Six Grizzlies named to Stats Perform All-America teams

The Montana Grizzlies landed six players on one of four Stats Perform FCS All-American teams on Tuesday, tied for the most honorees in the Big Sky Conference.

Three Grizzlies were named to defensive team lists, three were named to special teams lists, and one player was named to two different lists by the FCS media outlet.

After breaking the Big Sky record for most career tackles, Robby Hauck was named to the first-team defense. Linebacker Patrick O'Connell and cornerback Justin Ford were each named to the defensive second team, while Malik Flowers earned a place on the second team as a kick returner and Junior Bergen was named to the second team as a punt returner.

FCS Punter of the Year Patrick Rohrbach doubled up on All-America honors, named to the Stats Perform second team and to its Freshman All-America team as well.

Hauck became the Big Sky's all-time leading tackler in 2022, finishing his career with 482 stops in 53 games, having started every contest over the last five years at UM.

With 118 stops this year, he posted 115-plus tackles in three different seasons, including a career-high 129 in 2019. His career total of 482 beats EWU's Ronnie Hamlin's previous Big Sky record of 473 and places him among the top six tacklers of all time in the FCS ranks.

Hauck is now a two-time All-American in 2022 after earning first-team All-America honors from the Associated Press last week.

O'Connell picked up his first All-America nod from STATS this season after leading the Big Sky in both sacks and tackles for loss for a second-straight season, despite missing the bulk of three games with injury. He finished his career at UM ranked sixth all-time among career leaders in both categories with 28.5 sacks and 45 TFLs.

The Kalispell native now turns his attention to the Hula Bowl all-star game where he will compete in front of professional scouts.

Ford, another NFL prospect, picks up his third All-America accolade with a place on the Stats second team. He also earned All-America status from the AP and HERO Sports this season after being paid the ultimate respect by opposing teams this year.

UM's opponents completed 229 passes for 2,391 yards against the Griz all season. Just 12 of those passes were caught by Ford's man for a total of 163 yards. He finished the year with four shut-outs of the man he was defending, where they logged zero catches in a game.

Despite not much opportunity, Ford amassed 34 total tackles, including two for loss this season. He finished fourth on the team in pass breakups with five, and was one of four players to lead the team with two interceptions and recovered a fumble as well.

Rohrbach earns his third and fourth All-America honors of the year from Stats, landing on the second team for special teams as well as the freshman team at punter.

The true freshman from Kalispell was named the FCS Punter of the Year after leading the Big Sky with an average of 45.2 yards per attempt, the second-best average in UM program history.

Flowers is another record holder that finished his career tied for the most kickoff return touchdowns in NCAA history with seven. He finishes his career with 2,659 kick return yards on 92 attempts for an average of 28.9 per return, the best average in Montana history and a top-six all-time Big Sky average.

Bergen was named second-team All-American at punt returner after leading the Big Sky and finishing fourth in the FCS this season. The native of Billings returned 22 punts for 327 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 14.9 yards per return, despite missing games to injury. He was also named a sophomore All-American by HERO Sports earlier this offseason.

2022 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

QB – Tim DeMorat, 6-4, 220, senior, Fordham
QB – Lindsey Scott Jr., 5-11, 212, grad, UIW
RB – Jaleel McLaughlin, 5-9, 183, senior, Youngstown State
RB – Jaden Shirden, 5-9, 185, sophomore, Monmouth
FB – Hunter Luepke, 6-1, 236, senior, North Dakota State
WR – Xavier Gipson, 5-9, 180, senior, Stephen. F. Austin
WR – Hayden Hatten, 6-2, 205, redshirt sophomore, Idaho
WR – Fotis Kokosioulis, 5-9, 180, senior, Fordham
TE – Ryan Miller, 6-2, 209, redshirt senior, Furman
OL – McClendon Curtis, 6-6, 328, senior, Chattanooga
OL – Mark Evans II, 6-4, 295, senior, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
OL – Garret Greenfield, 6-6, 305, senior, South Dakota State
OL – Cody Mauch, 6-6, 303, senior, North Dakota State
OL – Luke Newman, 6-5, 301, junior, Holy Cross

