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(STATS) -- Last season was the year for the FCS wide receiver. This season might be the year of the FCS wide receiver.Eastern Washington senior Cooper Kupp led the way on the STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team, announced Monday. Hes been named a first-team All-American for three consecutive seasons, and last year he became only the second wide receiver to earn the national offensive player of the year award.South Dakota State junior Jake Wieneke rejoined Kupp as the other the preseason wide receiver after also being selected to the STATS All-America first team last season.The preseason squad is 99 players deep spread across three teams. All 13 conferences and 63 schools had selections, and they included seven wide receivers who earned a form of All-America honors last year. Its such a big season of top wide receivers that 11 of the 14 who surpassed 1,000 receiving yards last year, as well as the next three on the final national receiving chart, are back to damage defenses again.The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Kupp caught 114 passes for 1,642 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior -- leading the nation in each category. On pace to hold all the major receiving records in FCS history, he already owns 18 school, eight Big Sky Conference and seven NCAA records.Id be shocked if you could show me a better receiver at any level in the country, Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin said.The 6-4, 210-pound Wieneke was second nationally in receiving yards (1,472), a total he grabbed off 72 receptions with 11 touchdowns. His 20.4 yards per catch ranked fourth in the nation.Kupp and Wieneke were two of 13 returning first-team All-Americans named to the preseason squad. Every conference had at least one first-team selection, and overall 46 players who gained STATS All-America honors in December return this season.Also returning to the first-team offense were Jacksonville State quarterback Eli Jenkins, running backs Chase Edmonds from Fordham and Kade Harrington of Lamar, The Citadel fullback Tyler Renew and Chattanooga offensive linemen Corey Levin.Harrington led the FCS in rushing yards (2,092) and Edmonds paced in touchdowns (25), while Jenkins fueled Jacksonville State to the national championship game. They finished second, fourth and sixth, respectively, behind Kupp in voting for STATS offensive player of the year.Duquesne linebacker Christian Kuntz and The Citadel cornerback Dee Delaney returned to the first-team defense -- they were 11th and 16th in voting for the STATS defensive player of the year.William & Mary place-kicker Nick Dorka, Indiana State long snapper Joshua Appel, Southern kick returner Willie Quinn and North Carolina A&T punt returner Khris Gardin were named to the first-team special teams again.The rest of the preseason first-team offense consisted of Drake tight end Eric Saubert and offensive linemen Erik Austell of Charleston Southern, Julien Davenport of Bucknell, Casey Dunn of Jacksonville State and Zach Johnson of North Dakota State.Also on the first-team defense were defensive linemen Keionta Davis of Chattanooga, P.J. Hall of Sam Houston State, Derek Rivers of Youngstown State and Karter Schult of Northern Iowa; linebackers Andrew Ankrah of James Madison, Dylan Cole of Missouri State and Nick DeLuca of North Dakota State; and defensive backs Casey DeAndrade of New Hampshire, David Jones of Richmond and Donald Payne of Stetson.Completing the first-team special teams were Cornell punter Chris Fraser and all-purpose back John Santiago of North Dakota.North Dakota State, which has won the last five FCS national championships, was one of four teams to boast four preseason All-Americans. The others were Charleston Southern, Chattanooga and Jacksonville State.Among FCS conferences, the Missouri Valley had the most All-America selections with 16. CAA Football (13) and the Southern Conference (11) also reached double figures.They were followed by the Big Sky with nine, Ohio Valley with eight, Southland with seven, Big South and Patriot League with six each, Mid-Eastern Athletic with five, Ivy League, Northeast and Southwestern Athletic with four each, and Pioneer League with three. Coastal Carolina, which is transitioning to the FBS as an FCS independent, also had three All-Americans.