29 Ohio Athletic Conference Football players landed spots on the D3football.com All-Region 4 team announced Wednesday, December 6. Region 4 includes the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the North Coast Athletic Conference and the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Mount Union junior Rossy Moore led the D3football.com 2023 All-Region 4 team. Moore was named the Region 4 Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Moore, a defensive end/bandit from Lima, Ohio, recorded 23 tackles for loss and 11½ sacks in his 11 games for Mount Union. He was also credited with 73 total tackles, 32 of them solo, as well as two passes broken up and five quarterback hurries.
D3football.com 2023 All-Region 4 team
First Team Offense | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
RB | DeAndre Paker | Mount Union | Sr. | Crystal River, Fla. |
WR | Wayne Ruby Jr. | Mount Union | Sr. | Pembroke Pines, Fla |
T | Ben Lilly | Mount Union | Sr. | Wadsworth, Ohio |
C | Matt Wrather | John Carroll | Jr. | Powell, Ohio |
First Team Defense | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
DE | Rossy Moore | Mount Union | Jr. | Lima, Ohio |
DT | Chance Knight | Marietta | Sr. | Bridgeport, Ohio |
LB | Mason McMillen | Mount Union | Sr. | Wadsworth, Ohio |
LB | Harley Hopkins | Marietta | So. | Zanesville, Ohio |
CB | Josh Jones | Mount Union | Sr. | Twinsburg, Ohio |
S | Dalton Tjong | Ohio Northern | Jr. | Cumming, Ga. |
S | Griffin Pendry | Heidelberg | Sr. | Perrysburg, Ohio |
CB | Key Cunningham | Heidelberg | Sr. | W. Palm Beach, Fla. |
Second Team Offense | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
QB | Braxton Plunk | Mount Union | Sr. | Plant City, Fla. |
RB | Montavious Yearby | Heidelberg | Sr. | Port St. Lucie, Fla. |
WR | Lathan Jones | Wilmington | Sr. | Sidney, Ohio |
G | Matthew Russo | John Carroll | Jr. | Depew, N.Y. |
K | Branden Steckel | Heidelberg | Sr. | Cardington, Ohio |
Second Team Defense | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
DT | Duke Hill | Mount Union | Sr. | Memphis, Tenn. |
St | Johnny Papesh | Mount Union | Sr. | Aurora, Ohio |
Third Team Offense | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
RB | Bryce Agnew | Marietta | Sr. | Cleveland, Ohio |
WR | Brennan Fugh | John Carroll | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
TE | Lucas D’Orazio | John Carroll | Sr. | Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio |
G | Giovanni Kennedy | Mount Union | So. | Avon, Ohio |
RET | Ja’Lin Goodman | Muskingum | Sr. | Columbus, Ohio |
Third Team Defense | ||||
Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
DE | Justin Bartlett | Otterbein | Jr. | Cambridge, Ohio |
DE | Josh Bever | Ohio Northern | Sr. | Ashland, Ohio |
LB | Jahiem Peake | John Carroll | Sr. | Akron, Ohio |
LB | Conner Gurney | Muskingum | So. | Seminole, Fla. |
S | John Roland | Mount Union | Sr. | Livonia, Mich. |