Complete Academic All-Star Team Listing

CLEVELAND – The Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) has named 52 student-athletes to the 26^th Annual Academic All-Star Team.

These 52 individuals were selected from a pool of 104 applicants. Two conferences led the way with eight student-athletes placed on the 2023 All-Star Team, Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) and the United Athletic Conference. The Missouri Valley Football Conference recorded seven honorees and the Big Sky Conference had six representatives.

Current FCS ADA President, Ryan Ivey, Director of Athletics at Stephen F. Austin State University, reflected, "These young men excel at high levels in the classroom and demonstrate the commitment on the field and in the community. Annually, we have the good fortune to read about and select the next group of outstanding leaders for our division and this year is no different. My congratulations to each of the student-athletes nominated and those selected below for this outstanding achievement."

To view the complete list of winners, click here.

Football players from all Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) institutions are eligible for the award. Each of the nominees were required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate or graduate study and have been a starter or key player with legitimate athletics credentials. They must have reached their second year of athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full academic year at the nominated institution. They also must have participated in 50 percent of the games played at their designated position.

Additionally, from the 2023 Academic All-Star Team, 13 finalists were selected for the 23^rd Annual FCS ADA $5,000 Postgraduate Scholarship. Two student-athletes will receive postgraduate scholarships.

The 2023 FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship finalists are: 

Name	Institution	Position
Maxwell Brosmer	New Hampshire	QB
Efton Chism III	Eastern Washington	WR
Jacob Dobbs	Holy Cross	LB
Anthony Egbo	Abilene Christian	CB
Brody Grebe	Montana State	DE
Mark Gronowski	South Dakota State	QB
Hayden Hatten	Idaho	WR
Dylan Kelly	Albany	LB
Jak Kubas	North Dakota State	OL
Ben McNaboe	North Dakota	DL
Anthony Roussos	Columbia	LB
Chad Strickland	Eastern Illinois	OL
Cole Wisniewski	North Dakota State	S

A special Review Committee of FCS athletics directors were responsible for selecting the 2023 Academic All-Star Team and FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship finalists. This year's Review Committee consisted of: Ryan Ivey, Stephen F. Austin State (Chair); Mark Benson, Albany; Kurt McGuffin, UT Martin; Sherryta Freeman, Lafayette; and Tom Michael, Eastern Illinois. 

About the FCS ADA: Now in its 30^th 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 59^th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.