Football | 12/16/22 | 2:24 PM

HELENA, Mont. - The Associated Press (AP) released its 2022 NAIA Football All-American list on Friday. Two Carroll College Football players have been recognized on the list.
 
FIRST TEAM
Garrett Kocab (Phelan, Calif. / R-SR / DT)
Kocab, who was also named Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Frontier Conference, and AFCA First Team All-American, adds to his impressive list of 2022 accolades.
 
Kocab finished 2022 with 58 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, three pass break-ups and a blocked kick to lead a stout Carroll defensive unit.
 
SECOND TEAM
Andrew Carter (Gooding, Idaho / R-JR / C)
Carter appears on the list for the second consecutive season, garnering First Team AP All-American in 2021, in addition to multiple All-Frontier Conference selections, and a Second Team AFCA NAIA All-American nod in 2022.
 
Carter anchored a Carroll offensive line that averaged 129.5 yards per game rushing, and 196.18 yards per game passing.

The full AP NAIA All-America teams presented by Regions Bank:

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Joe Dolincheck, senior, Morningside (Iowa).

Running backs — Jonathan White, senior, McPherson (Kansas); Ryan Cole, freshman; Morningside (Iowa).

Linemen — Tyler Anderson, senior, Morningside (Iowa); John Cano, sophomore, Reinhardt (Ga.); Greg Will, senior, Northwestern (Iowa); Colton Takis, senior, Keiser (Fla.); Alex Huisman, senior, Dordt (Neb.).

Tight end — Jaylen Arnold, senior, Keiser (Fla.).

Wide receivers — Austin Johnson, senior, Morningside (Iowa); Gerald Monroe, freshman, Graceland (Iowa); Zach Norton, junior, Morningside (Iowa).

All-purpose player — Keaton Dudik, senior, Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas).

Kicker — Nathan Hamilton, junior, Grand View (Iowa).

Defense

Linemen — Riley Gerhardt, sophomore; Valley State (N.D.); Devin Adams, junior, Peru State (Neb.); Micah Latin, senior, Louisiana Christian; Garrett Kocab, senior, Carroll (Mont.).

Linebackers — Parker Fryar, sophomore, Northwestern (Iowa); Luke Bowman, senior, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Aaron Anderson, junior, Point (Ga.).

Defensive backs — Donovan Shelton, graduate, Indiana Wesleyan; Athanie Leeviraphan, senior, Evangel (Mo.); Adam DeJong, senior, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Angel Mata, senior, St. Francis (Ill.); Trey Palmer, senior, Bethel (Kan.)

Punter — Izaak Myles, senior, Jamestown (N.D.).

SECOND TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — Joaqin Collazo III, junior, Bethel (Tenn.).

Running backs — Marques Burgess, senior, Keiser, (Fla.); Rontavious Farmer, sophomore, St. Thomas (Fla.).

Linemen — Jayce Collins, senior, St. Thomas (Fla.); Eli Cross, senior, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Keegan Martin, senior, Bethel (Kan.); Kaden Young, senior, Grand View (Iowa); Andrew Carter, junior, Carroll (Mont.).

Tight end — Blake Anderson, senior, Northwestern (Iowa).

Wide receivers — JaQuan Ebron, senior, Bluefield (Va.); Ben Stevens, senior, Marian (Ind.); Michael Storey, senior, Northwestern (Iowa).

All-purpose player — Alex Sanders, senior, Pikeville (Ky.).

Kicker — Neston Higuera-Rodriguez, senior, Arizona Christian.

Defense

Linemen — Krew Mathern, senior, Dickinson State (N.D.); Nicholas Engler, junior, St. Thomas (Fla.); Isaac Abeo, senior, Indiana Wesleyan; Weston Schultz, senior, Morningside (Iowa).

Linebackers — Kole Murlin, senior, Siena Heights (Mich.); Hennessy Thomas, junior, St. Mary (Neb.); Jaelin Willis, sophomore, Keiser (Fla.).

Defensive backs — Dijion Walls, junior, Morningside (Iowa); Isaac Gowdy, senior, Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas); Dawson McGlothilin, senior, Dickinson State (N.D.); Sidney Porter, senior, St. Thomas (Fla.); Dorian Hardin, senior, College of Idaho.

Punter — Austin Bohn, graduate, Ottawa (Ariz.).