PRINCETON, N.J. – Three Ivy League football players earned
Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America nods Monday morning.
Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-Americans
DB – Isaiah Reed, Brown, Sr. (Second Team)
WR – Jared Richardson, Penn, Jr. (Second Team)
PK – Owen Zalc, Dartmouth, So. (Third Team)
A two-time all-Ivy honoree, Reed was a first team selection last season after leading the league in interceptions with five. He ranked eighth in the nation in passes defended. The Tampa product registered 50 total tackles, including 32 solo stops. He was recently one of 63 FCS players named to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, highlighting the top 1000 NFL Prospects.
Richardson had a breakout year for the Quakers last season, earning first team All-Ivy honors. The Blakeslee, Pa., native hauled in 67 catches for 788 yards and eight touchdowns in nine games, leading league in receptions per game and receiving yards per game. He had four games with over 100 receiving yards, highlighted by a 17-catch, 191-yard performance against Yale on Oct. 21.
Zalc is coming off an impressive rookie campaign, which landed him Freshman All-America accolades from Stats Perform, FCS Football Central and Phil Steele, the latter of which also selected him as the FCS Special Teams Freshman of the Year. The Cary, N.C., native connected on 17-of-21 field goal attempts, including 14 in Ivy play to set a single season league record. His 1.7 field goals per game ranked third in the FCS last season and 81.0 percent accuracy was 17th.
The annual Ivy League Football Media Day is slated for Monday, August 12 from 11 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. The event will be live streamed on YouTube.
Six Ivy League football games will air on ESPN linear networks this season. All other Ivy League home football games outside of this six-game package will air on ESPN+, while select games will also be available through a variety of regional sports networks.
The Ivy League football season kicks off Saturday, September 21.