TALLAHASSEE, Fla.|The accolades continued to pour in for student-athletes on the Florida A&M football team, as Xavier Smith and Chris Faddoul were named as 2020 STATS Perform FCS Preseason All-Americans on Wednesday.
Smith who was named to the 2020 STATS FCS Perform Second-Team, was also selected to the College Football America Yearbook’s FCS Preseason Starting Lineup, College Sports Journal Preseason FCS All-American Team and Hero Sports Preseason All-American Second Team, and will look to build off his phenomenal sophomore season. He led the MEAC in receiving yards (1,159) and receptions (77). Smith was the only receiver in the MEAC to go eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark last season and was also second in the MEAC in TD receptions (11). In addition, Smith ranked fifth nationally in receiving yards per game, ninth in receptions per game, ninth in receiving yards and 16th in receiving touchdowns. Smith also earned First-Team All-MEAC honors in 2019 and is a 2020 All-MEAC Preseason First-Team selection.
Faddoul, who was selected to the 2020 STATS Perform FCS Third-Team, was also named to College Football America Yearbook’s FCS Preseason Starting Lineup, College Sports Journal Preseason FCS All-American Team and Hero Sports Preseason All-American First Team, and has been one of the most consistent punters over the past two years in NCAA Division I FCS. As a sophomore, he led the country in punting and during his junior campaign, the Wesley Chapel, Fla. native finished second in that category.
Last season, Faddoul, a 2019 Second-Team STATS Perform FCS All-American, showcased his powerful leg all season long by averaging 46.0 yards per punt. He registered 40 punts for 1,841 yards, with 19 punts placed inside the 20-yardline, with only five touchbacks. In addition, Faddoul had a season-long punt of 72 yards on Oct. 20 in an overtime win over nationally-ranked North Carolina A&T State.
Faddoul was also named to STATS Perform FCS All-America team in 2018(Third-Team).
2020 STATS Perform FCS Preseason All-America Teams: HERE
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