Tight end Charlie Taumoepeau, safety Anthony Adams and wide receiver Emmanuel Daigbe all highlight Portland State Football's All-Big Sky Conference selections. Taumoepeau became a two-time first team All-Big Sky choice. Adams earned first team All-Big Sky after leading the league and the nation in passes defended. And Daigbe was selected as first team in the Special Teams category, as well as a third team All-Big Sky wide receiver.
 
In all, eight Vikings earned Big Sky honors as the league released the All-Conference teams today, as voted on by league head coaches.
 
Taumoepeau, a 6-3, 245-pound senior from Federal Way, WA, earned first team All-Big Sky Conference for the second year in a row after being second team as a sophomore. The Vikings' top receiver during his career, he was a second team All-American last year and preseason All-American in 2019. Taumoepeau caught 36 passes for 474 yards and two touchdowns this season despite missing two games. He wrapped up a career that included 117 catches, 1,876 yards and 11 TDs.
 
Adams, a 6-foot, 185-pound sophomore from Newberg, led the nation in passes defended this season with a total of 24. He made five interceptions and broke up 19 passes, both of which led the Big Sky Conference. Adams ranked 13^th in the nation in interceptions. He also had 56 tackles, two tackles for loss and blocked a kick on special teams. Adams broke the Portland State school record for pass breakups in a season (previously 15). He is one of 26 players from around the country listed on the ballot for the Buck Buchanan Award, for the nation's top defensive player.
 
Daigbe, a 6-1, 210-pound wide receiver from Kent, WA, made his mark all over the field for the Vikings in earning two All-Big Sky awards. As a wide receiver, he led the Vikings with 40 receptions for 651 yards and seven touchdowns. Daigbe added 19 rushing plays for 87 yards and a touchdown. On special teams, Daigbe made 11 tackles and one fumble recovery this season, and had a 19.5 yard kick return average.
 
Viking kicker Cody Williams was given third team All-Big Sky Conference honors for the second season in a row. Williams, a native of Murrieta, CA, made 15-22 field goals and all 45 extra points he attempted. The sophomore set two new school records and tied a third this season. Williams' 56-yard field goal at Northern Colorado broke the PSU record of 55 yards set in 1975 by Pat Moore. His five field goals at Northern Arizona tied for the most made in a game. And, with 82 consecutive extra points made in his career, he has established a new record (previous, 77 in a row).
 
Given an opportunity for a sixth year by the NCAA, senior center Garrett Stauffer made the most of it. He was named third team All-Big Sky Conference this season. The 6-3, 290-pounder from Sam Barlow (OR) High School had missed two full seasons in his career due to injuries, but he started every game at center in each of the last two years and the last 27 games he was available to play, with the exception of one. Stauffer missed the Sept. 28 game at Idaho State after having an appendectomy. However, he returned just 10 days later to start in a win against Southern Utah.
 
Three Viking seniors on the defensive line earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference. They include: defensive tackle Anthony Del Toro (Grants Pass, OR; 33 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks); defensive tackle Kenton Bartlett (Boise, ID; 31 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one pass breakup, one blocked kick); and defensive end Shawn Richard (Miami, FL; 28 tackles, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble).
 
Portland State completed its season in 2019 with a 5-7 record. Four teams from the Big Sky Conference earned FCS post-season berths (Weber State, Sacramento State, Montana, Montana State) and first-round byes in the playoffs.
 
Other national post-season honors will be announced at various times in December.
 
VIKINGS NAMED ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE
1^st team    Charlie Taumoepeau, TE
1^st team    Anthony Adams, S
1^st team     Emmanuel Daigbe, ST
3^rd team    Emmanuel Daigbe, WR
3^rd team    Cody Williams, K
3^rd team    Garrett Stauffer, C
HM            Anthony Del Toro, DT
HM            Kenton Bartlett, DT
HM            Shawn Richard, DE

2019 Big Sky Football All-Conference
Offensive Player of the Year: Kevin Thomson, QB, Sacramento State
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Dante Olson, LB, Montana; Jonah Williams, DE, Weber State
Newcomer of the Year: Marcus Knight, RB, Montana
Freshman of the Year: Nick Eaton, LB, UC Davis
 