DEFENSE

DL – Jay Person, 6-3, 224, junior, Chattanooga
DL – Caleb Sanders, 6-1, 270, senior, South Dakota State
DL – Spencer Waege, 6-5, 282, senior, North Dakota State
DL – David Walker, 6-3, 235, sophomore, Central Arkansas
LB – Johnny Buchanan, 6-0, 230, grad, Delaware
LB – John H. Ford II, 6-3, 230, grad, UT Martin
LB – Aubrey Miller Jr., 6-2, 225, senior, Jackson State
LB – John Pius, 6-2, 230, redshirt sophomore, William & Mary
LB – Zeke Vandenburgh, 6-2, 235, senior, Illinois State
DB – Robby Hauck, 5-10, 185, redshirt senior, Montana
DB – Eddie Heckard, 5-10, 195, junior, Weber State
DB – Marcus Hillman, 6-0, 200, senior, Elon
DB – Alijah Huzzie, 5-11, 190, redshirt sophomore, ETSU
DB – Marte Mapu, 6-3, 216, senior, Sacramento State

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Skyler Davis, 5-8, 165, senior, Elo
P – Jake Gerardi, 6-3, 250, redshirt senior, Southern Utah
LS – Robert Soderholm, 6-1, 230, senior, VMI
KR – Abraham Williams, 6-1, 175, sophomore, Weber State
PR – Jarrod Barnes, 5-11, 180, junior, Central Arkansas
AP – Devron Harper, 5-9, 168, junior, Mercer
AP – Dylan Laube, 5-10, 204, junior, New Hampshire

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

QB – Michael Hiers, 6-1, 211, junior, Samford
RB – Geno Hess, 5-8, 222, senior, Southeast Missouri
RB – Cameron Skattebo, 5-10, 212, sophomore, Sacramento State
WR – Taylor Grimes, 5-11, 188, senior, UIW
WR – Joey Hobert, 5-11, 180, sophomore, Utah Tech
WR – Andrei Iosivas, 6-3, 200, senior, Princeton
TE – Thomas Greaney, 6-5, 255, senior, UAlbany
TE – Marshel Martin, 6-2, 210, junior, Sacramento State
OL – John Allen, 6-1, 310, junior, Southeastern Louisiana
OL – Nick Amoah, 6-3, 285, senior, UC Davis
OL – Zack Gieg, 6-1, 287, senior, Southeast Missouri
OL – Nash Jensen, 6-4, 329, senior, North Dakota State
OL – Mason McCormick, 6-4, 305, senior, South Dakota State
OL – Colby Sorsdal, 6-6, 305, senior, William & Mary

DEFENSE

DL – Ty French, 6-3, 230, junior, Gardner-Webb
DL – Malik Hamm, 6-3, 246, senior, Lafayette
DL – Isaiah Land 6-4, 225, redshirt senior, Florida A&M
DL – Devonnsha Maxwell, 6-3, 296, senior, Chattanooga
LB – Joe Andreessen, 6-1, 232, senior, Bryant
LB – Kelechi Anyalebechi, 6-0, 240, grad, UIW
LB – BJ Davis, 6-2, 190, junior, South Carolina State
LB – Patrick O'Connell, 6-2, 230, redshirt senior, Montana
LB – Tristan Wheeler, 6-2, 228, redshirt junior, Richmond
DB – Khalil Baker, 6-0, 185, junior, North Carolina Central
DB – Montrae Braswell, 6-0, 190, junior, Missouri State
DB – Justin Ford, 6-2, 200, redshirt senior, Montana
DB – Benny Sapp III, 6-1, 205, senior, Northern Iowa
DB – Kedrick Whitehead, 5-11, 195, redshirt senior, Delaware

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Kyle Sentkowski, 6-0, 200, senior, Sacramento State
P – Patrick Rohrbach, 5-11, 177, freshman, Montana
LS – Dalton Godfrey, 6-2, 240, senior, South Dakota
KR – Malik Flowers 6-2, 202, redshirt senior, Montana
PR – Junior Bergen, 5-11, 184, sophomore, Montana
AP – Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., 5-9, 189, senior, UC Davis
AP – Deonte McMahon, 5-9, 185, senior, McNeese

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

QB – Parker McKinney, 6-3, 208, redshirt senior, Eastern Kentucky
QB – Shedeur Sanders, 6-2, 215, sophomore, Jackson State
RB – Ailym Ford, 5-9, 213, junior, Chattanooga
RB – ShunDerrick Powell, 5-7, 168, sophomore, North Alabama
RB – Bhayshul Tuten, 5-11, 195, sophomore, North Carolina A&T
WR – Darion Chafin, 6-3, 195, grad, UIW
WR – Xavier Smith, 5-10, 170, grad, Florida A&M
WR – Joshua Tomas, 5-11, 190, grad, Georgetown
TE – Tucker Kraft, 6-5, 255, junior, South Dakota State
OL – Noah Atagi, 6-6, 335, junior, Weber State
OL – Henry Byrd, 6-5, 310, senior, Princeton
OL – Nick Correia, 6-6, 330, redshirt junior, Rhode Island
OL – Matthan Hatchie, 6-2, 310, senior, UT Martin
OL – Jaylin Hendrix, 6-4, 315, senior, Central Arkansas
OL – Rush Reimer, 6-5, 302, sophomore, Montana State

