Army West Point quarterback Keegan West was named the 2018 CSFL Player of the Year, taking home the Kay Trophy as the league’s top performer after leading the No. 1 offense in the CSFL in 2018. Mansfield defensive back Brandon Allen was named the Newcomer of the Year.



2018 All-CSFL Team (PDF)

In addition to the two major award winners for for the 2018 season, the complete list of All-CSFL honorees was announced Tuesday. The All-CSFL team is selected by the head coaches in the league and is split into first team, second team and honorable mention recognitions.

The coaches in the league selected West as this year’s top player after he averaged 275.1 passing yards per game. The senior signal caller from Army completed 61 percent of his passes for a league-high 1,926 yards with 21 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He also rushed for two touchdowns to account for 23 total scores this season. West led any Army offensive unit that ranked first in the CSFL in scoring (38.4 points per game), total offense (402.4 yards per game) and passing offense (305.0 yards per game).

Allen was chosen as the top rookie in the league and was selected to second team All-CSFL honors as a defensive back. The freshman was twice named the CSFL Defensive Player of the Week during the year and finished the year ranked second in the CSFL with four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Allen recorded 25 total tackles, one fumble recovery that he returned 94 yards and broke up five additional passes on top of his four interceptions.

All nine teams that completed a full season in the CSFL are represented on the All-CSFL squad. 2018 champion Navy tops the league with 15 total honorees, including seven first team selections, while runner-up Army West Point has 14 selections. Cornell and Penn each have 12 honorees, followed by Chestnut Hill and Mansfield with 11 each, St. Thomas Aquinas with eight, Post with six and Caldwell with five for a total of 94 honorees.

The 2018 CSFL season saw South Division champion Navy come away with the overall crown after defeating North Division champion Army West Point by a 24-10 score in the second annual CSFL title game, which was played Nov. 10 at St. Thomas Aquinas. The two fierce rivals split a pair of games this season after Army West Point was victorious by a 17-14 margin on the road at Navy back on Sept. 21.

Navy finished the year with a 7-1 overall record and a 4-0 mark in the South Division. Chestnut Hill placed second in the South with a 4-3 overall record and a 3-1 divisional mark. Penn followed at 3-3 overall and 2-2 in divisional games and Mansfield was fourth in the South with a 1-3 divisional record, but set a single-season record for wins with a 4-3 overall mark. Caldwell finished winless in fifth place in the South.

Army won the North Division with a 3-0 record and finished up 6-1 overall. Cornell was second in the North with a 4-2 overall record and a 2-1 mark in divisional play. St. Thomas Aquinas wrapped up its inaugural season with a 2-4 overall record and a 1-2 mark in divisional play and Post finished the year with a 1-6 overall record in fourth place in the North Division.

The 2019 CSFL season will see the departure of Franklin Pierce from the league as the Ravens have transitioned to NCAA Division II football, but the league will once again expand to 10 teams with the addition of Alderson Broaddus University.

1ST TEAM OFFENSE

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

RB Caleb Champion................... Navy

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

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

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

WR LaDarrius Phillips.................. Post

WR Carl Watson........................ Caldwell

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

OL Benjamin Friedman............... Penn

OL James Keneally.................... Navy

OL Jonathan Klobus................... Cornell

OL Patrick Riley........................ Army West Point

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

OL Matt Weir........................... Chestnut Hill

TE Dane Livengood................... Navy

ATH Brooks Panhans................... Cornell

PK Seppi Ortman...................... Army West Point

KR Jimmy English...................... St. Thomas Aquinas

PR Brendan McCaffrey............... Penn

1ST TEAM DEFENSE

DL NaVonte Dean..................... Army West Point

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

DL Zach Lechthaler.................... Army West Point

DL Matthew Luebke.................. Cornell

DL Nick Scalise......................... Navy

DL Sam Smallzman................... Penn

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

LB Tate Blessinger.................... Army West Point

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

LB Matthew Terlizzi.................. Post

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

DB Grant Hooper....................... Navy

DB Nate Moser......................... Chestnut Hill

DB Marcus Weeks.................... Cornell

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

P George Skinner.................... Navy

2ND TEAM OFFENSE

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

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

WR Nitai Chun........................... Army West Point

WR Quinn Henry........................ Mansfield

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

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

OL John Grassi.......................... St. Thomas Aquinas

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

OL Tyler Johnson...................... Post

OL Kevin Meredith.................... Chestnut Hill

OL Dante Torrisi........................ Mansfield

TE Mike Shannon..................... Army West Point

2ND Team DEFENSE

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

DL Sgawb Kluchinsky................. Navy

DL Gavin O’Donnell................... Navy

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

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

LB Harold Green....................... Cornell

LB James Juliano...................... Penn

LB Troy Monroe....................... Navy

LB Matteo Murgia.................... Penn

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

LB Andrew Schwenk................. Mansfield

DB Brandon Allen...................... Mansfield

DB Luca Curran......................... Penn

DB Malyk Michel...................... St. Thomas Aquinas

DB Peter Sanchez...................... Cornell

DB Miles Whitlow..................... Navy

DB Haleem Woods.................... Caldwell

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

QB Buddy Enriquez.................... Post

QB Adam Hutchison...................Mansfield

QB Tajae Irby........................... Caldwell

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

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

QB Connor Ostrander................. Cornell

QB Luke Sullivan....................... St. Thomas Aquinas

WR Jimmy English...................... St. Thomas Aquinas

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

WR Colton Kotecki...................... Cornell

WR DJ McLean.......................... Mansfield

OL Saleem Bush....................... Caldwell

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

OL Reid Kaplan......................... Navy

TE Benjamin Klaus.................... Penn

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

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

DL Chase Moser....................... Mansfield

DL Alex Nicolas......................... Chestnut Hill

DL Tyreke Smith....................... St. Thomas Aquinas

LB Bryton Barna....................... Mansfield

LB Cameron Francette............... Post

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

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

LB Aaron Johnson..................... Penn

LB Mike Kehoe........................ St. Thomas Aquinas

LB Will Smith........................... St. Thomas Aquinas

LB Onorino Tamburri................. Army West Point

LB Kyle Teneyck....................... St. Thomas Aquinas

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

DB Cody Borges........................ Post

DB Dajuan Buie......................... Mansfield