UNI football: Matthew Cook, Spencer Cuvelier named to Stats Perform FCS Preseason AA teams

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - UNI placekicker Matthew Cook has been named to his second preseason all-American team and is joined by teammate Spencer Cuvelier on the Stats Perform Preseason All-American Team.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has an FCS-best 22 student-athletes on the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team.

Cook already has earned honors on the Athlon Sports' 2022 FCS Preseason All-American Team and The Bluebloods' Preseason All-MVFC Team. Stats Perform named him to the special teams first team today.

Last season, Cook, a junior, was named to HERO Sports' FCS All-America Second Team Special Teams and the Stats Perform FCS Team. He also earned a spot on Phil Steele's FCS All-America Second Team for Special Teams and was named to MVFC All-Conference First Team Special Teams last season.

He was the only FCS player to notch two field goals beyond 50 yards in a single game the week when he earned MVFC honors in the 2021 season. He finished 2021 ranked second in MVFC and 12th in nation for field goal percentage with 86.4%. He was also second in the MFVC and seventh in the nation for field goals per game with 1.58. Cook was perfect on PATs on the season, going 33-for-33. He averaged 58.3 yards on kickoff.

In UNI football's 26-17 win over No. 6 South Dakota State, he accounted for 14 points. He made 19 of his 22 attempted field goals, recording his longest career field goal of 55 yards against South Dakota State.

Cuvelier, a senior linebacker from Cresco, Iowa, was named to the Stats Perform Second Team Defense. He also has earned a spot on The Bluebloods' Preseason All-MVFC Team.

His 2021 season was cut short due to injury. He played and started in eight games before injury interrupted play midseason. He was named the Stats Perform National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the season opener against Sacramento State by forcing six turnovers; recovering two fumbles; and notching 15 tackles, reaching double figures for the 10th time in 19 career games.

Cuvelier finished the year fifth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference for tackles per game with 8.2. He earned First Team MVFC Offense honors in addition to being named to Phil Steele's FCS All-MVFC First Team Defense.

All 15 FCS conferences and 57 schools are represented among the 105 All-Americans, which included 56 players who were postseason All-Americans previously.

2022 STATS PERFORM FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Previous Season(s) as First-Team Postseason All-American Listed in Parentheses

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

QB – Xavier Shepherd, 6-0, 205, junior, Kennesaw State (2021 All-Purpose)
RB – Isaiah Davis, 6-1, 220, junior, South Dakota State
RB – Isaiah Ifanse, 5-10, 202, senior, Montana State
FB – Hunter Luepke, 6-1, 236, senior, North Dakota State (2020, 2021)
WR – Xavier Gipson, 5-9, 170, senior, Stephen F. Austin (2021)
WR – Taylor Grimes, 5-11, 190, senior, UIW
TE – Tucker Kraft, 6-5, 255, junior, South Dakota State (2021)
OL – Michael Corbi, 6-6, 335, senior, Villanova
OL – McClendon Curtis, 6-6, 328, senior, Chattanooga
OL – Matthan Hatchie, 6-2, 310, senior, UT Martin
OL – Cody Mauch, 6-6, 303, senior, North Dakota State
OL – Mason McCormick, 6-4, 310, senior, South Dakota State

DEFENSE

DL – Nate Lynn, 6-3, 255, junior, William & Mary (2021)
DL – Devonnsha Maxwell, 6-3, 296, senior, Chattanooga (2021)
DL – Josiah Silver, 6-2, 234, sophomore, New Hampshire
DL – Spencer Waege, 6-5, 278, senior, North Dakota State
LB – Jacob Dobbs, 6-0, 232, senior, Holy Cross (2021)
LB – Ryan Greenhagen 6-1, 245, grad, Fordham
LB – Isaiah Land 6-4, 215, senior, Florida A&M (2021)
LB – Patrick O'Connell, 6-2, 225, redshirt senior, Montana (2021)
LB – Stone Snyder, 6-3, 240, senior, VMI (2020)
DB – Anthony Adams, 6-0, 185, senior, Portland State (2019)
DB – Justin Ford, 6-2, 190, redshirt senior, Montana (2021)
DB – Ferlando Jordan, 6-0, 180, redshirt senior, Southeastern Louisiana
DB – Kedrick Whitehead, 5-11, 195, senior, Delaware (2020)

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Matthew Cook, 5-11, 180, junior, Northern Iowa
P – Grant Burkett, 6-1, 191, sophomore, Missouri State
LS – Robert Soderholm, 6-1, 230, senior, VMI
KR – Malik Flowers, 6-2, 200, redshirt senior, Montana
PR – Jah'Marae Sheread, 5-7, 175, redshirt senior, Florida A&M
AP – Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., 5-9, 189, senior, UC Davis
AP – Jacob Saylors, 5-11, 195, senior, ETSU

