LAKE CHARLES – The preseason football awards have begun for McNeese linebacker Micah Davey when on Monday, he was named first team All-American by FCS Football Central.
 
Davey is one of three players from the Southland Conference to earn a spot on the team and the only first-team selection. Southeastern’s Darius Lewis and Jaylon Spears of Nicholls were named to the special teams second team unit.
 
In 2023, Davey was named All-American by six different organizations, including first team honors by Walter Camp and the AFCA. He also earned second team honors by FCS Football Central, Associated Press, Sports Perform and Phil Steele.
 
The junior from Baton Rouge finished seventh in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in the FCS.
 
Last season he led the FCS in three different statistical categories including total tackles (153), tackles per game (15.3) and solo tackles per game (8.3).  
 
His 15.3 tackles per game set a new McNeese single-season record while his 153 total tackles ranked as the sixth-most in a season in school history.
 
Davey recorded 10 or more tackles in all 10 games including 20 tackles against HCU and 21 at Lamar in the final two games of the season as he became the first Cowboy to record 20 tackles or more in back-to-back games. His 21 stops at Lamar were the second-most in a game in school history.
 
A 2022 Freshman All-American, Davey will enter the 2024 campaign with 221 career tackles, ranking him just outside the top 20 on the school’s career record list.
 
2024 FCS Football Central Preseason All-American Team
First-Team Offense:
QB: Mark Gronowski (South Dakota State)
RB: Lan Larison (UC Davis)
RB: Jamar Curtis (Lafayette)
RB: ShunDerrick Powell (Central Arkansas)
WR: Efton Chism III (Eastern Washington)
WR: Javin Whatley (Chattanooga)
WR: Darius Cooper (Tarleton State)
WR: Nick DeGennaro (Richmond)
TE: JJ Galbreath (South Dakota)
OL: Marcus Wehr (Montana State)
OL: Charles Grant (William & Mary)
OL: Gus Miller (South Dakota State)
OL: Jackson Slater (Sacramento State)
OL: Grey Zabel (North Dakota State)
OL: Nick Taiste (South Carolina State)
AP: Marcus Yarns (Delaware)
 
First-Team Defense:
DL: David Walker (Central Arkansas)
DL: Elijah Williams (Morgan State)
DL: Marlon Taylor (Chattanooga)
DL: Dylan Hendricks (North Dakota State)
DL: Brody Grebe (Montana State)
LB: Adam Bock (South Dakota State)
LB: Micah Davey (McNeese)
LB: Noah Martin (Samford)
LB: Erick Hunter (Morgan State)
LB: Amir Abdullah (Illinois State)
DB: Tucker Large (South Dakota State)
DB: Cole Wisniewski (North Dakota State) 
DB: Isas Waxter (Villanova) 
DB: Dalys Beanum (South Dakota State) 
DB: Kenny Gallop Jr. (Howard)
 
First-Team Special Teams:
K: Will Leyland (South Dakota) 
P: Trey Wilhoit (Florida A&M) 
KR: Abraham Williams (Idaho) 
PR: Tucker Large (South Dakota State) 
AP: Junior Bergen (Montana)
 
Second-Team Offense:
QB: Cole Gonzales (Western Carolina)
QB: Cam Miller (North Dakota State)
RB: Bronson Yoder (William & Mary)
RB: Kayvon Britten (Tarleton State)
RB: Amar Johnson (South Dakota State)
WR: Bo Belquist (North Dakota)
WR: Jared Richardson (Penn)
WR: Carter Bell (South Dakota)
WR: Daniel Sobkowicz (Illinois State)
TE: Carter Runyon (Towson)
TE: Cole Grossman (Montana)
OL: Justus Perkins (Montana State)
OL: Ryder Langsdale (Lafayette)
OL: Payton Collins (Eastern Kentucky)
OL: Evan Beernsten (South Dakota State)
OL: Jaison Williams (Youngstown State)
OL: Reid Williams (Chattanooga)
AP: Tommy Mellott (Montana State)
AP: Griffin Woodell (UAlbany)
 
Second-Team Defense:
DL: Elijah Ponder (Cal Poly)
DL: Dallas Afalava (Idaho)
DL: Eli Mostaert (North Dakota State)
DL: Ckelby Givens (Southern)
DL: Finn Claypool (Drake)
DL: Malachi Bailey (Alcorn State)
LB: Riley Wilson (Montana)
LB: Logan Kopp (North Dakota State)
LB: Shane Hartzell (Villanova)
LB: Ken Standley (Mercer)
LB: William McRainey (ETSU)
LB: A.J. Pena (Rhode Island)
DB: Saiku White (Lafayette)
DB: Trevin Gradney (Montana)
DB: Caleb Curtain (Elon)
DB: Isaiah Reed (Brown)
DB: Oshae Baker (UT Martin)
DB: TaMuarion Wilson (Central Arkansas)
 
Second-Team Special Teams:
K: Griffin Crosa (North Dakota State)
P: Matt Noll (Jackson State)
KR: Donovan Wadley (Merrimack)
PR: Darius Lewis (Southeastern Louisiana) 
AP: Jaylon Spears (Nicholls)