KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its postseason awards and All-MIAA teams for the 2022 football season.
 
For the second consecutive season, Nebraska Kearney’s TJ Davis was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Year. Northwest Missouri’s Elijah Green was voted the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year. Also earning back-to-back postseason honors was Washburn’s James Letcher Jr., named the MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Pittsburg State received two of the Association’s postseason awards with Kolbe Katsis named the MIAA Freshman of the Year and Brian Wright named the MIAA Coach of the Year.

TJ Davis and James Letcher Jr. are the first student-athletes to repeat MIAA postseason honors since Pittsburg State's running back Germaine Race who recieved the Offensive Player of the Year award in 2005 and 2006. 
 
TJ Davis, the Lopers redshirt senior from Colorado Springs, Colo., played a part in 29 of the UNK’s 44 total touchdowns this season. The 6-3 quarterback dominated the league and currently ranks 13th in Division II with 1,136 rushing yards this season. He had 191 rushing attempts on the season and lead all MIAA rushers with an impressive 103.3 rushing yards per game. Davis also tied for the league-leading 13 touchdowns for 7.1 points per game and 78 total points on the season. From the quarterback position, he finished the 2022 season 87-of-168 with 1,370 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes.
 
Northwest Missouri’s Elijah Green led the MIAA with 21.0 tackles for loss and 11 total sacks on the season. A native of Maryville, Mo., the senior defensive tackle finished the season with 49.0 total tackles – 36 solo and 13 assisted. His 21.0 tackles for loss (18 solo, six assisted) currently ranks sixth in Division II while he dominated the MIAA with 89 total yards for loss. Green’s 1.0 sacks per game ranks ninth in the nation helped lead the Bearcat defense to a league-leading 38 total sacks on the season.
 
James Letcher Jr. led the MIAA with 286 punt return yards (26.0 yards return) and 1,079 receiving yards (97.8 yards per game). The second-most yards by a MIAA receiver this season was just 732. He also lead the league with 10 touchdowns in the air. He added a rushing touchdown and returned two punts for touchdowns to tie the Association’s Player of the Year, TJ Davis, with 13 touchdowns for 7.1 points per game and 78 total points on the season.
 
Playing his first season at PSU, Kolbe Katsis ranked second in the MIAA with 28.1 yards per kick return and was third in the league with 394 total kick return yards. He also recorded the second-longest kick return of the season at 71 yards. A wide receiver, Katsis ranked 13th in the league this season with 40.9 rushing yards per game. The 6-1 redshirt freshman from Owasso, Okla. played in every game for the Gorillas, recording 450 total receiving yards on 20 receptions. He ended the regular season with five touchdowns.
 
The 2022 season was Head Coach Brian Wright’s third season leading the Gorillas. He led PSU to a flawless 11-0 regular season and secured the program’s 13th MIAA Championship – the first title since the Gorillas shared the honor with Northwest in 2014. The Gorillas offense led the league in scoring with 33.5 points per game while the Gorillas defense allowed the fewest points scored this season, holding opponents to an average of just 15.1 points per game.
 
Below is the complete list of the 2022 Football Postseason Awards and All-MIAA Teams.
 
2022 ALL-MIAA POSTSEASON AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year – TJ Davis, Quarterback – Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Player of the Year – Elijah Green, Defensive Tackle – Northwest Missouri
Special Teams Player of the Year – James Letcher, Jr., Kick/Punt Returner – Washburn
Freshman of the Year – Kolbe Katsis, Wide Receiver and Kick/Punt Returner – Pittsburg State
Coach of the Year – Brian Wright – Pittsburg State

FIRST TEAM
Quarterback – TJ Davis – Nebraska Kearney
Running Back – Caleb Lewis – Pittsburg State
Wide Receiver – James Letcher, Jr. – Washburn*
Wide Receiver – Bryce Murphy – Pittsburg State
Wide Receiver – Manny Ramsey – Fort Hays State
Wide Receiver – Corey Thomas – Emporia State
Tight End/Fullback – Devon Garrison – Pittsburg State
All-Purpose Back – Jamar Moya – Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line – Andrew Funk – Washburn
Offensive Line – Hunter Hays – Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line – Trase Jeffries – Pittsburg State
Offensive Line – Conner Lierz – Emporia State
Offensive Line – Kory Woodruff – Pittsburg State
Kicker – Nick Williams – Missouri Southern
Kick/Punter Returner – James Letcher, Jr. - Washburn

Defensive Line – Elijah Green – Northwest Missouri
Defensive Line – Zach Howard – Northwest Missouri
Defensive Line – Dubem Okonkwo – Pittsburg State
Defensive Line – David Olajiga – Central Missouri
Defensive Line – Jordan Williams – Emporia State
Linebacker – Grant Bruner – Washburn
Linebacker – Dawson Hammes – Emporia State
Linebacker – P.J. Sarwinski – Pittsburg State
Defensive Back – Brandon Mlekus – Pittsburg State
Defensive Back – Jaedon Pool – Emporia State
Defensive Back – Cahleel Smith – Northwest Missouri
Defensive Back – DJ Stirgus – Missouri Western
Defensive Back – Darius Swanson – Nebraska Kearney
Punter – Ross Brungardt – Emporia State
*Indicates unanimous selection
- Reflects ties in voting

