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.
 
The freshman also picked up the first punt return touchdown for the Sycamores since 2015 when he went 71-yards to the house on his very first touch in a Sycamore uniform to open the season against Quincy. Caton is currently ranked 10th in the nation in combined kick returns with 763 yards.
 
He finished the season with 19 catches for 227 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Caton caught touchdowns in consecutive games in weeks 10 and 11 against South Dakota and Illinois State as the Sycamores were in the midst of a five-game winning streak to close out the year.
 
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