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THREE JACKS NAMED TO AP ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
12/13/2022 9:05:00 PM | Football
NEW YORK — Three players who have led South Dakota State's strength in the trenches during the 2022 football season were honored Tuesday on The Associated Press FCS All-America First Team presented by Regions Bank.
Jackrabbits made up 40 percent of the top offensive line as seniors Garret Greenfield and Mason McCormick received first-team honors. On the other side of the ball, defensive tackle Caleb Sanders also earned first-team accolades.
With Greenfield at left tackle and McCormick manning the left guard spot, SDSU has averaged 33.0 points and 368.5 yards of total offense per game. A native of Rock Valley, Iowa, Greenfield also was a first-team All-America selection by the AP during the 2020-21 spring season.
Sanders, who was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision, has helped anchor the top rushing defense in the FCS ranks this season. A senior from Glenwood, Iowa, Sanders has registered 32 total tackles, including eight tackles for loss and six sacks.
In addition, Jackrabbit tight end Tucker Kraft was a third-team selection to the AP All-America squad. A junior from Timber Lake, Kraft has caught 21 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns despite missing six games in the first half of the season due to injury. He was a second-team honoree by the AP during the 2021 campaign.
South Dakota State, 12-1 overall, has held the No. 1 ranking in the Football Championship Subdivision the second half of the season and will host Montana State in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FCS ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Lindsey Scott, Incarnate Word.
Running Backs: Jaleel McLaughlin, Youngstown State; Geno Hess, Southeast Missouri State.
Offensive Linemen: Cody Mauch, North Dakota State; Garret Greenfield, South Dakota State; Mason McCormick, South Dakota State; Colby Sorsdal, William & Mary; Nash Jensen, North Dakota State.
Tight End: Ryan Miller, Furman.
Wide Receivers: Hayden Hatten, Idaho; Fotis Kokosioulis, Fordham; Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin.
All-Purpose Player: Dylan Laube, New Hampshire.
Kicker: Skyler Davis, Elon.
Defense
Linemen: David Walker, Central Arkansas; Spencer Waege, North Dakota State; Jay Person, Chattanooga; Caleb Sanders, South Dakota State.
Linebackers: Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State; John Pius, William & Mary; Johnny Buchanan, Delaware.
Defensive Backs: Marte Mapu, Sacramento State; Alijah Huzzie, East Tennessee State; Marcus Hillman, Elon; Robby Hauck, Montana; Khalil Baker, North Carolina Central.
Punter: Jake Gerardi, Southern Utah.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Tim DeMorat, Fordham.
Running Backs: Jaden Shirden, Monmouth; Ulonzo Gilliam, UC Davis.
Offensive Linemen: McClendon Curtis, Chattanooga; Mark Evans II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Ryan Coll, Richmond; Nick Amoah, UC Davis; Brandon Weldon, Sacramento State.
Tight End: Martin Marshel, Sacramento State.
Wide Receivers: Andrei Iosivas, Princeton; Joey Hobert, Utah Tech; Xavier Smith, Florida A&M.
All-Purpose Player: Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State.
Kicker: Matthew Cook, Northern Iowa.
Defense
Linemen: Ty French, Gardner-Webb; Malik Hamm, Lafayette; Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga; Josiah Silver, Delaware.
Linebackers: Joe Andreessen, Bryant; BJ Davis, South Carolina State; Aubrey Miller Jr., Jackson State.
Defensive Backs: Justin Ford, Montana; Kameron Brown, Chattanooga; Maxwell Anderson, Weber State; Eddie Heckard, Weber State; Luke Glenna, St. Thomas.
Punter: Patrick Rohrbach, Montana.
THIRD TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Michael Hiers, Samford.
Running backs — ShunDerrick Powell, North Alabama; Cameron Skattebo, Sacramento State.
Offensive Linemen: Jackson Slater, Sacramento State; Luke Newman, Holy Cross; Anderson Tomlin, Furman; Caleb Johnson, Incarnate Word; Tyler Brown, Jackson State.
Tight End: Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State.
Wide Receivers: Taylor Grimes, Incarnate Word; Darion Chafin, Incarnate Word; Joshua Tomas, Georgetown.
All-Purpose Player: Devron Harper, Mercer.
Kicker: Richard McCollum, Western Carolina.
Defense
Linemen: Jake Heimlicher, Penn; Dylan Ruiz, New Hampshire; Truman Jones, Harvard; Brody Grebe, Montana State.
Linebackers: John Ford II, Tennessee-Martin; Kelechi Anyalebechi, Incarnate Word; Stone Snyder, VMI.
Defensive Backs: Kedrick Whitehead, Delaware; Michael Tutsie, North Dakota State; Rassie Littlejohn, Stetson; Benny Sapp III, Northern Iowa; Demetries Ford, Austin Peay.
