2021-22 NAIA Football All-America Teams Released
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arizona Christian wide receiver Jon Cole and Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) linebacker Jason Freeman headline the 2021 AFCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association.
The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.
Cole, a two-time AFCA All-American, led the nation in receiving yards per game, averaging 135.4 yards. He caught 81 passes with 12 touchdown receptions and a long of 97 yards. Those 81 catches are a new school record. Another two-time AFCA All-American, Freeman led the nation in total tackles with 160 and tackles per game at 16.0. He had 66 solo tackles, two quarterback sacks, 15 tackles for loss and three interceptions. Freeman was also named Mid-States Football Association Midwest Division Defensive Player of the Year as well as Player of the Year.
The AFCA’s NAIA All-America Selection Committee is made up of two head coaches from each of the AFCA’s seven districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the team is chosen.
Morningside has been represented a total of 31 times with 29 different players on AFCA Coaches’ All-America Teams to lead all schools in NAIA. In second is Carroll (Mont.), which has had 21 different players selected as All-Americans on 23 different occasions.
2021 AFCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America Team - First Team
| Offense | |||
| Pos. | Name | School | Hometown (High School) |
| QB | Joe Dolincheck | Morningside (Iowa) | Bellevue, Neb. (West) |
| RB | #JD Woods | Baker (Kan.) | Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence) |
| RB | Marques Burgess | Keiser (Fla.) | Fort Pierce, Fla. (Westwood) |
| WR | *Jon Cole | Arizona Christian | Dallas, Tex. (Trinity Christian) |
| WR | Jaquan Ebron | Bluefield (Va.) | Charlotte, N.C. (West Mecklenburg) |
| WR | Johnny William | Marian (Ind.) | Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) |
| OL | *Keegan Martin | Bethel (Kan.) | Yale, Okla. (Yale) |
| OL | Jarren Hightower | Kansas Wesleyan | Oklahoma City, Okla. (Westmoore) |
| C | *Matt Dey | Dickinson St. (N.D.) | Sidney, Mont. (Sidney) |
| OL | #Andrew Rupcich | Culver-Stockton (Mo.) | Wonder Lake, Ill. (McHenry) |
| OL | *Alex Huisman | Dordt (Iowa) | Pella, Iowa (Christian) |
| Defense | |||
| Pos. | Name | School | Hometown (High School) |
| DL | Sage DeLong | Eastern Oregon | Vale, Ore. (Vale) |
| DL | Devin Adams | Peru St. (Neb.) | Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Miramar) |
| DL | Jace Capps | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Norcross, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) |
| DL | *Jacob Garcia | Ottawa (Kan.) | Corpus Christi, Tex. (W.B. Ray) |
| LB | *Jason Freeman | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Zion, Ill. (Benton) |
| LB | *Lane Napier | Concordia (Neb.) | David City, Neb. (Aquinas Catholic) |
| LB | *DJ White | Georgetown (Ky.) | Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins) |
| DB | Noah Guse | Dakota St. (S.D.) | Madison, S.D. (Madison) |
| DB | Justin Johnson | Indiana Wesleyan | Indianapolis, Ind. (Marion) |
| DB | Robert Carter | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) |
| DB | Jaylen Cowley | Missouri Baptist | Raytown, Mo. (South) |
| Specialists | |||
| Pos. | Name | School | Hometown (High School) |
| P | Casey Rauch | Concordia (Mich.) | Alexandria, Ky. (Campbell County) |
| PK | Nathan Hamilton | Grand View (Iowa) | Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley) |
| AP | Shamar Moreland | Ottawa (Ariz.) | Phoenix, Ariz. (Betty Fairfax) |
*-2021 Spring AFCA All-American
#-2019-21 Spring AFCA All-American
2021 AFCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America Team - Second Team
| Offense | |||
| Pos. | Name | School | Hometown (High School) |
| QB | *Cameron Dukes | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Shepherdsville, Ky. (Bullitt Central) |
| RB | Keaton Dudik | SAGU (Tex.) | Waco, Tex. (China Springs) |
| RB | Isaiah Wright | Union (Ky.) | Harriman, Tenn. (Florence) |
| WR | *Reid Jurgensmeier | Morningside (Iowa) | Wahoo, Neb. (Bishop Neumann) |
