National Powers Highlight 2022 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team
Defending FCS champion North Dakota State and fellow Missouri Valley Conference member South Dakota State lead the way with six selections each on the Stats Perform 2022 FCS Preseason All-America Team, announced on Monday.
Included are NDSU senior fullback Hunter Luepke, who’s been a first-team selection on each of the past two Stats Perform postseason All-America squads, and SDSU tight end Tucker Kraft, also a returning first-team selection who as a junior is considered one of the leading 2023 NFL Draft prospects in the NCAA’s Division I subdivision.
All 15 FCS conferences and 57 schools are represented among the 105 All-Americans, which included 56 players who were postseason All-Americans previously.
2022 STATS PERFORM FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Previous Season(s) as First-Team Postseason All-American Listed in Parentheses
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB – Xavier Shepherd, 6-0, 205, junior, Kennesaw State (2021 All-Purpose)
RB – Isaiah Davis, 6-1, 220, junior, South Dakota State
RB – Isaiah Ifanse, 5-10, 202, senior, Montana State
FB – Hunter Luepke, 6-1, 236, senior, North Dakota State (2020, 2021)
WR – Xavier Gipson, 5-9, 170, senior, Stephen F. Austin (2021)
WR – Taylor Grimes, 5-11, 190, senior, UIW
TE – Tucker Kraft, 6-5, 255, junior, South Dakota State (2021)
OL – Michael Corbi, 6-6, 335, senior, Villanova
OL – McClendon Curtis, 6-6, 328, senior, Chattanooga
OL – Matthan Hatchie, 6-2, 310, senior, UT Martin
OL – Cody Mauch, 6-6, 303, senior, North Dakota State
OL – Mason McCormick, 6-4, 310, senior, South Dakota State
DEFENSE
DL – Nate Lynn, 6-3, 255, junior, William & Mary (2021)
DL – Devonnsha Maxwell, 6-3, 296, senior, Chattanooga (2021)
DL – Josiah Silver, 6-2, 234, sophomore, New Hampshire
DL – Spencer Waege, 6-5, 278, senior, North Dakota State
LB – Jacob Dobbs, 6-0, 232, senior, Holy Cross (2021)
LB – Ryan Greenhagen 6-1, 245, grad, Fordham
LB – Isaiah Land 6-4, 215, senior, Florida A&M (2021)
LB – Patrick O’Connell, 6-2, 225, redshirt senior, Montana (2021)
LB – Stone Snyder, 6-3, 240, senior, VMI (2020)
DB – Anthony Adams, 6-0, 185, senior, Portland State (2019)
DB – Justin Ford, 6-2, 190, redshirt senior, Montana (2021)
DB – Ferlando Jordan, 6-0, 180, redshirt senior, Southeastern Louisiana
DB – Kedrick Whitehead, 5-11, 195, senior, Delaware (2020)
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Matthew Cook, 5-11, 180, junior, Northern Iowa
P – Grant Burkett, 6-1, 191, sophomore, Missouri State
LS – Robert Soderholm, 6-1, 230, senior, VMI
KR – Malik Flowers, 6-2, 200, redshirt senior, Montana
PR – Jah’Marae Sheread, 5-7, 175, redshirt senior, Florida A&M
AP – Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., 5-9, 189, senior, UC Davis
AP – Jacob Saylors, 5-11, 195, senior, ETSU
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB – Jason Shelley, 5-11, 197, senior, Missouri State
RB – Juwon Farri, 5-10, 195, redshirt senior, Monmouth
RB – Malik Grant, junior, 5-9, 200, senior, Sacred Heart
RB – Jaleel McLaughlin, 5-9, 195, senior, Youngstown State
WR – Avante Cox, 5-10, 170, senior, Southern Illinois (2020)
WR – Jakob Herres, 6-4, 225, grad, Richmond (2020)
TE – Kemari Averett, 6-6, 260, senior, Bethune-Cookman
TE – Ryan Miller, 6-2, 221, redshirt senior, Furman
OL – Noah Atagi, 6-4, 325, junior, Weber State
OL – Garret Greenfield, 6-6, 295, senior, South Dakota State (2020)
OL – Alex Jensen, 6-7, 280, senior, South Dakota
