DALLAS – Six Mountain West football student-athletes were among the 62 FBS players named to the Football Writers Association of America 2023 Freshman All-American Watch List, the organization announced Wednesday.

Colorado State paced the MW with two selections in redshirt freshman quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and redshirt freshman defensive lineman Nuer Gatkoth.

Fresno State wide receiver Jalen Moss, Hawai‘i wide receiver Pofele Ashlock, UNLV running back Jai’Den Thomas and Utah State defensive lineman Paul Fitzgerald round out the MW selections.

The FWAA will unveil its 2023 Freshman All-American Team, sponsored by Chris Doering Mortgage, and the sixth annual Freshman of the Year Award in January.

* denotes redshirt freshmen

Quarterbacks (4)
*Rocco Becht, Iowa State (6-1, 205, Wesley Chapel, Fla.)
*Byrum Brown, USF (6-3, 209, Raleigh, N.C.)
*Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Colorado State (6-3, 205, Aledo, Tx.)
Dante Moore, UCLA (6-3, 210, Detroit, Mich.)

Running Backs (5)
Jalen Buckley, Western Michigan (5-11, 210, Aurora, Ill.)
Makhi Hughes, Tulane (5-11, 195, Birmingham, Ala.)
LJ Martin, BYU (6-2, 205, El Paso. Tx.)
Darius Taylor, Minnesota (5-11, 195, Detroit, Mich.)
Jai’Den Thomas, UNLV (5-9, 180, Atlanta, Ga.)

Wide Receivers (4)
*Pofele Ashlock, Hawaii (6-2, 175, Euless, Tx.)
Kevin Concepcion, North Carolina State (5-11, 187, Charlotte, N.C.)
*Jalen Moss, Fresno State (6-1, 168, Menlo Park, Calif.)
Eric Singleton, Jr, Georgia Tech (5-11, 173, Douglasville, Ga.)

Tight Ends (3)
*Arlis Boardingham, Florida (6-3, 240, Van Nuys, Calif.)
Benjamin Brahmer, Iowa State (6-7, 240, Pierce, Neb.)
Luke Hasz, Arkansas (6-3, 242, Bixby, Okla.)

Offensive Line (16)
Xavier Bausley, Jacksonville State (6-5, 315, Dunbar, W.Va.)
*Parker Brailsford, Washington (6-2, 275, Mesa, Ariz.)
*Louie Canepa, NM State (6-3, 320, Napa, Calif.)
Spencer Fano, Utah (6-5, 300, Spanish Fork, Utah)
*Earnest Greene III, Georgia (6-4, 320, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Knijeah Harris, Florida (6-3, 315, Port St. Lucie, Fla.)
*Luke Jones, UAB (6-6, 310, Sugar Hill, Ga.)
*Caden Kitler, UCF (6-3, 295, Dallas, Tx.)
Francis Mauigoa, Miami (6-6, 315, Ili’ili, American Samoa)
*Wendell Moe, Arizona (6-2, 340, Long Beach, Calif.)
*Braelin Moore, Virginia Tech (6-3, 290, Bethlehem, Pa.)
Brian Parker II, Duke (6-5, 300, Cincinnati, Ohio)
*Kaden Sieracki, Baylor (6-8, 309, The Woodlands, Tx.)
Brady Small, Army (6-0, 309, Mt. Ephraim, N.J.)
Carter Smith, Indiana (6-5, 305, Powell, Ohio)
*Chandler Strong, Georgia Southern (6-3, 290, Warner Robins, Ga.)

Defensive Line (8)
Rueben Bain Jr, Miami (6-3, 275, Miami, Fla.)
*Caleb Banks, Florida (6-6, 320, Detroit, Mich.)
*Paul Fitzgerald, Utah State (6-3, 240, Idaho Falls, Idaho)
*Nuer Gatkoth, Colorado State (6-3, 240, Edmonton, AB, Canada)
*Horace Lockett, Georgia Tech (6-6, 341, Atlanta, Ga.)
T.J. Parker, Clemson (6-3, 255, Phenix City, Ala.)
T.J. Searcy, Florida (6-5, 245, Thomaston, Ga.)
Peter Woods, Clemson (6-2, 315, Alabaster, Ala.)

Linebackers (6)
Anthony Hill Jr., Texas (6-3, 243, Denton, Tx.)
*Javante Mackey, Arkansas State (6-2, 228, Chicago, Ill.)
Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss (6-3, 205, Raleigh, Miss.)
Kamren Robinson, Virginia (6-2, 227, Tappahannock, Va.)
*Tate Romney, Arizona State (6-2, 220, Chandler, Ariz.)
Taurean York, Texas A&M (6-0, 230, Temple, Tx.)

Defensive Backs (8)
Peyton Bowen, Oklahoma (6-0, 198, Denton, Tx.)
Jordan Castell, Florida (6-2, 220, Orlando, Fla.)
Caleb Downs, Alabama (6-0, 203, Hoschton, Ga.)
Caden Jenkins, Baylor (6-1, 173, Lewisville, Tx.)
Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina (6-1, 204, Eatonton, Ga.)
*Deshaun Lee, Iowa (5-10, 187, Belleville, Mich.)
Michael Richard, Louisiana Tech (5-11, 180, New Orleans, La.)
Dillon Thieneman, Purdue (6-0, 205, Westfield, Ind.)

Kickers (2)
*Lucas Carneiro, Western Kentucky (5-11, 175, Cornelius, N.C.)
*Alex McPherson, Auburn (5-9, 154, Fort Payne, Ala.)

Punters (2)
Atticus Bertrams, Wisconsin (6-3, 225, Sydney, NSW, Australia)
*Jackson Ross, Tennessee (6-3, 195, Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

Kick Returners (2)
Kenny Johnson, Pitt (6-1, 195, York, Pa.)
*Major Everhart, TCU (5-11, 175, Amarillo, Tx.)

Punt Returners (2)
*Isaiah Sategna, Arkansas (5-11, 180, Fayetteville, Ark.)
*Kaden Saunders, Penn State (5-10, 175, Columbus. Ohio)