2022 AFCA FCS All-America Teams
A total of nine Missouri Valley Football student athletes have been named to the 2022 AFCA FCS All-America Teams, including four on the First Team.
WACO, TEX. — UIW quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. and Illinois State linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh headline the 2022 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)?Coaches' All-America Team announced today by the American Football Coaches Association. The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.
Scott has had a record-breaking year at UIW as he set season program records for most touchdowns responsible for with 69, passing touchdowns with 60 and is tied for most touchdowns in a game with seven. He leads the nation in touchdown passes and passing efficiency at 197.71 and is second in passing yards with 4,686. Vandenburgh leads the nation with 14 sacks and tackles for loss per game at 2.1. He totaled 21 tackles for loss, 100 total tackles, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and four quarterback hurries.
2022 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Team - First Team
Offense
| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| QB |
Lindsey Scott Jr. |
5-11 |
212 |
Gr. |
UIW |
| RB |
Geno Hess |
5-8 |
222 |
Sr. |
Southeast Missouri St. |
| RB |
Jaden Shirden |
5-9 |
185 |
So. |
Monmouth (N.J.) |
| WR |
Joey Hobert |
5-11 |
180 |
So. |
Utah Tech |
| WR |
Hayden Hatten |
6-2 |
205 |
R-So. |
Idaho |
| TE |
Ryan Miller |
6-2 |
209 |
Sr. |
Furman |
| OL |
McClendon Curtis |
6-6 |
328 |
Sr. |
Chattanooga |
| OL |
Colby Sorsdal |
6-6 |
305 |
Sr. |
William & Mary |
| OL |
Nick Olsofka |
6-4 |
294 |
Sr. |
Holy Cross |
| OL |
Cody Mauch |
6-6 |
303 |
Sr. |
North Dakota St. |
| OL |
Mason McCormick |
6-4 |
305 |
Sr. |
South Dakota St. |
Defense
| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| DL |
Jay Person |
6-3 |
224 |
Jr. |
Chattanooga |
| DL |
David Walker |
6-3 |
265 |
So. |
Central Arkansas |
| DL |
Caleb Sanders |
6-1 |
270 |
Sr. |
South Dakota St. |
| DL |
*Isaiah Land |
6-4 |
225 |
R-Sr. |
Florida A&M |
| LB |
John H. Ford II |
6-3 |
230 |
Gr. |
UT Martin |
| LB |
John Pius |
6-2 |
230 |
So. |
William & Mary |
| LB |
Zeke Vandenburgh |
6-3 |
235 |
Sr. |
Illinois St. |
| DB |
Alijah Huzzie |
5-11 |
190 |
R-So. |
East Tennessee St. |
| DB |
*Justin Ford |
6-2 |
200 |
R-Sr. |
Montana |
| DB |
Kedrick Whitehead |
5-11 |
195 |
Sr. |
Delaware |
| DB |
Khalil Baker |
6-0 |
185 |
Jr. |
North Carolina Central |
Specialists
| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| P |
Jake Gerardi |
6-3 |
250 |
R-Sr. |
Southern Utah |
| PK |
Skyler Davis |
5-8 |
165 |
Sr. |
Elon |
| AP |
Abraham Williams |
6-1 |
175 |
So. |
Weber St. |
| LS |
Brock Powers |
6-2 |
230 |
Sr. |
UT Martin |
*-2021 AFCA All-American
2022 AFCA Football Championship Subdivision Coaches' All-America Team - Second Team
Offense
| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| QB |
Tim DeMorat |
6-4 |
220 |
Sr. |
Fordham |
| RB |
^Jaleel McLaughlin |
5-9 |
183 |
Sr. |
Youngstown St. |
| RB |
Cameron Skattebo |
5-10 |
212 |
So. |
Sacramento St. |
| WR |
Xavier Smith |
5-10 |
170 |
Gr. |
Florida A&M |
| WR |
*Xavier Gipson |
5-9 |
180 |
Sr. |
Stephen F. Austin |
| TE |
*Marshel Martin |
6-2 |
210 |
Jr. |
Sacramento St. |
| OL |
Jacob Johanning |
6-3 |
276 |
R-Jr. |
Furman |
| OL |
Phil Saleh |
6-4 |
302 |
Gr. |
Fordham |
| OL |
John Allen |
6-1 |
310 |
Jr. |
Southeastern Louisiana |
| OL |
Mike Edwards |
6-7 |
355 |
R-Sr. |
Campbell |
| OL |
Nash Jensen |
6-4 |
329 |
Sr. |
North Dakota St. |
Defense
| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| DL |
Muhindo Kapapa |
6-2 |
275 |
Gr. |
San Diego |
| DL |
Daylan Dotson |
6-3 |
280 |
So. |
UT Martin |
| DL |
Truman Jones |
6-4 |
242 |
Sr. |
Harvard |
| DL |
#Spencer Waege |
6-5 |
282 |
Sr. |
North Dakota St. |
| LB |
Marte Mapu |
6-3 |
216 |
Sr. |
Sacramento St. |
| LB |
Johnny Buchanan |
6-0 |
230 |
Gr. |
Delaware |
| LB |
Aubrey Miller Jr. |
6-2 |
225 |
Sr. |
Jackson St. |
| DB |
Lawrence Johnson |
6-0 |
196 |
Sr. |
Southeast Missouri St. |
| DB |
Devin Haskins |
6-3 |
209 |
Sr. |
Holy Cross |
| DB |
Benny Sapp III |
6-1 |
205 |
Sr. |
Northern Iowa |
| DB |
Michael Tutsie |
5-11 |
189 |
Sr. |
North Dakota St. |
Specialists
| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| P |
Patrick Rohrbach |
5-11 |
177 |
Fr. |
Montana |
| PK |
Kyle Sentkowski |
6-0 |
200 |
Sr. |
Sacramento St. |
| AP |
Dylan Laube |
5-10 |
204 |
Jr. |
New Hampshire |
| LS |
*Robert Soderholm |
6-1 |
238 |
R-Sr. |
VMI |
*-2021 AFCA All-American #-2021 Spring AFCA All-American ^-2018-2019 Div. II AFCA All-American
Team Background: The five teams now chosen for each AFCA?division evolved from a single 11-player squad. From 1945 until 1967, only one team was chosen. From 1967 through 1971, two teams, University Division and College Division, were selected. In 1972, the College Division was split into College I and College II. In 1979, the University Division was split into two teams — Division I-A and Division I-AA. In 1996, the College I and College II teams were renamed Division II?and Division III,?respectively. In 2006, the Division I-A and Division I-AA teams were renamed Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)?and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS),?respectively. In 2006, the AFCA started selecting an NAIA-only team.
From 1965-81, a 22-player (11 offensive, 11 defensive) team was chosen. In 1982, a punter and placekicker were added to the team. A return specialist was added in 1997, giving us the current 25-player team. The return specialist position was replaced by an all-purpose player in 2006. The AFCA added a second team in 2016.
The Award:?Members of the AFCA Coaches' All-America First Team will receive a plaque commemorating their selection to the team, while members of the Second Team will receive a certificate.