Punter: Grant Burkett, Missouri State.
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Jackrabbits made up 40 percent of the top offensive line as seniors Garret Greenfield and Mason McCormick received first-team honors. On the other side of the ball, defensive tackle Caleb Sanders also earned first-team accolades.
With Greenfield at left tackle and McCormick manning the left guard spot, SDSU has averaged 33.0 points and 368.5 yards of total offense per game. A native of Rock Valley, Iowa, Greenfield also was a first-team All-America selection by the AP during the 2020-21 spring season.
Sanders, who was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision, has helped anchor the top rushing defense in the FCS ranks this season. A senior from Glenwood, Iowa, Sanders has registered 32 total tackles, including eight tackles for loss and six sacks.
In addition, Jackrabbit tight end Tucker Kraft was a third-team selection to the AP All-America squad. A junior from Timber Lake, Kraft has caught 21 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns despite missing six games in the first half of the season due to injury. He was a second-team honoree by the AP during the 2021 campaign.
South Dakota State, 12-1 overall, has held the No. 1 ranking in the Football Championship Subdivision the second half of the season and will host Montana State in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FCS ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Lindsey Scott, Incarnate Word.
Running Backs: Jaleel McLaughlin, Youngstown State; Geno Hess, Southeast Missouri State.
Offensive Linemen: Cody Mauch, North Dakota State; Garret Greenfield, South Dakota State; Mason McCormick, South Dakota State; Colby Sorsdal, William & Mary; Nash Jensen, North Dakota State.
Tight End: Ryan Miller, Furman.
Wide Receivers: Hayden Hatten, Idaho; Fotis Kokosioulis, Fordham; Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin.
All-Purpose Player: Dylan Laube, New Hampshire.
Kicker: Skyler Davis, Elon.
Defense
Linemen: David Walker, Central Arkansas; Spencer Waege, North Dakota State; Jay Person, Chattanooga; Caleb Sanders, South Dakota State.
Linebackers: Zeke Vandenburgh, Illinois State; John Pius, William & Mary; Johnny Buchanan, Delaware.
Defensive Backs: Marte Mapu, Sacramento State; Alijah Huzzie, East Tennessee State; Marcus Hillman, Elon; Robby Hauck, Montana; Khalil Baker, North Carolina Central.
Punter: Jake Gerardi, Southern Utah.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Tim DeMorat, Fordham.
Running Backs: Jaden Shirden, Monmouth; Ulonzo Gilliam, UC Davis.
Offensive Linemen: McClendon Curtis, Chattanooga; Mark Evans II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Ryan Coll, Richmond; Nick Amoah, UC Davis; Brandon Weldon, Sacramento State.
Tight End: Martin Marshel, Sacramento State.
Wide Receivers: Andrei Iosivas, Princeton; Joey Hobert, Utah Tech; Xavier Smith, Florida A&M.
All-Purpose Player: Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State.
Kicker: Matthew Cook, Northern Iowa.
Defense
Linemen: Ty French, Gardner-Webb; Malik Hamm, Lafayette; Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga; Josiah Silver, Delaware.
Linebackers: Joe Andreessen, Bryant; BJ Davis, South Carolina State; Aubrey Miller Jr., Jackson State.
Defensive Backs: Justin Ford, Montana; Kameron Brown, Chattanooga; Maxwell Anderson, Weber State; Eddie Heckard, Weber State; Luke Glenna, St. Thomas.
Punter: Patrick Rohrbach, Montana.
THIRD TEAM
Offense
Quarterback: Michael Hiers, Samford.
Running backs — ShunDerrick Powell, North Alabama; Cameron Skattebo, Sacramento State.
Offensive Linemen: Jackson Slater, Sacramento State; Luke Newman, Holy Cross; Anderson Tomlin, Furman; Caleb Johnson, Incarnate Word; Tyler Brown, Jackson State.
Tight End: Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State.
Wide Receivers: Taylor Grimes, Incarnate Word; Darion Chafin, Incarnate Word; Joshua Tomas, Georgetown.
All-Purpose Player: Devron Harper, Mercer.
Kicker: Richard McCollum, Western Carolina.
Defense
Linemen: Jake Heimlicher, Penn; Dylan Ruiz, New Hampshire; Truman Jones, Harvard; Brody Grebe, Montana State.
Linebackers: John Ford II, Tennessee-Martin; Kelechi Anyalebechi, Incarnate Word; Stone Snyder, VMI.
Defensive Backs: Kedrick Whitehead, Delaware; Michael Tutsie, North Dakota State; Rassie Littlejohn, Stetson; Benny Sapp III, Northern Iowa; Demetries Ford, Austin Peay.
Punter: Grant Burkett, Missouri State.
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