Craig Haley | Stats Perform | August 3, 2022 National powers North Dakota State, South Dakota State highlight Stats Perform FCS preseason All-America team North Dakota State dominates Montana State, secures 9th FCS title Share CHICAGO โ 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, whoโs 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 NCAAโs Division I subdivision. LOOKING AHEAD: Way-too-early FCS bracket predictions 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 โ Xavier Shepherd, 6-0, 205, junior, Kennesaw State (2021 All-Purpose) RB โ Isaiah Davis, 6-1, 220, junior, South Dakota State RB โ Isaiah Ifanse, 5-10, 202, senior, Montana State FB โ Hunter Luepke, 6-1, 236, senior, North Dakota State (2020, 2021) WR โ Xavier Gipson, 5-9, 170, senior, Stephen F. Austin (2021) WR โ Taylor Grimes, 5-11, 190, senior, UIW TE โ Tucker Kraft, 6-5, 255, junior, South Dakota State (2021) OL โ Michael Corbi, 6-6, 335, senior, Villanova OL โ McClendon Curtis, 6-6, 328, senior, Chattanooga OL โ Matthan Hatchie, 6-2, 310, senior, UT Martin OL โ Cody Mauch, 6-6, 303, senior, North Dakota State OL โ Mason McCormick, 6-4, 310, senior, South Dakota State DEFENSE DL โ Nate Lynn, 6-3, 255, junior, William & Mary (2021) DL โ Devonnsha Maxwell, 6-3, 296, senior, Chattanooga (2021) DL โ Josiah Silver, 6-2, 234, sophomore, New Hampshire DL โ Spencer Waege, 6-5, 278, senior, North Dakota State LB โ Jacob Dobbs, 6-0, 232, senior, Holy Cross (2021) LB โ Ryan Greenhagen 6-1, 245, grad, Fordham LB โ Isaiah Land 6-4, 215, senior, Florida A&M (2021) LB โ Patrick OโConnell, 6-2, 225, redshirt senior, Montana (2021) LB โ Stone Snyder, 6-3, 240, senior, VMI (2020) DB โ Anthony Adams, 6-0, 185, senior, Portland State (2019) DB โ Justin Ford, 6-2, 190, redshirt senior, Montana (2021) DB โ Ferlando Jordan, 6-0, 180, redshirt senior, Southeastern Louisiana DB โ Kedrick Whitehead, 5-11, 195, senior, Delaware (2020) SPECIAL TEAMS PK โ Matthew Cook, 5-11, 180, junior, Northern Iowa P โ Grant Burkett, 6-1, 191, sophomore, Missouri State LS โ Robert Soderholm, 6-1, 230, senior, VMI KR โ Malik Flowers, 6-2, 200, redshirt senior, Montana PR โ JahโMarae Sheread, 5-7, 175, redshirt senior, Florida A&M AP โ Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., 5-9, 189, senior, UC Davis AP โ Jacob Saylors, 5-11, 195, senior, ETSU SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB โ Jason Shelley, 5-11, 197, senior, Missouri State RB โ Juwon Farri, 5-10, 195, redshirt senior, Monmouth RB โ Malik Grant, junior, 5-9, 200, senior, Sacred Heart RB โ Jaleel McLaughlin, 5-9, 195, senior, Youngstown State WR โ Avante Cox, 5-10, 170, senior, Southern Illinois (2020) WR โ Jakob Herres, 6-4, 225, grad, Richmond (2020) TE โ Kemari Averett, 6-6, 260, senior, Bethune-Cookman TE โ Ryan Miller, 6-2, 221, redshirt senior, Furman OL โ Noah Atagi, 6-4, 325, junior, Weber State OL โ Garret Greenfield, 6-6, 295, senior, South Dakota State (2020) OL โ Alex Jensen, 6-7, 280, senior, South Dakota OL โ Kyle Nunez, 6-2, 340, grad, Stony Brook OL โ Anderson Tomlin, 