---=STATS FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM=FIRST TEAM=OFFENSE=QB -- Eli Jenkins, senior, 6-2, 205, Jacksonville StateRB -- Chase Edmonds, junior, 5-9, 196, FordhamRB -- Kade Harrington, senior, 5-9, 190, LamarFB -- Tyler Renew, senior, 5-11, 217, The CitadelWR -- Cooper Kupp, senior, 6-2, 210, Eastern WashingtonWR -- Jake Wieneke, junior, 6-4, 210, South Dakota StateTE -- Eric Saubert, senior, 6-4, 242, DrakeOL -- Erik Austell, junior, 6-3, 285, Charleston SouthernOL -- Julien Davenport, senior, 6-7, 315, BucknellOL -- Casey Dunn, senior, 6-3, 285, Jacksonville StateOL -- Zack Johnson, senior, 6-4, 329, North Dakota StateOL -- Corey Levin, senior, 6-5, 305, ChattanoogaDEFENSE=DL -- Keionta Davis, senior, 6-4, 260, ChattanoogaDL -- P.J. Hall, junior, 6-1, 280, Sam Houston StateDL -- Derek Rivers, senior, 6-5, 255, Youngstown StateDL -- Karter Schult, senior, 6-2, 265, Northern IowaLB -- Andrew Ankrah, junior, 6-4, 234, James MadisonLB -- Dylan Cole, senior, 6-1, 236, Missouri StateLB -- Nick DeLuca, senior, 6-3, 245, North Dakota StateLB -- Christian Kuntz, senior, 6-1, 220, DuquesneDB -- Casey DeAndrade, senior, 5-11, 212, New HampshireDB -- Dee Delaney, junior, 6-1, 191, The CitadelDB -- David Jones, senior, 6-1, 187, RichmondDB -- Donald Payne, senior, 6-1, 217, StetsonSPECIAL TEAMS=PK -- Nick Dorka, junior, 6-0, 180, William & MaryP -- Chris Fraser, senior, 6-2, 211, CornellLS -- Joshua Appel, senior, 6-2, 250, Indiana StateKR -- Willie Quinn, graduate, 5-5, 145, SouthernPR -- Khris Gardin, junior, 5-7, 158, North Carolina A&TAP -- John Santiago, sophomore, 5-9, 170, North Dakota---=SECOND TEAM=OFFENSE=QB -- Case Cookus, sophomore, 6-4, 200, Northern ArizonaRB -- Kendell Anderson, senior, 5-9, 200, William & MaryRB -- Tarik Cohen, senior, 5-6, 173, North Carolina A&TRB -- DeAngelo Henderson, senior, 5-8, 205, Coastal CarolinaFB -- Joe Protheroe, junior, 6-0, 225, Cal PolyWR -- Josh Barge, senior, 6-1, 178, Jacksonville StateWR -- Emmanuel Butler, junior, 6-3, 210, Northern ArizonaWR -- Justin Watson, junior, 6-3, 210, PennTE -- Dallas Goedert, junior, 6-5, 245, South Dakota StateOL -- Mitch Kirsch, senior, 6-6, 300, James MadisonOL -- Javarius Leamon, senior, 6-7, 310, South Carolina StateOL -- Brandon Parker, junior, 6-7, 279, North Carolina A&TOL -- Mark Spelman, senior, 6-3, 280, Illinois StateOL -- Anton Wahrby, senior, 6-5, 300, WoffordDEFENSE=DL -- Pat Afriyie, junior, 6-2, 235, ColgateDL -- Anthony Ellis, junior, 6-1, 245, Charleston SouthernDL -- Caleb Kidder, senior, 6-5, 275, MontanaDL -- Tanoh Kpassagnon, senior, 6-7, 275, VillanovaDL -- Greg Menard, junior, 6-2, 240, North Dakota StateLB -- Kourtney Berry, senior, 6-0, 215, Alabama StateLB -- Omar Howard, senior, 6-0, 231, RichmondLB -- Mike Needham, junior, 6-4, 210, Southern UtahLB -- Folarin Orimolade, senior, 5-11, 240, DartmouthLB -- James Rentz, senior, 6-2, 245, Sacred HeartDB -- LeRoy Alexander, senior, 6-0, 195, Youngstown StateDB -- Mike Basile, junior, 6-1, 200, MonmouthDB -- Trey Robinson, senior, 6-1, 212, FurmanDB -- Tremon Smith, junior, 6-0, 185, Central ArkansasSPECIAL TEAMS=PK -- Lance Geesey, senior, 5-10, 180, Saint FrancisP -- Keith Wrzuszczak, junior, 5-11, 194, Eastern KentuckyLS -- Joseph Smith, senior, 6-3, 200, Charleston SouthernKR -- Lorenzo Jerome, senior, 6-0, 195, Saint FrancisPR -- Ellis Onic II, junior, 5-6, 163, Northern ColoradoAP -- Darius Hammond, senior, 5-10, 192, Charleston Southern---=THIRD TEAM=OFFENSE=QB -- KD Humphries, senior, 6-3, 225, Murray StateRB -- Corey Avery, junior, 5-10, 190, Sam Houston StateRB -- Derrick Craine, senior, 5-10, 205, ChattanoogaRB -- Darius Victor, senior, 5-8, 227, TowsonFB -- Lorenzo Long, senior, 5-9, 210, WoffordWR -- Brian Brown, senior, 6-1, 198, RichmondWR -- Brendan Flaherty, senior, 6-2, 200, Holy CrossWR -- Anthony Warrum, senior, 6-2, 190, Illinois StateTE -- Phazahn Odom, graduate, 6-8, 245, FordhamOL -- Kyle Avaloy, senior, 6-5, 330, Illinois StateOL -- Armando Bonheur, senior, 6-3, 300, SamfordOL -- Sam Ekwonike, senior, 6-2, 350, Coastal CarolinaOL -- Justin Lea, junior, 6-4, 295, Jacksonville StateOL -- Timon Parris, junior, 6-5, 310, Stony BrookOL -- Bret Treadway, senior, 6-3, 280, LamarDEFENSEDL -- Isaiah Golden, junior, 6-2, 335, McNeese StateDL -- Javancy Jones, senior, 6-2, 230, Jackson StateDL -- Ebenezer Ogundeko, junior, 6-3, 255, Tennessee