Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Vattiato, Stanley make all-freshman team
12/7/2021 1:30:00 PM | Football
MURFREESBORO – Conference USA announced its 2021 football all-freshman team on Tuesday, as voted on by the league's head football coaches, and Middle Tennessee was represented by quarterback Nick Vattiato and safety Deidrick Stanley.
Vattiato, out of Plantation, Fla., was thrown into the fire after Chase Cunningham's injury and responded at a high level. The right-hander ended the regular season completing 92 of 136 passes (67.6%) for 777 yards and five touchdowns.
Stanley, from Miami, Fla., played in nine games and earned one start. He tallied 11 tackles, including a sack, an interception, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups on the season.
All-Freshman Team
QB: Nicholas Vattiato, Middle Tennessee
RB: Shadrick Byrd, Charlotte
RB: Ayo Adeyi, North Texas
WR: Bub Means, Louisiana Tech
WR: Elijah Spencer, Charlotte
TE: Dan Dishman, UTSA
OL: Trey Bedosky, UAB
OL: Gabe Blair, North Texas
OL: Santana Saunders, Old Dominion
DE: Amorie Morrison, Old Dominion
DT: Roderick Brown, North Texas
DT: Brandon Brown, UTSA
DE: Ben Bell, Louisiana Tech
LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
LB: Aidan Siano, Rice
DB: Jordan Dunbar, Rice
DB: Sean Fresch, Rice
DB: Mac McWilliams, UAB
DB: Deidrick Stanley, Middle Tennessee
P: Bailey Rice, Charlotte
KR: Shadrick Byrd, Charlotte
PR: Isiah Paige, Old Dominion
LS: Jake Bowman, WKU
Vattiato, out of Plantation, Fla., was thrown into the fire after Chase Cunningham's injury and responded at a high level. The right-hander ended the regular season completing 92 of 136 passes (67.6%) for 777 yards and five touchdowns.
Stanley, from Miami, Fla., played in nine games and earned one start. He tallied 11 tackles, including a sack, an interception, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups on the season.
All-Freshman Team
QB: Nicholas Vattiato, Middle Tennessee
RB: Shadrick Byrd, Charlotte
RB: Ayo Adeyi, North Texas
WR: Bub Means, Louisiana Tech
WR: Elijah Spencer, Charlotte
TE: Dan Dishman, UTSA
OL: Trey Bedosky, UAB
OL: Gabe Blair, North Texas
OL: Santana Saunders, Old Dominion
DE: Amorie Morrison, Old Dominion
DT: Roderick Brown, North Texas
DT: Brandon Brown, UTSA
DE: Ben Bell, Louisiana Tech
LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
LB: Aidan Siano, Rice
DB: Jordan Dunbar, Rice
DB: Sean Fresch, Rice
DB: Mac McWilliams, UAB
DB: Deidrick Stanley, Middle Tennessee
P: Bailey Rice, Charlotte
KR: Shadrick Byrd, Charlotte
PR: Isiah Paige, Old Dominion
LS: Jake Bowman, WKU
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