The first D3football.com All-America team was awarded in 1999 and is, along with the AFCA All-America team, the only ones recognized in the NCAA record book. Players are nominated by schools in November and December for the D3football.com All-Region team, and are then considered for All-American.
The D3football.com All-America team honors just 11 on offense and 11 on defense per team, plus four special-teamers, with four teams named.
| Year | Offensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Coach of the Year |
2024 |
Luke Lehnen, North Central | Matt Jung, Bethel | Brad Spencer, North Central |
2023 |
Luke Lehnen, North Central | Owen Grover, Wartburg | Curt Fitzpatrick, Cortland |
2022 |
Ethan Greenfield, North Central | Michael Nobile, Delaware Valley | Chris Winter, Wartburg |
2021 |
Blaine Hawkins, Central | Jefferson Fritz, Mary Hardin-Baylor | Pete Fredenburg, Mary Hardin-Baylor |
2020-21 |
A team was named, but no individual award winners in 2020-21. | ||
2019 |
Broc Rutter, North Central | Dallas McRae, Wheaton | Jeff Thorne, North Central |
2018 |
Jackson Erdmann, St. John's | Louis Berry, Mount Union | Jim Margraff, Johns Hopkins |
2017 |
Brett Kasper, UW-Oshkosh | Mamadou Soumahoro, Berry | Vince Kehres, Mount Union |
2016 |
Sam Riddle, Linfield | Teidrick Smith, Mary Hardin-Baylor | Tom Arth, John Carroll |
2015 |
Jordan Roberts, St. Thomas | Tom Lally, Mount Union | Vince Kehres, Mount Union |
2014 |
Jake Kumerow, UW-Whitewater | Tyre Coleman, Hobart | Joe Smith, Linfield |
2013 |
Kevin Burke, Mount Union | Cole Klotz, UW-Whitewater | Lance Leipold, UW-Whitewater |
2012 |
Nate Wara, UW-Oshkosh | Javicz Jones, Mary Hardin-Baylor | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
2011 |
Levell Coppage, UW-Whitewater | Nick Driskill, Mount Union | Lance Leipold, UW-Whitewater |
2010 |
Levell Coppage, UW-Whitewater | Matt Wenger, North Central | Lance Leipold, UW-Whitewater |
2009 |
Cecil Shorts, Mount Union | Eddie Vallery, Wittenberg | Lance Leipold, UW-Whitewater |
2008 |
Nate Kmic, Mount Union | Jace Rindahl, UW-Whitewater | Lance Leipold, UW-Whitewater |
2007 |
Justin Beaver, UW-Whitewater | Jerrell Freeman, Mary Hardin-Baylor | Lance Leipold, UW-Whitewater |
2006 |
Nate Kmic, Mount Union | Ryan Kleppe, UW-Whitewater | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
2005 |
Brett Elliott, Linfield | Damien Dumonceaux, St. John's | Bob Berezowitz, UW-Whitewater |
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Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year were first awarded in 2005. |
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Preseason All-Americans
The D3football.com preseason All-America team honors a first and second team from previous years' nominees, and starting in 2018, a third team.
- 2024 Preseason All-America team
- 2023 Preseason All-America team
- 2022 Preseason All-America team
- 2021 Preseason All-America team
- 2020 Preseason All-America team
- 2019 Preseason All-America team
- 2018 Preseason All-America team
- 2017 Preseason All-America team
- 2016 Preseason All-America team
- 2015 Preseason All-America team
- 2014 Preseason All-America team
- 2013 Preseason All-America team
- 2012 Preseason All-America team
- 2011 Preseason All-America team
- 2010 Preseason All-America team
- 2009 Preseason All-America team
- 2008 Preseason All-America team
- 2007 Preseason All-America team
- 2006 Preseason All-America team
- 2005 Preseason All-America team
- 2004 Preseason All-America team
- 2003 Preseason All-America team
- 2002 Preseason All-America team
- 2001 Preseason All-America team
- 2000 Preseason All-America team