John Marshall Named Unanimous First-Team All-American Athletic Conference; Jacob Busic

On Nov 30, 2022

* unanimous selection

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
WR	Ryan O’Keefe ²	UCF	Sr.	5-10	175	Austin, Texas
WR	Tyler Scott	Cincinnati	Jr.	5-11	185	Norton, Ohio
WR	C.J. Johnson	East Carolina	Jr.	6-2	222	Greenville, N.C.
WR	Xavier Weaver	South Florida	Jr.	6-1	180	Orlando, Fla.
OT	James Tunstall	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-5	320	Indian Head, Md.
OT	Joey Claybrook	Tulane	Sr.	6-7	300	Starkville, Miss.
OG	Sam Jackson	UCF	Gr.	6-6	325	Bradenton, Fla.
OG	Justin Osborne	SMU	Jr.	6-5	309	Flower Mound, Texas
C	Matt Lee ¹	UCF	Jr.	6-4	295	Oviedo, Fla.
TE	Caden Prieskorn	Memphis	Jr.	6-5	255	Lake Orion, Mich.
QB	Michael Pratt	Tulane	Jr.	6-3	220	Boca Raton, Fla.
RB	Isaiah Bowser	UCF	Gr.	6-1	220	Sidney, Ohio
RB	Brian Battie	South Florida	So.	5-8	165	Sarasota, Fla.
DL	Elijah Chatman ²	SMU	Sr.	6-0	291	Shreveport, La.
DL	Darius Hodges	Tulane	So.	6-2	280	Montgomery, Ala.
DL	Patrick Jenkins	Tulane	So.	6-2	286	New Orleans, La.
DL	Anthony Goodlow	Tulsa	Sr.	6-5	286	Del City, Okla.
LB	Xavier Cullens	Memphis	Gr.	5-11	225	Ecru, Miss.
LB	Layton Jordan	Temple	Jr.	6-2	220	McKeesport, Pa.
LB	Nick Anderson	Tulane	Sr.	5-11	230	Vicksburg, Miss.
LB	Justin Wright ^H	Tulsa	Sr.	6-2	244	Abilene, Texas
CB	Malik Fleming	East Carolina	Jr.	5-10	184	Fairburn, Ga.
CB	Art Green	Houston	Sr.	6-2	200	Chesterfield, Mo.
S	Ja’Von Hicks	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-2	210	Cincinnati, Ohio
S	Gervarrius Owens ¹	Houston	Sr.	6-0	200	Moore, Okla.
K	Ryan Coe	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-3	227	McDonald, Pa.
P	Casey Glover	Tulane	Jr.	6-5	205	Jericho, N.Y.
RS	Jha’Quan Jackson	Tulane	Jr.	5-10	185	Luling, La.

ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION

Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
CB	Arquon Bush	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-0	198	Cleveland, Ohio
OT	Joe Huber	Cincinnati	So.	6-5	310	Dublin, Ohio
OG	Dylan O’Quinn ¹	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-4	305	Toledo, Ohio
WR	Isaiah Winstead	East Carolina	Gr.	6-4	213	Richmond, Va.
RS	Jayce Rogers	Houston	Sr.	5-8	175	Valdosta, Ga.
DL	Jaylon Allen	Memphis	Sr.	6-3	240	Humble, Texas
CB	Davion Ross	Memphis	Jr.	5-10	175	Warner Robins, Ga.
DL	Jacob Busic	Navy	Jr.	6-4	256	Westminster, Md.
LB	Dwayne Boyles Jr.	South Florida	Gr.	6-3	230	Miami, Fla.
C	Brad Cecil	South Florida	Gr.	6-4	294	Jacksonville, Fla.
OG	Jaylon Thomas ²	SMU	Sr.	6-5	311	Lubbock, Texas
S	Larry Brooks	Tulane	Sr.	6-1	200	Fort Worth, Texas
TE	Tyrick James	Tulane	Sr.	6-2	235	Waco, Texas
CB	Tyon Davis	Tulsa	Gr.	6-0	186	Putnam City, Okla.

^{1 2 H} indicates previous selections to the first, second or honorable mention all-conference teams

American Athletic Conference Offensive Players of the Year
2013        Blake Bortles, QB, UCF
2014        Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina
2015        Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy
2016        Quinton Flowers, QB, USF
2017         McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF
2018        McKenzie Milton, QB, UCF
2019        Malcolm Perry, QB, Navy
2020        Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
2021        Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
2022        Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane

American Athletic Conference Defensive Players of the Year
2013        Marcus Smith, DE, Louisville
2014        Jacoby Glenn, CB, UCF
                Tank Jakes, LB, Memphis
2015        Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple
2016        Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF
2017         Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
2018        Nate Harvey, DE, East Carolina
2019        Quincy Roche, DE, Temple
2020        Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa *
2021        Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati *
2022        Ivan Pace Jr., LB, Cincinnati

American Athletic Conference Special Teams Players of the Year
2013        Demarcus Ayers, WR/KR, Houston
                Tom Hornsey, P, Memphis
2014        Jake Elliott, K, Memphis
2015        Jake Elliott, K, Memphis
2016        Tony Pollard, WR/RS, Memphis
2017         Tony Pollard, WR/RS, Memphis
2018        Isaiah Wright, WR/RS, Temple
2019        Dane Roy, P, Houston
                Antonio Gibson, WR/RS, Memphis
2020        Chris Naggar, K, SMU
2021        Marcus Jones, CB/RS, Houston
2022        Mason Fletcher, P, Cincinnati

American Athletic Conference Rookies of the Year
2013        John O’Korn, QB, Houston
2014        Marlon Mack, RB, USF
2015        Tre’Quan Smith, WR, UCF
2016        Ed Oliver, DT, Houston
2017         T.J. Carter, CB, Memphis
2018        Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
2019        Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis
2020        Rahjai Harris, RB, East Carolina
                Ulysses Bentley IV, RB, SMU
2021        Alton McCaskill, RB, Houston
2022        E.J. Warner, QB, Temple

American Athletic Conference Coaches of the Year
2013        George O’Leary, UCF *
2014        Justin Fuente, Memphis *
2015        Tom Herman, Houston
                Ken Niumatalolo, Navy
2016        Ken Niumatalolo, Navy
2017         Scott Frost, UCF *
2018        Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
2019        Ken Niumatalolo, Navy
2020        Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
2021        Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
2022        Willie Fritz, Tulane *