| WR | Cade Moser | Northwestern (Iowa) | Rock Valley, Iowa (Community) |
| WR | Caleb Tanis | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Independence, Mo. (Van Horn) |
| OL | *Kel Lee McPeck | Arizona Christian | Mentone Beach, Calif. (Redlands) |
| OL | Andrew Carter | Carroll (Mont.) | Gooding, Idaho (Gooding) |
| C | $Dustin Rivera | Ottawa (Ariz.) | Buckeye, Ariz. (Buckeye) |
| OL | Anthony Saro | St. Xavier (Ill.) | Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame Prep) |
| OL | Jason Hahlbeck | Morningside (Iowa) | O’Neil, Neb. (O’Neil) |
| Defense | |||
| Pos. | Name | School | Hometown (High School) |
| DL | *Teon Burroughs | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Folkston, Ga. (Charlton County) |
| DL | Ty Barbazon | Doane (Neb.) | Ocala, Fla. (Westport) |
| DL | Andrew Foerster | Concordia (Mich.) | Swartz Creek, Mich. (Lake Fenton) |
| DL | *Marcus Omosule | Georgetown (Ky.) | Miamisburg, Ohio (Miamisburg) |
| LB | Kole Murlin | Siena Heights (Mich.) | Celina, Ohio (Celina) |
| LB | Dalton Huffman | Culver-Stockton (Mo.) | Hannibal, Mo. (Hannibal) |
| LB | Luke Bowman | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Louisville, Ky. (Central) |
| DB | #Sage Chen-Young | Keiser (Fla.) | Wellington, Fla. (Wellington) |
| DB | Sidney Porter | St. Thomas (Fla.) | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) |
| DB | Cole Rollinger | Grand View (Iowa) | Eldridge, Iowa (North Scott) |
| DB | *Noah Van’t Hof | Northwestern (Iowa) | Lester, Iowa (West Lyon) |
| Specialists | |||
| Pos. | Name | School | Hometown (High School) |
| P | Caleb Nielsen | Dakota St. (S.D.) | Waverly, Neb. (Waverly) |
| PK | Chase Carter | Morningside (Iowa) | Knoxville, Iowa (Pella) |
| AP | Scott Tumilty | St. Francis (Ill.) | Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook) |
*-2021 Spring AFCA All-American
#-2019-21 Spring AFCA All-American
$-2018-19-21 Spring AFCA All-American
2021 NAIA Coaches’ All-America Team – Honorable Mentions
| Pos. | Name | School |
| QB | Isaiah Randalle | Kansas Wesleyan |
| QB | Sam Tumilty | St. Francis (Ill.) |
| QB | Johnny Sullivan | Grandview |
| QB | Jon Jund | Montana-Western |
| QB | Marco Aguinaya | Baker |
| QB | Nate Dick | Rocky Mountain |
| QB | Nathan Herstich | Bluefield |
| RB | Malik Nesbitt | Avila |
| RB | Chantz Scurry | Bethel (Kan.) |
| RB | Ke’von Johnson | Roosevelt |
| RB | Nick Calzaretta | College of Idaho |
| RB | Ben Sherman | William Penn |
| WR | Brayden Smith | Indiana Wesleyan |
| WR | Keyshawn Jones | Southwestern (Kan.) |
| WR | Nate Simkins | Montana-Western |
| WR | Tyger Frye | Dickinson State |
| WR | Antonio Strickland | Bluefield |
| WR | Katavious Taylor | Central Methodist |
| WR | Stevie Williams | Kansas Wesleyan |
| WR | James Dixon | Bethel (Tenn.) |
| WR | Jalen Dunnigan | Olivet Nazarene |
| WR | Joshua Jenkins | Ave Maria |
| WR | O’Vauntay Vickers | Judson |
| TE | Janson Robeson | Sterling |
| TE | Garrett Schardt | Concordia (Neb.) |
| OL | Hayden Evans | SAGU |
| OL | John Cano | Reinhardt |
| OL | Moses Hicks | Midland |
| OL | Ray Lewis | Southeastern |
| DL | Jaleel Halloway | St. Xavier |
| DL | Will Miles | Central Methodist |
| DL | Drake Rodriguez | SAGU |
| DL | Marshaun Jones | Valley City State |
| DL | Adrian Johnson | Texas Wesleyan |
| DL | Cole Parker | Kansas Wesleyan |
| DL | Gabriel Jacon-Duffy | Point |
| DL | Chase Van Wyck | Eastern Oregon |
| DL | Riley Gerhardt | Valley City State |
| LB | Dylan Wampler | Montana St-Northern |
| LB | Jalen James | Benedictine (Kan.) |
| LB | Tyler Wingert | Morningside |
| LB | Cody Reichelt | Dakota Wesleyan |
| LB | Dylan Martinez | College of Idaho |
| LB | Josh Seabolt | Bethel (Kan.) |
| LB | Parker Fryar | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| LB | Marc Viechec | Southeastern (Fla.) |
| LB | Colby Johnson | Ottawa (Kan.) |
| DB | Trey Palmer | Bethel (Kan.) |
| DB | Devin Johnston | Ottawa (Kan.) |
| DB | Bryson Briggs | Baker |
| DB | Nathan Kabongo | Dordt |
| DB | Athanie Leeviraphan | Evangel |
| DB | Kwame Sexton | Sterling |
| P | Austin Bohn | Ottawa (Ariz.) |
| P | Elgin Phillips | Thomas More |
