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Incomplete, that is, until tonight.On its 25th anniversary, Olson became just the third Grizzly ever to be awarded the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the FCS Defensive Player of the Year at the STATS FCS Awards Banquet. Dante Olson, LB, Montana: 36-25-16-11-13-363 2. A consensus All-American, he's already earned Montana's Steve Carlson team MVP award, the Big Sky's Defensive Player of the Year award, Phil Steele Magazine's Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year, and the FCS Athletic Directors Association Defensive MVP. He led the FCS in tackles per game (12.8) for the second consecutive season, setting Big Sky Conference and Montana single-season records with 179 tackles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Sully Laiche, DE, Nicholls: 21-13-16-9-12-235. 3. 2. Dante Olson
Buck Buchanan Award. #42 #91 James Madison senior defensive end Ron’Dell Carter has been voted one of three finalists for the 2019 STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding defensive player at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level.. Carter was joined by Nicholls defensive end Sully Laiche and Montana linebacker Dante Olson as finalists for the prestigious award. He wants to be good, and he's not satisfied unless he improves," Montana coach Bobby Hauck said. Kordell Jackson, S, Austin Peay: 4-13-12-13-10-144 7.
Zach Hall, LB, Southeast Missouri: 11-15-12-13-16-193 5. The 2019 Buck Buchanan Award results for fourth through 26th place were as follows: 4. Park Hill High School Student Athlete Receives Top Football Award. With North Dakota State linebacker Jabril Cox announcing his intention to transfer to an FBS program, the FCS level is losing a three-time national championship-winning player who would have been the favorite for the Buck Buchanan Award in 2020.Without Cox, the national defensive player of the year award has changed to a wide-open field of candidates.Linebackers and defensive ends have won the bulk of the Buchanans with 12 and 11 winners, respectively. Carter, the Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year, finished the regular season with 25.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks, while Laiche had similar to the Southland Conference's Defensive Player of the Year with 22.5 TFLs and 12 sacks.Olson now joins Grizzly legends Kroy Biermann (2007) and The Buchanan Award win pins a bow on the career of arguably the greatest defensive career in Montana history, with Olson topping the list of UM's all-time top tacklers with a school-record 397 tackles in just two years as a starter. Brandon Easterling, S, Dayton: 10-8-3-3-10-107 9. #91
Sully Laiche, DE, Nicholls: 21-13-16-9-12-235 4. Buchanan attended Grambling College in Louisiana and was a letterman in football and an NAIA All-America selection. On Thursday, 16 players joined the watch list of the Buchanan Award, which is named for the former Grambling State and Kansas City Chiefs great … Without Cox, the national defensive player of the year award has changed to a wide-open field of candidates. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS PERFORM is strictly prohibited. Derrek Tuszka, DE, North Dakota State: 7-16-14-11-5-168 .