Kaskey Named a Phil Steele Preseason FCS All-American

HANOVER, N.H. — The 2018 Phil Steele FCS Magazine announced its Preseason All-America and All-Ivy League teams last week with Dartmouth senior offensive lineman and tri-captain Matt Kaskey one of five players from the Ancient Eight earning All-America honors. The Big Green had a total of nine student-athletes garner All-Ivy honors, including all three captains.

A native of Winnetka, Illinois, Kaskey (6-7, 325) was named to the All-America Fourth Team a year after being a first-team All-Ivy performer at left tackle, helping Dartmouth to an 8-2 overall record and a tie for second place at 5-2. He anchored an offensive line that allowed Dartmouth to rank in the top half of the Ivy League in scoring, rushing, passing and total yards, joining the conference champion (Yale) as the only teams that could make that claim. His blocking was integral in the Big Green ranking 15th nationally in fewest sacks allowed (one per game), plus paved the way for two backs to be among the top league's top seven in rushing.

Joining Kaskey on the Preseason All-Ivy League First Team were fellow captain and senior linebacker Jack Traynor along with junior cornerback Isiah Swann. Traynor was a unanimous all-conference first-team pick a year ago, finishing second in the league with 98 tackles, the most by a Dartmouth defender in 10 years. Swann was a second-team All-Ivy pick in 2017, leading the Big Green with a pair of interceptions while breaking up six other passes, making 27 tackles and blocking a kick.

Two offensive players were chosen for the second team in junior wide receiver Hunter Hagdorn — the 2016 Ivy League Rookie of the Year — and senior center Patrick Kilcommons. The third team featured a trio on defense — tri-captain and fifth-year nickelback Kyran McKinney-Crudden, fifth-year lineman Rocco Di Leo and senior linebacker Jake Moen, along with junior long-snapper Grant Jaffe.

Players report for preseason camp on Friday with the first practice at Blackman Field slated for Sunday at 2 p.m.

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