Aug 08, 2024
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| Mount Union athletics photo; d3photography.com photos by Doug Sasse, Larry Radloff |
Perhaps someone is at a new position. Perhaps someone is back after putting their name in the transfer portal. Someone might even be at a new school. We go through evey roster and put out dozens of requests for info to make sure we get everyone who is returning and nobody who isn't. Check out the top returning players in Division III football on the 2024 D3football.com Preseason All-America team:
| First team offense | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Zac Boyes | Cortland | Sr. | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| RB | Giovanni Weeks | Wheaton | Sr. | Kent City, Mich. |
| RB | Joe Sacco | North Central | Sr. | Bartlett, Ill. |
| WR | Trey Madsen | North Central | Sr. | Montgomery, Ill. |
| WR | Devon Frenchko | Alma | Sr. | Saint Joseph, Mich. |
| TE | Ntense Obono | Carleton | Sr. | Lawrence, Kan. |
| T | Jeske Maples | North Central | Jr. | Moweaqua, Ill. |
| G | Matt Kickel | Aurora | Sr. | Bolingbrook, Ill |
| C | Matt Wrather | John Carroll | Sr. | Powell, Ohio |
| G | Thomas Perry | Middlebury | Sr. | Killingworth, Conn. |
| T | Ben Lilly | Mount Union | Sr. | Wadsworth, Ohio |
| First team defense | ||||
| DE | Rossy Moore | Mount Union | Sr. | Lima, Ohio |
| DT | Dawson Dietz | Washington & Jefferson | Sr. | Allison Park, Pa. |
| DT | Chance Knight | Marietta | Sr. | Bridgeport, Ohio |
| DE | Martin Egbo | North Central | Sr. | Coraopolis, Pa. |
| LB | Robert Coury | Carnegie Mellon | Sr. | Phillipsburg, N.J. |
| LB | Ben Bladel | Grove City | Jr. | Coraopolis, Pa. |
| LB | BJ Adamchik | North Central | Sr. | Raleigh, N.C. |
| CB | Key Cunningham | Heidelberg | Sr. | West Palm Beach, Fla. |
| S | Parker Rochford | Wartburg | Sr. | Edgewood, Iowa |
| S | Matt Jung | Bethel | So. | Neenah, Wis. |
| CB | Wesley Abraham | Wesleyan | Sr. | White Plains, N.Y. |
| First team specialists | ||||
| K | Michael Stack | UW-La Crosse | Jr. | Oshkosh, Wis. |
| P | Andrew Toler | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Bidwell, Ohio |
| RET | Dameon Gomes | Hardin-Simmons | Jr. | Arlington, Texas |
| Second team offense | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Luke Lehnen | North Central | Sr. | Chatham, Ill. |
| RB | Brandon Cade | Berry | Sr. | Duluth, Ga. |
| RB | Garrett Cora | Franklin | Sr. | Lizton, Ind. |
| WR | Jack Studer | UW-La Crosse | Sr. | Eyota, Minn. |
| WR | Joe Iadevaio | Cortland | Jr. | Massapequa, N.Y. |
| WR | Jake Breitbach | Gustavus Adolphus | Sr. | Golden Valley, Minn. |
| TE | Will Leger | Johns Hopkins | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| T | Tucker Kinney | Wartburg | Sr. | DeWitt, Iowa |
| G | Michael Nwosu | Johns Hopkins | Jr. | Perry Hall, Md. |
| C | John Pekar | UW-Whitewater | Sr. | Franklin, Wis. |
| G | Sam Pryor | North Central | Sr. | Sugar Grove, Ill. |
| T | Cody Aikey | Cortland | Sr. | Canandaigua, N.Y. |
| Second team defense | ||||
| DE | Thomas Kenary | Middlebury | Sr. | Chevy Chase, Md. |
| DT | Colin Meropoulos | Endicott | Sr. | Monroe, Conn. |
| DT | Wade Grubbs | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Providence Forge, Va. |
| DE | Anthony Cikauskas | Monmouth | Jr. | Oswego, Ill. |
| LB | Blake Rybar | Linfield | Sr. | Monroe, Wash. |
| LB | Durand Hill | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Austin, Texas |
| CB | Max Wilson | Wheaton | Sr. | Wheaton, Ill. |
| S | Dalton Tjong | Ohio Northern | Sr. | Cumming, Ga. |
| S | Jacob O'Connell | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Sr. | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| CB | Devin Williams | Bethel | Jr. | Fridley, Minn. |
| Second team specialists | ||||
| K | Tyler Huettel | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | McKinney, Texas |
| P | Thomas Tabor | Linfield | Sr. | Seattle, Wash. |
| RET | Trey Hayes | Christopher Newport | Jr. | Sterling, Va. |
| Third team offense | ||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Carter St. John | Alma | Jr. | Zionsville, Ind. |
| RB | Jalen Leonard-Osbourne | Ithaca | Sr. | Ardsley, N.Y. |
| RB | Tamir Thomas | UW-Whitewater | Sr. | Menomonee Falls, Wis. |
| WR | Collin Brunstein | Illinois College | Sr. | Jacksonville, Ill. |
| WR | Jaden AlfanoStJohn | Cortland | Sr. | Westhampton, N.Y. |
| TE | Gabe Quigley | DePauw | Sr. | Carmel, Ind. |
| T | Charlie Kulhay | Endicott | Sr. | Glastonbury, Conn. |
| G | Alex Pethan | UW-Whitewater | Jr. | Oak Creek, Wis. |
| C | Ryan Bitka | Cortland | Sr. | Amherst, N.Y. |
| G | Jack Kinerney | Muhlenberg | Sr. | Fairfax, Va. |
| T | Dylan Clem | Hope | Sr. | Stevensville, Mich. |
| Third team defense | ||||
| DE | Jacquez Mabin | Delaware Valley | Sr. | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| DT | Collin Thompson | Concordia-Moorhead | Sr. | Thatcher, Ariz. |
| DT | Dave Filias | Middlebury | Jr. | Lynn, Mass. |
| DE | Brian Pritt | Benedictine | Sr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| LB | Carson DeKam | Gustavus Adolphus | Sr. | Owatonna, Minn. |
| LB | Harley Hopkins | Marietta | Jr. | Zanesville, Ohio |
| LB | Nicholas Burgess | Montclair State | Sr. | Hackensack, N.J. |
| CB | Matthew Coons | DePauw | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| S | Kyle Haettich | Brockport | Sr. | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| S | Jake Whitten | Berry | Sr. | Loganville, Ga. |
| CB | Chance Sparks | Linfield | Sr. | Hillsboro, Ore. |
| Third team specialists | ||||
| K | Matthew Jumes | Trinity (Conn.) | Sr. | Franklin, Mass. |
| P | Tighe Hoey | Hamilton | Sr. | New Canaan, Conn. |
| RET | Zach Poff | Alma | So. | Saint Johns, Mich. |