SECOND TEAM
Quarterback – Braden Gleason – Emporia State
Running Back – Nathan Glades – Missouri Southern
Wide Receiver – Peter Afful - Washburn
Wide Receiver – Christian Carter – Pittsburg State
Wide Receiver – Traveon James – Missouri Western
Wide Receiver – Arkell Smith – Central Missouri
Tight End/Fullback – Cam Grandy – Missouri Western
All-Purpose Back – Montrez Jackson – Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line – Xavier Cason – Emporia State
Offensive Line – Evan Clark – Missouri Western
Offensive Line – Mitch Goff – Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line – Pat Kelly – Fort Hays State
Offensive Line – Dan Sunderman – Central Missouri
Kicker – Nicky Quevedo – Central Oklahoma
Kick/Punter Returner – Kashan Griffin – Northwest Missouri

Defensive Line – CJ Ravenell – Missouri Western
Defensive Line – Michael Slater – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Line – Tell Spies – Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Line – Landen Urban – Washburn  
Defensive Line – Zeke Wall – Pittsburg State
Linebacker – Richard Jordan, Jr. – Missouri Southern
Linebacker – Sam Phillips – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Isaac Vollstedt – Northwest Missouri
Defensive Back – Gabriel Amegatcher – Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Back – Kobe Cummings – Missouri Western
Defensive Back – Diondre Glover – Central Missouri
Defensive Back – Jordan Lamotte – Northeastern State
Defensive Back – Derrick Maxwell – Emporia State
Defensive Back – Rico Payton – Pittsburg State
Punter – Nick Williams – Missouri Southern
- Reflects ties in voting

THIRD TEAM
Quarterback – Chad Dodson, Jr. – Pittsburg State
Running Back – Billy Ross – Emporia State
Wide Receiver – Aderias Ealy – Lincoln
Wide Receiver – Jaedon Stoshak – Missouri Southern
Wide Receiver – Jaylen Varner – Emporia State
Tight End/Fullback – Oscar Hammond – Central Oklahoma
Tight End/Fullback – Connor Searcy – Washburn
All-Purpose Back – Xavier Jackson – Central Missouri
Offensive Line – Jacob Glendinning – Washburn
Offensive Line – Layne Grantham – Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line – Keith Russell – Missouri Western
Offensive Line – Cooper Schettler – Pittsburg State
Offensive Line – Lepopeasenuu Tito-Fualaau – Missouri Southern
Kicker – Cole Lammel – Northwest Missouri
Kick/Punter Returner – Kolbe Katsis – Pittsburg State
Kick/Punter Returner – Jaedon Stoshak – Missouri Southern

Defensive Line – Solomona Fetuao – Missouri Southern
Defensive Line – Jake Fisher – Northwest Missouri
Defensive Line – Robert Fuentes – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Line – Myles Menges – Fort Hays State
Defensive Line – Jamie Tago – Missouri Southern
Linebacker – Travis DeGrate – Central Missouri
Linebacker – Atoa Fox – Nebraska Kearney
Linebacker – Alex Gaskill – Pittsburg State
Linebacker – Jacey Nutter – Nebraska Kearney
Linebacker – Isaac Wallace – Missouri Western
Linebacker – Makel Williams – Fort Hays State
Defensive Back – Christian Clark – Washburn
Defensive Back – Michael Lacey – Pittsburg State
Defensive Back – Peyton Lane – Washburn
Defensive Back – Mason Perez – Fort Hays State
Defensive Back – Kobey Stephens – Central Oklahoma
Punter – Hunter Kraus – Nebraska Kearney
- Reflects ties in voting

HONORABLE MENTION
Central Missouri: Cedric Case – QB; Malik Clayborn – TE/FB; Gabe Clark – OL; Curtis Appleton – DB; Noah Blair – DB; Ethan Brown – P; Jake Pospisil – K/P Returner
Central Oklahoma: Andrew Carney – APB; Cooper McCoy – OL; Noah Dobson – OL; Noah West – DL; Connor Johnson – LB; Dylan Buchheit - DB
Emporia State: Canaan Brooks – RB; Cole Schumacher, WR; Tyler Kahmann, WR; Tommy Zimmerman – TE/FB; Hayden Reed – OL; Dante Smith-Posey – OL; Rafe Goucher – DL; Rylan Miller – DL; Montrell Wilson – DB; Caden Dodson – K
Lincoln: Samuel Ingoli – TE/FB; Alejandro Flores – OL; Tommy Medellin – OL; Jahkari Larmond – DL; Samuel Amituanai – DL; Cody Bagby – DL; Jaylon Mosely – LB
Missouri Southern: Dwayne Lawson – APB; Kenneth Fehrman – OL; Solomon Garcia – DL; Coleman Booker – LB; Colton Winder – LB; Jalen Dennis – DB
Missouri Western: Jared Scott – RB; Jonas Bennett – APB; Brenden McClure – OL; Noah Price – OL; Brandon Johnson – DL; AJ Crayton – DL; Tylen Wallace – DL; Anthony Villanueva - LB
Nebraska Kearney: Damien Cearns – RB; Cody Nelson, WR; Jon Merten – OL; Baylor Hellmuth – DL; Jimmy Harrison – LB; Tre O’Guinn – DB
Northeastern State: Dashawn Williams – WR; Chris Lee – DL; Johnny Jean – DB; Dawondrick Crockett – DB; Tyler Crawford – P
Northwest Missouri: Mike Hohensee – QB; Shane Fredrickson – DB
Pittsburg State: Cole Sample – DL; Luke Jennings - LB
Washburn: Kellen Simoncic – QB; Taylon Peters – RB; Mason Honne – OL; Braden Rose – DL; Daniel Piburn – DL; Derrick McClendon – LB; Jamison Phelps - DB