SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A school record five Sacramento State football players were named to the Associated Press Football Championship Subdivision All-America teams. The group was headlined by Marte Mapu who was voted to the first team. Marshel Martin and Brandon Weldon were placed on the second team while Cameron Skattebo and Jackson Slater was recognized on the third team.

Mapu became the third Hornet to earn first team All-America honors from the AP following Charles Roberts in 1999 and Zach Nash in 2011. The nickelback started all 13 games for the Hornets and ranked second on the team with 76 total tackles, including 6.5 for loss. Mapu added two interceptions, had four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and forced a fumble. The Hawthorne, Calif., native was credited with at least three tackles in all 13 games and had five or more in nine contests. He earned first team all-Big Sky Conference honors and was also named the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year.

Martin earned All-America accolades for the second consecutive year at tight end. The junior led the team with 65 receptions for 879 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns to set career highs in each category. His 12 touchdowns tied him for fourth in school single-season history. He also rushed for a touchdown and returned a kickoff for a score to give him 84 points on the season. Martin made a statement during the team's two FCS Playoff games, catching 22 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns. The Vallejo, Calif., native's, 12 receptions against UIW set a school postseason record and tied him for fifth in all games. He was also named to the all-Big Sky first team for the second year in a row.

Skattebo was the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year and a first team all-league choice. The sophomore running back rushed for 1,373 yards and seven touchdowns and also caught 31 passes for 371 yards and three scores. Skattebo averaged 7.01 yards per carry which placed him second all-time at Sacramento State and was the best mark in the school's Div. I era. He ran for at least 100 yards in eight games, including a career high 201 at Eastern Washington. Skattebo also scored on a kickoff return and threw a touchdown pass against UIW to account for 12 touchdowns the season.

Weldon and Slater were fixtures on an offensive line which led the way for a school-record 3,163 rushing yards and each were named to the all-Big Sky first team. Weldon started each regular season game at right guard before shifting to left guard for the FCS Playoffs. He finished his career starting the final 38 games of his career. Slater played left guard during the regular season and then was moved to left tackle for the playoff games.

2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Lindsey Scott, seventh-year, Incarnate Word.
Running backs — Jaleel McLaughlin, fifth-year, Youngstown State; Geno Hess, fifth-year, Southeast Missouri State.
Offensive linemen — Cody Mauch, sixth-year, North Dakota State; Garret Greenfield, fifth-year, South Dakota State; Mason McCormick, fifth-year, South Dakota State; Colby Sorsdal, fifth-year, William & Mary; Nash Jensen, sixth-year, North Dakota State.
Tight end — Ryan Miller, fifth-year, Furman.
Wide receivers — Hayden Hatten, fourth-year, Idaho; Fotis Kokosioulis, fifth-year, Fordham; Xavier Gipson, fourth-year, Stephen F. Austin.
All-purpose player — Dylan Laube, fifth-year, New Hampshire.
Kicker — Skyler Davis, fifth-year, Elon.
 
Defense
Linemen — David Walker, third-year, Central Arkansas; Spencer Waege, sixth-year, North Dakota State; Jay Person, fifth-year, Chattanooga; Caleb Sanders, fifth-year, South Dakota State.
Linebackers — Zeke Vandenburgh, sixth-year, Illinois State; John Pius, third-year, William & Mary; Johnny Buchanan, fifth-year, Delaware.
Defensive backs — Marte Mapu, sixth-year, Sacramento State; Alijah Huzzie, fourth-year, East Tennessee State; Marcus Hillman, fifth-year, Elon; Robby Hauck, fifth-year, Montana; Khalil Baker, third-year, North Carolina Central.
Punter — Jake Gerardi, third-year, Southern Utah.
 
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Tim DeMorat, fifth-year, Fordham.
Running backs — Jaden Shirden, fourth-year, Monmouth; Ulonzo Gilliam, sixth-year, UC Davis.
Offensive linemen — McClendon Curtis, sixth-year, Chattanooga; Mark Evans II, fifth-year, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Ryan Coll, , Richmond; Nick Amoah, , UC Davis; Brandon Weldon, sixth-year, Sacramento State.
Tight end — Martin Marshel, fourth-year, Sacramento State.
Wide receivers — Andrei Iosivas, fifth-year, Princeton; Joey Hobert, third-year, Utah Tech; Xavier Smith, fifth-year, Florida A&M.
All-purpose player — Hunter Luepke, fifth-year, North Dakota State.
Kicker — Matthew Cook, fourth-year, Northern Iowa.
 
Defense
Linemen — Ty French, third-year, Gardner-Webb; Malik Hamm, fifth-year, Lafayette; Devonnsha Maxwell, sixth-year, Chattanooga; Josiah Silver, second-year, Delaware.
Linebackers — Joe Andreessen, fifth-year, Bryant; BJ Davis, fourth-year, South Carolina State; Aubrey Miller Jr., fifth-year, Jackson State.
Defensive backs — Justin Ford, fifth-year, Montana; Kameron Brown, fourth-year, Chattanooga; Maxwell Anderson, fourth-year, Weber State; Eddie Heckard, sixth-year, Weber State; Luke Glenna, fifth-year, St. Thomas.
Punter — Patrick Rohrbach, first-year, Montana.
 
THIRD TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Michael Hiers, fifth-year, Samford.
Running backs — ShunDerrick Powell, second-year, North Alabama; Cameron Skattebo, third-year, Sacramento State.
Offensive linemen — Jackson Slater, second-year, Sacramento State; Luke Newman, third-year, Holy Cross; Anderson Tomlin, fifth-year, Furman; Caleb Johnson, fifth-year, Incarnate Word; Tyler Brown, fourth-year, Jackson State.
Tight end — Tucker Kraft, fourth-year, South Dakota State.
Wide receivers — Taylor Grimes, fourth-year, Incarnate Word; Darion Chafin, fifth-year, Incarnate Word; Joshua Tomas, fifth-year, Georgetown.
All-purpose player — Devron Harper, fifth-year, Mercer.
Kicker — Richard McCollum, fifth-year, Western Carolina.
 
Defense
Linemen — Jake Heimlicher, fifth-year, Penn; Dylan Ruiz, second-year, New Hampshire; Truman Jones, fifth-year, Harvard; Brody Grebe, second-year, Montana State.
Linebackers — John Ford II, sixth-year, Tennessee-Martin; Kelechi Anyalebechi, fifth-year, Incarnate Word; Stone Snyder, fourth-year, VMI.
Defensive backs — Kedrick Whitehead, fifth-year, Delaware; Michael Tutsie, sixth-year, North Dakota State; Rassie Littlejohn, fourth-year, Stetson; Benny Sapp III, fifth-year, Northern Iowa; Demetries Ford, fourth-year, Austin Peay.
Punter — Grant Burkett, fourth-year, Missouri State.