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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Laube, Silver Named to Stats Perform Preseason All-America First Team
8/1/2023 9:42:00 AM | Football
DURHAM, N.H. – Senior running back Dylan Laube (Westhampton, N.Y.) and junior defensive end Josiah Silver (Hampton, Va.) of the University of New Hampshire football team were named to the 2023 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team, presented by FedEx Ground. The announcement was made Tuesday night.
Laube was selected to the First Team on Special Teams as an all-purpose player. Silver was voted to the First Team on Defense as a defensive lineman.
This is the fourth preseason All-America accolade for Laube and Silver, both of whom also received recognition from Athlon, HERO Sports and The Bluebloods.
Laube was named to seven All-America postseason teams in 2022 – five as an all-purpose player, one as a kick returner and one as a punt returner – while Silver received All-America recognition from four organizations.
UNH, ranked No. 8 in the Athlon and 14th in the HERO Sports preseason polls, kicks off the 2023 season Sept. 2 at Stonehill College. The Wildcats' home opener is Sept. 16 against Dartmouth College.
UNH football Season Ticket Memberships, including the Service Credit Union Victory Club, are on sale now and can be purchased online by CLICKING HERE or by calling (603) 862-4000.
Plans start as low as $99 and include special benefits such as invites to exclusive events, complimentary tickets to UNH sporting events, first right to special events such as playoffs, and presale opportunities to Homecoming. Group and Hospitality tickets, as well as individual game tickets, are also on sale. For questions regarding tickets, please email unh.tickets@unh.edu.
Laube finished the 2022 season as the national leader in all-purpose yards per game (194.3) and ranked in the Top 10 in four other stats: No. 2 in total touchdowns (19), No. 4 in scoring (9.5 points/game), No. 8 in rushing TDs (15), and No. 8 in punt return average (13.7 yards/return).
On the CAA leaderboard, Laube ranked in the Top 5 in nine stats – including No. 1 in all-purpose yards/game, scoring, total touchdowns and kickoff return average (25.8 yards/return) – and he was the team leader in 14 statistics.
Laube's season highlights included a school-record 424 all-purpose yards in the NCAA first round vs. 16th-ranked Fordham University, tying a school record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at 14th-ranked Richmond, matching a school record for longest punt return with a 92-yard TD at Towson, and breaking the Wildcat Stadium record for longest punt return with a 43-yarder vs. 21st-ranked Elon.
He finished the season with 1,209 rushing yards, which ranks seventh on UNH's list of single-season superlatives. Laube was the team's leading rusher all 12 games, finished with five games of 200+ all-purpose yards, and also rushed for 100+ yards five times, including a career-high 202 yards at UAlbany.
Laube rushed for three touchdowns in that game vs. the Great Danes and also had three rushing TDs in consecutive games against Maine and Fordham. Overall, he scored at least one touchdown in 10 of 12 games played.
Laube was a three-time CAA All-Conference honoree with selection to the First Team as a punt returner, Second Team as a running back and Third Team as a kickoff returner. Laube was also named to the New England Football Writers All-New England Team.
Silver is another 2022 New England Football Writers All-New England Team selection also named to the CAA All-Conference First Team as a defensive lineman. He was No. 17 in the national rankings in tackles for loss and 12th in blocked kicks. On the CAA leaderboard, Silver was sixth in tackles for loss per game and fifth in sacks per game.
Silver led UNH with 17.5 tackles for loss and ranked second in sacks, as well as third in tackles and tied for third in quarterback hurries. He blocked two punts, one of which was returned for a touchdown and the other resulted in a safety. Silver had 10 games with 4+ tackles and recorded at least one tackle for loss in 11 of 13 games.
Silver's season highlights included a season-high 3.5 tackles for loss vs. Stony Brook and 3.0 tackles for loss at nationally-ranked Richmond. He made a season-high seven tackles in the NCAA first round vs. Fordham and forced a fumble on the opening possession of the game. Silver went on to record six tackles, a fumble recovery, QB hurry and blocked punt in the second round at Holy Cross.
