Bethel’s J’Kobi Reddick, and three teammates were named to the 2018 NAIA All-America team, Thursday.
Reddick was named NAIA First Team All-American as a Specialist. He was No. 1 in the nation in punt return yards per attempt at 20.9. He had 355 yards in returns.
He returned four punts for touchdowns.
Devante Jimenez led Bethel in receptions with 34 with eight of those for touchdowns. He was named to the second team.
Bethel’s Sam Castronova and Jeremy Beaulieu were named to the honorable mention squad.
Castronova passed for 2,453 yards this past season. He threw 28 touchdown passes – a new single season record at the school.
Beaulieu led the Wildcats with 96 total tackles – 8.5 which resulted in losses.
The Wildcats finished 10-1 on the year, and made history with the first undefeated regular season in school history.
The NAIA All-America teams differ from the AFCA list with the addition of an honorable mention team this season. In total, 106 student-athletes were honored over the three teams.
(PHOTO: J’Kobi Reddick, Bethel University football – courtesy Bethel University sports information department)
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