The Group of Five had plenty of fascinating storylines in 2025 with some teams rising to national prominence.
And that was possible because of some standout individual efforts that deserve recognition. Here are the HERO Sports G5 All-Americans for the 2025 season, with players from 51 different teams being represented:
Group of Five Players & Coach Of The Year
Group of Five Player of the Year: Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
Group of Five Coach of the Year: Jerry Mack, Kennesaw State
Group of Five Offensive Player of the Year: Byrum Brown, USF
Group of Five Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Chris Johnson of San Diego State and Nadame Tucker of Western Michigan
Group of Five Special Teams Player of the Year: Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii
First Team Offense
QB Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
QB Byrum Brown, USF
RB Cam Cook, Jacksonville State
RB Caleb Hawkins, North Texas
WR Danny Scudero, San Jose State
WR Skyler Bell, UConn
WR Wyatt Young, North Texas
TE Brody Foley, Tulsa
TE Dorian Thomas, New Mexico
OL Travis Burke, Memphis
OL Shadre Hurst, Tulane
OL Kage Casey, Boise State
OL Pat McMurtrie, James Madison
OL Gabe Blair, North Texas
AP Wayne Knight, James Madison
First Team Defense
DL Landon Robinson, Navy
DL Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan
DL Dylan LaBarbera, Nevada
DL Trey White, San Diego State
DL Nathan Voorhis, Ball State
LB Bryun Parham, UConn
LB Trent Hendrick, James Madison
LB Red Murdock, Buffalo
LB Owen Long, Colorado State
LB Jaxton Eck, New Mexico
DB Chris Johnson, San Diego State
DB Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo
DB Braden Awls, Toledo
DB Boogie Trotter, Marshall
DB Josh Moten, Southern Miss
First Team Special Teams
K Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii
P Evan Crenshaw, Troy
RS Chauncy Cobb, Arkansas State
Second Team Offense
QB Joe Fagnano, UConn
QB Anthony Colandrea, UNLV
RB Evan Dickens, Liberty
RB Kejon Owens, FIU
WR Camden Brown, Georgia Southern
WR Junior Vandeross III, Toledo
WR Beau Sparks, Texas State
TE Peter Clarke, Temple
TE Rocky Beers, Colorado State
OL Ben Murawski, UConn
OL Brady Small, Army
OL Jacob Spomer, Fresno State
OL Anthony Boswell, Toledo
OL Dorion Strawn, Texas State
AP Gabriel Benyard, Kennesaw State
Second Team Defense
DL Michael Heldman, Central Michigan
DL J’Mond Tapp, Southern Miss
DL Adam Trick, Miami (Ohio)
DL Keyshawn James-Newby, New Mexico
DL Santana Hopper, Tulane
LB Owen Chambliss, San Diego State
LB Ray Coney, Tulsa
LB Gideon Lampron, Bowling Green
LB Micah Davey, UTEP
LB Mac Harris, USF
DB Noah Avinger, Utah State
DB Eli Blakey, Miami (Ohio)
DB Andre Fuller, Toledo
DB Elijah Green, Tulsa
DB Devin Lafayette, Troy
Second Team Special Teams
K Patrick Durkin, Tulane
P Keegan Andrews, UMass
RS Devin Gandy, Louisiana Tech
Third Team Offense
QB Alonza Barnett III, James Madison
QB Colton Joseph, Old Dominion
RB Lucky Sutton, San Diego State
RB Cam Edwards, UConn
WR Easton Messer, FAU
WR Eli Heidenreich, Navy
WR Jackson Harris, Hawaii
TE Gavin Harris, New Mexico State
TE Jyrin Johnson, Bowling Green
OL Trevor Brock, Buffalo
OL Mason Randolph, Boise State
OL Connor McLaughlin, USF
OL Jax Harrington, Louisiana
OL Costen Cooley, Air Force
AP Sieh Bangura, Ohio
Third Team Defense
DL Zion Wilson, East Carolina
DL Donnie Smith, Troy
DL Jackie Johnson III, Hawaii
DL Ezra Christensen, New Mexico State
DL Payton Zdroik, Air Force
LB Quinton Urwiler, Northern Illinois
LB Chris Jones, Southern Miss
LB Jaden Dugger, Louisiana
LB Jordan Kwiatkowski, Central Michigan
LB Baron Hopson, Kennesaw State
DB Jacob Fields, Louisiana Tech
DB Jakari Foster, Louisiana Tech
DB KT Seay, Delaware
DB A’Marion McCoy, Boise State
DB Jack Tchienchou, Tulane
Third Team Special Teams
K Chris Freeman, UConn
P Cole Maynard, Western Kentucky
RS Da’Realyst Clark, Kent State
