes to go with six touchdowns; junior DE Niko Lalos (Copley, Ohio) who had 17 tackles and ranked fifth in the league with 5.0 sacks; senior LB Jake Moen (Gilroy, California) who contributed 35 tackles, seven for a loss and three sacks; and junior S Ryan Roegge (Marietta, Georgia) who had 42 tackles, 2.5 for a loss, while breaking up four passes and intercepting two others.
Both the Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year awards were announced as well with Yale quarterback Griffin O'Connor earning the rookie honor, and Princeton head coach Bob Surace being recognized for leading Princeton to an Ivy League championship as well as a perfect season for the first time since 1964.
The offensive and defensive finalists for the Bushnell Cup, the Ivy League's Player of the Year awards, will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 27, with the winners being unveiled at the Mercury Ballroom of the New York Hilton Midtown in conjunction with the National Football Foundation at 12:30 p.m. (EST) on Monday, Dec. 3.
Earning their place on the first team for the Big Green were three senior offensive linemen in Phil Berton, Matt Kaskey and Patrick Kilcommons, and five on the defensive side of the ball in senior linemen Rocco Di Leo and Jackson Perry, senior nickelback Kyran McKinney-Crudden, junior cornerback Isiah Swann and senior linebacker Jack Traynor.
The trio from Illinois on the offensive line helped make the Dartmouth front the most formidable in the Ivy League. Kaskey, a 6-7, 325-pound left tackle from Winnetka, was a unanimous selection in making the first team for the second straight year. Kilcommons, a second-team selection in 2017, is a 6-2, 280-pound center from Berwyn, and Berton is a 6-5, 285-pound right tackle from Oak Park. The Big Green offense flourished with this group up front as Dartmouth ranked 11th among FCS teams in rushing (254.7 yards per game) and fifth in fewest sacks allowed (7). The Green also ranked in the top 20 nationally in scoring offense at 34 points per game, as well as third- and fourth-down conversion percentage.
On the defensive side of the ball, Di Leo, Swann and Traynor were also unanimous selections. A 6-3, 285-pound fifth-year defensive end from Elmhurst, Illinois, Di Leo led the Ivy League with 12.5 tackles for a loss and ranked second in the conference (and 15th nationally) with 8.5 sacks. He finished the season with 43 tackles and forced a fumble, plus batted down six passes at the line of scrimmage, the most by a defensive lineman in the Ancient Eight.
Swann, who was a second-team selection in 2017, enjoyed one of the finest seasons ever by a Dartmouth cornerback, setting a school record with nine interceptions to lead the nation. The 6-0, 190-pound native of Queen Creek, Arizona, also leads the league and ranks third in the FCS with 18 passes defended while recording 39 tackles and recovering a fumble. Twice he was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, including after his performance at Holy Cross where he picked off three passes to earn STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week honors. Swann will start his final season in Hanover next year tied for the Big Green career record for interceptions with 13.
Traynor, a 6-0, 235-pound linebacker from Lake Forest, Illinois, was a unanimous pick for the second straight year. His 56 tackles led the Big Green before he missed the final two games with an injury, but he still finished eighth in the Ivy League in tackles per game (7.0). He also registered 6.5 tackles for a loss, broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered another. And when the two undefeated Ivy League teams met on Nov. 3, Traynor made a season-high 14 stops against Princeton as the Big Green held the Tiger offense that was averaging over 50 points a game to a mere 14.
A healthy Perry made everyone around him better on the defensive line as he commanded double teams on practically every snap. A 6-2, 300-pound nightmare to block, Perry finished the year with 41 tackles, 8.5 for a loss to tie for sixth in the league, plus sacked the quarterback four times. The native of Las Vegas, Nevada, also had one of his best games against Princeton with a season-high nine stops, then dominated Brown in the season finale with 4.0 tackles for a total loss of 25 yards with two sacks.
The final first-team selection, McKinney-Crudden, served as a tri-captain along with Kaskey and Traynor, doling out punishing hits from his nickelback position as he led the team with 69 tackles to rank among the top 10 in the league. Twelve of those tackles came in a 24-17 victory over Harvard, Dartmouth's first win over the Crimson in 15 years. McKinney-Crudden, a 6-0, 195-pound fifth-year hailing from Glastonbury, Connecticut, also forced a fumble, recovered two others, picked off a pass and broke up three more.
The Big Green had five players named to the second team — defensive lineman David Chalmers, quarterback Jared Gerbino, wide receiver Drew Hunnicutt, left guard John Kilcommons and safety Bun Straton.
A 6-4, 300-pound senior, Chalmers started at defensive tackle for the Big Green, making 29 tackles with three for a loss and two assisted sacks. In that Princeton game, the Leesburg, Virginia, native made a career-high seven stops, including one for a loss.
Gerbino split duties behind center as the Big Green's wildcat quarterback, and he ran wild, leading Dartmouth with 700 yards and eight touchdowns on 115 carries, finishing fourth in the league with 87.5 yards per game. The 6-3, 230-pound junior from Rush, New York, topped 100 yards in a game on three occasions with a season-high 183 in the win over Harvard, and even threw four scoring strikes in just 21 pass attempts.
Dartmouth's top deep threat among the receivers was the 6-1, 195-pound senior Hunnicutt from Argyle, Texas. He recorded 26 catches for 409 yards and three touchdowns, topping 100 yards against both Georgetown and Penn, and finished his career with 1,111 receiving yards on 75 grabs. The former high school quarterback also threw a 21-yard touchdown pass in a 28-12 victory at Columbia.
The 6-4, 280-pound Kilcommons lined up next to his twin brother on the offensive line at left guard as the senior started all 10 games along with the rest of his linemates, making up a cohesive unit that led to terrific offensive numbers across the board.
Straton, a 6-0, 195-pound senior, brought his hang-loose attitude from his hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, and recorded 40 tackles for the season while forcing a fumble in the win at Harvard and intercepting a pass while returning it 13 yards in a victory over Penn.
Four more Big Green players earned honorable mention: senior RB Rashaad Cooper (Tracy, California) who averaged 6.57 yards on his 100 rushes to go with six touchdowns; junior DE Niko Lalos (Copley, Ohio) who had 17 tackles and ranked fifth in the league with 5.0 sacks; senior LB Jake Moen (Gilroy, California) who contributed 35 tackles, seven for a loss and three sacks; and junior S Ryan Roegge (Marietta, Georgia) who had 42 tackles, 2.5 for a loss, while breaking up four passes and intercepting two others.
Both the Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year awards were announced as well with Yale quarterback Griffin O'Connor earning the rookie honor, and Princeton head coach Bob Surace being recognized for leading Princeton to an Ivy League championship as well as a perfect season for the first time since 1964.
The offensive and defensive finalists for the Bushnell Cup, the Ivy League's Player of the Year awards, will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 27, with the winners being unveiled at the Mercury Ballroom of the New York Hilton Midtown in conjunction with the National Football Foundation at 12:30 p.m. (EST) on Monday, Dec. 3.
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