2023 FCS Football Central All-American Team

The 2023 FCS Football Central All-American Team is here. Players representing all 13 conferences and 58 FCS schools are included on the list.

The FCS Football Central All-American Team is here. FCS players representing all 13 conferences and 59 schools comprised the All-American Team, announced Monday.

South Dakota State led the country with 10 selections, including four first-team offensive selections. Quarterback Mark Gronowski was also named the FCS Football Central Offensive Player of the Year. 

Below are the best players from across FCS football in 2023.

2023 FCS All-Americans

FCS Offensive Player of the Year: Mark Gronowski (South Dakota State; QB)
FCS Defensive Player of the Year: Terrell Allen (Tennessee State; DL)
FCS Freshman of the Year: Eli Gillman (Montana; RB)
FCS Coach of the Year: Greg Gattuso (UAlbany)

First-Team Offense:

QB: Mark Gronowski (South Dakota State)
QB: Matthew Sluka (Holy Cross)
RB: Jaden Shirden (Monmouth)
RB: Lan Larison (UC Davis)
RB: Isaiah Davis (South Dakota State)
WR: Dymere Miller (Monmouth)
WR: Jalen Coker (Holy Cross)
WR: Ty James (Mercer)
WR: Hayden Hatten (Idaho)
TE: Cam Grandy (Illinois State)
OL: Luke Newman (Holy Cross)
OL: Gus Miller (South Dakota State)
OL: Omar Aigbedion (Montana State)
OL: Pearson Toomey (Furman)
OL: Mason McCormick (South Dakota State)
OL: Marcus Wehr (Montana State)
AP: Dylan Laube (New Hampshire)

First-Team Defense:

DL: Terrell Allen (Tennessee State)
DL: Alex Gubner (Montana)
DL: Anton Juncaj (UAlbany)
DL: Ty French (Gardner-Webb)
DL: AJ Simon (UAlbany)
LB: John Pius (William & Mary)
LB: Winston Reid (Weber State)
LB: Dylan Kelly (UAlbany)
LB: Jacob Dobbs (Holy Cross)
LB: Billy Shaeffer (Lafayette)
DB: Kam Brown (Chattanooga)
DB: PJ Jules (Southern Illinois)
DB: Lance Wise (Mercer)
DB: Aamir Hall (UAlbany)
DB: Cole Wisniewski (North Dakota State)

First-Team Special Teams:

K: Richard McCollum (Western Carolina)
P: Aidan Laros (UT Martin)
KR: Donovan Wadley (Merrimack)
PR: Kam Thomas (Austin Peay)
AP: Devron Harper (Mercer)

Second-Team Offense:

QB: Davius Richard (North Carolina Central)
QB: Max Brosmer (New Hampshire)
RB: Sam Franklin (UT Martin)
RB: Jevon Jackson (Austin Peay)
RB: Jamar Curtis (Lafayette)
RB: Jordan Fuller (Holy Cross)
WR: Brandon Porter (Incarnate Word)
WR: Chedon James (Idaho State)
WR: Javin Whatley (Chattanooga)
WR: Sam Schnee (Northern Iowa)
TE: Zach Heins (South Dakota State)
OL: Garett Greenfield (South Dakota State)
OL: Rush Reimer (Montana State)
OL: Jake Kubas (North Dakota State)
OL: Charles Grant (William & Mary)
OL: Justus Perkins (Montana State)
OL: Jacob Johanning (Furman)
AP: Braedon Sloan (Eastern Kentucky)

Second-Team Defense:

DL: Daylan Dotson (UT Martin)
DL: Solomon Zubairu (Mercer)
DL: Thor Griffith (Harvard)
DL: David Walker (Central Arkansas)
DL: Eric O'Neill (Long Island)
DL: Jay Person (Chattanooga)
LB: Ken Standley (Mercer)
LB: Colton Adams (Alabama State)
LB: Micah Davey (McNeese State)
LB: Noah Martin (Samford)
LB: Jason Freeman (South Dakota State)
LB: Braxton Hill (Montana)
DB: Marcus Harris (Idaho)
DB: Saiku White (Lafayette)
DB: Sheldon Arnold II (ETSU)
DB: Kenny Gallop Jr. (Howard)
DB: Isas Waxter (Villanova)
DB: Maxwell Anderson (Weber State)
DB: Myles Harden (South Dakota)

Second-Team Special Teams:

K: Matthew Cook (Northern Iowa)
P: Jack Burgess (Weber State)
KR: Taymon Cooke (North Carolina A&T)
PR: Brandon Codrington (North Carolina Central)
AP: Junior Bergen (Montana)

Third-Team Offense:

QB: Reese Poffenbarger (UAlbany)
QB: Mike DiLiello (Austin Peay)
RB: LaDarius Owens (Texas Southern)
RB: Kayvon Britten (Tarleton State)
RB: Geno Hess (Southeast Missouri State)
RB: Anthony Woods (Idaho)
WR: Kisean Johnson (Alabama State)
WR: Brevin Easton (UAlbany)
WR: Isaiah Wooden (Southern Utah)
WR: Efton Chism III (Eastern Washington)
TE: Bauer Sharpe (Southeastern Louisiana)
TE: Cole Rusk (Murray State)
OL: Christian Coulter (Western Carolina)
OL: Ryder Langsdale (Lafayette)
OL: Donny Ventrelli (North Dakota)
OL: Reid Williams (Chattanooga)
OL: Noah Atagi (Weber State)
OL: Jackson Slater (Sacramento State)
OL: Josiah Ezirim (Eastern Kentucky)
AP: Marcus Yarns (Delaware)

Third-Team Defense:

DL: Elijah Ponder (Cal Poly)
DL: Finn Claypool (Drake)
DL: Steven Parker (Incarnate Word)
DL: Ckelby Givens (Southern)
DL: Khristian Boyd (Northern Iowa)
DL: Brody Grebe (Montana State)
DL: Nate Lynn (William & Mary)
LB: Riley Wilson (Montana)
LB: Isaiah Major (Florida A&M)
LB: Tristan Wheeler (Richmond)
LB: Erick Hunter (Morgan State)
LB: Amir Abdullah (Illinois State)
LB: Logan Blake (Eastern Kentucky)
LB: Isaiah Stalbird (South Dakota State)
DB: Dyshawn Gales (South Dakota State)
DB: Mikey Victor (Alabama State)
DB: Tucker Large (South Dakota State)
DB: Trevin Gradney (Montana)
DB: Woo Governor (Northern Iowa)
DB: Travis Blackshear (Furman)

Third-Team Special Teams:

K: Will Leyland (South Dakota)
P: Trey Wilhoit (Florida A&M)
KR: Abraham Williams (Weber State)
PR: Jermaine Jackson (Idaho)
AP: Jaylon Spears (Nicholls State)

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