StateDL -- Patrick Ricard, senior, 6-3, 285, MaineLB -- Sam Denmark, junior, 6-1, 230, Abilene ChristianLB -- Chad Geter, graduate, 6-2, 253, Gardner-WebbLB -- Darius Leonard, junior, 6-3, 200, South Carolina StateLB -- Nakevion Neslie, senior, 5-11, 220, ChattanoogaLB -- Brett Taylor, junior, 6-2, 230, Western IllinoisDB -- Jamerson Blount, senior, 6-0, 180, SamfordDB -- Xavier Coleman, senior, 5-11, 190, Portland StateDB -- Jihaad Pretlow, senior, 5-11, 195, FordhamDB -- Taylor Reynolds, senior, 6-0, 190, James MadisonSPECIAL TEAMS=PK -- Zak Kennedy, sophomore, 6-0, 160, Youngstown StateP -- Alex Knight, senior, 6-1, 199, Southeast MissouriLS -- James Fisher, junior, 6-2, 212, North Dakota StateKR -- Devin Brown, senior, 5-8, 170, Coastal CarolinaPR -- Christian Searles, junior, 5-9, 178, DaytonAP -- Martez Carter, junior, 5-8, 175, Grambling StateAP -- Justice Shelton-Mosley, sophomore, 5-10, 170, HarvardDrew Lock Jersey . 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Theres a reason: Theyre all highly likely to land closer roles for 2017 wherever they wind up anyway, resulting in similar fantasy value to what they enjoyed in 2016.Edwin Encarnacion: Houston Astros.Operating under the assumption that Jose Bautista is also headed out of Toronto, Encarnacions fantasy value would be best served in a new organization of his own, being that the resulting hit on Toronto Blue Jays hitters counting stats (runs and RBIs) would certainly decrease his stock. Houston, and its home ballpark, Minute Maid Park, would be an ideal landing spot. Thanks to the Crawford Boxes, 315 feet away from home plate in left field, Minute Maid is an extremely favorable venue for pull-power righties. Encarnacion is one of the games best: He has pulled 89 of his 115 homers to left the past three seasons, 24 of those pulled directly down the line -- both of those tops in the majors -- and he has pulled 52 percent of his batted balls, ranking among the top 10 in the game during that same time span. The Astros (.351) got a comparable on-base percentage from their 1-2 hitters as the Blue Jays (.357) in 2016, resulting in a negligible difference in counting-number potential.Encarnacions addition would also give the Astros two advantages: He sees a lot of pitches per plate appearance, ranking among the top 30 qualifiers in each of the past three seasons, and has been one of the more comfortable hitters in the game at batting after taking a first-pitch strike. This could give speedier Astros like George Springer, Jose Altuve and perhaps Alex Bregman, who hit early in the lineup, more of a fighting chance at recapturing their past stolen base totals. Encarnacion also profiles much better as a designated hitter than first baseman at this stage of his career, meaning that his addition would signify the Astros trust in Evan Gattis as their primary catcher, as well as keeping first base (mostly) freed up for A.J. Reed.Yoenis Cespedes: Texas Rangers.This might seem like the columns lazy pick, as Texas Globe Life Park is viewed by fantasy owners as the American Leagues answer to Colorados Coors Field, but this ones more than simply putting a productive hitter in a hitting-friendly environment. The Rangers stand to lose Carlos Beltran and/or Ian Desmond to free agency, theyre pondering shifting Shin-Soo Choo to designated hitter full-time, theyve shown a willingness to overlook outfield defense, and theyve played the past few seasons with a lefty-heavy roster. Cespedes skill set is a tough read, as his righty/lefty splits and batted-ball profile have vacillated during his five-year career, but hed be an ideal name for the Rangers to drop into the third spot in the order.Dexter Fowler: Cleveland Indians.As Fowlers best asset is his plate discipline -- he had the majors lowest chase (percentage of swings at pitches outside the strike zone) rate in 2016 (17.5 percent) -- a return to the Chicago Cubs might seem like an obvious win for fantasy. Heres the problem: Retaining Fowler crowds the Cubs outfield, which returns a healthy Kyle Schwarber, up-and-comers in Jorge Soler and Albert Almora, and might also have to wedge in Ben Zobrist so that Javier Baez can see increased time at second base.For a win-win on both fronts, Fowler should sign with the Indians, giving them an electric top four of Fowler, Carlos Santana, Francisco Lindor and Jason Kipnis -- Id move Santana to