Fargo, ND – The Victory Sports Network has released its 2025 NAIA Football All-American Team and individual awards for the season. The 2025 NAIA Football National Champion Grand View University had a clean sweep of the individual position awards.
Offensive Player of the Year: Jackson Waring – Grand View University
Defensive Player of the Year: John Argo – Grand View University
Coach of the Year: Kyle Samson – Montana Tech University
Waring, a senior from Ankeny, Iowa, was also named the NAIA Player of the Year by the NAIA Coaches as well as being named the Player of the Year in the Heart North Conference both in back-to-back seasons. He was also the VSN Offensive Player of the Year in 2024. He finished his career 39-1 as a starter for the Vikings. This season he accumulated 34 passing touchdowns to just four interceptions and six rushing touchdowns.
Argo, a senior from Davenport, Iowa, was an All-American on the AFCA and Associated Press teams as well as being named the Heart North Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Argo was named the VSN Defensive Player of the year in back-to-back seasons. He finished 2025 with 105 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss and four interceptions.
Samson of Montana Tech earned his first Coach of the Year accolades from the Victory Sports Network. The sixth-year head coach guided the Orediggers to the most successful regular season in program history, boasting a 12-1 record, the Frontier Conference East Division championship, and the No. 3 seed in the NAIA Football Championship Series. Five of Tech’s 12 wins came against teams rated in the NAIA Top 25.
About the selections: The VSN NAIA Football team is compiled by Jason Dannelly of the Victory Sports Network. Nominations are automatically taken from First Team selections from the All-Conference teams in the NAIA. Input on the selections comes from coaches, SIDs and media members around the NAIA. The final selections are made by Dannelly.
Positions: The majority of the positions on the list are self-explanatory. VSN selects an Athlete (ATH) position based on an individual’s attributes to the overall team’s success. Athlete selections are a combination of individual statistics from passing, rushing, returns and special teams play. Return Specialist (RS) is selected from a combination of kick and punt returners. VSN does not select a long snapper to the All-American team due to the lack of a national standard for statistical comparisons.
| VSN Offensive | First Team | All American | |
| Pos | Player | School | Conf |
| Ath | K’Vonte Baker | Friends University | KCAC |
| OL | Ashton Patterson | College of Idaho | Frontier West |
| OL | Kyree Watkins | Friends University | KCAC |
| OL | Tyler Carlson | Keiser University | Sun Conf |
| OL | James Wartick | Grand View University | Heart North |
| OL | Jacob Graves | Montana Tech | Frontier East |
| QB | Jackson Waring | Grand View University | Heart North |
| RB | Destynd Loring | William Penn | Heart North |
| RB | Davontaye Saunders | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid South |
| RB | Jalil Brown | McPherson College | KCAC |
| TE | Carson Ochoa | Carroll (Mont.) | Frontier West |
| WR | Levi Torgerson | Montana Tech | Frontier East |
| WR | Drew Sellon | Morningside | GPAC |
| WR | Eli Nourse | Montana Western | Frontier West |
| WR | David Hayes | St. Thomas University | Sun Conf |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| VSN Defensive | First Team | All American | |
| DB | Isaiah Hasten | Benedictine College | Heart South |
| DB | Jerome Mitchell | St. Thomas University | Sun Conf |
| DB | Braeden Orlandi | Carroll (Mont.) | Frontier West |
| DB | Kylon Polk | Louisiana Christian | Sooner |
| DL | Zach Myers | Evangel University | KCAC |
| DL | Thomas Ibrahim | Southeastern University (Fla.) | Sun Conf |
| DL | Tai Lologo | Keiser University | Sun Conf |
| DL | Jackson Filer | Grand View University | Heart North |
| LB | Tel Arthur | Montana Tech | Frontier East |
| LB | John Argo | Grand View University | Heart North |
| LB | Terry Elias, Jr. | Saint Xavier University | MSFA MW |
