College Sporting News has named University of Northern Iowa senior linebacker L.J. Fort its FCS National Defensive Player of the Year and North Dakota State offensive lineman Paul Cornick it's Offensive Lineman of the Year. Those two highlight a list of seven MVFC players on the Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America Team, announced Tuesday.

Other MVFC players honored include C Bryan Boemer of Southern Illinois, RB Shakir Bell of Indiana State; DL Ben Obaseki of Indiana State; DB Marcus Williams of North Dakota State; and DL Ben Boothby of UNI. Notably, the Bison defense was named the 2011 FCS Playoff "MVP."

CSN is the second media outlet to honor Fort as its FCS National Defensive Player of the Year, as College Sports Madness had previously presented him with the same award. Fort finished second in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award presented annually by The Sports Network to the top defensive player in the country. Fort was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year and an All-American by six different organizations following a 2011 season in which he led the nation with 184 total tackles and 14.15 tackles per game. His 184 stops set a new UNI single-season record.

COLLEGE SPORTING NEWS 2011 FABULOUS FIFTY FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Coach of the Year: Pete Adrian, Head Coach, Norfolk State Spartans
Offensive Player of the Year: RB Tim Flanders, Sophomore, Sam Houston State
Defensive Player of the Year: LB L.J. Fort, Senior, Northern Iowa
Offensive Lineman Of The Year: OT Paul Cornick, Senior, North Dakota State
Freshman Of The Year: RB Terrance West, Freshman, Towson
Special Teams Player Of The Year: KR Laron Scott, Senior, Georgia Southern
Playoff MVP: NDSU Defense

OFFENSE
QB: Chris Lum, Senior, Lehigh
QB: Nathan Dick, Senior, Central Arkansas
RB: Jonathan Grimes, Senior, William & Mary
RB: Shakir Bell, Sophomore, Indiana State
FB: Eric Breitenstein, Junior, Wofford
AB: Brock Jackolski, Senior, Stony Brook
C: Bryan Boemer, Senior, Southern Illinois
OG: J.C. Oram, Senior , Weber St
OG: Gino Gradkowski, Senior, Delaware
OT: Tom Compton, Senior, South Dakota
OT: Brett Moore, Senior, Georgia Southern
OL: Travis Watson, Senior, Sam Houston St
TE: Colin Anderson, Junior, Furman
TE: Renty Rollins, Senior, Jackson State
WR: Aaron Mellette, Junior, Elon
WR: Ryan Spadola, Junior, Lehigh
WR: Brian Quick, Senior, Appalachian State
WR: Nicholas Edwards, Junior, Eastern Washington
WR: Richard Sincere, Sophomore, Sam Houston State

DEFENSE
DT: Brent Russell, Junior, Georgia Southern
DT: Ben Boothby, Senior, Northern Iowa
DE: Adrian Hamilton, Senior, Prairie View A&M
DE: Zach Nash, Senior, Sacramento State
DL: Andrew Schaetzke, Senior, Georgetown
DL: Ben Obaseki, Junior, Indiana State
DL: Blake Olijaro, Sophomore, San Diego
DL: Ryan Davis, Senior, Bethune-Cookman
LB: Kadarron Anderson, Senior, Furman
LB: Matt Evans, Junior, New Hampshire
LB: Wes Dothard, Sophomore, Chattanooga
LB: Caleb McSurdy, Senior, Montana
LB: Keith Pough, Junior, Howard
CB: Trumaine Johnson, Senior, Montana
CB: Josh Norman, Senior, Coastal Carolina
DB: Bryce Robertson, Senior, Bucknell
DB: Kejuan Riley, Junior, Alabama State
DB: Marcus Williams, Sophomore, North Dakota State
DB: Micah Pellerin, Senior, Hampton
S: Darnell Taylor, Junior, Sam Houston State
S: Justin Bethel, Senior, Presbyterian

SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Zach Brown, Senior, Portland State
P: David Harrington, Senior, Idaho State
KR: Kevin Fogg, Junior, Liberty
PR: CJ Estelle, Senior, UT-Martin
LS: Richard Wright, Sophomore, Liberty