Friday, January 26, 2018

All-First Coast FCS team: Tracking the best area products in 2017-18

JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- The First Coast was not only represented well at the highest level of college football in 2017-18, but made quite an impact on the Football Championship Subdivision circuit, too.

The Times-Union’s fifth annual All-First Coast FCS team featured 137 players with ties to the area, the third most representation of local players since we began this series in 2013. Only the 2013-14 (147) and ‘14-15 teams (145) have featured more players with ties to the First Coast than this one. Fleming Island leads the way with 10 players at the FCS level, followed by Fletcher (nine) and Raines and First Coast (eight apiece).

Sports writer Clayton Freeman charts the 2017 Times-Union All-FCS squad.

Pos., Player, Class (*redshirt), Local tie, College, Update
OL Sam Baptiste, Sr., Ware County, Alabama State, Started at right tackle and earned first-team All-SWAC honors.

ATH Jamari Smith, GS., Fletcher, North Carolina A&T, Rushed 69 times for 389 yards, 2 TD; also caught 25 passes for 277 yards and 2 TD.

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