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  2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DB Todric McGee, Missouri State, So.,... Became Missouri State's first player to eclipse 100 tackles in a season since 2021 with 102 total stops and 59 solo tackles (both team highs) in 11 games ... Is the MVFC leader in solo tackles per game (5.36), which ranks 13th nationally, while he is currently 2nd in Valley in total tackles per game (9.27) which is 22nd among all FCS defenders ... He also posted a pair of interceptions, 8 passes defended, 2 fumble recoveries, and a pair of quarterback QB hurries on the season with five games with double-figure tackles ... He logged a season-best 15 tackles at UT Martin (9/9/23) with 3 pass breakups, then matched that with 15 tackles vs. Illinois State (11/4/23) with 9 solo stops ... Brought down 13 ball carriers vs. NDSU (10/7/23) with a TFL and PBU ... Also had 12 stops at Kansas (9/1/23) with 10 solos and fumble recovery. - Missouri State Football

rJr/2026 SS Todric McGeeMissouri State
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  2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State, Jr.,...Wright ranks 5th in the MVFC with 69.6 rushing yards per game, while his 4.7 yards per carry rank 6th ... In 10 games, Wright tallied 147 rushing attempts for 696 yards and 6 touchdowns ... He also finished 5th in the MVFC in all-purpose yards per game (96.70) and 14th in total touchdowns (7) ... He had a season-best 22 carries for 163 yards and a pair of touchdowns in win at Western Illinois (10/14/23) ... He carried 19 carries for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns vs. Illinois State (11/4/23). - Missouri State Football

rSr/2025 RB Jacardia WrightMissouri State
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  2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State, Jr.,...Burkett's 43.97 season punting average led the MVFC and (currently) ranks 6th nationally, while his 44.1 career average leads all active FCS punters ... Led the Bears to a No. 9 national ranking in net punting (41.08), while booting 11 punts of 50-plus yards this season on 35 total attempts ... Posted a 49.2 average at No. 1 SDSU (11/18) with two 50+ kicks in season finale in Brookings ... Also averaged 48.4 yards on 5 punts vs. Murray State (10/21/23) and 48.0 yards on 2 punts vs. NDSU (10/7/23) at home ... FCS Punter of the Year Award finalist ... All-MVFC punter in 2020, 2021 and 2022 and an AP All-America honoree in 2021 and 2022. - Missouri State Football

rSr/2025 P Grant BurkettMissouri State
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  2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: OL Hutson Lillibridge,...The Tulane transfer made an immediate impact on the Bears offensive line, starting the first 5 games at center and the last 6 games at right guard ... He averaged a 97 percent assignment grade, 94 percent effort grade and 86 percent technique grade on the season ... He also recorded 10 knock-down blocks as well as 6 touchdown blocks. - Missouri State Football

rJr/2026 OG Hutson LillibridgeMissouri State
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  2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DL Devin Goree,...Goree played in all 11 games with 36 total tackles and 12 solos stops ... He led the team with 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 9 quarterback hurries on the season ... Ranks 9th in MVFC and 64th nationally in sacks per game (0.50) ... Earned MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after posting 8 tackles vs. Murray (10/21/23) with 2.5 sacks ... Also racked up 7 tackles vs. UNI (11/11/23) with 3 QB hurries and posted 3.0 sacks at Western Illinois (10/14/23). - Missouri State Football

rSr/2025 DE Devin GoreeMissouri State
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  2023 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LS Caden Bolz,...Bolz was perfect on 93 long-snap opportunities this season, including 43 extra point tries, 37 punts and 13 field goal attempts ... Primary snapper for the Bears the last four seasons ... Earned All-MVFC honorable mention distinction in 2022 and was a Phil Stele Preseason All-America honoree in 2023 as well as a Preseason All-MVFC honoree. - Missouri State Football

rSr/2025 LS Caden BolzMissouri State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: WR Ty Scott,...Scott snagged a team-high 48 pass receptions for 674 yards (14.0 yards per reception) and five touchdowns. He ranks eighth in the MVFC in receiving touchdowns, fifth in receptions per game (4.4), seventh in receiving yards (674) and 7th in receiving yards per game (61.3). He pulled in a season-high eight receptions for 160 yards at Central Arkansas on Sept. 1 and then matched that reception total with eight catches for 96 yards and three touchdowns in the MSU win over UT Martin on Sept. 8. The 2022 Preseason All-MVFC first teamer was also a 2021 All-MVFC first team selection and FCS All-American. - Missouri State Football

