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  2023 BIG SKY FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Alex Gubner, DL, Montana,...Gubner was named Defensive Player of the Year after controlling the line of scrimmage for a dominant Montana defense all season. Gubner finished the year with 30 tackles, eight for loss, and three sacks. The Griz defense led the league in points allowed, giving up just 14.5 per game to rank third overall in the FCS. Gubner is the first Grizzly to win Defensive Player of the Year since Dante Olson won in 2019. Gubner is now a three-time all-conference honoree and a two-time first-team selection. In his 49 games as a starter for the Grizzlies he's totaled 157 tackles, 10.5 sacks, and 27 TFLs - currently the 17th-most in program history. He also logged 4 interceptions his freshman year. - Big Sky/Montana football

rSr/2024 DT Alex GubnerMontana
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  2023 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB Braxton Hill, Montana,...Montana, known around the FCS as "Linebacker U", had three earn all-conference honors, with Braxton Hill, a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, landing on the first team, and Levi Janacaro and Riley Wilson landing on the second team. - Montana football

rSr/2024 OLB Braxton HillMontana
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  2023 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Brandon Casey, Montana,...Four offensive linemen earned recognition, with tackle Brandon Casey landing on the first team, center AJ Forbes on the second team, and Chris Walker and Journey Grimsrud earning honorable mentions. - Montana football

Sr/2025 OT Brandon CaseyMontana
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  2023 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR Junior Bergen, Montana,...Montana was well-represented on the two all-conference teams and the honorable mention list with 13 total players earning 14 selections. The Griz had a total of seven players earn eight spots on the All-Big Sky first-team, the most for UM since the last championship season in '09, with Junior Bergen landing on the first team for offense and special teams. - Montana football

Sr/2025 WR Junior BergenMontana
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  2023 BIG SKY FOOTBALL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Eli Gillman, RB, Montana,...Gillman has already entered Montana's record books, breaking free for the longest touchdown run in program history at UC Davis from 85 yards out. His 857 rushing yards currently stand as 21st-most in program history among all players, and are the most of any freshman in program history. He is the first Grizzly to earn the league's Freshman of the Year Award since its debut in 2013. - Montana football

rSo/2027 RB Eli GillmanMontana
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  2023 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Trevin Gradney, Montana,...The Griz had a pair of cornerbacks earn first-team defensive honors. Billings native Trevin Gradney led the nation in interceptions per game with five on the season, despite missing two games to injury. - Montana football

rSr/2025 CB Trevin GradneyMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY THIRD TEAM: AP Junior Bergen (UM),...Also earning a place on the third team as an all-purpose player is Junior Bergen, who has done a little bit of everything for the Griz in his two years in Missoula. The sophomore out of Billings has lined up at receiver, thrown a touchdown pass, and returned kicks and punts this season. Despite a hand injury Bergen still ranks third in the Big Sky in punt returns, averaging 13.3 yards per attempt on nine returns, with a long of 72 yards and a touchdown. - Montana Football

Sr/2025 WR Junior BergenMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY THIRD TEAM: OL AJ Forbes (UM),...Center AJ Forbes picked up a spot on the third-team all-conference list in his second season as a starter on the Grizzly front. He's set to make his 17th start for the Griz this week when Montana faces SEMO in the playoffs. The junior has helped lead the Grizzlies to five different 200-plus yard rushing days this season, with UM blowing up for 749 yards over the course of two games against Cal Poly and EWU. - Montana Football

rSr/2024 C AJ ForbesMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY SECOND TEAM: ST Tyler Flink (UM),...Junior linebacker Tyler Flink made big play after big play on special teams this season to earn a place on the second team as well. Flink, from Missoula, totaled 30 tackles, two sacks, and 3.5 TFL on the year with a forced fumble, an interception, and two quarterback hurries. He also lived a highlight moment for any defender, recovering a blocked punt and returning it 32 yards for a touchdown against Northwestern State. - Montana Football

rSr/2024 ILB Tyler FlinkMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY HONORABLE MENTION: ILB Marcus Welnel (UM),...Picking up all-conference honorable mentions for a second-straight year were receiver Mitch Roberts and tight end Cole Grossman, as well as linebackers Levi Janacaro and Marcus Welnel. - Montana Football

rSr/2023 ILB Marcus WelnelMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY HONORABLE MENTION: ILB Levi Janacaro (UM),...Picking up all-conference honorable mentions for a second-straight year were receiver Mitch Roberts and tight end Cole Grossman, as well as linebackers Levi Janacaro and Marcus Welnel. - Montana Football

rSr/2024 ILB Levi JanacaroMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY HONORABLE MENTION: TE Cole Grossman (UM),...Picking up all-conference honorable mentions for a second-straight year were receiver Mitch Roberts and tight end Cole Grossman, as well as linebackers Levi Janacaro and Marcus Welnel. - Montana Football

rSr/2025 TE Cole GrossmanMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY HONORABLE MENTION: WR Mitch Roberts (UM),...Picking up all-conference honorable mentions for a second-straight year were receiver Mitch Roberts and tight end Cole Grossman, as well as linebackers Levi Janacaro and Marcus Welnel. - Montana Football

rSr/2023 WR Mitch RobertsMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM: OLB Patrick O'Connell (UM),...Linebacker Patrick O'Connell became a two-time first-team pick after leading the league in both sacks and tackles for loss despite missing the bulk of three games this season with injury. The NFL prospect from Kalispell is tied with Andy Petek for the seventh-most career tackles for loss in program history with 44 this week and is a half-sack behind Petek at No. 6 on the sack list. - Montana Football

rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnellMontana
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  2022 ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM: DB Justin Ford (UM),...Cornerback Justin Ford, the league's newcomer of the year in 2021, also repeated as a first-team selection in his senior season. A year after intercepting the most passes in all of college football, Ford had been paid the ultimate respect from opponents in 2022 by not throwing to his side of the field. Montana's opponents have completed 198 passes against the Grizzlies this season, and only 11 have been targeted in Ford's direction. - Montana Football

rSr/2023 FS Justin FordMontana
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