MTSU Tallies Six Players On All-Conference & All-Freshman Teams

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Six MTSU standouts were named to the Conference USA’s 2022 football all-conference and all-freshman award winners on Tuesday (Dec. 6), as voted on by the league’s head football coaches.

The Blue Raiders had three first team selections, two on the second team, one on the all-freshman team and 10 honorable mention picks.

Defensive end Jordan Ferguson, punter Kyle Ulbrich, and long snapper Brody Butler were the three Blue Raiders on the first unit.

Ferguson, a senior, finished the regular season third on the team in tackles (63) while leading the team in tackles for loss (16.0) and sacks (9.0). The Atlanta, Georgia native also added five pass breakups and five hurries. He enters the bowl game needing one more sack to become the school’s all-time leader.

Ulbrich, a senior, enjoyed his best season as a Blue Raider in 2022. He led Conference USA and was sixth nationally in punting average with an MTSU single-season record of 46.2 yards a punt. Ulbrich also led the league with 26 punts of 50 yards or more.

Butler, an honorable mention selection in 2020, played a key role in the Blue Raiders as the league’s top punter and one of the top field goal kickers in 2022. He was perfect on his 119 opportunities.

The second team is made up of Blue Raiders Teldrick Ross and Jaylin Lane.

Ross, a junior cornerback, turned in a career season for MTSU. The Macon, Georgia native was second on the team with 74 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs and 19 passes defended. His 18 total pass breakups set a new single-season school record.

Lane, a receiver and returner, earned second team honors as a punt returner. A preseason all-american as a punt returner, he led the Blue Raiders with 15 returns and a 6.9-yard return average.

The following players earned Honorable Mention recognition:

  • QB Chase Cunningham, who became the second player in school history to record multiple 400-yard passing games
  • RB Frank Peasant, who led the team in rushing and touchdowns scored
  • WR Jaylin Lane, who led in receiving
  • TE Izaiah Gathings, who led all C-USA tight ends with 53 receptions)
  • OL Jordan Palmer, a three-time lineman of the week
  • DE Zaylin Wood, who was named National Defensive Player of the Week
  • DT Marley Cook, who notched a career year with 9.5 TFLs and 6.5 sacks
  • CB Decorian Patterson, who led the nation with six interceptions
  • CB Tra Fluellen, who led team with 97 tackles
  • PK Zeke Rankin, who made 12 of 14 field goals
  • KR Jaylin Lane, who averaged 23.1 yards a return
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