Two Dayton football players named preseason All-Americans

The Dayton Flyers football team practices in the fall of 2020. UD photo

The Dayton Flyers football team practices in the fall of 2020. UD photo

Two Dayton Flyers football players earned Football Championship Subdivision preseason All-America honors on Monday.

Safety Brandon Easterling and running back Jake Chisholm, both UD captains, were two of 120 FCS All-Americans named to the Stats Perform teams. They were both third-team selections and the only players from the Pioneer Football League honored.

The last time Dayton played a season in 2019, Easterling led FCS schools in solo tackles per game (7.5) and turnovers acquired (six interceptions and three fumbles). The Fairborn High School graduate was named an All-American by HERO Sports, the Walter Camp Foundation, the Associated Press and STATS FCS.

Chisholm, a junior from Union, Ky., ranked second in the nation in rushing yards (112.9 per game) in 2019. He led the nation in all-purpose yards (204.3 per game).

Easterling and Chisholm were two of five Flyers named to the All-PFL preseason team last week. Dayton was picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll. UD opens the season against Robert Morris on Sept. 4 at Welcome Stadium.

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