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Brent Vigen and Sean Chambers Earn Individual Awards While 14 Bobcats are Honored by Big Sky Conference
11/23/2022 12:29:00 PM | Football
Brent Vigen is named Big Sky Co-Coach of they Year and Sean Chambers is Newcomer of the Year
BOZEMAN, Montana – Brent Vigen earned Big Sky Co-Coach of the Year honors and Sean Chambers was named the league's Newcomer of the Year to highlight Montana State's selections to the 2022 All-Big Sky awards list.
Four Bobcats earned all-league first team honors among the 14 players feted by the Big Sky Conference on Wednesday. Junior fullback Derryk Snell was the only offensive player honored, while defensive linemen Sebastian Valdez and Brody Grebe, both sophomores, and linebacker Callahan O'Reilly earned selections.
While the Bobcat offensive line helped Montana State lead the Big Sky in most rushing yards and fewest sacks allowed, no players from that group were chosen all-league first team. Offensive tackle Rush Reimer (2nd team), guard JT Reed (3rd team) and center Justus Perkins (honorable mention) each earned awards as sophomores. Both of the team's quarterbacks, sophomore Tommy Mellott and Chambers, a junior, earned All-Big Sky Second Team honors, along with senior Ty Okada, the team's nickel back.
A pair of players on the opposite ends of their time in the MSU program joined Reed on the third team. Sixth-year receiver Willie Patterson and sophomore kick returner Marqui Johnson, a first-year transfer, each landed third team honors. Perkins, linebacker Noland Askelson and kicker Blake Glessner earned honorable mention honors.
Of the 14 Bobcats honored, only O'Reilly, Okada and Patterson are seniors. Chambers, Askeslon and Snell are juniors, and the other eight are sophomores. Montana State's four first team selections checks in as fifth-most (behind Sacramento State, like MSU an undefeated co-champion, with nine, UC Davis' six, and Weber State and Montana's five each). The number of total selections stands: Sac State 18, Idaho 16, UC Davis and Weber State 16, Montana State 14, Montana 13, Northern Colorado 10, Eastern Washington and Portland State eight each, Northern Arizona seven, Cal Poly four, and Idaho State two.
Montana State's 2022 Big Sky Football Individual Award Winners and All-Conference
Newcomer of the Year: Sean Chambers, QB (MSU)
Co-Coach of the Year: Troy Taylor (SAC)/Brent Vigen (MSU)
First Team All-Big Sky: FB Derryk Snell (jr.), DT Sebastian Valdez (so.), DE Brody Grebe (so.), ILB Callahan O'Reilly (sr.)
Second Team All-Big Sky: QB Tommy Mellott (so.), OT Rush Reimer (so.), OLB Ty Okada (sr.), AP Sean Chambers (jr.)
Third Team All-Big Sky: WR Willie Patterson (sr.), OG JT Reed (so.), KR Marqui Johnson (so.)
Honorable Mention: C Justus Perkins (so.), LB Nolan Askelson (jr.), K Blake Glessner (so.)
