CANTON, Ga. - The 2025 Academic All-District Football teams, selected by College Sports Communicators boasts 49 Southern Athletic Association student-athletes.
Each institution received eight nominations for student-athletes who were at least a sophomore and held a GPA of 3.50 or higher while competing in 90 percent of their institutions games or starting in at lease 66 percent.
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Football teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Berry College: (8)
McCormack Langford*
Jack Murray
Nate Lyons
Riley Stevens*
Ben Brookshire
Walker Williams
Christian Lewis
Dreshawn Stevens
Centre College: (8)
Lex Breeden
Ollie Carter
Temes Kahsay
Jack Kennedy
Blake Busson*
Will Zabel
Dant Bowling
Jack Gohmann
Maryville College: (6)
Jacob Berven
Jake Brock
Bryce Currie
Nate Nelson
Owen Sacks
Caden Walker
Millsaps College: (5)
Pierce Melancon
Ben Ragas
Justin Smith
Mikey Strain
Kyle Veal Jr.
Rhodes College: (4)
Logan Ahern
Liam Sitz
Hollis Strawbridge
Henry Walter
Sewanee: (6)
Nathan Miller
Buck Hardin
Ryan Nichol
John Wolfenbarger
Balint Rendessy
Drew Rozier
Southwestern University: (5)
Jacob Smith
Graydon Thompson
Matthew Diosdado
Jalyn Lavigne
Jameer Martin
Trinity University: (7)
Caleb Bayer*
Collin Bishop
John Adrian Dioli
Hondo Franklin
Joe Mehary
Anthony Njoku
TJ Scannell*
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced January 27, 2026.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
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