Aug 08, 2023
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| d3photography.com file photos by Dan Hunter, Mike Atherton |
Last December, 77 out of 104 players named to the 2022 D3football.com All-America team were listed as seniors, but these days, people listed as seniors are not always out of eligibility. In fact, more than one-third of last year's senior honorees are still playing Division III football, and a number of additional players are in Division I, at places such as Oklahoma State, Delaware and New Hampshire. Check out the top returning players in Division III football on the 2023 D3football.com Preseason All-America team:
| First team offense | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Braxton Plunk | Mount Union | Sr. | Plant City, Fla. |
| RB | Jhe’Quay Chretin | Aurora | Sr. | Bastrop, Texas |
| RB | Cornell Beachem Jr. | Mount St. Joseph | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| WR | Wayne Ruby, Jr. | Mount Union | Sr. | Pembroke Pines, Fla. |
| WR | DeAngelo Hardy | North Central | Sr. | Lake Villa, Ill. |
| TE | Alex Larson | St. John’s | Sr. | Woodbury, Minn. |
| T | Jeske Maples | North Central | Jr. | Moweaqua, Ill. |
| G | Carson Barrett | Mount Union | Sr. | Roswell, Ga. |
| C | Jarod Thornton | North Central (Ill.) | Sr. | Homewood, Ill. |
| G | Travis Cepalia | Tufts | Sr. | Park Ridge, N.J. |
| T | JR Woods | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Saddle River, N.J. |
| First team defense | ||||
| DE | Justin Blazek | UW-Platteville | Sr. | Naperville, Ill. |
| DT | Dawson Dietz | Washington & Jefferson | Jr. | Allison Park, Pa. |
| DT | Dan Lester | North Central | Sr. | Indian Creek, Ill. |
| DE | Luke Schuermann | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
| LB | Caleb Harmel | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Burton, Texas |
| LB | Owen Grover | Wartburg | Sr. | Dyersville, Iowa |
| LB | Robert Coury | Carnegie Mellon | Sr. | Phillipsburg, N.J. |
| CB | Antwain Walker | North Central | Sr. | Oswego, Ill. |
| S | Caleb Brubaker | Salisbury | Jr. | Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
| S | Griffin Pendry | Heidelberg | Sr. | Perrysburg, Ohio |
| CB | Raylens Boutin | Brockport | Sr. | Nyack, N.Y. |
| First team specialists | ||||
| K | Christian Hutra | Springfield | Sr. | Holmes, N.Y. |
| P | Owen Tapia | Chapman | Sr. | Eastvale, Calif. |
| RET | BJ Stewart | Trinity (Texas) | Jr. | Shreveport, La. |
| Second team offense | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Tucker Horn | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Graham, Texas |
| RB | Giovanni Weeks | Wheaton | Sr. | Kent City, Mich. |
| RB | Hunter Clasen | Wartburg | Sr. | Springbrook, Iowa |
| WR | Trey Madsen | Aurora | Sr. | Montgomery, Ill. |
| WR | Joey Kidder | Bethel | Jr. | New Richmond, Wis. |
| TE | Penn Stoller | Wabash | Sr. | Cissna Park, Ill. |
| T | Ethan Ruckman | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| G | Trevor Gabriele | Wheaton | Sr. | Wheaton, Ill. |
| C | Matt Wrather | John Carroll | Jr. | Powell, Ohio |
| G | Tucker Kinney | Wartburg | Sr. | DeWitt, Iowa |
| T | Mike Bertoia | UW-La Crosse | Sr. | Lake Zurich, Ill. |
| Second team defense | ||||
| DE | Jordan Downing | Wartburg | Sr. | Waverly, Iowa |
| DT | Duke Hill | Mount Union | Sr. | Memphis, Tenn. |
| DT | Riley Konrardy | Wartburg | Sr. | LaMotte, Iowa |
| DE | Hector Johnson | Endicott | Jr. | Worcester, Mass. |
| LB | Blake Rybar | Linfield | Sr. | Monroe, Wash. |
| LB | Durand Hill | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jr. | Austin, Texas |
| LB | Rossy Moore | Mount Union | Jr. | Lima, Ohio |
| CB | Justin Gerhart | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | Lititz, Pa. |
| S | Parker Rochford | Wartburg | Jr. | Edgewood, Iowa |
| S | Jahiem Peake | John Carroll | Sr. | Akron, Ohio |
| CB | Michael Brown | UW-River Falls | Jr. | Victoria, Minn. |
| Second team specialists | ||||
| K | Branden Steckel | Heidelberg | Sr. | Cardington, Ohio |
| P | Vicente Garcia | Redlands | Sr. | Fontana, Calif. |
| RET | Caezar Williams | Castleton | Jr. | Round Rock, Texas |
| Third team offense | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | A.J. Wingfield | Ithaca | Sr. | Franklin Lakes, N.J. |
| RB | DeAndre Parker | Mount Union | Sr. | Crystal River, Fla. |
| RB | Bryce Agnew | Marietta | Sr. | Cleveland, Ohio |
| WR | Scott Fraser | Grove City | Sr. | Butler, Pa. |
| WR | Daniel Huery | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Katy, Texas |
| TE | Thomas Burke | TCNJ | Sr. | Tysons Corner, Va. |
| T | Kendrioun Boatman | Belhaven | Sr. | McAdams, Miss. |
| G | Randy Ruple | Merchant Marine | Sr. | Menifee, Calif. |
| C | Derek Brown | Monmouth | Sr. | Pekin, Ill. |
| G | Tonny Garcia | Berry | Sr. | Kennesaw, Ga. |
| T | Alex Klecker | UW-River Falls | Sr. | River Falls, Wis. |
| Third team defense | ||||
| DE | Alex Aitchison | Coe | Sr. | Cascade, Iowa |
| DT | Wade Grubbs | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Providence Forge, Va. |
| DT | Chance Knight | Marietta | Sr. | Bridgeport, Ohio |
| DE | Jack Kelly | UW-La Crosse | Sr. | Plover, Wis. |
| LB | Marcellus Romious | Aurora | Sr. | Belleville, Ill. |
| LB | Odin Soffredine | Alma | Sr. | Traverse City, Mich. |
| LB | Brevon Gude | DePauw | Sr. | Avon, Ind. |
| CB | Teone Sherrod | King's | Sr. | Levittown, Pa. |
| S | Brice Butler | Westminster (Pa.) | Jr. | Farrell, Pa. |
| S | Will Pickren | Hampden-Sydney | Sr. | Mount Pleasant, S.C. |
| CB | DeShawn Starks | Mount St. Joseph | Sr. | Lexington, Ky. |
| Third team specialists | ||||
| K | Jack Hendren | Bridgewater (Va.) | Jr. | Winchester, Va. |
| P | Dan Giangrasso | Brockport | Jr. | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. |
| RET | Molayo Irefin | St. Vincent | Sr. | Bowie, Md. |