Highest-graded
#FCS
centers in 2022, per PFF:
1. Matt Weimann, St. Thomas -- 86.6
2. Matthan Hatchie, UT Martin -- 78.2
3. Mike McAllister, Youngstown State -- 77.3
4. Zack Gieg, SEMO -- 74.7
5. Jack McCauley, Holy Cross -- 74.6
#FCS
teams with the most forced turnovers in 2022, per NCAA stats:
1. Furman -- 29
t2. Montana State -- 28
t2. UT Martin -- 28
t4. Jackson State -- 26
t4. Kennesaw State -- 26
t4. South Dakota State -- 26
▪️
#FCS
Spotlight▪️
Montana State QB Sean Chambers (
@seanmat10
)
-2023 Sr.
-6-3, 228 lbs
-2022 transfer from Wyoming
-2022: 845 rush yds (6.5 YPC) & 19 TDs; 623 pass yds, 8 TDs, 4 INT
-Big Sky Newcomer of the Yr
-2nd Team All-Big Sky (AP)
-3rd Team AP AA (AP)
📸
@MSUBobcats_FB
Most
#FCS
team TFLs per game in 2022, per NCAA stats:
1. UIW -- 9.2
2. Southern -- 8.7
3. Southern Utah -- 8.6
t4. San Diego -- 8.1
t4. Alcorn State -- 8.1
t4. Morgan State -- 8.1
t4. SC State -- 8.1
Top
#FCS
pass defenses in 2022, per NCAA stats:
1. Jackson State -- 135.4 YPG
2. Delaware -- 137.8
3. Sacred Heart -- 158.9
4. Howard -- 168.9
5. Illinois State -- 169.8
Top
#FCS
rushing offenses in 2022, per NCAA stats:
1. Davidson -- 331.5 YPG
2. Montana State -- 311.9
3. William & Mary -- 265.8
4. NDSU -- 265.7
5. Jacksonville State -- 251.0
MVFC announces its preseason poll:
1. South Dakota State (44)
2. North Dakota State (1)
3. Northern Iowa
4. North Dakota
5. Southern Illinois
6. Youngstown State
7. Illinois State
8. Missouri State
9. South Dakota
10. Indiana State
11. Murray State
12. Western Illinois
Most
#FCS
team sacks per game in 2022, per NCAA stats:
1. Jackson State -- 3.69
2. Southern -- 3.67
3. Alcorn State - 3.55
4. Penn -- 3.40
t5. Chattanooga -- 3.18
t5. Illinois State -- 3.18
🔸
#FCS
Spotlight🔸
SDSU LB Adam Bock (
@ap_bock
)
-2024 Sr
-6-1, 225 lbs
-2x 1st Team All-MVFC
-2021 AA
-2021 Buck Buchanan Award finalist
-2021: 125 tackles, 9.5 TFLs, 2 INT, 8 PD
-Missed 4 games in 2022 & 5 games in 2023 due to injury
-344 career tackles, 25 TFLs
📸
@GoJacksFB
▪️
#FCS
Spotlight▪️
St. Thomas LB Jonathan Bunce (
@jbunceee
)
-2023 jr
-6-3, 239 lbs
-2022: 57 tackles, 10.5 TFLs, 5.5 sacks, 6 QB hurries
-2022 1st Team All-Pioneer Football League
📸
@UST_Football
▪️
#FCS
Player Spotlight▪️
Holy Cross LB
@JLDobbs5
-2023 sr
-6-0, 237 lbs
-2019 Freshman AA, 2nd Team All-Patriot League
-2021 spring Soph. AA, 1st Team All-Patriot
-2021: 4x AA, Patriot DPOY, 137 tkles, 17.5 TFLs, 9.5 sacks
-2022: Played in 4 games due to injury
📸
@HCrossFB
▪️
#FCS
Player Spotlight▪️
Drake DL Finn Claypool (
@FinnClaypool
)
-2023 sophomore
-6-1, 240
-2022 Freshman All-American
-13th in Jerry Rice Award Voting
-1st Team All-Pioneer Football League
-48 tackles, 14.5 TFLs, 8 sacks, 11 QB hurries
📸
@DrakeBulldogsFB
“It’s a lot of guys who are projects. You have to grind at it for a couple of years and change your body. It’s finding the right mentality guys, paired with what we do in the weight room.”
