A day after receiving a second-team All-American honor from Football Championship Subdivision Football Central, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga edge rusher and 2023 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year Jay Person received first-team honors from the Associated Press.
Person made the AP team for the second consecutive year, after finishing his final UTC campaign with 9.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss. He missed the final game and a half with an upper-body injury.
Senior defensive back Kam Brown was a FCS Central First-Team All-American, while sophomore receiver Javin Whatley made the second team along with Person. It’s Brown’s second consecutive season making at least one All-American team after having three interceptions, including a pick-six against Samford.
Whatley led the Mocs with nine touchdowns receiving and had 977 yards on 55 catches.
Junior center Reid Williams made the third team.