second and Kipnis to cleanup in this scenario. Fowler would upgrade the Indians ddefense, a plus for their pitchers, and give them one of the best on-base combos atop their order, boosting counting-numbers potential all around.dddddddddddd Whats more, hed probably get the green light on the base paths no less often under Terry Francona, who tends to make the most of his speedsters, than Joe Maddon. To that end, Franconas 2016 Indians had the fifth-highest stolen base attempt rate (opportunities as judged by Baseball-Reference.com) in the majors (7.4 percent), and it wasnt all attributable to Rajai Davis, as the Indians were one of only three teams to have as many as nine different players chip in at least five steals.Rich Hill: New York Mets.Ideally, Hill ends up somewhere in the National League East, which includes the Nos. 20 (Atlanta Braves, minus-7.4), 22 (Mets, minus-9.0), 24 (Miami Marlins, minus-9.7), 28 (Washington Nationals, minus-13.3) and 30 (Philadelphia Phillies, minus-17.8) teams in terms of PitchF/X run value, as well as the Nos. 21 (Mets, .254), 22 (Nationals, .250) and 29 (Phillies, .228) teams in terms of wOBA against curveballs in 2016. Hills curveball is utterly filthy, generating the third-best run value (16.3) last season. So why the Mets? Simple: Of the five NL East squads, they play in one of the more pitching-friendly environments, and they also possess one of the deeper rotations within the division, minimizing the teams temptation to push the injury-risky lefty to his limits. (The Nationals would be an equally good fit.)Justin Turner: Los Angeles Dodgers.Though dropping this late bloomer into the Boston Red Soxs deep lineup or the New York Yankees bandbox home ballpark might seem appealing, a return to L.A. would probably be the fantasy-friendliest resolution overall. Turner has thrived in the Dodgers analytically angled organization, and hes probably less likely to enjoy the kind of favorable lineup arrangement -- a typical No. 2 hitter against left-handers, No. 3 against right-handers -- anywhere else. Whats more, a Turner departure could persuade the Dodgers to shift Corey Seager off shortstop, which we do not want (nor do they need, considering Seagers favorable metrics).Mike Napoli: Minnesota Twins.If Encarnacion and the Astros arent a fit, Napoli could serve a cheaper alternative for them with similarly appealing fantasy traits. In this case, though, Napoli to the Twins is as much about forcing Miguel Sano back to third base permanently as it is placing him in a ballpark thats much better for right-handed power than fantasy owners perceive. Righties hit more homers at Target Field (152) than at any other venue last season, and their .207 isolated power there was second-highest, behind Coors Fields .212. Much of Napolis 2016 rebound centered upon his restoring his heavy-pull, fly-ball tendencies, an approach that should play well in Minnesota. Hed likely slot in at cleanup, behind Sano, who is a better on-base type than his 2016 numbers hint.Jose Bautista: Boston Red Sox.Hes one player whose fantasy value could only benefit from his landing in the most loaded lineup possible. Bautistas skills have begun to decline -- in 2016, he had his highest strikeout rate in seven years, and his highest miss rate on all swings as well as highest weak-contact rate in five years -- so hes a player who could stand to see a higher rate of runners on base to drive home, padding his counting stats. His extreme-pull tendencies, too, would play well at Bostons Fenway Park, with the Green Monsters proximity to home plate perhaps elevating Bautistas extra-base hit and RBI totals even if it somewhat adversely impacts his home-run total.Mark Trumbo: Toronto Blue Jays.Remaining in Baltimore might ultimately be Trumbos most favorable fantasy arrangement, but Torontos Rogers Centre is really no less friendly a power environment for a right-handed hitter. In the event that both Bautista and Encarnacion depart, Trumbo could find his way into enough playing time at both first base and right field to earn dual eligibility, which would be a nice little addition.Ian Desmond: Toronto Blue Jays.Once again, staying put might be the best arrangement for Desmond, but a move to Toronto could improve his chances at recapturing the shortstop eligibility that he lost in Texas in 2016. 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