The Missouri Valley Football Conference is well represented on the 2023 Associated Press (AP) All-America FCS Teams.  Nine MVFC players, including four from South Dakota State, highlight the first-team unit.  A total of 17 MVFC players are represented on this year's AP teams (first-, second- or third-team units) -- eight different MVFC teams have at least one player named to the AP teams.

The All-America team is selected for AP by a panel of sports writers and sports information directors who cover FCS.

MVFC SELECTIONS

FIRST TEAM
QB Mark Gronowski, SDSU
RB Isaiah Davis, SDSU
OL Garret Greenfield, SDSU
OL Mason McCormick, SDSU
TE Cam Grandy, Illinois State
PK Matthew Cook, UNI
LB Brock Mogensen, South Dakota
DB PJ Jules, Southern Illinois
DB Cole Wisniewski, NDSU

SECOND TEAM
P Grant Burkett, Missouri State

THIRD TEAM
OL Jake Kubas, NDSU
TE Cole Rusk, Murray State
WR Raylen Sharpe, Missouri State
DL Brendan Webb, South Dakota
DL Khristian Boyd, UNI
LB Amir Abdullah, Illinois State
DB Myles Harden, South Dakota


FULL TEAM

FIRST TEAM (offense)
Quarterback — Mark Gronowski, fourth-year, South Dakota State.
Running backs — Jaden Shirden, fourth-year, Monmouth; Isaiah Davis, fourth-year, South Dakota State.
Offensive linemen — Garret Greenfield, sixth-year, South Dakota State; Noah Atagi, sixth-year, Weber State; Mason McCormick, sixth-year, South Dakota State; Jacob Johanning, fifh-year, Furman; Marcus Wehr, fourth-year, Montana State.
Tight end — Cam Grandy, fifth-year, Illinois State.
Wide receivers — Ty James, fifth-year, Mercer; Dymere Miller, fourth-year, Monmouth; Jalen Coker, fifth-year, Holy Cross.
All-purpose player —Dylan Laube, fifth-year, New Hampshire.
Kicker — Matthew Cook, fifth-year, Northern Iowa.

FIRST TEAM (defense)
Linemen — Terrell Allen, fourth-year, Tennessee State; Jay Person, sixth-year, Chattanooga; Anton Juncaj, fourth-year, Albany (N.Y.); Alex Gubner, sixth-year, Montana.
Linebackers — Dylan Kelly, fifth-year, Albany (N.Y.); Brock Mogensen, sixth-year, South Dakota; Jacob Dobbs, fifth-year, Holy Cross.
Defensive backs — PJ Jules, fifth-year, Southern Illinois; Cole Wisniewski, fourth-year, North Dakota State; Lance Wise Jr., fifth-year, Mercer; Marcus Harris, fourth-year, Idaho; Sheldon Arnold II, fourth-year, East Tennessee State.
Punter — Aidan Laros, third-year, Tennessee Martin.

SECOND TEAM (offense)
Quarterback — Max Brosmer, fifth-year, New Hampshire.
Running backs — Sam Franklin, third-year, Tennessee Martin; Jamar Curtis, second-year, Lafayette.
Offensive linemen — Luke Newman, fourth-year, Holy Cross; Charles Grant, fourth-year, William & Mary; Rush Reimer, fourth-year, Montana State; Mark Barthelemy, sixth-year, Nicholls State; Gavin Olson, fifth-year, Tennessee Martin.
Tight end — Carter Runyon, third-year, Towson.
Wide receivers — Brandon Porter, sixth-year, Incarnate Word; Hayden Hatten, fifth-year, Idaho; Chedon James, second-year, Idaho State.
All-purpose player — Junior Bergen, third-year, Montana.
Kicker — Ricardo Chavez, fourth-year, Idaho.

SECOND TEAM (defense)
Linemen — Ty French, fourth-year, Gardner-Webb; David Walker, fourth-year, Central Arkansas; Finn Claypool, third-year, Drake; Daylan Dotson, fourth-year, Tennessee Martin.
Linebackers — Billy Shaeffer, sixth-year, Lafayette; Winston Reid, seventh-year, Weber State; Micah Davey, third-year, McNeese State.
Defensive backs — Aamir Hall, fourth-year, Albany (N.Y.); Caleb Curtain, third-year, Elon; Blake Ruffin, third-year, Eastern Illinois; Tyler Morton, third-year, Nicholls State; Kenny Gallop, Jr., third-year, Howard.
Punter — Grant Burkett, fifth-year, Missouri State.

THIRD TEAM (offense)
Quarterback — Matthew Sluka, fourth-year, Holy Cross.
Running backs — Lan Larison, fourth-year, UC Davis; Jordan Fuller, third-year, Holy Cross.
Offensive linemen — John Allen, fourth-year, SE Louisiana; Josiah Ezirim, fifth-year, Eastern Kentucky; Jake Kubas, sixth-year, North Dakota State; Ryan Coll, fifth-year, Richmond; Seth Osborne, sixth-year, St. Francis, Pa.
Tight end — Cole Rusk, third-year, Murray State.
Wide receivers — Raylen Sharpe, third-year, Missouri State; Efton Chism III, fourth-year, Eastern Washington; Kasey Hawthorne, third-year, Howard.
All-purpose player — Sean Chambers, sixth-year, Montana State.
Kicker — Kyle Ramsey, fifth-year, Abilene Christian.

THIRD TEAM (defense)
Linemen — Eric O’Neill, third-year, Long Island; Brendan Webb, sixth-year, South Dakota; Khristian Boyd, sixth-year, Northern Iowa; Brody Grebe, third-year, Montana State.
Linebackers — Amir Abdullah, fourth-year, Illinois State; Braxton Hill, fifth-year, Montana; Noah Martin, fourth-year, Samford.
Defensive backs — Myles Harden, fourth-year, South Dakota; Saiku White, third-year, Lafayette; Max Epps, third-year, Texas A&M-Commerce; Travis Blackshear, sixth-year, Furman; Kaleb Lyons, second-year, Morehead State.
Punter — Aaron Trusler, third-year, Richmond.