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The University of Tennessee at Martin football program saw two of its standouts earn spots on the inaugural The Bluebloods 2022 FCS All-American teams as center Matthan Hatchie garnered second team honors and linebacker John H. Ford II picked up a third team selection.

Hatchie earned his third straight All-OVC honor after once again anchoring an impressive offensive line at both the center and guard positions. The Haleiwa, Hawai'i native graded out at 85 percent or better in each game while tallying 71 knockdowns. In the middle of an offensive unit which ranked sixth nationally in sacks allowed, he did not give up a sack in 401 attempts. The durable standout played 709 snaps while serving as a leader of the group with his toughness and makeup. Offensively, the unit led a team which ranked 19th in passing offense (269.4 ypg) and 20th in scoring offense (34.7).

Ford concluded his career by earning back-to-back All-OVC first team honors while also garnering the program's first OVC Defensive Player of the Year selection. A finalist for the 2022 Buck Buchanan Award, Ford tallied 106 tackles, including 10.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, an interception, two pass breakups, four quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. The Nashville, Tenn. native ranked third in the OVC in tackles (9.5/game), second in sacks (0.45/game) and third in tackles for loss (0.95/game). Ford helped UT Martin rank first nationally in turnovers gained (28) and in the top 20 nationally in tackles for loss (17th) and sacks (20th).

FCS Offensive Player of the Year: Lindsey Scott Jr. (Incarnate Word; QB)
FCS Defensive Player of the Year: Zeke Vandenburgh (Illinois State; LB)
FCS Freshman of the Year: Gevani McCoy (Idaho; QB)
FCS Coach of the Year: Chris Hatcher (Samford)
 
1st Team Offense:
QB: Lindsey Scott Jr. (Incarnate Word)
RB: Geno Hess (Southeast Missouri State)
RB: Jaden Shirden (Monmouth)
FB: Hunter Luepke (North Dakota State)
WR: Hayden Hatten (Idaho)
WR: Darion Chafin (Incarnate Word)
WR: Fotis Kokosioulis (Fordham)
TE: Ryan Miller (Furman)
OL: Cody Mauch (North Dakota State)
OL: Colby Sorsdal (William & Mary)
OL: Ajani Cornelius (Rhode Island)
OL: McClendon Curtis (Chattanooga)
OL: Mason McCormick (South Dakota State)
OL: Mark Evans II (Arkansas Pine-Bluff)
 
1st Team Defense:
DL: David Walker (Central Arkansas)
DL: Reece Winkelman (South Dakota State)
DL: Devonnsha Maxwell (Chattanooga)
DL: Spencer Waege (North Dakota State)
LB: John Pius (William & Mary)
LB: Zeke Vandenburgh (Illinois State)
LB: Joe Andreessen (Bryant)
LB: Johnny Buchanan (Delaware)
DB: Maxwell Anderson (Weber State)
DB: Alijah Huzzie (East Tennessee State)
DB: Kameron Brown (Chattanooga)
DB: Marcus Hillman (Elon)
DB: Kedrick Whitehead (Delaware)
 
1st Team Special Teams:
K: Ethan Gettman (Bryant)
P: Jake Gerardi (Southern Utah)
KR: Abraham Williams (Weber State)
PR: Jarrod Barnes (Central Arkansas)
AP: Dylan Laube (New Hampshire)
 
2nd Team Offense:
QB: Tim DeMorat (Fordham)
RB: Cameron Skattebo (Sacramento State)
RB: Jaleel McLaughlin (Youngstown State)
WR: Chandler Smith (Samford)
WR: Ty James (Mercer)
WR: Taylor Grimes (Incarnate Word)
WR: Joey Hobert (Utah Tech)
TE: Tucker Kraft (South Dakota State)
OL: Nash Jensen (North Dakota State)
OL: Luke Newman (Holy Cross)
OL: Nash Jones (Incarnate Word)
OL: Garrett Greenfield (South Dakota State)
OL: Matthan Hatchie (UT Martin)
OL: Mike McAllister (Youngstown State)
 
2nd Team Defense:
DL: Ty French (Gardner-Webb)
DL: Dylan Ruiz (New Hampshire)
DL: Jay Person (Chattanooga)
DL: Caleb Sanders (South Dakota State)
LB: Elijah Anderson-Taylor (Northern Colorado)
LB: Aubrey Miller (Jackson State)
LB: Todd Hill (Duquesne)
LB: BJ Davis (South Carolina State)
DB: Justin Ford (Montana)
DB: Khalil Baker (North Carolina Central)
DB: Michael Tutsie (North Dakota State)
DB: Markeith Montgomery (Kennesaw State)
DB: Benny Sapp III (Northern Iowa)
 
2nd Team Special Teams:
K: Skylar Davis (Elon)
P: Patrick Rohrbach (Montana)
KR: Malik Flowers (Montana)
PR: D'Ago Hunter (Towson)
AP: Matthew Sluka (Holy Cross)
 
3rd Team Offense:
QB: Michael Hiers (Samford)
RB: ShunDerrick Powell (North Alabama)
RB: Bhayshul Tuten (North Carolina A&T)
WR: Joshua Tomas (Georgetown)
WR: Xavier Gipson (Stephen F. Austin)
WR: Andrew Armstrong (Texas A&M-Commerce)
WR: Xavier Smith (Florida A&M)
TE: Martin Marshel (Sacramento State)
OL: Anderson Tomlin (Furman)
OL: Brandon Weldon (Sacramento State)
OL: Pearson Toomey (Furman)
OL: Jake Kubas (North Dakota State)
OL: Charles Grant (William & Mary)
OL: Robert Mitchell (North Carolina Central)
 
3rd Team Defense:
DL: Josiah Silver (New Hampshire)
DL: Eric O'Neill (Long Island)
DL: Elijah Williams (Morgan State)
DL: Truman Jones (Harvard)
LB: Rodney Dansby (Houston Christian)
LB: Kelechi Anyalebechi (Incarnate Word)
LB: John Ford III (UT Martin)
LB: Colton Adams (Alabama State)
LB: Winston Reid (Weber State)
DB: TaMuarion Wilson (Central Arkansas)
DB: Rassie Littlejohn (Stetson)
DB: Rex Connors (UC Davis)
DB: Demetries Ford (Austin Peay)
DB: Noah Plack (Delaware)
 
3rd Team Special Teams:
K: Richard McCollum (Western Carolina)
P: David Gelb (Charleston Southern)
KR: Marqui Johnson (Montana State)
PR: Xavier Gipson (Stephen F. Austin)
AP: Devron Harper (Mercer) 

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