VALDOSTA, Ga. — Twenty-one Gulf South Conference football student-athletes were named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) Super Region Two All-Region Team following the 2023 season. Selections were made by athletic communicators within the region, with region voting concluding Monday, Nov. 27.
Among the list of honorees, the GSC had 11 First Team selections with 10 more on the Second Team. Headlining conference representatives was Valdosta State quarterback Sammy Edwards who was named D2 CCA Super Region Two Offensive Player of the Year.
D2 CCA ANNOUNCEMENT
Edwards helped the Blazers to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA playoffs this weekend versus Lenoir-Rhyne. The junior is in the top ten nationally in completion percentage, completions per game, passing touchdowns, passing yards and passing yards per game. His 4,080 yards passing this season is second nationally as he is closing in on both the school and Gulf South Conference records for passing yards in a season. He had never started a game before this season and is 12-1 as a starter.
Valdosta State led all schools with seven honorees, followed by West Florida with six all-region nods. Delta State had four, West Georgia was represented with three and Shorter had one. As a conference, the GSC and South Atlantic Conference (SAC) led the way with 21 total selections.
The 2023 all-region squad featured 50 names from 16 different schools in Super Region Two, which consists of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), GSC, SAC and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).
The first team selections will advance to the All-America ballot with top vote getters from the other three super regions. The D2 CCA All-America Team will be announced Thursday, Dec. 14. The teams are voted on by the nation’s NCAA Division II athletic communicators. The full roster of selections can be found here.
D2 CCA FOOTBALL ALL-REGION SELECTIONS FROM GSC
First Team • Offense
OL - Jacob Bruce, West Florida
OL - David Bodden, West Georgia
WR - John Jiles, West Florida
QB - Sammy Edwards, Valdosta State
PK - Estin Thiele, Valdosta State
First Team • Defense
DL - John McMullen, West Florida
LB - Gael Laurent, West Florida
S - Jacob Harris, Valdosta State
S - Deontae Overstreet, West Georgia
CB - Malik Jones, Delta State
P - Noah Botsford, Valdosta State
Second Team • Offense
TE - John Dietl III, Shorter
OL - Keshawn Jennings, Delta State
OL - Nymonta Doucoure, West Florida
OL - Devin Hannan, Valdosta State
WR - B.K. Smith, Valdosta State
QB - Patrick Shegog, Delta State
RB - Rajaez Mosley, West Georgia
PK - Nick Herber, Delta State
Second Team • Defense
S - Quincy Milhomme, West Florida
CB - Kyle Cass, Valdosta State