2021 D3football.com Preseason All-America team

Aug 23, 2021

UMHB photo by Pat Carrigan; d3photography.com photo by Caleb Williams

Division III football is back, and so are these players. As we get ready for the season to kick off, we present the 2021 D3football.com preseason All-America team.

First team offense
Position	Player	School	Hometown
QB	Gavin Zimbelman	Aurora	Manteno, Ill.
RB	Ike Irabor	Union	Braintree, Mass.
RB	Ethan Greenfield	North Central	Lindenhurst, Ill.
WR	Andrew Kamienski	North Central	Pingree Grove, Ill.
WR	Colt Morgan	Case Western Reserve	Wooster, Ohio
TE	Colton Jewell	Aurora	Lake Villa, Ill.
T	Tim Driscoll	Union	Pleasantville, N.Y.
G	Sharmore Clarke	North Central	Oak Park, Ill.
C	Mike Olsen	UW-Oshkosh	Hartland, Wis.
G	Luke Lodini	Brockport	Stony Point, N.Y.
T	Kyle Gannon	UW-Whitewater	Waukesha, Wis.
First team defense
DE	Michael Nobile	Delaware Valley	Brick, N.J.
DT	Dallas McRae	Wheaton	Crown Point, Ind.
DT	Blade Durbala	Central	Blairstown, Iowa
DE	Mackenzie Balanganayi	UW-Whitewater	Palatine, Ill.
LB	Dillon Keefe	Chapman	Orange, Calif.
LB	Emmett Forde	Hobart	South Boston, Mass.
LB	Akeem Jackson	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Fairfield, Texas
CB	Jake Beesley	North Central	Champaign, Ill.
S	Jefferson Fritz	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Kaufman, Texas
S	Jesse Vail	Mount Union	Estero, Fla.
CB	Justin Harris	Delaware Valley	Philadelphia, Pa.
First team specialists
K	Jaydon Haag	UW-Oshkosh	Sparta, Wis.
P	Joey Annee	Wabash	Indianapolis, Ind.
RET	A.J. Jackson	Lake Forest	Peoria, Ariz.

Second team offense
QB	Wyatt Smith	Linfield	McMinnville, Ore.
RB	Christiaan Williams	Ohio Northern	Sidney, Ohio
RB	Alex Peete	UW-Whitewater	Ringwood, Ill.
WR	Ravi Alston	St. John's	Lake Elsinore, Calif.
WR	Andrew Wolf	Washington & Jefferson	Ashland, Ohio
TE	Cole Hissong	Wooster	Shreve, Ohio
T	Max Warden	St. Lawrence	Potsdam, N.Y.
G	Boomer Warren	Hardin-Simmons	Haslet, Texas
C	Jake Buhe	Illinois Wesleyan	Frankfort, Ill.
G	Sean Pogorelc	Carnegie Mellon	Centreville, Va.
T	Joseph Osborne	Salisbury	St. Leonard, Md.
Second team defense
DE	Daniel Gioioso	Union	Walpole, Mass.
DT	Chase Lydig	Linfield	Buckley, Wash.
DT	Kyle Gallagher	Marietta	Chesterland, Ohio
DE	Drake Neuberger	Marietta	Norwalk, Ohio
LB	Ryan Schwartz	Wheaton	Burbank, Ohio
LB	Ian Barr	Westminster (Pa.)	State College, Pa.
LB	Brett Tharp	Bridgewater	Baker, W.Va.
CB	JoJo McNair	Wartburg	Joliet, Ill.
S	Mark McGrath	UW-Whitewater	Lisle, Ill.
S	KJ Kelley	East Texas Baptist	Abilene, Texas
CB	Joc Pledger	Brevard	Monroe, Ga.
Second team specialists
K	Maki Medici	Utica	Watervliet, N.Y.
P	Casey Jaeb	Carnegie Mellon	San Jose, Calif.
RET	K.J. Miller	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Orange, Texas

Third team offense
QB	Braxton Plunk	Mount Union	Plant City, Fla.
RB	Shane Welshans	Rose-Hulman	Robards, Ky.
RB	Shawn Coane	Hanover	Evansville, Ind.
WR	Harrison Wellmann	Johns Hopkins	College Station, Texas
WR	Wayne Ruby	Mount Union	Miami, Fla.
TE	Ed Newman	Hampden-Sydney	Farmville, Va.
T	Blake Herideen	John Carroll	Akron, Ohio
G	Gabriel McGill	Wheaton	Plano, Texas
C	Jake Hibben	Wheaton	Littleton, Colo.
G	Jeffery Sims	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Mesquite, Texas
T	Jack Fiedler	Bethel	St. Michael, Minn.
Third team defense
DE	Josh Bever	Ohio Northern	Ashland, Ohio
DT	Richard Pope	Defiance	Daytona Beach, Fla.
DT	Jake Holaday	Wheaton	Brandon, Miss.
DE	Jovan Nenadovic	Tufts	Washington, D.C.
LB	Erich Keutmann	Western New England	Washingtonville, N.Y.
LB	Tavion Bryant	Wilmington	Columbus, Ohio
LB	Dante Capozzoli	Kean	Caldwell, N.J.
CB	Montez Archer	Bluffton	Detroit, Mich.
S	Tyler Bergeron	Linfield	Battle Ground, Wash.
S	Sean Carroll	Salisbury	Wilmington, Del.
CB	Raylens Boutin	Brockport	Nyack, N.Y.
Third team specialists
K	Juan Ocampo	Texas Lutheran	Lockhart, Texas
P	John Bickle	Wheaton	Eau Claire, Wis.
RET	Tahmir Barksdale	Delaware Valley	Philadelphia, Pa.