Waco, Texas – The American Football Coaches Association released the 2025 NCAA Division II All-America honorees earlier today with
Daniel Porisch named to the second team on offense. Porisch is the first offensive lineman All-American for the Wolves since Eric Cuka in 1999 and 2000.
Porisch started all 11 games for Northern State and anchored an offensive line that helped the Wolves rush for 2,538 yards and allow only 12 sacks in 2025. The NSU offense tallied six games with over 400 yards of total offense and led the NSIC in total offense per game with a 456.9-yard average. In addition, the Wolves notched six games without giving up a sack. They ranked top-10 in the country in yards per play and third down conversion rate and top-15 in total offense during the regular season. The senior started all 44 games for the Wolves over the last four seasons and is a first time NSIC All-Conference selection.
2025 AFCA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
| First Team Offense |
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| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
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| QB |
Gavin Sukup |
6-1 |
188 |
Sr. |
UIndy |
| RB |
Curtis Allen |
6-2 |
215 |
Sr. |
Virginia Union |
| RB |
Jeffery Jones |
5-9 |
175 |
Fr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
| WR |
Hogan Wasson |
5-10 |
180 |
R-So. |
Central Missouri |
| WR |
Jaylen Himes |
5-9 |
177 |
Fr. |
Wingate |
| WR |
TJ Chukwurah |
5-11 |
190 |
R-Jr. |
Black Hills St. |
| TE |
Luke Dehnicke |
6-3 |
205 |
R-Fr. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| OL |
Slade Edwards |
6-2 |
290 |
R-Sr. |
Central Washington |
| OL |
Montriel Lee |
6-2 |
285 |
Sr. |
Central Oklahoma |
| OL |
Joe Cooper |
6-7 |
320 |
R-Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
| OL |
Ryne Buttz |
6-4 |
302 |
Sr. |
UIndy |
| OL |
Tim Anderson |
6-6 |
305 |
Sr. |
Ferris St. |
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| First Team Defense |
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| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| DL |
Clayton Power |
6-2 |
283 |
Sr. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
| DL |
Kenyon Garner |
6-4 |
230 |
So. |
Livingstone |
| DL |
Michael Shimek |
6-1 |
246 |
Sr. |
Ashland |
| DL |
Ean Rhea |
6-2 |
235 |
Jr. |
Emory & Henry |
| LB |
Landon Boss |
6-1 |
230 |
Jr. |
Emporia St. |
| LB |
Ja'Kobe Clinton |
6-2 |
230 |
R-Sr. |
West Florida |
| LB |
Clark Griffin |
5-9 |
185 |
Sr. |
Harding |
| DB |
Jordan Rogers |
5-10 |
188 |
R-Sr. |
Pittsburg St. |
| DB |
Xavier Walton |
5-10 |
200 |
Jr. |
Angelo St. |
| DB |
Darnell Stephens |
6-1 |
186 |
Gr. |
Fort Valley St. |
| DB |
Justin Payoute |
5-7 |
170 |
Sr. |
Ferris St. |
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| First Team Specialists |
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| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| PK |
Manaki Watanabe |
6-0 |
182 |
R-Fr. |
Ashland |
| P |
Brodie Eisenbraun |
6-2 |
195 |
R-Sr. |
Chadron St. |
| AP |
Tye Roberson |
5-8 |
185 |
Sr. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
| LS |
Graham Carter |
5-11 |
195 |
Sr. |
Missouri S&T |
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| Second Team Offense |
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| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| QB |
Jack Strand |
6-5 |
240 |
Sr. |
MSU Moorhead |
| RB |
Andrew Miller |
6-1 |
225 |
Jr. |
Harding |
| RB |
JayJay Jordan |
5-11 |
180 |
Jr. |
Slippery Rock |
| WR |
Reggie Retzlaff |
6-3 |
215 |
R-Sr. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
| WR |
Deandre Proctor |
6-3 |
210 |
Sr. |
Johnson C. Smith |
| WR |
Gage Florence |
5-10 |
185 |
Sr. |
MSU Moorhead |
| TE |
Eddie Burgess |
6-4 |
240 |
Sr. |
Upper Iowa |
| OL |
Kaleb McCullough |
6-2 |
282 |
So. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
| OL |
Jamari Mason |
6-1 |
310 |
Jr. |
Johnson C. Smith |
| OL |
Daniel Porisch |
6-2 |
295 |
Sr. |
Northern St. |
| OL |
Ryan Schernecke |
6-8 |
330 |
R-Sr. |
Kutztown |
| OL |
Avery Swinton |
6-2 |
285 |
Sr. |
Catawba |
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| Second Team Defense |
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| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| DL |
Owen Seaver |
6-3 |
275 |
Gr. |
Angelo St. |
| DL |
Ricky Freymond |
6-5 |
265 |
R-Sr. |
Western Colorado |
| DL |
Tyler King |
6-5 |
250 |
R-So. |
Central Washington |
| DL |
Isi Etute |
6-4 |
225 |
R-Jr. |
UNC Pembroke |
| LB |
Tristan Exline |
6-1 |
215 |
Jr. |
UT Permian Basin |
| LB |
Brandon Hile |
6-2 |
225 |
Sr. |
Kutztown |
| LB |
Logan O'Brien |
6-4 |
225 |
R-Sr. |
Chadron St. |
| DB |
Rance Conner |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
Valdosta St. |
| DB |
Kalen Frazier |
6-0 |
196 |
Sr. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
| DB |
Klayton Batten |
5-10 |
185 |
Gr. |
Shepherd |
| DB |
Shawn Collins |
6-2 |
220 |
Sr. |
Emory & Henry |
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| Second Team Specialists |
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| Pos |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
School |
| PK |
Ty Quintois |
5-11 |
170 |
Jr. |
East Stroudsburg |
| P |
Mo Foketi |
6-1 |
200 |
So. |
Northeastern St. |
| AP |
Deontae Williams |
6-0 |
180 |
So. |
California (Pa.) |
| LS |
Josh Hildebrand |
6-3 |
240 |
R-Fr. |
Colorado Mines |
