By: Bryan Boettcher, USD Sports Information
VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota linebacker
Brock Mogensen, cornerback
Myles Harden and defensive end
Brendan Webb have been named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS All-America Team announced Wednesday.
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The AFCA announces just two teams. Mogensen and Harden are first-team honorees and Webb is a second-team selection. All four publications have named Mogensen and Harden to their all-America teams. This is the second publication that has honored Webb.
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Mogensen (Farmington, Minnesota) is the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year this season after leading the conference in tackles in league play. He compiled 113 tackles in all which led the MVFC and ranks 15
th nationally. Included in those numbers are a sack and 3.5 tackles-for-loss.
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Mogensen is a sixth-year senior who registered 399 career tackles, fourth most in program history and third most among active FCS players. He played in 50 games, started 48 and concluded his career with 40 consecutive starts. He totaled 15.0 tackles-for-loss including 3.0 sacks and had two interceptions.
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Harden (Miami Gardens, Florida) is a fourth-year junior who recently declared for the NFL Draft. He led the Coyotes with six pass breakups and his 58 tackles ranked fifth on the team. In 29 games at USD, Harden had six interceptions and 20 pass breakups. He forced five fumbles and recovered four.
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Webb (Buhler, Kansas) led the Valley and ranks ninth nationally with 9.5 sacks this season. He totaled 11.0 tackles-for-loss. Webb tied a program record this season with 4.0 sacks in one game and had 16.5 sacks and 26.0 tackles-for-loss during his career. He had 44 tackles this season and 107 at USD.
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