Murray State University Athletics
Five Racers Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-MVFC Teams
7/31/2023 10:22:00 AM | Football
Five different MSU football players have earned preseason honors from Phil Steele magazine
Five Murray State football players have earned preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors from the nationally recognized media outlet Phil Steele Magazine.Â
Offensive linemen DJ Jones and Jacob Frye earned second-team and fourth-team honors, respectively, while fellow offensive playmaker Taylor Shields also earned a fourth-team nod. On the defensive side, Cade Shupperd picked up third-team honors and Cody Goatley was named to the fourth team.
Both Jones and Frye were pillars of the MSU offensive front, starting all 11 games for the Racers in 2022 as Frye has started 29 consecutive games for the Racers and picked up All-Conference second-team honors a season ago.Â
Shields returns to the Racers with 465 receiving yards last season to lead the team along with 22 catches and a team-high 21.1 yards per catch as he earned All-Conference second team last season.Â
Goatley and Shupperd return as anchors of the Murray State defense as Goatley earned All-Conference Newcomer team honors and Shupperd was named All-Conference second team in 2022. The linebacker pairing combined for 99 tackles, six sacks, and 16.5 tackles for loss.Â
The Racers get their season underway on September 2nd hosting Presbyterian at 6 p.m.
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| MVFC Preseason All-Conference Team | ||||
| OFFENSE | ||||
| 1st TEAM | 2nd TEAM | 3rd TEAM | 4th TEAM | |
| QB | Mark Gronowski, South Dakota St, Jr. | Theo Day, UNI, Sr. | Tommy Schuster, North Dakota, Sr. | Cam Miller, North Dakota St, Sr. |
| RB | Isaiah Davis, South Dakota St, Sr. | Justin Dinka, Indiana St, Jr. | Amar Johnson, South Dakota St, Jr. | Wenkers Wright, Illinois St, Soph. |
| RB | TaMerik Williams, North Dakota State, Sr. | Jacardia Wright, Missouri St, Jr. | Travis Theis, South Dakota, Jr. | Cole Mueller, Illinois St, Jr. |
| FB | Michael Morgan, South Dakota St, Sr. | Hunter Brozio, North Dakota St, Sr. | Jake Benio, Youngstown St, Sr. | (RB) Ludovick Choquette, Western Illinois, Sr. |
| WR | Jaxon Janke, South Dakota St, Sr. | Bo Belquist, North Dakota, Sr. | Zach Mathis, North Dakota St, Sr. | Carter Bell, South Dakota, Jr. |
| WR | Bryce Oliver, Youngstown St, Sr. | Sam Schnee, UNI, Sr. | Sergio Morancy, UNI, Jr. | Taylor Shields, Murray St, Jr. |
| WR | Jadon Janke, South Dakota St, Sr. | D'Ante Cox, Southern Illinois, Sr. | Wesley Eliodor, North Dakota, Sr. | Max Tomczak, Youngstown St, Soph. |
| TE | Zach Heins, South Dakota St, Sr. | Alex Allen, UNI, Sr. | Joe Stoffel, North Dakota St, Sr. | Layne Pryor, UNI, Jr. |
| OL | Garret Greenfield, South Dakota St, Sr. | DJ Jones, Murray St, Sr. | Gus Miller, South Dakota St, Jr. | Kobe Rios, Illinois St, Sr. |
| OL | Mason McCormick, South Dakota St, Sr. | Jaison Williams, Youngstown St, Jr. | Brandon Westberg, North Dakota St, Sr. | Hunter Zambrano, Illinois St, Jr. |
| OL | Jalen Sundell, North Dakota St, Sr. | Jared Penning, UNI, Jr. | Easton Kilty, North Dakota, Jr. | Keagen Trost, Indiana St, Jr. |
