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Daniel Bone & Reggie Retzlaff AP All-Americans

Football Ben Greenberg, Sports Communications Director

Retzlaff, Bone Named 2024 AP Division II All-Americans

Retzlaff Earned First-Team Honors at Receiver, Bone Earns Second-Team Honors at Defensive Back

OMAHA, Neb. – Colorado State University Pueblo senior Reggie Retzlaff (Corona, Calif./Riverside City College) and senior defensive back Daniel Bone III (Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek) have both been named 2024 Associated Press NCAA Division II All-Americans on Wednesday afternoon.

Retzlaff was named a First-Team AP Division II All-American as a receiver, while Bone was named Second-Team AP Division II All-American as a defensive back. Retzlaff and Bone became the 14th and 15th Pack football players to earn AP All-America honors.

The AP Division II All-America Team became the third organization to name Retzlaff an All-American this season as he was selected an All-American by both the AFCA and D2CCA and was also named a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, while Bone has earned All-American honors for the third consecutive season.

Retzlaff earns his AP First-Team Division II All-America accolade after being named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the D2CCA Super Region Four Offensive Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill Trophy finalist.

On the season, Retzlaff led the RMAC in receiving touchdowns (12), receiving yards per game (116.9) and receiving yards (1,228) and was second in the RMAC in both receptions per game (6.1) and all-purpose yards per game (112.5). On the season, he caught a single-season school record 67 passes for a single-season school record 1,228 yards and tied the single-season school record for touchdown receptions with 12.

The 6-foot-3, 212-pound receiver ranks in the Top 10 in Division II in touchdown receptions, receiving yards and receiving yards per game and his 24 career touchdown receptions are tied for tops on the school's all-time charts and ninth among active Division II players. During the 2024 regular season, Retzlaff was a two-time RMAC Offensive Player of the Week and the NFF Colorado Chapter Player of the Week on Sept. 10 and caught at least seven passes in six games, tallied 100 or more receiving yards in a game six times, including a single-game school record 241 yards in the Pack's 35-6 season opening win at South Dakota Mines. He also hauled in two or more touchdown catches in a game four times.

Retzlaff leads all Colorado football receivers (all levels) in receiving yards and is second in pass receiving yards. Retzlaff is one of two players in school history to record 1,000 or more receiving yards in a season. Recorded a team-high 20 plays of 20 or more yards on the season, including a 76-yard touchdown reception at Western Colorado, which was the longest offensive play of the season. Eight of his 12 touchdown receptions went for 20 or more yards and sits third among active Division II players in career yards per catch (17.7).

Meanwhile, Bone earned his Second-Team AP Division II All-America accolade after finishing second on the team in tackles with 85, including a team-leading 48 solo stops from the safety position. Along with his 85 tackles, Bone also added 5.5 tackles for a loss, three sacks, nine pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble.

Bone, who was named a Second-Team D2CCA All-Super Region Four selection and a three-time First-Team All-RMAC selection this season, was fourth in the league in solo tackles per game (4.4) and was fifth in tackles per game (7.7). He is one of 19 players in school history to record 200 or more career tackles and is tied for 10th on the school's career tackle list with 243 tackles. During the 2024 season, Bone recorded seven or more tackles in a game eight times, including a high of 12 tackles in the Pack's NCAA Division II second round playoff game against Minnesota State.

Retzlaff and Bone were two of the of the eight players from the RMAC named to one of two 2024 AP Division II All-American Teams. The other RMAC players selected were Colorado School of Mines senior offensive lineman Nic Van de Graaf (First Team), Western Colorado junior defensive lineman Ricky Freymond (First Team), Colorado Mesa junior linebacker Colin Stuhr (First Team), Colorado School of Mines junior punter Blake Doud (First Team), Colorado School of Mines junior receiver Flynn Schiele (Second Team) and Western Colorado junior quarterback Drew Nash (Second Team), who was selected as an all-purpose player.

Since 2010, the Pack has had 15 players earn AP All-American honors, including seven first team All-Americans thanks to Retzlaff's selection this year.

Here is complete of the Pack's all-time AP Division II All-Americans.

2010 – Jesse Lewis, running back (Third Team)
2012 – Ryan Jensen, offensive line (Second Team)
2012 – C.J. Roberts, defensive back (Second Team)
2013 – Darius Allen, defensive line (First Team)
2014 – Darius Allen, defensive line (First Team)
2014 – C.J. Roberts, defensive back (First Team)
2014 – Scotland Coyle, offensive line (Third Team)
2015 – Cameron McDondle, running back (First Team)
2015 – Morgan Fox, defensive line (Second Team)
2015 – Zach Martinez, offensive line (Third Team)
2018 – Brandon Payer, linebacker (First Team)
2021 – Ikenna Onwuasoanya, defensive line (First Team)
2021 – Justin Dwinell, punter (Second Team)
2024 – Reggie Retzlaff, receiver (First Team)
2024 – Daniel Bone III, defensive back (Second Team)

 
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Players Mentioned

Daniel Bone III

#3 Daniel Bone III

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Reggie Retzlaff

#1 Reggie Retzlaff

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