STATS Perform Preseason All-America Team
 
BRONX – Fordham senior linebacker James Conway, senior defensive lineman Matt Jaworski, and junior quarterback CJ Montes were named 2024 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team it was announced today. The trio are three of the seven Patriot League student-athletes named to the team.
 
Conway as named to the STATS Perform Preseason All-America second team while Jaworski and Montes were placed on the third team.
 
All three were also named preseason All-Patriot League last week with Jaworski also being named the League's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
 
James Conway
• Named 2024 Preseason All-Patriot League.
• Named 2023 First Team All-Patriot League.
• Named 2023 First Team Phil Steele's All-Patriot League.
• Also named 2023 Academic All-Patriot League and CSC Academic All-District.
• Started all eleven games at linebacker as a junior.
• Recorded a team-high 129 tackles, 55 solo.
• Had 6.0 tackles for loss of 18 yards.
• Also had five quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, two pass breakups, one fumble recovery, and one blocked kick.
• Second in the Patriot League and fourth in the NCAA FCS in tackles/game (11.7).
• Third in the Patriot League and 13th in the NCAA FCS in solo tackles/game (5.4).
• Notched his third straight 100+-tackles season.
• Registered double figures in tackles in nine of the eleven games.
 
 
Matt Jaworski
• 2024 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
• 2024 Preseason All-Patriot League.
• Named 2023 First Team All-Patriot League.
• 2023 Phil Steele All-Patriot League team (First Team).
• Team MVP
• Recorded 44 total tackles, 27 solo.
• Led team with 13.5 tackles for loss of 86 yards.
• Also had a team-high nine sacks.
• Registered eight quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles, and one blocked kick.
• Second in the Patriot League and 12th in the NCAA FCS in sacks/game (0.82).
• Third in the Patriot League and 36th in the NCAA FCS in tackles for loss/game (1.1).
 
 
CJ Montes
• Named Preseason All-Patriot League.
• Named 2023 Second Team All-Patriot League
• Named to the 2023 Phil Steele All-Patriot League team (Second Team).
• A Walter Payton Award finalist.
• Started all eleven games at quarterback.
• Completed 241 of 376 passes for 3,000 yards with 26 touchdowns and just one interception.
• Had five 300-yard passing games and one 400-yard game.
• Also ran for 158 net yards and three scores.
• Led the Patriot League and was eighth in the NCAA FCS in passing touchdowns.
• Led the League in passing yards and passing yards/game (272.7), ranking ninth in the nation in each category.
• Led the Patriot League and was tenth in the NCAA FCS in completions/game (21.91).
• Completion percentage of .641 ranked second in the conference and 27th in the NCAA FCS.
• Passing efficiency rating of 153.4 was second in the Patriot League and 15th in the NCAA FCS.
• 241 completions is the seventh best single season in Fordham history while his 3,000 passing yards is ninth best and the 26 touchdown passes is tied for seventh best.