Cody Mauch Is Another Underrecruited NDSU OL Success Story
2023 HERO Sports FCS Preseason All-American Team
Player selections were voted on by our FCS staff of Sam Herder, Daniel Steenkamer, and Zach McKinnell.
▪️
#FCS
Player Spotlight▪️
Weber State LB Winston Reid (
@winstonreid43
)
-sr in 2023
-6-1, 230 lbs
-Went from 36 tackles in 2021 to 110 tackles in 2022, plus 12.5 TFLs, 4 sacks, 1 INT, 5 FF
-1st Team All-Big Sky
-18th in Buck Buchanan Award voting
📸Robert Casey/
@weberstatefb
51 days until the 2022
#FCS
season: Former South Dakota QB Chris Streveler holds the FCS record for net yards rushing and passing in a single playoff game w/ 571 against SHSU in 2017 (51 rushing, 520 passing).
📸
@SDCoyotesFB
▪️
#FCS
Player Spotlight▪️
William & Mary OLB John Pius (
@johnpius9_
)
-jr in 2023
-6-2, 230 pounds
-2022 CAA Defensive Player of the Year
-2022 6-time 1st Team All-American
-2nd in 2022 Buck Buchanan Award voting
-2022 stats: 72 tackles, 19 TFLs, 11.5 sacks
📸
@WMTribeFootball
Former
@VandalFootball
standout and current Eagles member Christian Elliss talks about being on the Super Bowl stage and representing the FCS/Idaho
H/T
@CPoolReporter
Gardner-Webb is on the doorstep of its first-ever
#FCSPlayoffs
appearance as it nears the Big South’s winner-take-all finale vs. NC A&T.
How the Runnin’ Bulldogs got to this point is this season’s most underrated storyline, writes
@DanSteenkamer
:
#FCS
Top 25 final:
No. 14 VMI improves to 5-0 by beating Wofford 36-31
Seth Morgan steps in for an injured Reece Udinski and throws for 375 yards and 4 TDs, including the game-winner to Jakob Herres with 35 seconds left.
▪️
#FCS
Player Spotlight▪️
Monmouth RB Jaden Shirden (
@shirden_20
)
-jr in 2023
-5-9, 185 pounds
-2022: Led FCS in rushing yards (1,722), YPC (8.36), rushing yards per game (156.5)
-8x All-American
-CAA Offensive Player of the Yr
-3rd in Walter Payton Award Voting
📸
@MUHawksFB
Big Sky coach and media preseason polls
Coaches’ Preseason Poll
1. Montana State (10)
2. UC Davis (1)
3. Sacramento State (1)
4. Weber State
5. Idaho
6. Montana
7. Eastern Washington
8. Portland State
9. Northern Arizona
10. Northern Colorado
11. Cal Poly
12. Idaho State
#FCS
Top 25 final:
No. 15 VMI beats The Citadel 31-17. VMI is the SoCon's AQ and is heading to the FCS playoffs for the first time in program history with a 6-1 record.
▪️
#FCS
Player Spotlight▪️
Idaho WR
@Hayden_Hatten88
-jr in 2023
-6-2, 205 pounds
-2-time 1st Team All-Big Sky
-2021 spring HERO Sports Soph. AA
-missed most of 2021 fall w/ injury
-2022 5-time 1st Team AA
-2022: 83 catches, 1,209 yards, 16 TDs
📸
@VandalFootball
▪️
#FCS
Player Spotlight▪️
Samford QB
@Michaelhiers107
-sr in 2023
-6-1, 211 lbs
-2022 transfer from Northwest Mississippi CC
-2022 SoCon Offensive Player of the Year
-2x All-American
-4th in Walter Payton Award Voting
-353/461 for 3,544 yards, 36 TDs, 4 INT
📸
@SamfordFootball
59 days until the 2022
#FCS
season: The biggest point differential in an FCS over FBS win is 59 when Portland State beat North Texas 66-7 in 2015. PSU also beat Washington State 24-17 that season for 2 FBS wins.
📸
@psuviksFB