Stats Perform Release
 
Bronx, N.Y. – The preseason accolades continue to come in for Fordham senior linebacker Ryan Greenhagen, who was among the 35 NCAA FCS players to be named to the 2021 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List it was announced today.
 
The Buchanan Award is presented by Stats Perform to the national defensive player of the year in college football's Division I subdivision (FCS). Greenhagen was a finalist for the 2020-2021 award.
 
Ryan Greenhagen, Fordham, Sr., LB, Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII
• 2021 Stats Perform Preseason All-America (Second Team).
• 2021 Patriot League Football Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
• 20201 Preseason All-Patriot League.
• 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® (Third Team).
• 2020-21 STATS FCS All-American (Third Team).
• 2020-21 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year.
• 2020-21 First Team All-Patriot League.
• 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District.
• 2020-21 Academic All-Patriot League.
• Recorded 22 total tackles, eleven solo, despite missing one game.
• Made 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
 
More players can join the watch list during the regular season, and a national media panel will select the winner following it. Dexter Coakley won the inaugural Buchanan in 1995 and repeated a year later, but there hasn't been a two-time recipient since, although other past winners such as Rashean Mathis, Jared Allen and Arthur Moats joined Coakley with excellent NFL careers.
 
Also this season, Stats Perform will present the Walter Payton Award (FCS offensive player of the year), Jerry Rice Award (FCS freshman player of the year), Eddie Robinson Award (FCS coach of the year) and Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete of the Year.  Fordham senior quarterback Tim DeMorat was named to the Walter Payton Watch list yesterday.