2022 Big Sky Football Individual Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Cameron Skattebo, RB (SAC)
Defensive Player of the Year: Marte Mapu, OLB/DB (SAC)
Newcomer of the Year: Sean Chambers, QB (MSU)
Freshman of the Year: Gevani McCoy, QB (UI)
Co-Coach of the Year: Troy Taylor (SAC)/Brent Vigen (MSU)
First Team All-Big Sky
QB: Miles Hastings (UCD)
RB: Cameron Skattebo (SAC), Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. (UCD)
FB: Derryk Snell (MSU)
WR: Hayden Hatten (UI), Pierre Williams (SAC), Jermaine Jackson (UI)
TE: Marshel Martin (SAC)
OL: Nick Amoah (UCD), Noah Atagi (WSU), Tyson Pauling (PSU), Jackson Slater (SAC), Brandon Weldon (SAC), Hunter Mayginnes (UM)
DT: Sebastian Valdez (MSU), Alex Gubner (UM)
DE: Brody Grebe (MSU), Zach Kennedy (UCD)
OLB: Marte Mapu (SAC), Patrick O'Connell (UM)
ILB: Armon Bailey (SAC), Callahan O'Reilly (MSU), Winston Reid (WSU)
DB: Eddie Heckard (WSU), Justin Ford (UM), Robby Hauck (UM), Maxwell Anderson (WSU), Rex Connors (UCD)
K: Kyle Sentkowski (SAC)
P: Patrick Rohrbach (UM)
KR: Abraham Williams (WSU)
PR: Jermaine Jackson (UI)
ST: Lan Larison (UCD)
AP: Asher O'Hara (SAC)
Three ILBs on the 1st team due to a tie
Second Team All-Big Sky
QB: Tommy Mellott (MSU)
RB: Elijah Dotson (UNC), Anthony Woods (UI)
WR: Xavier Guillory (ISU), Ty MacPherson (WSU), Beau Kelly (PSU)
TE: McCallan Castles (UCD)
OL: Nathan Mejia (SAC), Rush Reimer (MSU), Connor Pettek (UCD), Jordan Lutui (WSU), Troy Stiefel (SAC), Jordan Ford (UCD)
DT: Jett Stanley (SAC), Kalisi Moli (WSU)
DE: Cosmas Kwete (NAU), Juliano Falaniko (UI)
OLB: Ty Okada (MSU), Paul Moala (UI)
ILB: Fa'Avae Fa'Avae (UI), Elijah Anderson-Taylor (UNC)
DB: Caleb Nelson (SAC), Desmond Williams (WSU), Morgan Vest (NAU), Devon King (UCD), Marcus Harris (UI)
K: Ricardo Chavez (UI)
P: Nick Kokich (EWU)
KR: Malik Flowers (UM)
PR: Haze Hadley (WSU)
ST: Tyler Flink (UM)
AP: Sean Chambers (MSU)
Third Team All-Big Sky
QB: Gevani McCoy (UI)/Jake Dunniway (SAC)
RB: Dontae McMillan (WSU), Marcus Fulcher (SAC)
WR: Coleman Owen (NAU), Efton Chism III (EWU), Willie Patterson (MSU), Freddie Roberson (EWU)
TE: Josh Cuevas (CP)
OL: Ethan Atagi (WSU), Logan Floyd (UI), AJ Forbes (UM), PJ Poutasi (NAU), JT Reed (MSU), Brady Odom (UNC)
DT: EJ Ane (PSU), Chubba Ma'ae (UCD)
DE: Killian Rosko (SAC), Eloi Kwete (NAU)
OLB: David Meyer (CP)
ILB: Teddye Buchanan (UCD), Charles Ike (ISU)
DB: Tommy McCormick (UI), Marlon Jones Jr. (EWU), Xavier Bell (PSU), Jehiel Budgett (UCD), Jordan Knapke (UNC)
K: Isaiah Gomez (UCD)
P: Cal McGough (SAC)
KR: Marqui Johnson (MSU)
PR: Marcus Fulcher (SAC)
ST: Sean McCormick (UI)
AP: Junior Bergen (UM)
Two QBs on the 3rd team due to a tie, Four WRs on the 3rd team due to a tie
Honorable Mention
QB: Gunner Talkington (EWU), Dylan McCaffrey (UNC)
RB: Damon Bankston (WSU)
WR: Chris Coleman (CP), Mitch Roberts (UM), Hendrix Johnson (NAU), Mataio Talalemotu (PSU)
TE: Cole Grossman (UM), Justin Malone (WSU), Anthony Rodriguez (PSU)
OL: Wyatt Hansen (EWU), Justus Perkins (MSU), Beau St. John (UI), Ayden Knapik (UI)
DE: Joshua Jerome (EWU), Elijah Ponder (CP), Leo Tamba (UI), VJ Malo (PSU), Mitchell Johnson (EWU)
ILB: Levi Janacaro (UM), Marcus Welnel (UM), Nolan Askelson (MSU)
DB: Kamden Garrett (WSU)
K: Blake Glessner (MSU)
P: Devin Bale (UNC)
KR: Lan Larison (UCD), Elijah Dotson (UNC)
PR: Elijah Dotson (UNC)
ST: Kurt Gallup (UNC)
AP: Elijah Dotson (UNC), Draycen Hall (NAU), Emmanuel Daigbe (PSU)
Four Bobcats earned all-league first team honors among the 14 players feted by the Big Sky Conference on Wednesday. Junior fullback Derryk Snell was the only offensive player honored, while defensive linemen Sebastian Valdez and Brody Grebe, both sophomores, and linebacker Callahan O'Reilly earned selections.
