Budke named to D2Football.com Elite 100

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION

Fort Hays State tight end Hunter Budke added another postseason honor to his collection for the 2021 season when he was named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 team. The team was rebranded this year as the Elite 100, though in the past it was known as the D2Football.com All-America Team.

Budke was a first-team selection at tight end, which gives him four national first-team honors this season after receiving All-America First Team honors from the AFCA, D2CCA, and the Associated Press. The D2Football.com Elite 100 was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with input from coaches, scouts, media, and sports information directors from around the country.

Budke finished the 2021 season with 47 receptions for 620 yards and eight touchdowns. He twice had over 100 receiving yards in a game. He produced four or more receptions in seven of 11 contests and led the Tigers in receiving touchdowns for the season. Budke ranked eighth in the MIAA in receptions per game, all among a top 10 list that only included wide receivers aside from him. He was fourth in the MIAA in receiving touchdowns.

Below is the D2Football.com Elite 100 for 2021.

2021 D2Football.com Elite 100
First Team
QB Tyson Bagent 6-3, 215, Jr. Shepherd
RB Toriano Clinton 5-9, 194, Jr. Indianapolis
RB Cody Schrader 5-9, 213, So. Truman State
WR L’liott Curry 6-0, 206, Sr. Henderson State
WR Danny Kittner 5-10, 187, Jr. Mary
TE Hunter Budke 6-2, 240, Jr. Fort Hays State
OL Sebastian Gutierrez 6-6, 295, Sr. Minot State
OL Brent Laing 6-4, 294, Sr. Minnesota Duluth
OL Brandon Nicholson 6-4, 305, Sr. Notre Dame
OL Tanner Owen 6-5, 292, Sr. Northwest Missouri State
OL Dylan Pasquali 6-5, 305, Sr. Ferris State
DL Carl Igweh 6-5, 264, Sr. Frostburg State
DL Deshawn McCarthy 6-4, 265, Jr. East Stroudsburg
DL Sam Roberts 6-5, 292, Sr. Northwest Missouri State
DL Jonathan Ross 6-3, 250, So. Bowie State
LB Guam Lee 5-11, 213, Sr. Notre Dame
LB Drew Seers 6-1, 225, Sr. Lindenwood
LB Marvin Terry 6-2, 220, Sr. Delta State
DB D’Anthony Bell 6-2, 205, Sr. West Florida
DB Anthony Blue 5-11, 175, Sr. Newberry
DB Tobias Harris 5-9, 180, Jr. West Texas A&M
DB Joshua Williams 6-3, 197, Sr. Fayetteville State
K McLean Robertson 6-0, 220, Sr. Wingate
P Jed Quackenbush 6-2, 175, Sr. Ohio Dominican
AP Dominque Ramsey 5-9, 180, Sr. Texas A&M-Commerce
Second Team
QB Austin Reed 6-2, 220, So. West Florida
RB TJ Cole 6-0, 185, Jr. Ouachita Baptist
RB Al McKeller 5-9, 215, Sr. Northwest Missouri State
WR Tywan Pearce 5-8, 160, Sr. Concord
WR Cameron Saunders 6-2, 190, Sr. Central Missouri
TE Ian Fryday 6-2, 235, Sr. Adams State
OL Josh Dauberman 6-5, 315, Sr. Indiana (Pa.)
OL Mark Murphy 6-4, 330, Jr. Bowie State
OL Zein Obeid 6-5, 303, Jr. Ferris State
OL Willis Patrick 6-4, 347, So. Angelo State
OL Andrew Strickland 6-4, 267, Sr. Wingate