Sr/2023 WR Ty ScottMissouri State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DB Kyriq McDonald,...McDonald finished his senior season with 40 tackles, including 20 solos, six passes defended and five pass break-ups. The Bears co-captain had four total tackles and a pair of pass break-ups in MSU's home win over Youngstown State on Nov. 12 and snagged an interception in the season finale at Indiana State on Nov. 19. He also logged six total tackles and four solos at North Dakota on Oct. 1. The 2022 Preseason All-MVFC first team honoree was also a preseason All-American and earned All-MVFC honorable mention laurels last season after being a second-team All-MVFC candidate in 2020-21. - Missouri State Football

rSr/2023 SS Kyriq McDonaldMissouri State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: LB Ferrin Manuleleua, Missouri State, Sr.,...Manuleleua led Missouri State with 82 total tackles on the season with another team-high 37 solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss and a pair of pass break-ups. Manuleleua ranks 10th in the MVFC in tackles per game (7.5) after starting all 11 games and posting six or more tackles in 9-of-11 contests. He had 10 or more tackles three times, including a career-high 15 tackles in MSU's home win over Youngstown State on Nov. 12. He also brought down 10 ball carriers vs. Southern Illinois on Oct. 8 and at UNI on Oct. 22. - Missouri State Football

Sr/2023 ILB Ferrin ManuleleuaMissouri State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DL Kevin Ellis, Missouri State, Sr.,...Ellis is the national leader in fumble recoveries (3) and led Missouri State in tackles for loss (9.0), quarterback hurries (7) and fumble recoveries. He finished the season with 51 total stops, 18 solo tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He ends his MSU career ranked No. 4 all-time in tackles for loss (36.5) and No. 10 in sacks (20.0). The co-captain was on the 2022 Preseason All-MVFC first team in addition to earning 2021 All-MVFC first team and 2020-21 All-MVFC second team laurels. - Missouri State Football

rSr/2023 OLB Kevin EllisMissouri State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DS Caden Bolz,...Bolz earns his first Valley honors after scoring a 100-percent accuracy on 99 long snaps and no blocked kicks for the season. In his third season handling all MSU punt, field goal and PAT long snaps, Bolz has been a huge contributor to Missouri State's excellence on special teams in that span with All-American punter Grant Burkett and All-American kicker Jose Pizano being dominant on the national stage with MSU also ranking 17th nationally in net punting. - Missouri State Football

rSr/2025 LS Caden BolzMissouri State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: P Grant Burkett, Missouri State, So.,...Burkett holds a 43.2 punting average, which ranks 11th nationally and No. 1 in the MVFC for the second year in a row. He ranks No. 2 among all active FCS punters in career average (44.1) and finished the season with 14 punts downed inside 20 as well as 11 punts of 50 yards or more. Like Braswell, Burkett was a 2022 preseason All-Valley first-team pick after earning consensus All-America honors in 2021. He is on the 2022 FCS Punter of the Year Watch List and earns All-MVFC distinction for the third time and second time as a first-time honoree. - Missouri State Football

rSr/2025 P Grant BurkettMissouri State
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  2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DB & RS Montrae Braswell, Missouri State, Jr.,...Braswell is now a three-time All-MVFC first-team selection after he led the Valley in kickoff return average (30.3) and posted his third career kickoff return for a touchdown in the Bears' season opener at UCA on Sept. 1. He earned MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week twice this season (Sept. 4 and Nov. 12) and finished the season with 44 total tackles, including 28 solos with a season-high 7 tackles at Arkansas on Sept. 17. Braswell was also a preseason all-conference pick at both return specialist and DB this year after earning All-American honors in 2021 at both positions. - Missouri State Football

Sr/2023 CB Montrae BraswellMissouri State
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  NOV 21 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Von Young, Missouri State - Young racked up a team-high 11 tackles in MSU's win at Indiana State, accounting for three solo tackles in a dominant Bears second-half performance. Missouri State allowed just one first down and 27 total yards on 14 second-half plays against the Sycamores. - Missouri Valley Football

Sr/2025 OLB Von YoungMissouri State
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  NOV 21 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State - The transfer from Kansas State also was prominent in MSU's season-high 247-yard rushing effort at Indiana State. Wright carried 19 times for 85 yards (4.5 yards per carry) and two touchdowns. He carried 7 times for 36 yards on MSU's first fourth-quarter touchdown drive, consuming a season-high 6 minutes, 53 seconds of clock on a TD drive that gave the Bears a 17-7 lead at the time. He then capped the drive with a 5-yard TD carry. He also had MSU's first score of the game from one yard out. - Missouri Valley Football

rSr/2025 RB Jacardia WrightMissouri State
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