| LB | Eli Bertrand | Keiser University | Sun Conf |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| VSN Specialists | First Team | All American | |
| K | Christian Klobe | Benedictine College | Heart South |
| P | Drew Rader | Georgetown (Ky.) | Mid South |
| RS | Drew Dutton | Indiana Wesleyan | MSFA ME |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| VSN Offensive | Second Team | All American | |
| Ath | Max Gainey | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid South |
| OL | Logan Penhollow | Indiana Wesleyan | MSFA ME |
| OL | Reece Byerly | Marian University | MSFA MW |
| OL | Larry Montgomery | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid South |
| OL | Rashad Beckham | Benedictine College | Heart South |
| OL | Nate Timmons | Grand View University | Heart North |
| QB | Shea Spencer | Keiser University | Sun Conf |
| RB | Xavier Ugorji | Benedictine College | Heart South |
| RB | Rylie Byington | College of Idaho | Frontier West |
| RB | Tre’ Bass | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid South |
| TE | Tanner Zimmerman | Benedictine College | Heart South |
| WR | Isaac Smith | Indiana Wesleyan | MSFA ME |
| WR | Matthew Holthusen | Southwestern College | KCAC |
| WR | Khia Sherrard | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid South |
| WR | Elisha Edwards | Keiser University | Sun Conf |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| VSN Defensive | Second Team | All American | |
| DB | Cannon Johnson | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Mid South |
| DB | Logan Carrington | Marian University | MSFA MW |
| DB | Payton Gonser | Montana Tech | Frontier East |
| DB | Kellen Moore | Grand View University | Heart North |
| DL | Trystin Voss | Northwestern College (Iowa) | GPAC |
| DL | Tyler Walker | Montana Western | Frontier West |
| DL | Ajani Knox | Siena Heights University | MSFA ME |
| DL | Cale Pittenger | Morningside | GPAC |
| LB | Hunter Zirkle | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid South |
| LB | Cade Sheedy | Grand View University | Heart North |
| LB | Zach LaCombe | Benedictine College | Heart South |
| LB | Cade Houseman | Marian University | MSFA MW |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| VSN Specialists | Second Team | All American | |
| K | Stephen Leinen | Dordt University | GPAC |
| P | Ethan Cutler | Eastern Oregon | Frontier West |
| RS | David Zeller | Oklahoma Panhandle State | Sooner |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| VSN Offensive | Third Team | All American | |
| Ath | Amon Williams | University of Pikeville | AAC |
| OL | Hayden McDonald | Taylor University | MSFA ME |
| OL | Ethan Hansen | Dordt University | GPAC |
| OL | Will Sanchez | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Mid South |
| OL | Chris Foster | McPherson College | KCAC |
| OL | Ryan Saddler | Grand View University | Heart North |
| QB | Jackson Dooley | Benedictine College | Heart South |
| RB | Keagan La Belle | Marian University | MSFA MW |
| RB | D’Heaven Domena | Kansas Wesleyan University | KCAC |
| RB | Jaden Miller | Keiser University | Sun Conf |
| TE | Blake Lamb | Olivet Nazarene | MSFA MW |
| WR | Kyle Dixon | Culver-Stockton | Heart North |
| WR | Adam Van Cleave | Concordia University (Neb.) | GPAC |
| WR | Lennx Brown | Morningside | GPAC |
| WR | Aisea Toki | Grand View University | Heart North |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| VSN Defensive | Third Team | All American | |
| DB | Jaiden Jones | Texas Wesleyan | Sooner |
| DB | Kylar Fritz | Northwestern College (Iowa) | GPAC |
| DB | Tanner Steele | College of Idaho | Frontier West |
| DB | Khaleb Bridges | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid South |
| DL | Carson Fehlhafer | Concordia University (Neb.) | GPAC |
| DL | Emmanuel Olaitan | Reinhardt University | AAC |
| DL | Marquise Cross | Saint Francis (Ind.) | MSFA MW |
| DL | Fernando Jeanty | Florida Memorial | Sun Conf |
| LB | Jon Brown | MidAmerica Nazarene | Heart South |
| LB | Clarke Hamilton | Siena Heights University | MSFA ME |
| LB | Brady Nowlan | Southeastern University (Fla.) | Sun Conf |
| LB | Cameron Rankins | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid South |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| VSN Specialists | Third Team | All American | |
