CEDAR FALLS — FCS Football Central, formerly The Bluebloods, announced their 2023 All-American teams on Monday afternoon. The All-American teams are made up of FCS players from all 13 conferences and 59 different schools.
Panthers represented in the teams include wide receiver Sam Schnee and placekicker Matthew Cook on the All-American Second Team and defensive lineman Khristian Boyd and defensive back Woo Governor on the Third Team.
SAM SCHNEE – WR
A wide receiver from Dubuque, Iowa, Sam Schnee is claiming All-American honors after being both UNI’s and the conference’s leading receiver with 1,041 total receiving yards and 94.64 per game as well as 18.26 yards per reception. Schnee had three 100+ receiving yard games including a season-high 174 yards against No. 9 North Dakota State and recorded a season-long 66-yard reception against Missouri State. A 2023 team captain, he scored six touchdowns on the season, the fifth-best conference mark, and moved to seventh on UNI’s all-time receiving yards list and the 11th Panther to join the 2,000+ receiving yard club.
MATTHEW COOK – K
A native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and possibly the best kicker to come through FCS football, Cook finished his career a perfect 155-155 in PATs with 31 coming this season. He scored 88 total points on the season, the second-highest mark in the MVFC, and became the second player in MVFC history to reach 400 career points. Cook recorded a league-high 1.73 field goals per game and a 90.48 field goal percentage while making the most field goals in the MVFC this season (19) with a long of 50 yards against Indiana State. This season, Cook broke the UNI scoring record set by David Johnson in 2014.
KHRISTIAN BOYD – DL
A defensive lineman from Kansas City, Missouri, Khristian Boyd recorded 43 total tackles and 6.5 tackles for a loss of 28 yards, a career-high. The 2023 team captain tied his career-high with 3.5 sacks for 23 yards.
WOO GOVERNOR – DB
A defensive back from Plant City, Florida, Woo Governor recorded 61 total tackles and three tackles for a loss of 10 yards. Governor forced two fumbles, the highest mark in the MVFC, and deflected three passes. Tallied a season-high 13 tackles at No. 1 South Dakota State.
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)
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)
