12/18/2018 11:10:00 AM | Football
JACKSONVILLE – Two members of the 2018 Jacksonville State football were honored by HERO Sports on Tuesday, when the national outlet released its Sophomore All-America Team.
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Quarterback Zerrick Cooper and tight end Trae Barry each grabbed honorable mention honors on HERO Sports' list of the best sophomores in the FCS for the 2018 season after guiding the third-most prolific offense in school history and winning an unprecedented fifth-straight Ohio Valley Conference title.
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Both players were First Team All-OVC performers in 2018. Cooper grabbed the honor in his first season at JSU after transferring from Clemson, while Barry continued what has been a hot start to his career after grabbing Freshman All-America honors in 2017.Â
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Cooper had the best passing season in school history in 2018, setting new school records with 3,416 yards, 32 touchdown passes and 251 completions. His 290.9 yards of total offense per game are also a new school record.
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The Jonesboro, Ga., native ranked third nationally in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards in 2018, while also finishing among the national leaders in passing efficiency (13th– 147.6) and total offense (15th– 290.9). With just one season under his belt at JSU, he already ranks seventh in school history in career touchdown passes and 10thin career passing yards.
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Barry was a go-to target for Cooper in 2018, hauling in 32 passes for 503 yards and a touchdown to grad First Team All-OVC honors at tight end. The 6-foot-7 target from Summerdale, Ala., followed up his Freshman All-America campaign of 2017 with even better receiving numbers in 2018.
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He was fourth on the team in receptions in a season that saw the Gamecocks haul in a school-record 3,864 receiving yards, 727 of which came from the tight ends. The Gamecock offense rolled up 6,465 yards of total offense in 2018, the third-highest total in school history, while Barry made numerous clutch first-down grabs that heled JSU to 326 first downs, second-most in school history.
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For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
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Quarterback Zerrick Cooper and tight end Trae Barry each grabbed honorable mention honors on HERO Sports' list of the best sophomores in the FCS for the 2018 season after guiding the third-most prolific offense in school history and winning an unprecedented fifth-straight Ohio Valley Conference title.
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Both players were First Team All-OVC performers in 2018. Cooper grabbed the honor in his first season at JSU after transferring from Clemson, while Barry continued what has been a hot start to his career after grabbing Freshman All-America honors in 2017.Â
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Cooper had the best passing season in school history in 2018, setting new school records with 3,416 yards, 32 touchdown passes and 251 completions. His 290.9 yards of total offense per game are also a new school record.
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The Jonesboro, Ga., native ranked third nationally in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards in 2018, while also finishing among the national leaders in passing efficiency (13th– 147.6) and total offense (15th– 290.9). With just one season under his belt at JSU, he already ranks seventh in school history in career touchdown passes and 10thin career passing yards.
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Barry was a go-to target for Cooper in 2018, hauling in 32 passes for 503 yards and a touchdown to grad First Team All-OVC honors at tight end. The 6-foot-7 target from Summerdale, Ala., followed up his Freshman All-America campaign of 2017 with even better receiving numbers in 2018.
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He was fourth on the team in receptions in a season that saw the Gamecocks haul in a school-record 3,864 receiving yards, 727 of which came from the tight ends. The Gamecock offense rolled up 6,465 yards of total offense in 2018, the third-highest total in school history, while Barry made numerous clutch first-down grabs that heled JSU to 326 first downs, second-most in school history.
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For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
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