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

QB – Jason Shelley, 5-11, 197, senior, Missouri State
RB – Juwon Farri, 5-10, 195, redshirt senior, Monmouth
RB – Malik Grant, junior, 5-9, 200, senior, Sacred Heart
RB – Jaleel McLaughlin, 5-9, 195, senior, Youngstown State
WR – Avante Cox, 5-10, 170, senior, Southern Illinois (2020)
WR – Jakob Herres, 6-4, 225, grad, Richmond (2020)
TE – Kemari Averett, 6-6, 260, senior, Bethune-Cookman
TE – Ryan Miller, 6-2, 221, redshirt senior, Furman
OL – Noah Atagi, 6-4, 325, junior, Weber State
OL – Garret Greenfield, 6-6, 295, senior, South Dakota State (2020)
OL – Alex Jensen, 6-7, 280, senior, South Dakota
OL – Kyle Nunez, 6-2, 340, grad, Stony Brook
OL – Anderson Tomlin, 6-5, 296, redshirt senior, Furman

DEFENSE

DL – Brevin Allen, 6-4, 265, senior, Campbell
DL – Malik Hamm, 6-3, 260, senior, Lafayette
DL – Jeblonski Green, 6-3, 265, redshirt junior, South Carolina State
DL – Jordan Lewis, 6-3, 195, junior, Southern (2020)
DL – Clay Patterson, 6-3, 267, junior, Yale
DL – B.J. Thompson, 6-6, 210, senior, Stephen F. Austin
LB – Kelechi Anyalebechi, 6-0, 240, grad, UIW
LB – Adam Bock, 6-1, 215, sophomore, South Dakota State
LB – Spencer Cuvelier, 6-3, 245, redshirt senior, Northern Iowa
LB – David Hoage, 6-3, 250, junior, Northern Colorado
LB – Titus Leo, 6-4, 245, grad, Wagner
LB – Tristan Wheeler, 6-2, 228, redshirt junior, Richmond
DB – Zy Alexander, 6-3, 185, sophomore, Southeastern Louisiana
DB – Montrae Braswell, 6-0, 190, junior, Missouri State
DB – Robby Hauck, 5-10, 185, redshirt senior, Montana
DB – Michael Tutsie, 5-11, 193, senior, North Dakota State

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Kyle Sentkowski, 6-0, 209, senior, Sacramento State
P – Max Quick, 5-10, 185, junior, Stephen F. Austin
LS – Dalton Godfrey, 6-2, 230, senior, South Dakota
KR – Isaiah Bolden, 6-2, 205, senior, Jackson State
PR – Devon Harper, 5-9, 165, junior, Mercer (2020)
AP – Jake Chisholm, 5-9, 191, senior, Dayton
AP – Javon Williams Jr., 6-2, 245, junior, Southern Illinois (2020)

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

QB – Trae Self, 6-4, 190, senior Stephen F. Austin
RB – Ailym Ford, 5-9, 213, junior, Chattanooga
RB – Geno Hess, 5-8, 209, senior, Southeast Missouri
RB – Ty Son Lawton, 5-10, 215, senior, Stony Brook
WR – Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, 6-1, 190, senior, Alabama A&M
WR – Jaxon Janke, 6-3, 210, senior, South Dakota State
WR – Xavier Smith, 5-10, 170, grad, Florida A&M
TE – Marshel Martin, 6-2, 209, junior, Sacramento State
OL – Nick Correia, 6-6, 330, redshirt junior, Rhode Island
OL – Mark Evans II, 6-4, 295, senior, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
OL – Levi Nesler, 6-1, 318, redshirt senior, Murray State
OL – Jake Parks, 6-3, 285, senior, UC Davis
OL – Evan Roussel, 6-2, 290, sophomore, Nicholls

DEFENSE

DL – Ty French, 6-3, 230, junior, Gardner-Webb
DL – Jonathan Hammond, 6-2, 227, junior, Davidson
DL – Logan Jessup, 6-3, 255, junior, Central Arkansas
DL – VJ Malo, 6-1, 270, senior, Portland State
DL – Kevin Peprah, 6-2, 235, senior, Sacred Heart
DL – Markel Perry, 6-2, 220, redshirt senior, Sam Houston
LB – Ty Boeck, 6-1, 218, senior, Chattanooga
LB – John Ford II, 6-3, 230, grad, UT Martin
LB – Matthew Jackson, 6-2, 205, redshirt senior, Eastern Kentucky
LB – James Kaczor, 6-0, 212, senior, North Dakota State
LB – Trevor Williams, 5-9, 205, senior, Sam Houston
DB – Cole Coleman, 5-10, 193, senior, Elon
DB – Eddie Heckard, 5-10, 190, junior, Weber State
DB – Travis Hunter, 6-1, 165, freshman, Jackson State
DB – Deven Sims, 6-2, 200, redshirt senior, UT Martin
DB – Lance Wise, 5-8, 185, junior, Mercer

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Chris Campos, 5-10, 220, redshirt sophomore, Stephen F. Austin
P – Ryan Kost, 6-2, 200, grad, Monmouth
LS – Brian McNamara, 5-9, 190, senior, Sacred Heart
KR – Calvin Jones, 5-10, 175, sophomore, Western Carolina
PR – Jayden Price, 6-0, 197, senior, North Dakota State
AP – Narii Gaither, 5-10, 181, senior, Gardner-Webb
AP – Darius Hale, 5-11, 225, sophomore, Central Arkansas
AP – Tommy Mellott, 6-0, 195, sophomore, Montana State

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