2023 FCS Football Central Big South-OVC All-Conference Team

The 2023 FCS Football Central Big South-OVC All-Conference Team is here. We spotlight the best players in the Big South-OVC during the 2023 season

The FCS Football Central Big South-OVC All-Conference Team is here. 69 players from all 10 programs comprised the All-Conference Team, announced Wednesday.

UT Martin led the conference with 14 selections, including seven first-team selections led by the Offensive Player of the Year Sam Franklin. SEMO and Eastern Illinois had the second most selections (9), while Tennessee State, Gardner-Webb, and Bryant all had eight selections. 

Below are the FCS Football Central Big South-OVC All-Conference selections for the 2023 season.

2023 Big South-OVC All-Conference Selections

Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Franklin (UT Martin; RB)
Defensive Player of the Year: Terrell Allen (Tennessee State; DL)

First-Team Offense:

QB: Zevi Eckhaus (Bryant)
RB: Sam Franklin (UT Martin)
RB: Geno Hess (SEMO)
WR: Noah Robinson (Robert Morris)
WR: Ryan Flournoy (SEMO)
WR: Matthew Prochaska (Bryant)
WR: Jeff Caldwell (Lindenwood)
TE: Chase Jackson (Robert Morris)
OL: Zack Gieg (SEMO)
OL: Gavin Olson (UT Martin)
OL: Chad Strickland (Eastern Illinois)
OL: Drake Carroll (UT Martin)
OL: Lamar Morgan (UT Martin)
AP: Jayden Brown (Gardner-Webb)

First-Team Defense:

DL: Terrell Allen (Tennessee State)
DL: Daylan Dotson (UT Martin)
DL: Ty French (Gardner-Webb)
DL: Daniel Rickert (Tennessee Tech)
DL: Kenny Dyson Jr. (Bryant)
LB: Monroe Beard III (Tennessee State)
LB: Bryce Norman (SEMO)
LB: William McRainey (Gardner-Webb)
LB: Elijawah Tolbert (Eastern Illinois)
DB: Blake Ruffin (Eastern Illinois)
DB: Tim Coutras (Tennessee Tech)
DB: Oshae Baker (UT Martin)
DB: Russell Dandy (Eastern Illinois)
DB: Bryce Phillips (Tennessee State)

First-Team Special Teams:

K: James Lowery (Tennessee State)
P: Aidan Laros (UT Martin)
KR: Spencer Redd (Lindenwood)
PR: Dalyn McDonald (SEMO)

Second-Team Offense:

QB: Pierce Holley (Eastern Illinois)
QB: Kinkead Dent (UT Martin)
RB: MJ Flowers (Eastern Illinois)
RB: Jordan Gant (Tennessee State)
RB: Narii Gaither (Gardner-Webb)
WR: Eli Mirza (Eastern Illinois)
WR: DeVonte Tanksley (UT Martin)
WR: Damoriea Vick (SEMO)
WR: Justin Thomas (Eastern Illinois)
TE: Konor Lanthrop (Bryant)
OL: Gabriel Thompson (Gardner-Webb)
OL: Ahmad Assad (Bryant)
OL: Darius Meeks (Charleston Southern)
OL: Vance Van Every (UT Martin)
OL: Jamichael Watts (Bryant)
OL: Sebastian Pares (Eastern Illinois)
AP: Anthony Frederick (Bryant)

Second-Team Defense:

DL: Giovanni Davis (UT Martin)
DL: Hudson Tucker (Tennessee Tech)
DL: Kobe McClendon (Lindenwood)
DL: Michael Otty (Bryant)
DL: Brice Bass (Gardner-Webb)
LB: Malik Barnes (Charleston Southern)
LB: Jaylon Sharpe (UT Martin)
LB: Ethan Stuhlsatz (Lindenwood)
LB: Jacquez McGowan (Tennessee Tech)
LB: Aaron Swafford (Tennessee Tech)
DB: Jai'Kai Young (Gardner-Webb)
DB: Lawrence Johnson (SEMO)
DB: Jeremiah Josephs (Tennessee State)
DB: Joedrick Lewis (SEMO)
DB: JaMichael McGoy Jr. (UT Martin)
DB: Josh Green (Tennessee State)

Second-Team Special Teams:

K: DC Pippin (SEMO)
P: Jackson Foster (Tennessee State)
KR: Narkel LeFlore (UT Martin)
PR: Maliik Huggins (Gardner-Webb)

2023 FCS Football Central All-American Team