Portland State senior cornerback Anthony Adams will begin the 2022 football season just as he completed his last two full campaigns (2019 and 2021): An All-American. The 6-foot, 185-pounder from Newberg, OR has been named to the Athlon Sports FCS Preseason All-America Team. He is one of 27 players selected and one of five from the Big Sky Conference.
Adams has been the face of the Viking defense the past few seasons, having started all 35 career games at PSU. A two-time first team All-Big Sky Conference selection – once at safety and once at cornerback – he was a consensus first team All-American in 2019 after leading the nation in passes defensed. After PSU opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID, Adams may have dropped from the minds of some national media, but his performance was just as strong in 2021. He made 52 tackles, five tackles for loss, had three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, five pass breakups and forced a fumble as the Vikings' boundary cornerback. He was named to one All-America team, but missed the others.
Now, Adams is front of mind as one of the best defensive backs in the nation in 2022 and considered a top NFL prospect for 2023. Adams goes into the season with 165 career tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 31 pass breakups and 13 career takeaways (9 INT, 4 FR). His 40 career passes defended (30 PBU, 9 INT) are the most of any returning FCS player in the nation.
Off the field, Adams has already earned his degree in Applied Health and Fitness and is now doing graduate work in Educational Leadership and Policy. He is a four-time Academic All-Big Sky Conference honoree and was PSU's 2020 Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Anthony Adams Portland State Football Honors List
2022 Honors
Athlon Sports Preseason All-American
2021 Honors
1st team All-Big Sky Conference
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Hero Sports 2nd team All-American
2020 Honors (no season due to COVID-19)
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2019 Honors
AP 1st team All-American
STATS 1st team All-American
Walter Camp 1st team All-American
Athlon Sports 1st team All-American
Phil Steele 2nd team All-American
Buck Buchanan Award Candidate
Hero Sports Sophomore All-American
1st team All-Big Sky Conference
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
2018 Honors
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Athlon Sports' 2022 FCS Preseason All-America Team
The 27-player All-America team is represented by 19 schools and nine conferences.
OFFENSE
QB – Xavier Shepherd 6-0/205/Jr. Kennesaw State
RB – Isaiah Davis 6-1/220/Jr. South Dakota State
RB – Isaiah Ifanse 5-10/202/Sr. Montana State
FB – Hunter Luepke 6-1/234/Sr. North Dakota State
WR – Xavier Gipson 5-9/170/Sr. Stephen F. Austin
WR – Taylor Grimes 5-11/190/Sr. UIW
TE – Tucker Kraft 6-5/255/Jr. South Dakota State
C – Matthan Hatchie 6-2/310/Sr. UT Martin
OL – Michael Corbi 6-6/335/Sr. Villanova
OL – Cody Mauch 6-6/303/Sr. North Dakota State
OL – Mason McCormick 6-4/310/Sr. South Dakota State
OL – Curtis McClendon 6-7/340/Sr. Chattanooga
DEFENSE
DL – Isaiah Land 6-4/215/Sr. Florida A&M
DL – Nate Lynn 6-3/265/Jr. William & Mary
DL – Devonnsha Maxwell 6-2/296/Sr. Chattanooga
DL – Josiah Silver 6-2/234/So. New Hampshire
LB – Ryan Greenhagen 6-1/245/Sr. Fordham
LB – Patrick O'Connell, 6-2/225/Sr. Montana
LB – Stone Snyder 6-3/240/Sr. VMI
DB – Anthony Adams 6-0/185/Sr. Portland State
DB – Justin Ford 6-2/190/Sr. Montana
DB – Michael Tutsie 5-11/193/Sr. North Dakota State
DB – Kedrick Whitehead 5-11/195/Sr. Delaware
SPECIALISTS
K – Matthew Cook 5-11/180/Jr. Northern Iowa
P – Grant Burkett 6-1/180/So. Missouri State
KR – Malik Flowers 6-2/200/Sr. Montana
PR – Jah'Marae Sheread 5-7/175/Sr. Florida A&M
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