TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State's Jonas Griffith has been named a Second Team Preseason All-American as HERO Sports unveiled its Preseason All-American Teams Thursday. Griffith earned All-American status from three different publications following the 2018 campaign after leading the Sycamores and ranking fifth nationally in tackles.
Griffith started in 11 games during his redshirt junior season at linebacker, leading the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 132 tackles, including 81 unassisted stops. He was tops in the nation with 7.4 solo tackles per game and fifth with 12 tackles per game. In total, the Louisville, Kentucky native recorded 9.