* - Unanimous All-First Team Selection
$ - Two-Time All-Big Sky First Team Selection
% - Three-Time All-Big Sky First Team Selection
 
First Team All-Big Sky

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE	Player	Year	School
Quarterback	Kevin Thomson	Junior	Sacramento State
Wide Receiver	Samori Toure	Junior	Montana
Wide Receiver	J.J. Koski	Senior	Cal Poly
Wide Receiver	Pierre Williams	Sophomore	Sacramento State
Running Back	Josh Davis$	Sophomore	Weber State
Running Back	Elijah Dotson$	Junior	Sacramento State
Offensive Line	Zach Larsen*%	Senior	Southern Utah
Offensive Line	Mitch Brott	Senior	Montana State
Offensive Line	Wyatt Ming	Senior	Sacramento State
Offensive Line	Spencer Blackburn	Senior	Eastern Washington
Offensive Line	Chris Schlichting	Senior	Eastern Washington
Offensive Line	Ty Whitworth	Junior	Weber State
Offensive Line	Cole Habib	Senior	Northern Arizona
Tight End	Charlie Taumoepeau$	Senior	Portland State
Fullback	Clay Moss	Junior	Weber State
All-Purpose	Travis Jonsen	Senior	Montana State
Kicker	Luis Aguilar	Junior	Northern Arizona
Punt Returner	Jerry Louie-McGee*	Senior	Montana
Kick Returner	Nick Romano	Freshman	Idaho
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Tackle	Jared Schiess	Junior	Weber State
Tackle	Dariyn Choates	Senior	Sacramento State
End	George Obinna$	Senior	Sacramento State
End	Jonah Williams$	Senior	Weber State
Outside Linebacker	Troy Andersen$	Junior	Montana State
Outside Linebacker	Christian Ellis	Junior	Idaho
Inside Linebacker	Dante Olson*$	Senior	Montana
Inside Linebacker	Jace Lewis	Junior	Montana
Inside Linebacker	Josh Hill	Senior	Montana State
Defensive Back	Daron Bland	Junior	Sacramento State
Defensive Back	Brayden Konkol	Senior	Montana State
Defensive Back	Devon King	Sophomore	UC Davis
Defensive Back	Khalil Dorsey$	Senior	Northern Arizona
Defensive Back	Anthony Adams	Sophomore	Portland State
Punter	DJ Arnson	Junior	Northern Arizona
Special Teams	Emmanuel Daigbe	Junior	Portland State
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback	Case Cookus	Senior	Northern Arizona
Wide Receiver	Jeff Cotton	Senior	Idaho
Wide Receiver	Brandon Porter	Sophomore	Northern Arizona
Wide Receiver	Samuel Akem	Junior	Montana
Running Back	Ulonzo Gilliam	Sophomore	UC Davis
Running Back	Antoine Custer Jr.	Senior	Eastern Washington
Offensive Line	Nick Bianco	Seniors	Sacramento State
Offensive Line	Conlan Beaver	Junior	Montana
Offensive Line	Noah Johnson	Senior	Idaho
Offensive Line	Cy Sirmon	Senior	Montana
Offensive Line	Lewis Kidd	Junior	Montana State
Offensive Line	Tyler Whisenhunt	Senior	Cal Poly
Offensive Line	Tristen Taylor	Senior	Eastern Washington
Tight End	Marshel Martin	Freshman	Sacramento State
Tight End	Wes Preece	Senior	UC Davis
Fullback	Duy Tran-Sampson	Sophomore	Cal Poly
All-Purpose	Joe Logan	Senior	Northern Arizona
Kicker	Trey Tuttle	Junior	Weber State
Punt Returner	Cutrell Haywood	Sophomore	Idaho
Kick Returner	Wille Fairman	Senior	Northern Colorado
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Tackle	Derek Marks	Senior	Montana State
Tackle	Jesse Sims	Senior	Montana
End	Bryce Sterk	Senior	Montana State
End	Adam Rodriguez	Senior	Weber State
