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Bears’ Malachi Henry picks up freshman national honors

Malachi Henry’s big first year with UCA lands him on FCS All-American team announced recently

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CONWAY, Ark. — In a disappointing season, Central Arkansas freshman wide receiver Malachi Henry picked up a big honor, being named to the FCS Freshman All-American team.

This team recognizes the best freshman players from across the subdivision. 69 players from 52 programs are recognized on the Freshman All-American Team.
Below are the best freshmen from across the FCS in 2024.

Henry, a 6-1, 185-pound, wide receiver from Van Buren, Ark., averaged 16.7 yards per catch, grabbing 41 passes for 683 yards and five touchdowns with a long reception of 79 yards.

2024 FCS Freshman All-American Team

Offense:

QB: Carson Conklin (Sacramento State)
QB: Elijah Owens (Indiana State)
QB: Taron Dickens (Western Carolina)
QB: Collin Hurst (Presbyterian)
RB: CharMar Brown (North Dakota State)
RB: Adam Jones (Montana State)
RB: Delon Thompson (Portland State)
RB: David Avit (Villanova)
RB: Jason Collins (Morgan State)
RB: Steve Hall (Lindenwood)
RB: Rodney Nelson (Monmouth)
WR: Mark Hamper (Idaho)
WR: Danny Scudero (Sacramento State)
WR: Marcus Calwise Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)
WR: Malachi Henry (Central Arkansas)
WR: Tra Neal (Monmouth)
TE: Jackson Pryor (Furman)
OL: Luke Moise (Wofford)
OL: Beau Smith (Brown)
OL: Carter Guillaume (SEMO)
OL: Tyler Murray (Mercer)
OL: Griffin Empey (North Dakota State)
OL: Cameran Rogers (Alcorn State)
OL: Tyler Dunn (Cornell)
OL: Tyrell Green (Eastern Kentucky)
OL: Ben Buxa (North Dakota)
OL: Teko Shoats (Bethune-Cookman)
OL: Brady Norton (Cal Poly)
AP: Matt Childs (Brown)
AP: Miequle Brock (Nicholls)

Defense:

DL: Andrew Zock (Mercer)
DL: Chancellor Owens (Northwestern State)
DL: Ty Gordon (William & Mary)
DL: Marion Smokes (Wofford)
DL: Bryce Hawthorne (South Dakota State)
DL: Kahmari Brown (Elon)
DL: Arenza Davis (Alabama A&M)
DL: Jamond Mathis (Southern Illinois)
LB: Sanders Ellis (Tennessee State)
LB: Zach Johnson (Idaho)
LB: Rick Mua’e (Utah Tech)
LB: Josh Anglin (North Alabama)
LB: Geno Calgaro (Saint Francis)
LB: Jaylen Dawson (Fordham)
LB: Ayden Jones (Prairie View A&M)
LB: Dallas Winner-Johnson (Missouri State)
DB: Cam Chapa (Northern Colorado)
DB: Christopher Jean (Central Connecticut State)
DB: Derek Ganter Jr. (Eastern Washington)
DB: TJ McGill (William & Mary)
DB: Zahmir Dawud (Villanova)
DB: Jayden Robertson (Southern Utah)
DB: Asa Locks (VMI)
DB: CJ Coombes (Wofford)
DB: Matthew Traynor (Richmond)
DB: Delvon Gulley (Alabama A&M)
DB: Sascha Garcia (William & Mary)
DB: Billy Lewis (Furman)

Special Teams:

K: Yousef Obeid (Missouri State)
P: Finn Lappin (McNeese)
P: Tom O’Hara (Murray State)
KR: Anthony Reagan Jr. (Howard)
KR: Robert Lockhart (Florida A&M)
KR: Jackson Williams (North Dakota State)
PR: Paul Kelly (Dayton)
PR: Mason Kuehner (Lafayette)
AP: Travis Terrell Jr. (Jackson State)
AP: Jaden Green (Lehigh)
AP: Sawyer Seidl (North Dakota)

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2024 UCA Football

Sat, Aug 31@ Arkansas StateL, 34-31
Sat, Sep 7@ LindenwoodW, 34-13
Sat, Sep 14Austin PeayW, 45-17
Sat, Sep 21@ Arkansas-Pine BluffW, 56-17
Sat, Sep 28vs LamarW, 34-14
Sat, Oct 5@ Abilene ChristianL, 41-34
Sat, Oct 12vs West GeorgiaW, 34-33
Sat, Oct 26vs North AlabamaW, 24-19
Sat, Nov 2@ Utah TechL, 34-21
Sat, Nov 9@ Eastern KentuckyL, 31-24
Sat, Nov 16vs Southern UtahL, 38-31
Sat, Nov 30@Tarleton State2:00 PM
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High School Football Rankings

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bryant (21)13-02461
2.Greenwood (4)13-02242
3.Bentonville9-41855
4.Little Rock Parkview13-11734
5.Conway10-21563
6.Pulaski Academy10-31128
7.Shiloh Christian9-477
6.Benton10-2676
7.Fayetteville9-3527
9.Rogers8-4359
Others receiving votes: Arkadelphia 20, Farmington 15, Valley View 5, Hot Springs Lakeside, Mountain Home 2, Salem 2, Conway Christian 1, Little Rock Christian 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (25)13-01251
2.Bentonville9-4983
3.Conway10-2772
4.Pulaski Academy10-3485
5.Fayetteville9-3174
Others receiving votes: Rogers 10.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (25)13-01251
2.Shiloh Christian9-4964
3.Benton10-2772
4.Mountain Home10-3513
5.Lake Hamilton8-420
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (25)13-11251
4.Farmington12-2904
3.Valley View12-1683
5.Hot Springs Lakeside10-3605
2.Joe T. Robinson10-2252
Others receiving votes: Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Arkadelphia (25)13-21252
2.Elkins14-1991
3.Little Rock Mills12-1523
4.Southside Batesville13-1465t
5.Warren10-3284
Others receiving votes: Malvern 3.
CLASS 3A
1.Salem (25)11-4125
2.Bismarck14-11001
3.Mansfield11-365
4.Fordyce11-1422
5.Osceola10-2214
Others receiving votes: Booneville 17, Prescott 3, Rivercrest 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Conway Christian (25)14-01252
2.East Poinsett Co.10-4984
3.Junction City9-468
5.Mount Ida9-341
4.Carlisle11-1251
Others receiving votes: Des Arc 8, Bigelow 6, Murfreesboro 3, Cross County 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)8-0751
2.Midland11-1502
3.Cedar Ridge9-2223
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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