While the Bobcat offensive line helped Montana State lead the Big Sky in most rushing yards and fewest sacks allowed, no players from that group were chosen all-league first team. Offensive tackle Rush Reimer (2nd team), guard JT Reed (3rd team) and center Justus Perkins (honorable mention) each earned awards as sophomores. Both of the team's quarterbacks, sophomore Tommy Mellott and Chambers, a junior, earned All-Big Sky Second Team honors, along with senior Ty Okada, the team's nickel back.
A pair of players on the opposite ends of their time in the MSU program joined Reed on the third team. Sixth-year receiver Willie Patterson and sophomore kick returner Marqui Johnson, a first-year transfer, each landed third team honors. Perkins, linebacker Noland Askelson and kicker Blake Glessner earned honorable mention honors.
Of the 14 Bobcats honored, only O'Reilly, Okada and Patterson are seniors. Chambers, Askeslon and Snell are juniors, and the other eight are sophomores. Montana State's four first team selections checks in as fifth-most (behind Sacramento State, like MSU an undefeated co-champion, with nine, UC Davis' six, and Weber State and Montana's five each). The number of total selections stands: Sac State 18, Idaho 16, UC Davis and Weber State 16, Montana State 14, Montana 13, Northern Colorado 10, Eastern Washington and Portland State eight each, Northern Arizona seven, Cal Poly four, and Idaho State two.
Montana State's 2022 Big Sky Football Individual Award Winners and All-Conference
Newcomer of the Year: Sean Chambers, QB (MSU)
Co-Coach of the Year: Troy Taylor (SAC)/Brent Vigen (MSU)
First Team All-Big Sky: FB Derryk Snell (jr.), DT Sebastian Valdez (so.), DE Brody Grebe (so.), ILB Callahan O'Reilly (sr.)
Second Team All-Big Sky: QB Tommy Mellott (so.), OT Rush Reimer (so.), OLB Ty Okada (sr.), AP Sean Chambers (jr.)
Third Team All-Big Sky: WR Willie Patterson (sr.), OG JT Reed (so.), KR Marqui Johnson (so.)
Honorable Mention: C Justus Perkins (so.), LB Nolan Askelson (jr.), K Blake Glessner (so.)
2022 Big Sky Football Individual Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Cameron Skattebo, RB (SAC)
Defensive Player of the Year: Marte Mapu, OLB/DB (SAC)
Newcomer of the Year: Sean Chambers, QB (MSU)
Freshman of the Year: Gevani McCoy, QB (UI)
Co-Coach of the Year: Troy Taylor (SAC)/Brent Vigen (MSU)
First Team All-Big Sky
QB: Miles Hastings (UCD)
RB: Cameron Skattebo (SAC), Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. (UCD)
FB: Derryk Snell (MSU)
WR: Hayden Hatten (UI), Pierre Williams (SAC), Jermaine Jackson (UI)
TE: Marshel Martin (SAC)
OL: Nick Amoah (UCD), Noah Atagi (WSU), Tyson Pauling (PSU), Jackson Slater (SAC), Brandon Weldon (SAC), Hunter Mayginnes (UM)
DT: Sebastian Valdez (MSU), Alex Gubner (UM)
