FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State had five players named to the Associated Press FCS All-America Team announced Tuesday, Dec. 13.
NDSU left tackle Cody Mauch, left guard Nash Jensen and defensive end Spencer Waege were named to the first team. Fullback Hunter Luepke made the second team as an all-purpose player, and safety Michael Tutsie was named to the third team.
This is Jensen’s first career All-America honor. He was named to the HERO Sports FCS all-sophomore team in 2019.
Luepke, Mauch and Waege previously were named to the HERO Sports FCS All-America Team. Tutsie earned his first All-America honor of the season after earning All-America honors last year on the HERO Sports first team and Stats Perform third team.
No. 3 seed North Dakota State (11-2) is scheduled to host No. 7 seed Incarnate Word (12-1) in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Tickets are on sale at GoBison.com/tickets.
2022 Associated Press FCS All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Lindsey Scott, seventh-year, Incarnate Word.
Running backs — Jaleel McLaughlin, fifth-year, Youngstown State; Geno Hess, fifth-year, Southeast Missouri State.
Offensive linemen — Cody Mauch, sixth-year, North Dakota State; Garret Greenfield, fifth-year, South Dakota State; Mason McCormick, fifth-year, South Dakota State; Colby Sorsdal, fifth-year, William & Mary; Nash Jensen, sixth-year, North Dakota State.
Tight end — Ryan Miller, fifth-year, Furman.
Wide receivers — Hayden Hatten, fourth-year, Idaho; Fotis Kokosioulis, fifth-year, Fordham; Xavier Gipson, fourth-year, Stephen F. Austin.
All-purpose player — Dylan Laube, fifth-year, New Hampshire.
Kicker — Skyler Davis, fifth-year, Elon.
Defense
Linemen — David Walker, third-year, Central Arkansas; Spencer Waege, sixth-year, North Dakota State; Jay Person, fifth-year, Chattanooga; Caleb Sanders, fifth-year, South Dakota State.
Linebackers — Zeke Vandenburgh, sixth-year, Illinois State; John Pius, third-year, William & Mary; Johnny Buchanan, fifth-year, Delaware.
Defensive backs — Marte Mapu, sixth-year, Sacramento State; Alijah Huzzie, fourth-year, East Tennessee State; Marcus Hillman, fifth-year, Elon; Robby Hauck, fifth-year, Montana; Khalil Baker, third-year, North Carolina Central.
Punter — Jake Gerardi, third-year, Southern Utah.
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Tim DeMorat, fifth-year, Fordham.
Running backs — Jaden Shirden, fourth-year, Monmouth; Ulonzo Gilliam, sixth-year, UC Davis.
Offensive linemen — McClendon Curtis, sixth-year, Chattanooga; Mark Evans II, fifth-year, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Ryan Coll, , Richmond; Nick Amoah, , UC Davis; Brandon Weldon, sixth-year, Sacramento State.
Tight end — Martin Marshel, fourth-year, Sacramento State.
Wide receivers — Andrei Iosivas, fifth-year, Princeton; Joey Hobert, third-year, Utah Tech; Xavier Smith, fifth-year, Florida A&M.
All-purpose player — Hunter Luepke, fifth-year, North Dakota State.
Kicker — Matthew Cook, fourth-year, Northern Iowa.
Defense
Linemen — Ty French, third-year, Gardner-Webb; Malik Hamm, fifth-year, Lafayette; Devonnsha Maxwell, sixth-year, Chattanooga; Josiah Silver, second-year, Delaware.
Linebackers — Joe Andreessen, fifth-year, Bryant; BJ Davis, fourth-year, South Carolina State; Aubrey Miller Jr., fifth-year, Jackson State.
Defensive backs — Justin Ford, fifth-year, Montana; Kameron Brown, fourth-year, Chattanooga; Maxwell Anderson, fourth-year, Weber State; Eddie Heckard, sixth-year, Weber State; Luke Glenna, fifth-year, St. Thomas.
Punter — Patrick Rohrbach, first-year, Montana.
THIRD TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Michael Hiers, fifth-year, Samford.
Running backs — ShunDerrick Powell, second-year, North Alabama; Cameron Skattebo, third-year, Sacramento State.
Offensive linemen — Jackson Slater, second-year, Sacramento State; Luke Newman, third-year, Holy Cross; Anderson Tomlin, fifth-year, Furman; Caleb Johnson, fifth-year, Incarnate Word; Tyler Brown, fourth-year, Jackson State.
Tight end — Tucker Kraft, fourth-year, South Dakota State.
Wide receivers — Taylor Grimes, fourth-year, Incarnate Word; Darion Chafin, fifth-year, Incarnate Word; Joshua Tomas, fifth-year, Georgetown.
All-purpose player — Devron Harper, fifth-year, Mercer.
Kicker — Richard McCollum, fifth-year, Western Carolina.
Defense
Linemen — Jake Heimlicher, fifth-year, Penn; Dylan Ruiz, second-year, New Hampshire; Truman Jones, fifth-year, Harvard; Brody Grebe, second-year, Montana State.
Linebackers — John Ford II, sixth-year, Tennessee-Martin; Kelechi Anyalebechi, fifth-year, Incarnate Word; Stone Snyder, fourth-year, VMI.
Defensive backs — Kedrick Whitehead, fifth-year, Delaware; Michael Tutsie, sixth-year, North Dakota State; Rassie Littlejohn, fourth-year, Stetson; Benny Sapp III, fifth-year, Northern Iowa; Demetries Ford, fourth-year, Austin Peay.
Punter — Grant Burkett, fourth-year, Missouri State.
Comments