The All-Region team returns for an 18th season of recognizing the top players around NCAA Division III football. Photos by d3photography.com, athletics departments, etc., credited on pages for each region

The 18th annual D3football.com All-Region Teams have been announced.

Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools, and schools and conferences were contacted multiple times as the season wound down to remind them to make their players eligible. In total, 1,096 players were nominated.

The 2022 D3football.com All-Region teams are sponsored by Stevenson University, hosts of Stagg Bowl XLIX, which will be played Friday, Dec. 16, at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. For more information, go to bit.ly/stagg49.

All-Region teams are selected in balloting by sports information directors in each region and D3football.com staff. All players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for the D3football.com All-America Team.

2022 D3football.com All-Region 1 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Phil Lutz, WR, Tufts
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Nobile, DE, Delaware Valley
Coach of the Year: Chuck Goldstein, Gallaudet

2022 D3football.com All-Region 2 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Ryan Stevens, QB, Johns Hopkins
Defensive Player of the Year: C.J. Lyons, CB, RPI
Coach of the Year: Michael Toerper, Ithaca

2022 D3football.com All-Region 3 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Kyle King, QB, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Defensive Player of the Year: Sante Parker, DE, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Coach of the Year: Larry Harmon, Mary Hardin-Baylor

2022 D3football.com All-Region 4 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Wayne Ruby Jr., WR, Mount Union
Defensive Player of the Year: Rossy Moore, LB, Mount Union
Coach of the Year: Jason Couch, Alma

2022 D3football.com All-Region 5 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Ethan Greenfield, RB, North Central
Defensive Player of the Year: Owen Grover, LB, Wartburg
Coach of the Year: Chris Winter, Wartburg

2022 D3football.com All-Region 6 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Jaran Roste, QB, Bethel
Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Blazek, DE, UW-Platteville
Coach of the Year: Steve Johnson, Bethel

The 2022 D3football.com All-America team will be announced Friday, Dec. 16, at the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.