Six Eastern Washington University football players have been named to five different HERO Sports FCS All-American teams, as announced this morning (Dec. 14).
 
Representing the Eagles are wide receiver Efton Chism III on the Freshman Offense team, wide receiver Freddie Roberson on the Sophomore Offense team, and defensive lineman Joshua Jerome on the Sophomore Defense team. Senior quarterback Eric Barriere was named First Team Offense, while wide receiver Talolo Limu-Jones and offensive lineman Tristen Taylor round out the selections on Third Team Offense.
 
In his second season with the Eagles, but listed as a freshman due to COVID-19 eligibility, Chism led Eastern Washington with nine receiving touchdowns this season. He played in all 13 games, hauling in 735 receiving yards on 57 receptions. Chism also served as the main returner on punts and kickoffs.
 
Roberson found the endzone six times this year, racking up 779 receiving yards in 11 games on 49 catches, averaging 15.90 yards per catch and 70.82 per game.
 
Jerome had a standout redshirt-sophomore season, appearing in all 13 games where he totaled 61 tackles, 30 of which were solo. He led the Eagles in sacks (7), quarterback hurries (6), and forced fumbles (6) while collecting one fumble recovery. Jerome had 14.5 tackles for loss resulting in 55 yards.
 
Barriere ended his illustrious career as the unanimous Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season and finished among the top-three in voting for the prestigious Walter Payton Award that will be announced on Jan. 7. He threw for 5,070 yards during his final season with the Eagles, completing 361 of his 552 pass attempts (65.4%) to go with 46 touchdowns plus four of his own on the ground.
 
The Inglewood, Calif., native threw for at least 300 yards in nine games this season, including five over 400 yards plus one 600-yard game against Idaho where he threw seven touchdown passes. Barriere wraps up his time with the Eagles third all-time in the FCS in total offense (15,394), third in passing yards (13,809) and tied for fourth in passing touchdowns (121), all of which are Big Sky and Eastern Washington records.
 
Limu-Jones turned in the first 1,000 receiving yard season of his career with 1,122. He was Barriere's favorite target, hauling in a team-high 71 catches and scoring six touchdowns while averaging 102.0 receiving yards per game. He had two games with over 200 receiving yards, both coming against Montana (231 on 10/2, 215 on 12/3).

Taylor ends his seventh year with the Eagles with 60 starts and 60 games played, the most ever by an Eastern Washington football player. The Stockton, Calif., native was honored by the Big Sky Conference five times in his career, which is also an EWU record. A mainstay on the offensive line, Taylor helped the Eagles finish second in the FCS regular season with 555.7 yards of total offense per game which is a school record.
 
All six Eagles helped Eastern Washington make its 15^th appearance in the FCS Playoffs, finishing the year 10-3 overall with a 6-2 mark in Big Sky play.
 
2021 EWU Postseason Honors and Ranking (as of 12/14/2021)
 
All-Big Sky Conference
QB Eric Barriere – Offensive Player of the Year / First Team Offense
WR Talolo Limu-Jones – First Team Offense
OL Tristen Taylor – First Team Offense
RB Dennis Merritt – Second Team Offense
WR Andrew Boston – Second Team Offense
WR Efton Chism III – Third Team Offense
WR Freddie Roberson – Third Team Offense
OL Wyatt Musser – Third Team Offense
DT Joshua Jerome – Third Team Defense
DE Mitchell Johnson – Third Team Defense
ILB Jack Sendelbach – Third Team Defense
DB Calin Criner – Third Team Defense
ILB Ty Graham – Honorable Mention
 
Walter Payton Award Finalist
QB Eric Barriere – Among Top Three in Final Voting (winner announced on Jan. 7)
 
HERO Sports All-America
QB Eric Barriere – First Team Offense
WR Talolo Limu-Jones – Third Team Offense
OL Tristen Taylor – Third Team Offense
WR Efton Chism III – Freshman Offense
WR Freddie Roberson – Sophomore Offense
DT Joshua Jerome – Sophomore Defense