CLEVELAND – The Division I Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA), in coordination with the 15 FCS conference offices, have selected Lindsey Scott Jr., quarterback at the University of the Incarnate Word, and Zeke Vandenburgh, linebacker at Illinois State University, as the 10th annual 2022 FCS ADA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively.

QB Lindsey Scott Jr., Graduate Student, University of the Incarnate Word
A consensus first-team FCS All-American, Lindsey Scott Jr. led the Cardinals to a 12-2 season that ended with the best playoff run in school history. The Southland Conference Player of the Year threw for 4,686 yards with 60 passing touchdowns with a 71 percent completion percentage. On the ground, he finished with 11 rushing touchdowns with 712 yards.  He is a Stats Perform Walter Payton Award finalist, an award presented to the best offensive player in the FCS.

LB Zeke Vandenburgh, Senior, Illinois State University
The 2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year and MVFC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Vandenburgh ended the year with 100 tackles in a 10-game stat line that also included 21 tackles-for-loss and an FCS-leading 14 sacks. He finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the FCS in sacks per game and tackles-for-loss per game.  He is a Stats Perform Buck Buchanan Award finalist, an award presented to the best defensive player in the FCS.

The full team was announced Dec. 19.  The 2022 class includes student-athletes from 11 different institutions, representing seven different conferences. Voting was conducted by a national panel, consisting of media and sports information directors.

The following student-athletes earned 2022 All-America laurels from the FCS ADA, as the top players from each of their positions:

Position	Name	Institution	Conference
QB	Lindsey Scott, Jr.	UIW	Southland Conference
RB	Jaden Shirden	Monmouth	Colonial Athletic Association
WR	Hayden Hatten	Idaho	Big Sky Conference
TE	Ryan Miller	Furman	Southern Conference
OL	Cody Mauch	North Dakota State	Missouri Valley Football Conference
PK	Skyler Davis	Elon	Colonial Athletic Association
DL	David Walker	Central Arkansas	Atlantic Sun Conference
LB	Zeke Vandenburgh	Illinois State	Missouri Valley Football Conference
DB	Alijah Huzzie	ETSU	Southern Conference
RS	Abraham Williams	Weber State	Big Sky Conference
P	Jake Gerardi	Southern Utah	Western Athletic Conference

Tune into the Division I FCS Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 8 to watch #3 seed North Dakota State battle #1 seed South Dakota State at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Kickoff is slated for 2 p.m. ET on ABC.

About the FCS ADA: Now in its 29th year, the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance Football Championship Subdivision football. For more information on the FCS ADA, please visit www.fcsada.com. The FCS ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 58th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.