DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake University tight end Eric Saubert has been named to the 2016 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Second Team. The honor from the America Football Coaches Association is the second All-America accolade for Saubert this season, who was named to the Associated Press All-America squad last week.
Saubert, a fifth-year senior, ranked second among tight ends in the nation in receiving yards per game (70.5) and receiving touchdown (10). He led Drake with a career-best 56 catches for 776 yards receiving this past fall and recorded a career-high 136 yards receiving on eight catches against Morehead State (Sept.