The 1996 NAIA Football All-American Team was selected by the NAIA Football Coaches. The list below does not designate between first and second team All-American honors from the NAIA. This information comes directly from NAIAHonors.com
| Andy Ankeny | Football | 1996 | All-American | Taylor University |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Blatt | Football | 1996 | All-American | Westminster (Pa.) |
| Andy Harold | Football | 1996 | All-American | University of Sioux Falls |
| Bob Bees | Football | 1996 | All-American | Rocky Mountain College |
| Branden Hanson | Football | 1996 | All-American | Linfield (Ore.) |
| Brian Bessner | Football | 1996 | All-American | East Central (Okla.) |
| Brian Cole | Football | 1996 | All-American | Westmar (Iowa) |
| Brian Walker | Football | 1996 | All-American | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| Brock Blachford | Football | 1996 | All-American | Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Bryan Larson | Football | 1996 | All-American | Montana Technological University |
| Chad Stanton | Football | 1996 | All-American | East Central (Okla.) |
| Charlie Bunch | Football | 1996 | All-American | Sul Ross State (Texas) |
| Chris Horn | Football | 1996 | All-American | Rocky Mountain College |
| Chris Nicholl | Football | 1996 | All-American | Western Washington |
| Chris Watts | Football | 1996 | All-American | Langston University |
| Collins Peaden | Football | 1996 | All-American | Cumberland University |
| Cory Schreifels | Football | 1996 | All-American | Minnesota-Crookston |
| Craig Mills | Football | 1996 | All-American | Westminster (Pa.) |
| Dan Avansino | Football | 1996 | All-American | Carroll College |
| Dan Hanson | Football | 1996 | All-American | Dickinson State University |
| Dan Neill | Football | 1996 | All-American | Benedictine College |
| Darnell Howard | Football | 1996 | All-American | Olivet Nazarene University |
| Darrell Hirsch | Football | 1996 | All-American | Rocky Mountain College |
| David Knuth | Football | 1996 | All-American | Concordia (Wis.) |
| Devon Jackson | Football | 1996 | All-American | Langston University |
| Doug Brown | Football | 1996 | All-American | Simon Fraser University |
| Doug Kraft | Football | 1996 | All-American | Huron (S.D.) |
| Emmett Blythe | Football | 1996 | All-American | Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Eric Darland | Football | 1996 | All-American | Westmar (Iowa) |
| Eric Peters | Football | 1996 | All-American | Bethel College |
| Frenchie Buckner | Football | 1996 | All-American | Bethany College |
| Greg Ray | Football | 1996 | All-American | Southeastern Oklahoma |
| Greg Stoller | Football | 1996 | All-American | Central Washington |
| Greg Thomas | Football | 1996 | All-American | Clinch Valley (Va.) |
| Guy Hall | Football | 1996 | All-American | Montana Technological University |
| Jase Bradford | Football | 1996 | All-American | Lambuth University |
| Jason Lewis | Football | 1996 | All-American | East Central (Okla.) |
| Jason May | Football | 1996 | All-American | Findlay (Ohio) |
| Jason Wallick | Football | 1996 | All-American | Malone University |
| Jasper Russell | Football | 1996 | All-American | Rocky Mountain College |
| Jeremy Gardner | Football | 1996 | All-American | University of Sioux Falls |
| Jeremy McClure | Football | 1996 | All-American | Malone University |
| Jessie Ortiz | Football | 1996 | All-American | Lewis & Clark (Ore.) |
| Jeton Cooper | Football | 1996 | All-American | Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Jonh Wachob | Football | 1996 | All-American | Evangel University |
| Jorge Munoz | Football | 1996 | All-American | Bethany College |
| Kalen DeBoer | Football | 1996 | All-American | University of Sioux Falls |
| Karl Lerum | Football | 1996 | All-American | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| Kenny Russaw | Football | 1996 | All-American | Central Washington |
| Kent Grant | Football | 1996 | All-American | Clinch Valley (Va.) |
| Kevin Sheahan | Football | 1996 | All-American | Carroll College |
| Kevin Vander Linden | Football | 1996 | All-American | Northwestern College |
| Kevin Vogel | Football | 1996 | All-American | Peru State College |
| Kip Edwards | Football | 1996 | All-American | Friends University |
| Kurtiss Riggs | Football | 1996 | All-American | University of Sioux Falls |
| Lionel Porter | Football | 1996 | All-American | St. Ambrose University |
| Mark McKenna | Football | 1996 | All-American | Rocky Mountain College |
| Mark Spencer | Football | 1996 | All-American | Western Washington |
| Mike Gill | Football | 1996 | All-American | Geneva (Pa.) |
| Mike Schumaker | Football | 1996 | All-American | Montana Technological University |
| Moses Sherman | Football | 1996 | All-American | Malone University |
| Nate Arnold | Football | 1996 | All-American | Findlay (Ohio) |
| Nate Weihrauch | Football | 1996 | All-American | Findlay (Ohio) |
| Paul Hladky | Football | 1996 | All-American | Montana Technological University |
| Peter Finstuen | Football | 1996 | All-American | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| Phil Porter | Football | 1996 | All-American | University of Sioux Falls |
| Reggie Jackson | Football | 1996 | All-American | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| Rich Ferris | Football | 1996 | All-American | Western Montana |
| Robert Newberg | Football | 1996 | All-American | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| Rodger Schenks | Football | 1996 | All-American | Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
| Rudy Mederos | Football | 1996 | All-American | Concordia (Wis.) |
| Sam Joseph | Football | 1996 | All-American | Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Sean Sullivan | Football | 1996 | All-American | Benedictine College |
| Seth Wyman | Football | 1996 | All-American | Carroll College |
| Shea Little | Football | 1996 | All-American | Eastern Oregon University |
| Sven Ouderdorp | Football | 1996 | All-American | Lambuth University |
| Therode McQueen | Football | 1996 | All-American | Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
| Todd Walcker | Football | 1996 | All-American | Western Washington |
| Trevor Bakalar | Football | 1996 | All-American | Valley City State University |
| Tyree Myles | Football | 1996 | All-American | Southwestern College |
| Tyrone Brown | Football | 1996 | All-American | Howard Payne (Texas) |
| Wade Gerbers | Football | 1996 | All-American | Western Washington |
| Wally Lara | Football | 1996 | All-American | Sul Ross State (Texas) |
| William Collins | Football | 1996 | All-American | Dana College |
| Willie Brown | Football | 1996 | All-American | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| Willie Murray | Football | 1996 | All-American | Geneva (Pa.) |
| Yohance Brown | Football | 1996 | All-American | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
