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Megan Briggs
Megan Briggs
Posted: Dec 20, 2022

Andreessen, Frederick, Gettman earn All-America honors

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University football trio of Joe Andreessen, Anthony Frederick and Ethan Gettman were named STATS Perform FCS All-Americans on Tuesday. 

Andreessen was named to the second team as a linebacker, while Frederick and Gettman earn third-team honors as a return specialist and place kicker, respectively. The three All-America citations are the most for the Black and Gold in a single season in program history. Bryant has now produced eight STATS Perform FCS All-Americans. 

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Joe Andreessen - Second Team All-America Linebacker | Depew, N.Y.

  • Set single-season tackles record with 116.0 and finished his career tied for third all-time with 256.0 tackles.
  • Ranks eighth nationally with 10.5 tackles per game and second nationally with 7.0 solo tackles per game. Also ranks seventh nationally with 1.7 TFLs per game (18.5 total).
  • Opened the season with 10+ tackles in five-straight games (only FCS player to do so). Finished the year with double-digit tackles in nine of the 11 games.
  • Posted 13.0+ tackles on four occasions, including a season-high 14.0 at Gardner-Webb.

Anthony Frederick - Third Team All-America Return Specialist | Hollywood, Fla.

  • Joins Jean Constant as the only players in school history to earn All-America honors as a return specialist. Constant did so in 2017 (3rd team) and 2018 (1st team).
  • Also named the Big South Special Teams Player of the Year, First Team All-Big South and All-New England.
  • Led the country in kick return yards (901) and ranked fourth in return average (30.0). 
  • He finished 14th nationally with 141 all-purpose yards per game.
  • Posted a Bryant single-game record 197 return yards at Brown, posting a 100-yard kick return score. 
  • Had a return of 34+ yards in all but two games this season. 

Ethan Gettman - Third Team All-America Place Kicker | Daytona Beach, Fla.

  • Becomes the first kicker in school history to earn All-America honors. 
  • Named the recipient of the 2022 Fred Mitchell Most Outstanding Place Kicker of the Year.
  • Led the country in field goal percentage (.933), making 14-of-15 field goal attempts. The 14 field goals are a single-season program record.
  • He made multiple field goals on four occasions, including a single-game record three against Charleston Southern and Campbell. 
  • Finished the year with 82 points, a school record for a kicker. Also the most points by a Bulldog since 2014.