NEW YORK – One day after landing three player on the HERO Sports FCS All-America Teams, the University at Albany football program saw two players earn Associated Press All-America honors.  Juwan Green was named All-America First Team and Eli Mencer was named All-America Second Team.
 
Green, a senior wide receiver from Martinsburg, W. Va., who was named HERO Sports Second Team All-America, led UAlbany with 1,386 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns this season, averaging 99.0 yards per game.  Green led the CAA in receiving touchdowns and receiving yards, and ranked third in receiving yards per game.
 
Mencer, a senior defensive lineman from Altoona, Pa., who was named HERO Sports Third Team All-America, led UAlbany with 14.5 sacks this year, as well as 24.0 tackles for loss.  Mencer also recorded one interception on the season and forced five fumbles, recovering three.  Mencer ranked second in the CAA in sacks, and third in tackles for loss.
 
The Great Danes went 9-5 overall in 2019 and finished second in the CAA behind a 6-2 conference record.  UAlbany won its first-ever FCS Playoff game, 42-14 over Central Connecticut State, before falling in the second round at Montana State.