IRVING, TX – At a time of significant change across college football, the National Football Foundation (NFF) is marking 20 years of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society and recognizing academic excellence across the sport, the list holds 39 SAA Athletes.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society has recognized 23,568 student-athletes from 691 schools since 2007. The 2026 class, which includes a record 2,596 players from 365 schools, represents the largest group in the program’s history and underscores the sustained academic achievement taking place across all levels of college football.
To qualify for the NFF Hampshire Society, a senior or grad transfer must maintain a grade point average of 3.2 or higher throughout their collegiate careers while being starters or key contributors to their teams for the 2025 season.
Honorees: (39)
Christian Lewis (Berry)
Lex Breeden (Centre)
Blake Busson (Centre)
Jack Gohmann (Centre)
Trey Henson (Centre)
Temes Kahsay (Centre)
Jack Kennedy (Centre)
Jake Nash (Centre)
Adam Wicktom (Centre)
Will Zabel (Centre)
Luke Bridges (Millsaps)
Barrett Buchanan (Rhodes)
John Hampton III (Rhodes)
Zach Johns (Rhodes)
TezJioh Knox (Rhodes)
Evan Reeder (Rhodes)
Liam Sitz (Rhodes)
Lawrence Watts (Rhodes)
Max Grumbles (Sewanee)
Buck Hardin (Sewanee)
AJ McLemore (Sewanee)
Ryan Nichol (Sewanee)
Gavin Potter (Sewanee)
Lukus White (Sewanee)
John Wilson (Sewanee)
Ryan Ainsworth (Trinity)
Caleb Bayer (Trinity)
Collin Bishop (Trinity)
Tyson Bope (Trinity)
Jax Crockett (Trinity)
John Adrian Dioli (Trinity)
Roan Erwin (Trinity)
Wyatt Green (Trinity)
Xadrian Huerta (Trinity)
Conner Keele (Trinity)
John Kohl McAdams (Trinity)
Joe Mehary (Trinity)
Lukas Morin (Trinity)
Sebastian Trevino (Trinity)
ABOUT THE HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION
The Hampshire Foundation is the charitable arm of The Hampshire Companies, a privately-held, fully-integrated real estate firm that has more than 60 years of hands-on, cycle-tested experience in acquiring, developing, leasing, repositioning, managing, financing and disposing of real estate. Founded by Jon F. Hanson, who served as NFF Chairman from 1994-2006, Hampshire is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Learn more at www.hampshirere.com.
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