OL – Kyle Nunez, 6-2, 340, grad, Stony Brook
OL – Anderson Tomlin, 6-5, 296, redshirt senior, Furman
DEFENSE
DL – Brevin Allen, 6-4, 265, senior, Campbell
DL – Malik Hamm, 6-3, 260, senior, Lafayette
DL – Jeblonski Green, 6-3, 265, redshirt junior, South Carolina State
DL – Jordan Lewis, 6-3, 195, junior, Southern (2020)
DL – Clay Patterson, 6-3, 267, junior, Yale
DL – B.J. Thompson, 6-6, 210, senior, Stephen F. Austin
LB – Kelechi Anyalebechi, 6-0, 240, grad, UIW
LB – Adam Bock, 6-1, 215, sophomore, South Dakota State
LB – Spencer Cuvelier, 6-3, 245, redshirt senior, Northern Iowa
LB – David Hoage, 6-3, 250, junior, Northern Colorado
LB – Titus Leo, 6-4, 245, grad, Wagner
LB – Tristan Wheeler, 6-2, 228, redshirt junior, Richmond
DB – Zy Alexander, 6-3, 185, sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana
DB – Montrae Braswell, 6-0, 190, junior, Missouri State
DB – Robby Hauck, 5-10, 185, redshirt senior, Montana
DB – Michael Tutsie, 5-11, 193, senior, North Dakota State
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Kyle Sentkowski, 6-0, 209, senior, Sacramento State
P – Max Quick, 5-10, 185, junior, Stephen F. Austin
LS – Dalton Godfrey, 6-2, 230, senior, South Dakota
KR – Isaiah Bolden, 6-2, 205, senior, Jackson State
PR – Devron Harper, 5-9, 165, junior, Mercer (2020)
AP – Jake Chisholm, 5-9, 191, senior, Dayton
AP – Javon Williams Jr., 6-2, 245, junior, Southern Illinois (2020)
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
QB – Trae Self, 6-4, 190, senior Stephen F. Austin
RB – Ailym Ford, 5-9, 213, junior, Chattanooga
RB – Geno Hess, 5-8, 209, senior, Southeast Missouri
RB – Ty Son Lawton, 5-10, 215, senior, Stony Brook
WR – Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, 6-1, 190, senior, Alabama A&M
WR – Jaxon Janke, 6-3, 210, senior, South Dakota State
WR – Xavier Smith, 5-10, 170, grad, Florida A&M
TE – Marshel Martin, 6-2, 209, junior, Sacramento State
OL – Nick Correia, 6-6, 330, redshirt junior, Rhode Island
OL – Mark Evans II, 6-4, 295, senior, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
OL – Levi Nesler, 6-1, 318, redshirt senior, Murray State
OL – Jake Parks, 6-3, 285, senior, UC Davis
OL – Evan Roussel, 6-2, 290, sophomore, Nicholls
DEFENSE
DL – Ty French, 6-3, 230, junior, Gardner-Webb
DL – Jonathan Hammond, 6-2, 227, junior, Davidson
DL – Logan Jessup, 6-3, 255, junior, Central Arkansas
DL – VJ Malo, 6-1, 270, senior, Portland State
DL – Kevin Peprah, 6-2, 235, senior, Sacred Heart
DL – Markel Perry, 6-2, 220, redshirt senior, Sam Houston
LB – Ty Boeck, 6-1, 218, senior, Chattanooga
LB – John Ford II, 6-3, 230, grad, UT Martin
LB – Matthew Jackson, 6-2, 205, redshirt senior, Eastern Kentucky
LB – James Kaczor, 6-0, 212, senior, North Dakota State
LB – Trevor Williams, 5-9, 205, senior, Sam Houston
DB – Cole Coleman, 5-10, 193, senior, Elon
DB – Eddie Heckard, 5-10, 190, junior, Weber State
DB – Travis Hunter, 6-1, 165, freshman, Jackson State
DB – Deven Sims, 6-2, 200, redshirt senior, UT Martin
DB – Lance Wise, 5-8, 185, junior, Mercer
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Chris Campos, 5-10, 220, redshirt sophomore, Stephen F. Austin
P – Ryan Kost, 6-2, 200, grad, Monmouth
LS – Brian McNamara, 5-9, 190, senior, Sacred Heart
KR – Calvin Jones, 5-10, 175, sophomore, Western Carolina
PR – Jayden Price, 6-0, 197, senior, North Dakota State
AP – Narii Gaither, 5-10, 181, senior, Gardner-Webb
AP – Darius Hale, 5-11, 225, sophomore, Central Arkansas
AP – Tommy Mellott, 6-0, 195, sophomore, Montana State
Graphic design by Matt Sisneros. Video compiled by Graham Bell.