6-5, 296, redshirt senior, Furman DEFENSE DL โ Brevin Allen, 6-4, 265, senior, Campbell DL โ Malik Hamm, 6-3, 260, senior, Lafayette DL โ Jeblonski Green, 6-3, 265, redshirt junior, South Carolina State DL โ Jordan Lewis, 6-3, 195, junior, Southern (2020) DL โ Clay Patterson, 6-3, 267, junior, Yale DL โ B.J. Thompson, 6-6, 210, senior, Stephen F. Austin LB โ Kelechi Anyalebechi, 6-0, 240, grad, UIW LB โ Adam Bock, 6-1, 215, sophomore, South Dakota State LB โ Spencer Cuvelier, 6-3, 245, redshirt senior, Northern Iowa LB โ David Hoage, 6-3, 250, junior, Northern Colorado LB โ Titus Leo, 6-4, 245, grad, Wagner LB โ Tristan Wheeler, 6-2, 228, redshirt junior, Richmond DB โ Zy Alexander, 6-3, 185, sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana DB โ Montrae Braswell, 6-0, 190, junior, Missouri State DB โ Robby Hauck, 5-10, 185, redshirt senior, Montana DB โ Michael Tutsie, 5-11, 193, senior, North Dakota State SPECIAL TEAMS PK โ Kyle Sentkowski, 6-0, 209, senior, Sacramento State P โ Max Quick, 5-10, 185, junior, Stephen F. Austin LS โ Dalton Godfrey, 6-2, 230, senior, South Dakota KR โ Isaiah Bolden, 6-2, 205, senior, Jackson State PR โ Devon Harper, 5-9, 165, junior, Mercer (2020) AP โ Jake Chisholm, 5-9, 191, senior, Dayton AP โ Javon Williams Jr., 6-2, 245, junior, Southern Illinois (2020) FCS History: 44 players to know for 44 years of FCS history THIRD TEAM OFFENSE QB โ Trae Self, 6-4, 190, senior Stephen F. Austin RB โ Ailym Ford, 5-9, 213, junior, Chattanooga RB โ Geno Hess, 5-8, 209, senior, Southeast Missouri RB โ Ty Son Lawton, 5-10, 215, senior, Stony Brook WR โ Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, 6-1, 190, senior, Alabama A&M WR โ Jaxon Janke, 6-3, 210, senior, South Dakota State WR โ Xavier Smith, 5-10, 170, grad, Florida A&M TE โ Marshel Martin, 6-2, 209, junior, Sacramento State OL โ Nick Correia, 6-6, 330, redshirt junior, Rhode Island OL โ Mark Evans II, 6-4, 295, senior, Arkansas-Pine Bluff OL โ Levi Nesler, 6-1, 318, redshirt senior, Murray State OL โ Jake Parks, 6-3, 285, senior, UC Davis OL โ Evan Roussel, 6-2, 290, sophomore, Nicholls DEFENSE DL โ Ty French, 6-3, 230, junior, Gardner-Webb DL โ Jonathan Hammond, 6-2, 227, junior, Davidson DL โ Logan Jessup, 6-3, 255, junior, Central Arkansas DL โ VJ Malo, 6-1, 270, senior, Portland State DL โ Kevin Peprah, 6-2, 235, senior, Sacred Heart DL โ Markel Perry, 6-2, 220, redshirt senior, Sam Houston LB โ Ty Boeck, 6-1, 218, senior, Chattanooga LB โ John Ford II, 6-3, 230, grad, UT Martin LB โ Matthew Jackson, 6-2, 205, redshirt senior, Eastern Kentucky LB โ James Kaczor, 6-0, 212, senior, North Dakota State LB โ Trevor Williams, 5-9, 205, senior, Sam Houston DB โ Cole Coleman, 5-10, 193, senior, Elon DB โ Eddie Heckard, 5-10, 190, junior, Weber State DB โ Travis Hunter, 6-1, 165, freshman, Jackson State DB โ Deven Sims, 6-2, 200, redshirt senior, UT Martin DB โ Lance Wise, 5-8, 185, junior, Mercer SPECIAL TEAMS PK โ Chris Campos, 5-10, 220, redshirt sophomore, Stephen F. 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