TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State wide receiver Dakota Caton has earned First Team Freshman All-American honors as a return specialist from HERO Sports, the publication announced Monday (Dec. 17).
Caton, a Sullivan, Indiana native, saw action in all 11 games his first year on campus making his biggest mark on special teams. Caton returned 32 kicks for 692 yards on the year for a 21.6 yard per return average. His longest kick return of the season was a 49-yard scamper in a win over regional rival Eastern Illinois where Caton also set a season high with 178 yards on returns.