Chase Edmonds Named Preseason All-American

Athlon Sports 2016 NCAA FCS Preseason All-American Team

Bronx, N.Y. – The first NCAA FCS preseason All-American team has been announced and Fordham junior running back Chase Edmonds is at the top of the list, being tabbed as a preseason All-American by Athlon Sports.
 
Edmonds, the 2015 Patriot League and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year who also finished fourth in the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year voting, was a consensus All-American in 2015 after winning national Rookie of the Year honors in 2014. He continued his amazing exploits last fall, rushing 251 times for 1,648 yards and 20 touchdowns while also catching 31 passes for 383 yards and five scores. He led the Patriot League and was third in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards and led the league and was fourth in the NCAA FCS in rushing yards/game (137.3) and rushing touchdowns. Edmonds led the league and was fourth in the NCAA FCS in all-purpose yards/game (184.18) and was second in the nation in scoring (12.5 points/game).
 
Against Lehigh on October 24, Edmonds set the Patriot League and school single game rushing record with 347 yards on 31 carries with three touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 55 yards and a score in the game to bring his all-purpose yards total to 402, breaking his own Patriot League record of 385 all-purpose yards set in the 2014 NCAA Championship game at New Hampshire.
 
Over his career, Edmonds has rushed for 3,486 yards and 43 touchdowns, both second best on the Fordham career lists.
 
The Rams open the 2016 season on Saturday, September 3, as they travel to Annapolis to take on Navy at 12:00 p.m. in a game that will be televised live on the CBS Sports Network. Season tickets for 2016 are now available through the Fordham Ticket Office.