FLORENCE, Ala. — The 2024 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team was announced on Monday, as redshirt junior safety Edwin White Schultz represented the University of North Alabama.
White Schultz was named a Preseason Third Team All-American by The Analyst, who is responsible for the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 voted on by the media each week. White Schultz is one of nine players from the United Athletic Conference to earn preseason FCS All-American honors, joining three players from Central Arkansas, two from Tarleton State, two from Eastern Kentucky and one from Austin Peay.
"Edwin has worked his butt off on the field to earn this award," said UNA head coach Brent Dearmon. "This is great for him but also UNA Athletics as a whole."
Last week, White Schultz was voted the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year for the UAC. The head coaches also voted him to the all-conference preseason team.
Last season, White Schultz was a first team all-conference selection and led the Lions with 87 tackles, including 49 solo. He added 6.0 tackles for loss, three pass breakups, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, one hurry and two sacks.
The transfer from Kansas also picked up all-conference honors from both FCS Football Central and Phil Steele in his first season at UNA in 2023 and was named to the NFL Draft Diamonds Watch List this past June.
UNA opens the 2024 season at the FCS Kickoff hosted by ESPN Events on Saturday, August 24 at the historic Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. The game will kickoff at 6 p.m. against Southeast Missouri and will be nationally televised on ESPN.