| K | Truitt Bosher | Friends University | KCAC |
| P | Brodrick Smith | Tabor College | KCAC |
| RS | A.J. King | Tabor College | KCAC |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| Victory Sports Network | Honorable Mention | All American | |
| Ath | Tyson Denkert | Midland | GPAC |
| Ath | Adam Van Cleave | Concordia | GPAC |
| Ath | Dallas Desouza | Keiser | Sun Conf |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| OL | Zak Rachow | Briar Cliff | GPAC |
| OL | Joel Akers | Dordt | GPAC |
| OL | Kenyon Vigil | Friends University | KCAC |
| OL | Austin Tener | Southwestern College | KCAC |
| OL | Zac Lyle | Reinhardt | AAC |
| OL | Nathan McClelland | College of Idaho | Frontier West |
| OL | Brody Cutrer | Morningside | GPAC |
| OL | Britton Smith | Benedictine | Heart South |
| OL | Bronson Kooy | Saint Francis (Ind.) | MSFA MW |
| OL | Blake Perry | Keiser | Sun Conf |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| QB | Michael Palandri | Montana Western | Frontier West |
| QB | Zack Chevalier | Morningside | GPAC |
| QB | Arjun Lothe | Indiana Wesleyan | MSFA ME |
| QB | Luke Giron | OUAZ | Sooner |
| QB | Jarrett Wilson | Montana Tech | Frontier East |
| QB | Tate Rice | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid South |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| RB | Jah Colbert | Reinhardt | AAC |
| RB | Jerodd Sims | Florida Memorial | Sun Conf |
| RB | Amon Williams | Pikeville | AAC |
| RB | Dalten Van Pelt | Grand View | Heart North |
| RB | E’Derian Sykes | Friends University | KCAC |
| RB | Nathan Parker | Taylor | MSFA ME |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| TE | Grant Scott | Pikeville | AAC |
| TE | Derek Pearse | Montana Tech | Frontier East |
| TE | Lance Clayburg | Grand View | Heart North |
| TE | Jack Busey | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid South |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| WR | Jordan Williams | Pikeville | AAC |
| WR | Travis Mariero | College of Idaho | Frontier West |
| WR | Aiyo’n Carter | MidAmerica Nazarene | Heart South |
| WR | A.J. King | Tabor College | KCAC |
| WR | Jake Reichard | Marian | MSFA MW |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| DB | Dee’Shon Swafford | College of Idaho | Frontier West |
| DB | John Carter Myers | Georgetown (Ky.) | Mid South |
| DB | Deveon Moses | Dakota State (S.D.) | Frontier East |
| DB | Daylon Henson | Concordia | GPAC |
| DB | Marquis Harry | William Penn | Heart North |
| DB | Tucker Dickherber | Grand View | Heart North |
| DB | Keyon Martin | St. Thomas | Sun Conf |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| DL | Jordan Crawford | Texas Wesleyan | Sooner |
| DL | Kenneth Ray | McPherson College | KCAC |
| DL | Isaiah Street | Marian | MSFA MW |
| DL | Corey Floyd, Jr. | OUAZ | Sooner |
| DL | Forrest Suero | Carroll (Mont.) | Frontier West |
| DL | Tucker French | College of Idaho | Frontier West |
| DL | Jacob Dragstra | Northwestern | GPAC |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| LB | Blake Bellamy | Morningside | GPAC |
| LB | Brett Tommasini | Carroll (Mont.) | Frontier West |
| LB | Jace Fitzgerald | Montana Western | Frontier West |
| LB | Isaac Kacmarynski | Dordt | GPAC |
| LB | Zac Kramer | Baker | Heart South |
| LB | Abram Phillips | Benedictine | Heart South |
| LB | Andrew Arnold | Friends University | KCAC |
| LB | Chris Swayne | Saint Xavier | MSFA |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| K | Alex Hanson | Reinhardt | AAC |
| K | Zach Alvarez | St. Thomas | Sun Conf |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| P | Braxton Berrey | Faulkner | Mid South |
| P | Pat Cleary | Judson | MSFA MW |
| P | Tyler Strumila | Texas Wesleyan | Sooner |
| —- | ————– | ————– | ——— |
| RS | Joe Smyth | Southwestern College | KCAC |
| RS | Carl Bew | St. Francis (Ill.) | MSFA MW |
| RS | Tyress McKey | Reinhardt | AAC |
| RS | Ashton Auker | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid South |
Congratulations Shea Spencer! KEISER UNIVERSITY . Great Stats with TWO less games than everyone else this season. #GRIT