BATON ROUGE – LSU tight end John David Moore has been named to the prestigious 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team, the organization announced on Thursday. The team is selected annually by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Moore, a senior from Ruston, Louisiana, currently maintains a perfect 4.0 grade point average in architecture where he’s on pace to become the first LSU football player to graduate with a degree in that curriculum in over 25 years.
Moore becomes the first LSU player to earn first team Academic All-America status since Rudy Niswanger earned the award in 2005.
“I’m honored to be named to this prestigious to team,” Moore said. “It’s a culmination of a lot of hard work on and off the field. This type of recognition wouldn’t be possible without the support of a great academic center staff and the professors and staff in the school of architecture.
“I’m happy to represent LSU with this honor as it validates hard work in pursuing a great degree along with being part of such a successful football program.”
Moore has been named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll three times and he’s twice been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
On the field, Moore has been a three-year starter at both fullback and tight end for the Tigers. In four years at LSU, Moore has been part of four bowl games and helped the Tigers to a combined record of 34-15. For his career, Moore has caught 19 passes for 128 yards and two TDs.
2017 CoSIDA NCAA Division I Academic All-America Football Team
First Team
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB Justin Herbert Oregon So. 4.08 Biology
RB Justice Hill Oklahoma State So. 3.86 Finance
RB Tucker Yinger Dayton Sr. 3.81 Mechanical Engineering
WR Braxton Berrios Miami (Fla.) Sr. 3.96 Finance / Entrepreneurship
WR Jacob Sannon Idaho Gr. 3.91/4.00 Accounting (UG) / Accounting (G)
TE John David Moore LSU Sr. 4.00 Architecture
OL Cole Chewins Michigan State Jr. 3.91 Finance
OL Mason Hampton Boise State Sr. 3.97 Accountancy
OL Will Hopkins SMU Gr. 3.93 MS Management
OL Jacob Judd Western Illinois Gr. 4.00 Law Enforcement & Justice Admin.
OL Brad Lundblade Oklahoma State Sr. 3.89 Marketing / Management
K Josh Williams SMU Jr. 3.96 Finance
ST Tyler Stovall Auburn Gr. 3.94/4.00 Business Marketing (UG) / MBA (G)
DL Nathan Clayberg Drake Sr. 3.82 Finance / Accounting
DL Seth Hope Cornell Sr. 3.84 Applied Economics & Management
DL Anthony Nelson Iowa So. 3.89 Accounting
DL Kyle Reisert New Hampshire Sr. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering
LB Kenneth Brinson U.S. Military Academy Jr. 4.06 Chemical Engineering
LB Chris Weber Nebraska Sr. 3.96 Nutrition Science
LB Alex White Harvard Sr. 3.89 Biomedical Engineering
DB David Leisring Dayton Jr. 3.94 Finance
DB Max Michaels San Diego Sr. 3.95 Accountancy
DB Chandon Sullivan Georgia State Sr. 3.84 Journalism
DB Marlon Walls Stephen F. Austin Sr. 4.00 Engineering Physics
P Ryan Anderson Rutgers Gr. 4.00 Business Administration (UG)
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