Garrett secures D2Football.com All-America honors

The defensive end picked up his fourth different All-America nod for 2019

1.2.20

By: Josh Deer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Over the holiday break, Concordia-St. Paul junior defensive end Chris Garrett was named to the 2019 D2Football.com All-America First Team.

It is Garrett's fourth All-America honor for his standout junior campaign and the third time he's earned All-America First Team honors (D2FB, D2CCA, AP) while also picking up one All-America Second Team recognition (AFCA).

Garrett is Concordia's third-ever D2Football.com All-America First Team selection, joining Zach Moore following his junior season in 2012 and Tom Obarski following his 2014 senior year. Garrett also becomes the third Golden Bear to earn recognition from D2Football.com's All-America Team twice in a career, joining Tyler Hendrickson who was a two-time Second Team selection in 2010 and 2011 and Zach Moore who earned Second Team honors following his 2013 senior year. Garrett was a D2Football.com All-America Honorable Mention selection last season as a sophomore. Concordia now has 11 D2Football.com All-Americans since 2005, with the award beginning with the organization's founding in 2000.

He is one of just two players and the only defensive player from the Northern Sun (NSIC) named to the First Team, joined by Minnesota State offensive lineman Evan Heim.

The D2Football.com All-America Team was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with input from coaches and sports information directors from around the country. The league had five players earn Second Team honors and one more earn an Honorable Mention nod.

#52 Chris Garrett (DE, 6-4, 230, Jr., Milwaukee, Wis. / Milwaukee Lutheran HS)

2019 Harlon Hill Trophy semifinalist from Super Region 4
2019 Cliff Harris Award finalist
2019 D2CCA, D2Football.com & Associated Press All-America First Team selection
2019 AFCA All-America Second Team selection
2019 D2CCA All-Super Region 4 Defensive Player of the Year
2019 D2CCA All-Super Region 4 First Team
2019 NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
Two-time All-NSIC South First Team selection
2018 AFCA & AP All-America First Team
2018 D2CCA All-America Second Team & Don Hansen's All-America Third Team
2018 D2Football.com All-America Honorable Mention
2018 All-Super Region 4 First Team by D2CCA & Don Hansen's Football Gazette
Two-time 2019 NSIC Defensive Player of the Week and earned D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week once
A two-time National Defensive Player of the Week and five-time NSIC Defensive Player of the Week choice in his career
National leader with seven forced fumbles, 3rd most in DII history in a season
Set DII career record with 15 forced fumbles
Second-straight year leading NSIC in sacks (1.27/game), ranking 2nd in DII after leading the nation in 2018
Second in the NSIC and ninth in NCAA DII with 1.9 TFLs per game
Set CSP career sacks record with 36.5, ranking 13th in DII career history and second in NSIC history
Ranks third in NCAA Division II history with 1.30 sacks per game in his career
Has 48.5 career TFLs in just 28 games played following junior year, third most in CSP history
Ranks 14th in NCAA Division II history with 1.73 career tackles for loss per game
Finished the year ranked 18th in the NSIC with 69 total tackles and has 166 tackles in 28 career games
Set school record with 6.5 TFLs and second-most sacks (5.0) in CSP history with NCAA DII & NSIC single game highs vs MSU Moorhead
His 5.0 sacks against MSUM are seventh most in a single game in NCAA DII history
His 6.5 TFLs against MSUM are 11th most in a single game in NCAA DII history
His three forced fumbles against MSUM is tied for third most in a game in NCAA DII history, an achievement he matched as a freshman at Augustana

D2Football.com All-Americans at CSP
2019 - Chris Garrett, First Team
2018 – Chris Garrett, Honorable Mention
2018 – Marcus Haskins, Honorable Mention
2018 – Jonas Schenderlein, Honorable Mention
2014 – Tom Obarski, First Team
2013 – Zach Moore, Second Team
2012 – Zach Moore, First Team
2011 – Tyler Hendrickson, Second Team
2010 – Tyler Hendrickson, Second Team
2005 – James McNear, Honorable Mention
2005 – Eric Power, Honorable Mention

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