CHICAGO — Four South Dakota State University football players, led by first-team offensive lineman Garret Greenfield, were named Monday to the 2020-21 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team.
A sophomore right tackle from Rock Valley, Iowa, Greenfield earned a spot on the first team as a key part of a Jackrabbit offensive unit averaging 30.1 points and 407.7 yards of total offense per game en route to advancing to this weekend’s Football Championship Subdivision national title game. Greenfield was a first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honoree who earned MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week recognition twice during the spring season.
A member of the SDSU defense, linebacker Logan Backhaus was also a second-team honoree. The senior from Spirit Lake, Iowa, has registered a team-leading 69 tackles, including a team-best 9.5 tackles for loss with two sacks and an interception. He has tallied 10 or more tackles three times, including in playoff victories over Southern Illinois (career-high 14 tackles) and Delaware (12 tackles).
