SAN ANTONIO – The 2023 Phil Steele FCS All-American Team was announced on Friday with Brandon Porter appearing on the second team and Steven Parker receiving third team honors The 2023 Freshman All-American Team featured quarterback Richard Torres and defensive lineman Chase Carter.
 
The two freshmen received national recognition after finishing an impressive first year as a Cardinal.
 
Torres stepped up huge for the Cardinals at quarterback, most notably when he threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns in the second half against McNeese, leading the way for 28 unanswered points, earning him FCS national freshman of the week. On the season, he totaled 544 passing yards and six touchdowns with a season-high 307 passing yards at Lamar.
 
Carter totaled 20 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, and three quarterback hurries during his redshirt freshman season, helping the Cardinals to the 10th-ranked total defense and 312th-ranked scoring defense. He had a season-high three tackles against Nicholls.
 
Steele also released the Southland 2023 All Conference Teams which featured 20 UIW student-athletes. He also named Porter the 2023 Southland Offensive Player of the Year and Parker the Southland Defensive Player of the Year.
 
Offense
 
First Team
Zach Calzada
Brandon Porter
Caleb Chapman
Silas Robinson
 
Second Team
Jaelin Campbell
Stanley Mark
Joe Bryson
 
Fourth Team
Caleb Flores
 
Defense
 
First Team
Steven Parker
Ayodele Adeoye
Tylan Foster
Ronald Wilson
 
Third Team
Brandon Richard
Tre Richardson
 
Fourth Team
Chase Carter
Darren Brown
Ricky Rich
Mister Williams
 
Special Teams
Dekalon Taylor (KR, PR, AP)
Ben D'Aquila
 
The full All-American and Southland teams can be found here.
 
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