Brown and Mitchell Named 1st Team AP All-Americans

College of Idaho seniors Josh Brown and Kyle Mitchell were honored today as first-team members of the Associated Press NAIA Football Team, presented by Regents Bank.

The team was selected by a panel of sports information specialists and members of the AP.

The duo become the fifth and sixth AP All-Americans in program history - joining third-team pick Tom Winbigler (1948) and first-team selections Norm Hayes (1953), R.C. Owens (1954) and Nate Moore (2017).

Brown was a four-year starter at offensive tackle, starting a school-record 45 games. This season, he anchored an offensive line that established a new school record for rushing yards and total offense - and was previously named a first-team All-Frontier Conference and first-team AFCA-NAIA All-American. He is set to play in the coming weeks in a pair of postseason games - the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and the Hula Bowl.

Mitchell had a record-setting career with the Yotes, establishing single-game records with 10 made extra points and three made field goals, while connecting on a 58-yard attempt vs. Montana Tech. He set single-season marks with 55 made extra points and 15 made field goals - closing his career with 165 made extra points and 31 made field goals. The Utah native was previously named a first-team All-Frontier Conference and first-team AFCA NAIA All-American.

Marian (Ind.) running back Charles Salary was named the NAIA Player of the Year.

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Johnny Feauto, senior, Kansas Wesleyan.

Running backs — Arnijae Ponder, junior, Morningside (Iowa); Charles Salary, senior, Marian (Ind.).

Linemen — Josh Brown, senior, College of Idaho; Trey Coney, senior, Reinhardt (Ga.); Garrett Temme, senior, Morningside (Iowa); Mike Davis, senior, Southeastern (Fla.); Austin Sherrill, junior, Keiser (Fla.).

Tight end — Trenton Poe-Evans, senior, Kansas Wesleyan.

Receivers — DeVon McCoy, sophomore, Kentucky Christian; Shane Solberg, junior, Northwestern (Iowa).

All-purpose player — Jaylen Boyd, junior, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).

Kicker — Kyle Mitchell, senior, College of Idaho.

DEFENSE

Linemen — Jeremiah Pharms, senior, Friends (Kan.); Landon, Corolla, senior, Georgetown (Ky.); Shaq Bradford, senior, Kansas Wesleyan; Mac Dutra, senior, Marian (Ind.).

Linebackers — Austin Cuicchi, senior, Grand View (Iowa); Jason Ferris, senior, Montana Western; DaMarcus Wimbush, junior, Bluefield (Va.).

Secondary — Dayton Bush, senior, Benedictine (Kan.); Dallis Flowers, junior, Grand View (Iowa); Sage Chen-Young, sophomore, Keiser (Fla.); Takota Anderson, senior, Kansas Wesleyan.

Punter — Drake Higgins, senior, Missouri Valley College.