Outside Linebacker	Marcus Bruce	Senior	Sacramento State
Outside Linebacker	Nick Eaton	Freshman	UC Davis
Outside Linebacker	Auston Tesch	Senior	Weber State
Inside Linebacker	Marcus Hawkins	Junior	Sacramento State
Inside Linebacker	Tre Walker	Sophomore	Idaho
Defensive Back	Michael Walker	Senior	Northern Colorado
Defensive Back	Adkin Aguirre	Seniors	Idaho State
Defensive Back	Eddie Heckard	Freshman	Weber State
Defensive Back	Caelan Barnes	Senior	Sacramento State
Defensive Back	Robby Hauck	Sophomore	Montana
Punter	Doug Lloyd	Senior	Weber State
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback	Eric Barriere	Junior	Eastern Washington
Wide Receiver	Emmanuel Daigbe	Junior	Portland State
Wide Receiver	Kevin Kassis	Senior	Montana State
Wide Receiver	Andrew Boston	Sophomore	Eastern Washington
Running Back	Marcus Knight	Sophomore	Montana
Running Back	Milo Hall	Senior	Northern Colorado
Running Back	Kevin Smith	Junior	Weber State
Offensive Line	Dallen Collins	Senior	Idaho State
Offensive Line	Angel Villanueva	Senior	Montana
Offensive Line	Kaleb Levao	Senior	Eastern Washington
Offensive Line	Braxton Jones	Sophomore	Southern Utah
Offensive Line	Ben Bos	Junior	Weber State
Offensive Line	Garrett Stauffer	Senior	Portland State
Offensive Line	Taylor Tuiasosopo	Junior	Montana State
Tight End	Jayce Gilder	Senior	Eastern Washington
Kicker	Cody Williams	Sophomore	Portland State
Kick Returner	Judd Cockett	Junior	Southern Utah
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
Tackle	Elijah Chambers	Junior	Sacramento State
Tackle	Chase Benson	Junior	Montana State
End	George Tarlas	Sophomore	Weber State
End	Jim Townsend	Senior	Eastern Washington
Outside Linebacker	Amandre Williams	Junior	Montana State
Outside Linebacker	Luke Holloway	Senior	Idaho State
Inside Linebacker	Kody Graves	Senior	Idaho State
Inside Linebacker	Matt Shotwell	Junior	Cal Poly
Defensive Back	Lloyd Hightower	Senior	Idaho
Defensive Back	Josh Sandry	Senior	Montana
Defensive Back	Preston Smith	Junior	Weber State
Defensive Back	Dehonta Hayes	Senior	Eastern Washington
Defensive Back	Carlton Johnson	Freshman	Southern Utah
Punter	Daniel Whelan	Junior	UC Davis

 
Honorable Mention:
Quarterback: Dalton Sneed, Montana; Jake Maier, UC Davis; Mason Petrino, Idaho; Jacob Knipp, Northern Colorado.
Wide Receiver: Mitch Gueller, Idaho State; Tanner Conner, Idaho State; Lance Lawson, Southern Utah; Jayson Williams II, Eastern Washington; Khris Vaughn, UC Davis; Willie Fairman, Northern Colorado
Running Back: B.J. Perkinson, Sacramento State 
Offensive Line: Jordan Ford, UC Davis 
Kicker: Seth Harrison, Eastern Washington 
Tackle: Bryce Rodgers, UC Davis; Dylan Ledbetter, Eastern Washington; Kenton Bartlett, Portland State; Anthony Del Toro, Portland State 
End: Shawn Richard, Portland State; Josiah Erickson, Sacramento State; Myles Cecil, Cal Poly 
Outside Linebacker: Alex Sims, Southern Utah 
Inside Linebacker: Luke Nelson, Northern Colorado 
Defensive Back: Kitu Humphrey, Cal Poly; Jerone Jackson, Northern Colorado; AJ Stanley, Southern Utah; Carter Nichols, Cal Poly 
Punter: Jered Padmos, Montana State; Cade Coffey, Idaho