SENATOBIA - Just days after the MACCC announced its list of postseason awards, national publication JUCOWeekly has also unveiled its accolades for the 2023 season, with 10 Northwest standouts making the cut.

Six of the Rangers' 10 selections earned First Team All-MACCC North Division by JUCOWeekly, highlighted by quarterback Keegan Patterson and tailback D'mariun Perteet. Defensive lineman D.J. Burgess, linebacker Tristan Shorter, defensive back Charles Thomas and kicker Jackson Uselton rounded out the first team honorees for Northwest.

Additionally, four other Rangers were chosen for Second Team All-MACCC North Division honors - tailback Xavier Davis, tight end Derrick Harden, offensive lineman Cameron Pascal and linebacker JyKeon Cunningham.

A former USC walk-on, Patterson completed 162 of his 312 pass attempts for 15 touchdowns. The Longmont, Colo. native passed for 2,153 yards, adding his name to the long list of Northwest quarterbacks with over 2,000 passing yards. Patterson completed a season-best 27 passes against East Mississippi and threw for four touchdowns in the Rangers' Homecoming victory against Coahoma, while also logging a season-best 346 passing yards in the regular season finale against Northeast.

Perteet shook off a slow start to the season to become the Rangers' leading rusher, totaling 631 yards and six touchdowns on 99 carries. The Courtland native averaged 6.4 yards per carry and collected two 100-yard rushing efforts against Coahoma and Holmes in October, including a season-best 145 yards and two touchdowns in the road win at Holmes.

A native of Oxford, Burgess finished third on the team in total tackles (46), but led the team with seven quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. The son of NFL veteran Derrick Burgess, he tallied the Rangers' second-most tackles-for-loss, earning 9.5 TFLs for 34 negative yards. He also totaled 2.5 sacks for 19 yards and added one pass breakup, earning MACCC North Division Defensive Player of the Year accolades earlier this week.

Shorter tied Burgess for the Rangers' third-most tackles, while also leading the team in tackles-for-loss (12) and sacks (3.5). The Arkansas State transfer provided a season-high 10 tackles against Northeast, helping the Rangers seal a much-needed victory and the program's 10th straight playoff berth. He also added two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup.

Thomas once again proved to a pivotal piece of the Northwest secondary, leading the team in both interceptions and pass breakups. The Horn Lake native tied freshman Fredd Adams with six breakups and stood alone with three interceptions, adding to his season total of 36 tackles and a fumble recovery. Two of Thomas' interceptions came in the season-opener at Mississippi Gulf Coast and he also earned a season-high two pass breakups in the MACCC semifinal loss at Copiah-Lincoln.

Though he was snubbed for postseason honors from the MACCC, Uselton garnered first team recognition by JUCOWeekly after leading the NJCAA in made field goals for most of the season. The Hernando native currently ranks fourth in the nation, finishing 12-for-17 and ranking in the top 10 nationally with 31 point-after kicks.

Playing in all 10 games this season, Davis rushed for 330 yards and five touchdowns on 70 carries. The Flowood native collected a season-best 105 rushing yards in the Rangers' road win at Mississippi Delta on October 12. His lone rushing touchdown came in the season-opener at Mississippi Gulf Coast.

In 10 games, Harden caught four passes for 43 yards, averaging nearly 10.8 yards on each catch. The Olive Branch native started most of the season at tight end.

Pascal was a solid veteran presence on the Rangers' offensive line, playing in all 10 games this season.

Cunningham made a strong leap from his 2022 freshman season, leading the Rangers with 62 total tackles this year. The West Point native also finished third in quarterback hurries, earning five on the season, while adding 3.5 tackles-for-loss, an interception and a pass breakup. Cunningham's best performance of the season came in a road win at Mississippi Delta, where he logged nine total tackles.