In the 2022 season, New Hampshire won a share of the CAA title with a 7-1 conference record and advanced to the NCAA second round to highlight a highly-successful season that ended with a 9-4 overall record and No. 13/15 national ranking.
Laube was selected to the First Team on Special Teams as an all-purpose player. Silver was voted to the First Team on Defense as a defensive lineman.
This is the fourth preseason All-America accolade for Laube and Silver, both of whom also received recognition from Athlon, HERO Sports and The Bluebloods.
Laube was named to seven All-America postseason teams in 2022 – five as an all-purpose player, one as a kick returner and one as a punt returner – while Silver received All-America recognition from four organizations.
UNH, ranked No. 8 in the Athlon and 14th in the HERO Sports preseason polls, kicks off the 2023 season Sept. 2 at Stonehill College. The Wildcats' home opener is Sept. 16 against Dartmouth College.
UNH football Season Ticket Memberships, including the Service Credit Union Victory Club, are on sale now and can be purchased online by CLICKING HERE or by calling (603) 862-4000.
Plans start as low as $99 and include special benefits such as invites to exclusive events, complimentary tickets to UNH sporting events, first right to special events such as playoffs, and presale opportunities to Homecoming. Group and Hospitality tickets, as well as individual game tickets, are also on sale. For questions regarding tickets, please email unh.tickets@unh.edu.
Laube finished the 2022 season as the national leader in all-purpose yards per game (194.3) and ranked in the Top 10 in four other stats: No. 2 in total touchdowns (19), No. 4 in scoring (9.5 points/game), No. 8 in rushing TDs (15), and No. 8 in punt return average (13.7 yards/return).
On the CAA leaderboard, Laube ranked in the Top 5 in nine stats – including No. 1 in all-purpose yards/game, scoring, total touchdowns and kickoff return average (25.8 yards/return) – and he was the team leader in 14 statistics.
Laube's season highlights included a school-record 424 all-purpose yards in the NCAA first round vs. 16th-ranked Fordham University, tying a school record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at 14th-ranked Richmond, matching a school record for longest punt return with a 92-yard TD at Towson, and breaking the Wildcat Stadium record for longest punt return with a 43-yarder vs. 21st-ranked Elon.
He finished the season with 1,209 rushing yards, which ranks seventh on UNH's list of single-season superlatives. Laube was the team's leading rusher all 12 games, finished with five games of 200+ all-purpose yards, and also rushed for 100+ yards five times, including a career-high 202 yards at UAlbany.
Laube rushed for three touchdowns in that game vs. the Great Danes and also had three rushing TDs in consecutive games against Maine and Fordham. Overall, he scored at least one touchdown in 10 of 12 games played.
Laube was a three-time CAA All-Conference honoree with selection to the First Team as a punt returner, Second Team as a running back and Third Team as a kickoff returner. Laube was also named to the New England Football Writers All-New England Team.
Silver is another 2022 New England Football Writers All-New England Team selection also named to the CAA All-Conference First Team as a defensive lineman. He was No. 17 in the national rankings in tackles for loss and 12th in blocked kicks. On the CAA leaderboard, Silver was sixth in tackles for loss per game and fifth in sacks per game.
Silver led UNH with 17.5 tackles for loss and ranked second in sacks, as well as third in tackles and tied for third in quarterback hurries. He blocked two punts, one of which was returned for a touchdown and the other resulted in a safety. Silver had 10 games with 4+ tackles and recorded at least one tackle for loss in 11 of 13 games.
Silver's season highlights included a season-high 3.5 tackles for loss vs. Stony Brook and 3.0 tackles for loss at nationally-ranked Richmond. He made a season-high seven tackles in the NCAA first round vs. Fordham and forced a fumble on the opening possession of the game. Silver went on to record six tackles, a fumble recovery, QB hurry and blocked punt in the second round at Holy Cross.
In the 2022 season, New Hampshire won a share of the CAA title with a 7-1 conference record and advanced to the NCAA second round to highlight a highly-successful season that ended with a 9-4 overall record and No. 13/15 national ranking.
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