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Fort Hays State tight end Hunter Budke
added another postseason honor to his collection for the 2021 season
when he was named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 team. The team was
rebranded this year as the Elite 100, though in the past it was known as
the D2Football.com All-America Team.
Budke was a first-team selection at tight end, which gives him four
national first-team honors this season after receiving All-America First
Team honors from the AFCA, D2CCA, and the Associated Press. The
D2Football.com Elite 100 was selected by the staff of D2Football.com
with input from coaches, scouts, media, and sports information directors
from around the country.
Budke finished the 2021 season with 47 receptions for 620 yards and
eight touchdowns. He twice had over 100 receiving yards in a game. He
produced four or more receptions in seven of 11 contests and led the
Tigers in receiving touchdowns for the season. Budke ranked eighth in
the MIAA in receptions per game, all among a top 10 list that only
included wide receivers aside from him. He was fourth in the MIAA in
receiving touchdowns.
Click HERE for the entire Elite 100 listing.