Army West Point defensive lineman Curtis Jerzerick was named the 2017 CSFL Player of the Year, taking home the Kay Trophy as the league’s top performer after pacing the Black Knights’ defense to an unbeaten season that included a shutout in the inaugural CSFL title game.

2017 ALL-CSFL TEAM (PDF)

In addition to Jerzerick taking home the top major award of the year, a pair of freshmen linebackers were named co-Newcomers of the Year after a tie in the voting. Mansfield’s Josh Friebis and Penn’s Matt Gorman split the honor for a defensive sweep of the major awards.

The league’s head coaches nominate and vote for the All-CSFL team each season. The complete All-Conference team, linked above and listed below, includes 93 total players split into a first team, second team and honorable mention.

Jerzerick led Army West Point to the league title this year after recording nine tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack in a 10-0 win over Penn in the inaugural title game. Jerzerick helped lead the top defense in the league this season as Army West Point held opponents to just 5.8 points and 171.9 yards per game. He finished the year with 38 total tackles, including 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. Jerzerick also blocked one kick, recovered one fumble and returned it for a touchdown and broke up two passes.

Penn won the South Division title and the right to play at Army West Point in the league title game. The Quakers, who won the CSFL crown in 2016, finished the year with just two losses, both to undefeated Army. Gorman paced the Penn defense with a team-high 60 total tackles, including 7.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. The 60 tackles ranked third in the entire CSFL this season. He also recorded one interception, forced one fumble and broke up two passes.

Friebis was a bright spot for Mansfield all season, finishing the year with a league-high 73 total tackles that included 5.0 tackles for loss. The next highest total in the league was 63 tackles, a full 10 stops behind Friebis. He also forced two fumbles, recovered three fumbles and blocked one kick on the year.

Jerzerick, Friebis and Gorman were all named to first team All-League honors in addition to winning the major awards for the season. The All-CSFL first team features a total of 34 players and includes at least one player from eight different teams. Army West Point led the league with a total of nine first team selections, followed by Penn with six.

The 2017 CSFL season marked a year of firsts for the league, which split into two divisions for the first time and featured the North Division and South Division winners playing in a true championship game. The league also welcomed Caldwell as its ninth member and changed the weight limit for players from 172 pounds to 178 pounds.

Army West Point finished the year at 8-0 to cap the 35th CSFL title in program history and the 19th perfect season for the Black Knights.

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Player of the Year: Curtis Jerzerick (Army West Point)

Co-Newcomer of the Year: Matt Gorman (Penn)

Co-Newcomer of the Year: Josh Friebis (Mansfield

1st TEAM OFFENSE

QB Eddie Jenkins..................... Penn

QB Keegan West....................... Army West Point

WR Marcus Jones......................Penn

WR D.J. McLean........................ Mansfield

WR Domoree Hill....................... Chestnut Hill

TE Ty Galyean......................... Army West Point

OL Jonathan Meier....................Navy

OL Nick Parsell......................... Chestnut Hill

OL Ben Friedman......................Penn

OL Steve Sicilia......................... Mansfield

OL Chris Bogardus....................Franklin Pierce

OL Zach Trainor........................ Army West Point

RB Kobie Smith.........................Franklin Pierce

RB Jake Gigliotti........................Army West Point

RB Jake Klaus........................... Penn

AP Karriem Royster...................Cornell

PK Jared Swenson....................Navy

PK Peter Davis......................... Army West Point

1ST TEAM DEFENSE

DB Tracey Woods..................... Penn

DB Patrick McMahan................. Navy

DB Dominic LaBell..................... Cornell

DB Desmond Young................... Army West Point

DB Quintin Quartararo...............Caldwell

LB Kadeem Pankey................... Chestnut Hill

LB Demitri Moreno................... Franklin Pierce

LB Jacob Marchillo.................... Army West Point

LB Matt Gorman ...................... Penn

LB Josh Friebis ......................... Mansfield

DL Curtis Jerzerick....................Army West Point

DL Luke Coughlin...................... Navy

DL Brian Layden....................... Chestnut Hill

DL Andrew Baddoo................... Cornell

DL Dylan Flexer........................ Mansfield

P John Herrmann....................Army West Point

2ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Mike Marino....................... Chestnut Hill

WR Tionne Brown...................... Franklin Pierce

WR Jack Nicoletti....................... Cornell

WR Clayton Carter...................... Army West Point

OL Craig Hannon....................... Cornell

OL Jesse Helms........................ Army West Point

OL Elvin Davila......................... Caldwell

OL Matt McDermott.................. Penn

RB Will Griffen.......................... Cornell

RB Raevon Floyd-Bennett.......Chestnut Hill

RB Mac Lavis........................... Navy

2nd TEAM DEFENSE

DB Tanner Andrews................... Army West Point

DB Kyle Post.............................. Mansfield

DB Ryan Becerra....................... Franklin Pierce

DB Tom Console....................... Penn

DB Mike Doulong...................... Penn

DB Anthony Kelly...................... Chestnut Hill

LB Sheppard Wilson.................Navy

LB Alfonso Nazzaro...................Cornell

LB Nate Lopez.......................... Army West Point

LB Quinn Karam....................... Penn

DL Hansley Dalambert.............Post

DL Connor Long........................ Army West Point

DL James Scroggins..................Army West Point

DL Kyle Johnson-Hackett.........Chestnut Hill

DL Conrad McCarthy................. Cornell

DL Kane Kania.......................... Mansfield

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

QB David Mosley...................... Post

QB Braydan Chmiel..................Navy

WR Reggie Robinson.................Chestnut Hill

WR Sam Shaunak......................Navy

WR Tom Williamson..................Army West Point

WR Devin Givens....................... Post

WR Jared Dockett......................Caldwell

WR Aidan Kelly.......................... Penn

WR Andrew Sutton....................Penn

OL Mike Botte.......................... Caldwell

OL Tristin Cicio.......................... Mansfield

OL Andrew Pelkey.................... Franklin Pierce

OL Adam Krause....................... Navy

RB David Butler........................ Mansfield

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

DB Karriem Royster.................Cornell

DB Tyreek Rodrigues...............Franklin Pierce

LB Matt Murgia....................... Penn

LB Mason Hooten....................Navy

LB Alex Oldham.......................Navy

LB Dean Rye............................ Navy

LB Jon Baldwin........................Chestnut Hill

LB Mike McIlhenney................Chestnut Hill

LB Ian Rawn............................ Cornell

LB Bailee Johns........................Franklin Pierce

LB Royce Francisco.................Caldwell

LB Diego Hernandez................Caldwell

LB Eleodoro Perez....................Post

LB Trevor Patterson.................Post

DL Bryant Schlade....................Navy

DL Christopher Andolina.........Cornell

DL Amanze Udebiuwa...............Cornell

DL Bobby Kierce....................... Franklin Pierce