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Illinois State's Tye Niekamp garners first team All-American honors

NORMAL – Illinois State sophomore linebacker Tye Niekamp has been named a first team FCS All-American by STATS Perform.

Illinois State linebacker Tye Niekamp (46) celebrates a tackle earlier this season against Northern Iowa at the UNI-Dome.

STATS also selected ISU safety Keondre Jackson as a third team All-American.

A Normal Community High School graduate, Niekamp totaled 112 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, four interceptions and a forced fumble.

A senior, Jackson had 99 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions six pass break ups, one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and 1.