HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Double-digit All-American honors are usually reserved for multi-event track athletes and swimmers but Alabama A&M senior wide receiver
Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim (Miramar, Fla.) can now count himself among that select group as he earns his 10
th such recognition with a HERO Sports Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Preseason Second-Team honor as announced by that organization on Thursday, August 11.
Ibrahim has previously claimed, in order, All-American honors from Hero Sports (2019 FCS Freshman), BOXTOROW (Spring 2021 Preseason, Spring 2021 First-Team), American Football Coaches Association (Spring 2021 Second-Team), Hero Sports (Spring 2021 Sophomore), BOXTOROW (Fall 2021 Preseason, Fall 2021 First-Team), Stats Perform FCS (2022 Preseason Third-Team) and 2022 BOXTOROW Preseason All-America Team.
In adding this honor to his ledger, the former freshman walk-on and tryout player is considered one of the top 102 FCS players in the country, one of the top nine wideouts and the top receiver in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) as he is the league's only representative at that position.
He has earned those honors following a devastating Fall 2021 campaign (for defenses at least) that saw him rank as one of just 16 individuals at the FCS level to surpass 1,000 yards receiving (1,008). That was good for No. 15 in the nation and led the SWAC by nearly 100 yards. He also topped the conference with a mark of 100.8 per game as the only player to average triple digits.
Ibrahim also snagged 6.7 balls per game with 67 total catches to place second and eighth, respectively, in the league. At the national level he was fifth in receiving yards per game, eighth in receptions per game and 15
th in receiving yards.
A number of tremendous individual performances would rack up those overall numbers, including 177 yards on eight catches vs. Tuskegee (9/25), 133 with a career-best 10 catches the next week at Grambling (10/2) and 104 with a touchdown against Alabama State (10/30) in the Magic City Classic.
His last two games would see him come away with eight balls for 176 yards and a pair of TDs - including one from a whopping 81 yards out - at Texas Southern (11/13) and 115 yards on seven catches. With the latter he would take two of those snags the distance against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/20).
Early returns entering the 2022 season have seen Ibrahim earn an All-SWAC Preseason First-Team selection and three All-American honors. The latter includes Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Third-Team and BOXTOROW Preseason All-American recognition in addition to this honor.
UP NEXT
Ibrahim and A&M kick off the season under the lights at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) member Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) on Thursday, September 1. Stay tuned to
www.AAMUSports.com, the official online home of Bulldogs Athletics, for complete coverage of the 2022 season.
2022 HERO SPORTS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAS
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
RB Isaiah Ifanse, Montana State
RB Isaiah Davis, South Dakota State
FB Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State
WR Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin
WR Jaxon Janke, South Dakota State
WR Taylor Grimes, Incarnate Word
TE Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State
TE Noah Gindorff, North Dakota State
OL Cody Mauch, North Dakota State
OL McClendon Curtis, Chattanooga
OL Mason McCormick, South Dakota State
OL Matthan Hatchie, UT Martin
OL Garret Greenfield, South Dakota State
AP Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL Isaiah Land, Florida A&M
DL Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga
DL Josiah Silver, New Hampshire
DL Titus Leo, Wagner
DL VJ Malo, Portland State
LB Patrick O'Connell, Montana
LB Adam Bock, South Dakota State
LB Ryan Greenhagen, Fordham
LB Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross
LB Stone Snyder, VMI
DB Justin Ford, Montana
DB Anthony Adams, Portland State
DB Michael Tutsie, North Dakota State
DB Robby Hauck, Montana
DB Montrae Braswell, Missouri State
FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Matthew Cook, Northern Iowa
P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
LS Robert Soderholm, VMI
RS Isaiah Bolden, Jackson State
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB Tim DeMorat, Fordham
RB Jaleel McLaughlin, Youngstown State
RB Malik Grant, Sacred Heart
FB Alex Ramsey, The Citadel
WR Tyrone Scott, Missouri State
WR Jakob Herres, Richmond
WR Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Alabama A&M
TE McCallan Castles, UC Davis
TE Kemari Averett, Bethune-Cookman
OL Michael Corbi, Villanova
OL Jaylin Hendrix, Central Arkansas
OL Mark Evans II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
OL Kyle Nunez, Stony Brook
OL Alex Jensen, South Dakota
AP Jake Chisholm, Dayton
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL BJ Thompson, Stephen F. Austin
DL Nate Lynn, William & Mary
DL Brevin Allen, Campbell
DL Jason Dumas, Southern
DL Eyabi Anoma, UT Martin
LB Aubrey Miller, Jackson State
LB David Hoage, Northern Colorado
LB Tristan Wheeler, Richmond
LB Matthew Jackson, Eastern Kentucky
LB Spencer Cuvelier, Northern Iowa
DB Benny Sapp III, Northern Iowa
DB Ferlando Jordan, Southeastern Louisiana University
DB Eddie Heckard, Weber State
DB Kedrick Whitehead, Delaware
DB Ty Okada, Montana State
SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Nathan Robertson, Kennesaw State
P Max Quick, Stephen F. Austin
LS Dalton Godfrey, South Dakota
RS Malik Flowers, Montana
THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE
QB Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State
RB Darius Hale, Central Arkansas
RB Geno Hess, SEMO
FB Coy Williams, Davidson
WR Andrei Iosivas, Princeton
WR Jadakis Bonds, Hampton
WR Avante Cox, Southern Illinois
TE Zach Heins, South Dakota State
TE Ryan Miller, Furman
OL Nick Correia, Rhode Island
OL Noah Atagi, Weber State
OL Nash Jensen, North Dakota State
OL Colby Sorsdal, William & Mary
OL Tavon Matthews, East Tennessee State
AP Dylan Laube, New Hampshire
THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE
DL Jordan Lewis, Southern
DL Malik Hamm, Lafayette
DL Caleb Sanders, South Dakota State
DL Eli Mostaert, North Dakota State
DL Alex Gubner, Montana
LB Ty Boeck, Chattanooga
LB Callahan O'Reilly, Montana State
LB Brock Mogensen, South Dakota
LB Bryce Flater, Northern Iowa
LB Kelechi Anyalebechi, UIW
DB Marte Mapu, Sacramento State
DB Kyriq McDonald, Missouri State
DB Jordan Jones, Rhode Island
DB BJ Bohler, Florida A&M
DB Esaias Guthrie, Delaware State
THIRD-TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Jerry Rice, VMI
P Ryan Kost, Monmouth
LS Steele Judy, The Citadel
RS Jah'Marae Sheread, Florida A&M
