{"id":117568,"date":"2024-07-02T11:44:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T18:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=117568"},"modified":"2024-07-02T11:44:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T18:44:56","slug":"fcs-best-returning-safety-each-conference-bmbm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fcs-best-returning-safety-each-conference-bmbm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Returning 2024 FCS Safety In Each Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you\u2019re a strong safety or a free safety, the contributions in the secondary are absolutely critical as the obvious last line of defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FCS<\/a> is loaded with good ones, but we picked one per conference that we think will be pretty good this fall \u2013 and is likely heading towards heavy accolades come December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look, conference by conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELATED:<\/strong> Top 30 Returning FCS Safeties Nationally<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIG SKY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tyreese Shakir, Portland State, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 53 tackles, 8 TFLs, 1 INT (5 career INTs, 14 career passes defended)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakir is a California native and has been a starter at strong safety or rover since his freshman season in 2021 \u2013 with 25 career starts to his name. Last year he posted big games against rivals like Eastern Washington (10 tackles, INT, etc.) and UC Davis (11 tackles) to help lead the Vikings. He\u2019ll be critical in the secondary this year. Others like UC Davis\u2019 Rex Connors, Idaho\u2019s Tommy McCormick, Montana State\u2019s Rylan Ortt, and Northern Arizona\u2019s Alex McLaughlin are just a few of the other good ones in the Big Sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIG SOUTH-OVC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tim Coutras, Tennessee Tech, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 55 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 4 INT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coutras began his playing career at Liberty University but came home to Tennessee after 2021 and 2022 playing at the Virginia school. Against FBS New Mexico last year, Coutras had a team-leading six tackles. Eastern Illinois is expected to have a good secondary, also, with players like SS Tienne Fridge leading the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAA\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Caleb Curtain, Elon, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 80 tackles, 4 INTs, 6 passes defended, 6.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curtain is an in-state talent who picked up several All-American honors last fall as a sophomore and is considered a pro prospect. He opened eyes in 2023 by returning an interception 50 yards for a touchdown against the ACC\u2019s Wake Forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IVY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ty Bartrum, Harvard, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 78 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, 3 INTs (1 TD), 4 passes defended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bartrum, an Ohio native, was an All-Ivy League performer in just his first full season of action for the Crimson. He showed last year that not only could he be relied on as a hitter on defense (78 tackles), but he also could make a big play like with his 96-yard touchdown return off an interception against St. Thomas (MN). Penn\u2019s Shiloh Means would also fit well here.<\/p>\n\n\n

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MEAC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kenny Gallop Jr., Howard, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 65 tackles, 4 TFLs, 2 INTs, 3 passes defended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallop, a Virginia native, has been labeled a pro prospect for the defending MEAC champions. He\u2019s no stranger to postseason accolades, being named an HBCU All-American in 2022 before picking up all kinds of honors last fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MVFC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cole Wisniewski, North Dakota State, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 8 INTs, 92 tackles, 13 passes defended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wisniewski seems like he\u2019s been making plays for the Bison for a decade now. The FCS\u2019s No. 1 free safety prospect has already been in 47 career games in Fargo, picking up 194 tackles. Last year he led the nation in interceptions (8), taking one back 75 yards for a touchdown and racking up 239 total yards in interception return yardage. Another stellar safety is Keondre Jackson out of Illinois State, considered one of the \u2013 if not the<\/em> \u2013 best strong safety prospects in the FCS this year. The MVFC is full of good safeties this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kimal Clark, Central Connecticut State, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 89 tackles, 3 TFLs, 3 INT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clark was an All-NEC First Team selection last year as a sophomore and is expected to explode from here on for the next two seasons. The New York state native tied for the NEC lead in tackles with 89 and will be leaned on heavily this fall at CCSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PATRIOT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Saiku White, Lafayette, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 77 tackles, 4 INTs, 5.5 TFLs, 8 passes defended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White, who hails from talent-rich Georgia, became a mainstay for the dangerous Leopards last fall and is expected to be a key part of what looks like a 2024 powerhouse at the Pennsylvania school. He became a team leader and picked up postseason honors, and Draft Scout lists him as one of the top strong safety prospects in the FCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PIONEER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nick Bafia, Butler, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 65 tackles, 7 passes defended, 3 forced fumbles, 1 INT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bafia, an Illinois native, has been a mainstay for the Bulldogs for two seasons now. He was a first-team All-Pioneer performer last fall and led his team in tackles as a junior. He showed he could play with the top teams in the FCS when he racked up 12 tackles against Montana and had six tackles against South Dakota State in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCON<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Amir Annoor, Wofford, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 32 tackles, 6 passes defended, 1.5 TFL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annoor, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound multi-dimensional prospect out of Tennessee, has played most of his Wofford career at cornerback. But to show how highly he\u2019s regarded; he\u2019s listed as the No. 2 free safety prospect out of the FCS by Draft Scout. He has started games for the Terriers since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n

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SOUTHLAND<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Morton, Nicholls, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 63 tackles, 4 INTs, 11 passes defended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morton, an in-state product out of St. Rose, La., has been contributing since his true freshman season of 2021. He was recognized last year as an All-American by several media outlets, and his career stats (143 tackles, 6 INTs, 16 passes defended) prove he is a playmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SWAC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Emari Pait, Alabama A&M, Soph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 49 tackles, 4 INTs, 6 passes defended\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pait began his career at Fresno State and he\u2019s a California native, but he found his college home last fall with Alabama A&M. He\u2019s a playmaker, active in the pass defense and forcing turnovers \u2013 while also being a reliable tackler when needed. An All-SWAC selection with several outlets last fall, he has a lot of college football left to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UAC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TaMuarion Wilson, Central Arkansas, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 64 tackles, 2 INTs, 8 passes defended, 5.5 TFLs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilson, an in-state product out of Bryant High School in Arkansas, has been productive since day one for the Bears. He has played in 41 games for UCA and is considered the No. 2 strong safety prospect out of the FCS by Draft Scout. Wilson and Eastern Kentucky SS prospect Mike Smith are just two of the special safeties residing in the UAC this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INDEPENDENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tre Jordan III, Merrimack, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 STAT LINE: 3 INTs, 27 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, 5 passes defended in just 8 games<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordan, a Maryland product, has played in 29 games for the Warriors and did so much in his eight games that he was recognized as an All-NEC performer. This year, Merrimack is an FCS independent, but Jordan will hardly slip under the radar if he keeps up the pace of what he\u2019s done so far in college.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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