| OL | Jake Kubas, North Dakota St, Sr. | Isaac Erbes, South Dakota, Sr. | Aidan Parker, Youngstown St, Jr. | Brayden Bryant, North Dakota, Jr. |
| OL | Donny Ventrelli, North Dakota, Sr. | Jose Vazquez IV, Indiana St, Sr. | Chase Evans, Southern Illinois, Jr. | Jacob Frye, Murray St, Sr. |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 1st TEAM | 2nd TEAM | 3rd TEAM | 4th TEAM | |
| DL | Eli Mostaert, North Dakota St, Sr. | Ryan Van Marel, South Dakota St, Sr. | Cade Terveer, South Dakota St, Sr. | Jake Kava, North Dakota St, Sr. |
| DL | Khristian Boyd, UNI, Sr. | Gianini Belizaire, Indiana St, Jr. | Devin Goree, Missouri St, Jr. | Jake Detiveaux, Western Illinois, Sr. |
| DL | Dylan Wudke, Youngstown St, Sr. | Will Mostaert, North Dakota St, Sr. | Lucas Hunter, Indiana St, Sr. | Cordarrius Bailey, UNI, Sr. |
| DL | Ben McNaboe, North Dakota, Sr. | Josh Dinga, Illinois St, Sr. | Chris Fitzgerald, Youngstown St, Jr. | Brendan Webb, South Dakota, Sr. |
| LB | Adam Bock, South Dakota St, Sr. | Geoffrey Brown, Indiana St, Jr. | Juan DelaCruz, Western Illinois, Sr. | Cody Goatley, Murray St, Soph. |
| LB | Stephen Hillis, South Dakota, Sr. | Jason Freeman, South Dakota St, Sr. | Cade Shupperd, Murray St, Jr. | Von Young, Missouri St, Jr. |
| LB | Branson Combs, Southern Illinois, Sr. | Isaiah Stalbird, South Dakota St, Sr. | Nick Kubitz, North Dakota St, Sr. | Wyatt Pedigo, North Dakota, Jr. |
| LB | Brock Mogensen, South Dakota, Sr. | Colin Bohanek, Southern Illinois, Jr. | Garret Ollendieck, Indiana St, Jr. | Greg Benton, Youngstown St, Sr. |
| DB | Myles Harden, South Dakota, Sr. | Woo Governor, UNI, Sr. | Quincy Lenton, Youngstown St, Sr. | Jeff Bowens, Illinois St, Soph. |
| DB | C.J. Siegel, North Dakota, Sr. | Dalys Beanum, South Dakota St, Sr. | Dillon Gearhart, Illinois St, Jr. | Jordan Trowers, Youngstown St, Jr. |
| DB | PJ Jules, Southern Illinois, Sr. | Rylan Cole, Indiana St, Jr. | Jonathan Edwards, Indiana St, Jr. | Josiah Ganues, South Dakota, Jr. |
| DB | DyShawn Gales, South Dakota St, Sr. | JJ Ross, Western Illinois, Sr. | Jayden Price, North Dakota St, Sr. | Dennis Shorter, South Dakota, Jr. |
| 1st TEAM | 2nd TEAM | 3rd TEAM | 4th TEAM | |
| K | Matthew Cook, UNI, Sr. | Griffin Crosa, North Dakota St, Sr. | Ian Wagner, Illinois St, Soph. | Hunter Dustman, South Dakota St, Jr. |
| P | Grant Burkett, Missouri St, Jr. | Noah Pettinger, UNI, Soph. | Hunter Dustman, South Dakota St, Jr. | Kaedin Steindorf, North Dakota St, Jr. |
| KR | C.J. Siegel, North Dakota, Sr. | Jalen Carr, Illinois St, Jr. | Dakota Caton, Indiana St, Sr. | RaJa Nelson, North Dakota St, Sr. |
| PR | Jayden Price, North Dakota St, Sr. | Jadon Janke, South Dakota State, Sr. | Carter Bell, South Dakota, Jr. | Dakota Caton, Indiana St, Sr. |
| AP | Carter Bell, South Dakota, Jr. | Red Wilson, North Dakota, Sr. | Jalen Carr, Illinois St, Jr. | Taj Sanders, Western Illinois, Soph. |
| LS | Caden Bolz, Missouri St, Jr. | Sam Merryman, Youngstown St, Jr. | Isaiah Garman, UNI Sr. | Peyton Cramer, Illinois St, Jr. |
| 2023 MVFC PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Â RB Isaiah Davis, South Dakota St, Sr. | ||||
| 2023 MVFC PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Â LB Adam Bock, South Dakota St, Sr. | ||||