DEFENSE

DL – Donnell Brown, 6-3, 230, redshirt sophomore, Saint Francis
DL – Truman Jones, 6-4, 242, senior, Harvard
DL – Nate Lynn, 6-3, 255, junior, William & Mary
DL – Josiah Silver, 6-2, 236, sophomore, New Hampshire
DL – BJ Thompson, 6-6, 235, senior, Stephen F. Austin
LB – Liam Anderson, 6-3, 230, senior Holy Cross
LB – Rodney Dansby, 6-0, 225, junior, Houston Christian
LB – Matthew Jackson, 6-2, 215, redshirt senior, Eastern Kentucky
LB – Callahan O'Reilly, 6-2, 230, senior, Montana State
LB – Antoine Williams, 5-10, 196, redshirt sophomore, Austin Peay
DB – Maxwell Anderson, 5-11, 170, junior, Weber State
DB – Luke Glenna, 5-11, 189, senior, St. Thomas
DB – Jack Henderson, 6-3, 205, sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana
DB – Lawrence Johnson, 6-0, 196, senior, Southeast Missouri
DB – Raequan Ousley, 5-11, 170, junior, Gardner-Webb

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Matthew Cook, 5-11, 199, junior, Northern Iowa
PK – Ethan Gettman, 6-4, 190, junior, Bryant
P – Trey Wilhoit, 5-10, 175, sophomore, Eastern Illinois
LS – Jackson Hayes, 6-0, 225, graduate student, Campbell
KR – Anthony Frederick, 5-11, 180, senior, Bryant
PR – D'Ago Hunter, 5-6, 160, redshirt senior, Towson
AP – Asher O'Hara, 6-0, 196, junior, Sacramento Stat
AP – Jacob Saylors, 5-11, 195, senior, ETSU

2022 Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-America Team

OFFENSE

QB – Gevani McCoy, 6-0, 175, Idaho
RB – Sam Franklin, 5-10, 195, UT Martin
RB – Joshua Pitsenberger, 6-0, 205, Yale
RB – Desmond Reid, 5-8, 170, Western Carolina
WR – Seth Anderson, 6-0, 178, Charleston Southern
WR – Makai Jackson, 6-0, 190, Saint Francis
WR – Elijah Sarratt, 6-3, 205, Saint Francis
TE – Josh Cuevas, 6-5, 245, Cal Poly
OL – Bryce Goodner, 6-2, 299, Chattanooga
OL – Ayden Knapkin, 6-7, 260, Idaho
OL – Nathan Mejia, 6-3, 295, Sacramento State
OL – Jarod Russell, 6-4, 315, UT Martin
OL – Dan Volpe, 6-6, 305, Towson

DEFENSE

DL – Edward Bobino, 6-3, 320, Stephen F. Austin
DL – Finn Claypool, 6-1, 240, Drak
DL – Kobe McClendon, 6-1, 247, Lindenwood
DL – Eric O'Neill, 6-3, 240, LIU
LB – Kohner Cullimore, 5-11, 225, Southern Uta
LB – Micah Davey, 6-2, 236, McNeese
LB – Eli Ennis, 6-2, 205, Nicholl
LB – Mason Woods, 6-0, 200, Towson
DB – Wedner Cadet, 6-1, 170, Georgetown
DB – Rex Connors, 6-1, 203, UC Davis
DB – Jalen Jones, 6-0, 185, William & Mary
DB – Fred Perry, 5-11, 190, Jacksonville State

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Riley Callaghan, 6-3, 190, Southeastern Louisiana
P – Patrick Rohrbach, 5-11, 177, Montana
LS – Nick Levy, 5-10, 210, William & Mary
KR – Keith Jenkins Jr., 6-1, 185, Morgan State
PR – Kole Wilson, 5-9, 167, UIW
AP – Travis Hunter, 6-1, 165, Jackson State

University of Montana Athletics

Six Grizzlies named to Stats Perform All-America teams

Players Mentioned

Junior Bergen

Malik Flowers

Justin Ford

Robby Hauck

Patrick O'Connell

Patrick Rohrbach

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