DL Caleb Murphy 6-4, 245, So. Ferris State
DL Ikenna Onwuasoanya 6-2, 297, Sr. CSU-Pueblo
DL Joshua Pryor 6-4, 280, Jr. Bowie State
DL Chris Terrell 6-3, 270, Sr. West Alabama
LB Carter Duxbury 6-2, 240, Jr. Winona State
LB Nick Moss 5-11, 225, Sr. Valdosta State
LB Coleton Smith 6-2, 230, Sr. Southwest Baptist
DB Dallis Flowers 6-2, 190, Sr. Pittsburg State
DB Gregory Junior 6-0, 190, Sr. Ouachita Baptist
DB Tristan Rankin 6-1, 210, So. Mars Hill
DB KiShawn Walker 6-2, 205, Sr. Kentucky Wesleyan
K Anthony Beitko 6-0, 180, Fr. California (Pa.)
P Justin Dwinell 6-4, 199, So. CSU-Pueblo
AP James Letcher Jr. 5-8, 185, Sr. Washburn
Squad
QB Jared Bernhardt 6-1, 195, Sr. Ferris State
QB Cooper Callis 6-3, 210, Jr. Southwest Baptist
QB TJ Davis 6-3, 180, Jr. Nebraska-Kearney
QB Ivory Durham 5-10, 200, Jr. Valdosta State
QB John Matocha 5-11, 180, Jr. Colorado School of Mines
QB Logan Nelson 6-5, 226, Sr. Mary
QB Bryce Witt 6-4, 235, Sr. Chowan
RB Cole Chancey 5-11, 195, Sr. Harding
RB Tyreik McAllister 5-11, 180, Sr. Charleston
RB Dwayne McGee 5-7, 170, Fr. Lenoir-Rhyne
RB Michael Zeman 5-11, 220, Sr. Colorado School of Mines
WR Brendan Beaulieu 6-3, 210, Jr. Bemidji State
WR Lio’undre Gallimore 5-10, 171, Sr. Valdosta State
WR Luke Little 6-4, 222, Sr. Mary
WR Henry Litwin 6-1, 195, Sr. Slippery Rock
WR Tyriq Martin 6-3, 183, Sr. West Alabama
WR Senika McKie 6-2, 185, So. Erskine
TE Isaiah Johnson-Mack 6-3, 230, Sr. Saginaw Valley State
TE Ty Snelson 6-2, 250, Sr. Mars Hill
OL Matt Armendariz 6-2, 295, Sr. Colorado School of Mines
OL Jake Boonstra 6-5, 300, Sr. Ferris State
OL Justin Calderon 6-5, 320, Sr. Chadron State
OL Mike Dilla 6-5, 310, Sr. West Florida
OL Joey Fisher 6-5, 285, Jr. Shepherd
OL Hayden Huttula 6-2, 272, Jr. Michigan Tech
OL Jakob Pruitt 6-2, 285, Sr. Western Oregon
OL Elijah Reed 6-6, 302, Jr. CSU-Pueblo
OL Amon Simon 6-5, 275, Sr. Texas A&M-Commerce
OL Ralph Singleton 6-4, 270, Sr. Valdosta State
DL Nate Chambers 6-3, 283, Sr. Hillsdale
DL Erik Hansen 6-3, 260, Sr. Upper Iowa
DL Keyshawn James 6-3, 280, Sr. Fayetteville State
DL Chad Kuhn 6-3, 240, Sr. Slippery Rock
DL Will Lydle 6-1, 270, Sr. Western Colorado
DL Logan Swanson 6-3, 310, Sr. Augustana
LB Dauson Dales 6-0, 230, Sr. Ohio Dominican
LB Khyon Fitzpatrick 6-0, 205, Jr. New Haven
LB Maalik Hall 6-2, 235, Jr. Southeastern Oklahoma State
LB Donte Hamilton 6-3, 215, Sr. Central Washington
LB Hunter Kyle 6-3, 230, Sr. Angelo State
LB Stephan Pierre 6-2, 200, Jr. Albany State
LB Ben Straatmann 6-1, 209, Jr. Missouri S&T
LB Abe Swanson 6-1, 220, So. Grand Valley State
LB Jackson Taylor 6-1, 240, So. West Chester
DB Charles Crawford 6-0, 170, Sr. Clark Atlanta
DB Jermal Martin Jr. 5-11, 170, Jr. California (Pa)
DB Damar’ren Mitchell 5-11, 185, Jr. Colorado Mesa
DB Nick Whiteside 6-1, 200, So. Saginaw Valley State
P Clayton Crile 6-2, 195, So. Catawba
AP Imeek Watkins 5-10, 190, Sr. Chowan

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