DE: Brody Grebe (MSU), Zach Kennedy (UCD)
OLB: Marte Mapu (SAC), Patrick O'Connell (UM)
ILB: Armon Bailey (SAC), Callahan O'Reilly (MSU), Winston Reid (WSU)
DB: Eddie Heckard (WSU), Justin Ford (UM), Robby Hauck (UM), Maxwell Anderson (WSU), Rex Connors (UCD)
K: Kyle Sentkowski (SAC)
P: Patrick Rohrbach (UM)
KR: Abraham Williams (WSU)
PR: Jermaine Jackson (UI)
ST: Lan Larison (UCD)
AP: Asher O'Hara (SAC)
Three ILBs on the 1st team due to a tie
Second Team All-Big Sky
QB: Tommy Mellott (MSU)
RB: Elijah Dotson (UNC), Anthony Woods (UI)
WR: Xavier Guillory (ISU), Ty MacPherson (WSU), Beau Kelly (PSU)
TE: McCallan Castles (UCD)
OL: Nathan Mejia (SAC), Rush Reimer (MSU), Connor Pettek (UCD), Jordan Lutui (WSU), Troy Stiefel (SAC), Jordan Ford (UCD)
DT: Jett Stanley (SAC), Kalisi Moli (WSU)
DE: Cosmas Kwete (NAU), Juliano Falaniko (UI)
OLB: Ty Okada (MSU), Paul Moala (UI)
ILB: Fa'Avae Fa'Avae (UI), Elijah Anderson-Taylor (UNC)
DB: Caleb Nelson (SAC), Desmond Williams (WSU), Morgan Vest (NAU), Devon King (UCD), Marcus Harris (UI)
K: Ricardo Chavez (UI)
P: Nick Kokich (EWU)
KR: Malik Flowers (UM)
PR: Haze Hadley (WSU)
ST: Tyler Flink (UM)
AP: Sean Chambers (MSU)
Third Team All-Big Sky
QB: Gevani McCoy (UI)/Jake Dunniway (SAC)
RB: Dontae McMillan (WSU), Marcus Fulcher (SAC)
WR: Coleman Owen (NAU), Efton Chism III (EWU), Willie Patterson (MSU), Freddie Roberson (EWU)
TE: Josh Cuevas (CP)
OL: Ethan Atagi (WSU), Logan Floyd (UI), AJ Forbes (UM), PJ Poutasi (NAU), JT Reed (MSU), Brady Odom (UNC)
DT: EJ Ane (PSU), Chubba Ma'ae (UCD)
DE: Killian Rosko (SAC), Eloi Kwete (NAU)
OLB: David Meyer (CP)
ILB: Teddye Buchanan (UCD), Charles Ike (ISU)
DB: Tommy McCormick (UI), Marlon Jones Jr. (EWU), Xavier Bell (PSU), Jehiel Budgett (UCD), Jordan Knapke (UNC)
K: Isaiah Gomez (UCD)
P: Cal McGough (SAC)
KR: Marqui Johnson (MSU)
PR: Marcus Fulcher (SAC)
ST: Sean McCormick (UI)
AP: Junior Bergen (UM)
Two QBs on the 3rd team due to a tie, Four WRs on the 3rd team due to a tie
Honorable Mention
QB: Gunner Talkington (EWU), Dylan McCaffrey (UNC)
RB: Damon Bankston (WSU)
WR: Chris Coleman (CP), Mitch Roberts (UM), Hendrix Johnson (NAU), Mataio Talalemotu (PSU)
TE: Cole Grossman (UM), Justin Malone (WSU), Anthony Rodriguez (PSU)
OL: Wyatt Hansen (EWU), Justus Perkins (MSU), Beau St. John (UI), Ayden Knapik (UI)
DE: Joshua Jerome (EWU), Elijah Ponder (CP), Leo Tamba (UI), VJ Malo (PSU), Mitchell Johnson (EWU)
ILB: Levi Janacaro (UM), Marcus Welnel (UM), Nolan Askelson (MSU)
DB: Kamden Garrett (WSU)
K: Blake Glessner (MSU)
P: Devin Bale (UNC)
KR: Lan Larison (UCD), Elijah Dotson (UNC)
PR: Elijah Dotson (UNC)
ST: Kurt Gallup (UNC)
AP: Elijah Dotson (UNC), Draycen Hall (NAU), Emmanuel Daigbe (PSU)
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