By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s head football coaches named Western Colorado University redshirt senior quarterback Drew Nash and Chadron State College redshirt senior outside linebacker Logan O’Brien the league’s Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, leading the 2025 All-RMAC Football Teams and Awards announced Friday.

Chadron State, which finished second in the RMAC standings, also saw redshirt senior punter Brodie Eisenbraun named the RMAC Special Teams Player of the Year, with head coach Jay Long claiming the RMAC Coach of the Year award. New Mexico Highlands University swept the league’s freshman honors with standout running back Jeffery Jones and outside linebacker Dontaivious Nelson earning the first-year offensive and defensive accolades, respectively.

The 2025 All-RMAC Football Teams recognized 62 of the league’s best football players on its first and second teams. In addition, 54 student-athletes are on the honorable mention list. The All-RMAC Football Teams are nominated by their head coaches and selected by the league’s 10 head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes.

Nash, a Torrance, California product, led the RMAC in total offense during league play, averaging 319.6 yards per game, and was responsible for 32 touchdowns in nine RMAC games. In all games, Nash ranked seventh among Division II players in total offense (310.4 yards per game) and was second nationally in points responsible per game (24.0 ppg). He had three games where he was responsible for five touchdowns or more – West Texas A&M (5), Adams State (6), Black Hills State (6), and Colorado Mesa (6) – and he was responsible for all the Mountaineers’ non-kicking points against Adams State and Colorado Mesa.

O’Brien, from Kearney, Nebraska, led the RMAC with 12.5 tackles for loss in league play and was second in sacks (5.0) and sixth in total tackles per game (7.6 per game). In all games, he was second in the league in tackles for loss per game (1.27), fourth in sacks per game (0.45), and sixth in total tackles per game (7.4). O’Brien had a stretch of seven consecutive games with a tackle for loss, which included 4.0 against Adams State and 3.5 against Black Hills State. He also had two-sack performances against Colorado School of Mines and Adams State during the streak.

Eisenbraun, from Sturgis, South Dakota, finished second in league play with a 45.4 yard per punt mark. However, 12 of his 37 punts went for 50-plus yards and 11 were downed inside the 20-yard line. In all outings, he averaged 44.2 yards per punt with 12 of his 47 punts going for at least 50 yards and 17 downed inside the 20-yard line. Eisenbraun twice booted a 71-yard punt during the season, once against Adams State and then again versus Western Colorado. Opposing teams attempted a return on 20 of his punts, but averaged just 6.3 yards per return.

Jones, who hails from St. Petersburg, Florida, broke onto the scene with a 223-yard performance against Eastern New Mexico before setting the NCAA Division II freshman record with a 385-yard performance against Western New Mexico. He finished the regular season ranked second among all Division II runners with 172.3 rushing yards per game. Jones led all Division II backs with 10.77 yards per carry, was second with 1,723 total rushing yards, and 13th with 15 rushing touchdowns.  He finished his freshman season with the seventh-most rushing yards in a single season in RMAC history.

Nelson, another St. Petersburg, Florida product, recorded 40 tackles (3.6 pg), 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles in his first season. He enjoyed a dominating outing against Fort Lewis in the season’s next-to-last weekend, with six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. He followed that with another six-tackle effort against Black Hills State and also had eight tackles against Colorado Mesa earlier in the season.

Long and the Eagles took the RMAC Championship race to the season’s final weekend before falling in double overtime to eventual champion Colorado State University Pueblo. After a narrow 17-3 loss at Division I Northern Colorado and a road loss at in-state rival Nebraska-Kearney, Chadron State put together an eight-game win streak that culminated with a victory against nationally-ranked Western Colorado. That win streak pushed the Eagles to their first appearance in the AFCA Division II Coaches poll since 2012 and ultimately to their first Division II Playoff appearance since that season.

The 2025 All-RMAC Football Teams are highlighted by four first-team and 10 second-team honorees returning from the 2024 All-RMAC Football Teams. The 2024 Offensive, Defensive, and Defensive Freshman of the Year all returned to earn First Team All-RMAC honors in 2025. In addition, led by Offensive Freshman of the Year Jeffrey Jones, the First Team All-RMAC features three freshmen, with another four earning Second Team All-RMAC accolades.

2025 First Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Offense
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Drew Nash  (1)	Western Colorado	6-2	215	RSr.	Torrance, Calif.
RB	Jeffery Jones	New Mexico Highlands	5-9	175	Fr.	St. Petersburg, Fla.
RB	Aiden Taylor (2)	Colorado Mesa	5-11	220	Sr.	Modesto, Calif.
WR	TJ Chukwurah	Black Hills State	5-11	190	RJr.	Arlington, Texas
WR	Reggie Retzlaff (1, PotY)	CSU Pueblo	6-3	212	RSr.	Corona, Calif.
WR	Tommy Thomas (2, a)	Chadron State	6-2	190	RSr.	Fort Collins, Colo.
TE	Tyler Dvorak (H)	CSU Pueblo	6-3	240	Sr.	Englewood, Colo.
OL	Zach Brumfield (2)	Western Colorado	6-5	290	RSr.	Las Vegas, Nev.
OL	Tyler Ethridge (1)	CSU Pueblo	6-5	300	Jr.	Midlothian, Texas
OL	Cade Myer (2)	Colorado School of Mines	6-2	305	RJr.	Frisco, Texas
OL	Domingo Prince II (2)	CSU Pueblo	6-3	325	Sr.	Aurora, Colo.
OL	Chielotam Udengwu (H)	Fort Lewis	6-3	262	Jr.	Norwalk, Calif.
2025 First Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Defense
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
DE	Ricky Freymond (1, PotY)	Western Colorado	6-5	265	RSr.	Chino, Calif.
DE	Drew Johnson	Western Colorado	6-3	260	RSo.	Salida, Colo.
DT	Jusiah Sampleton (H)	CSU Pueblo	6-0	305	Jr.	Giddings, Texas
DT	Tanner True (H)	Chadron State	6-3	295	Sr.	Eaton, Colo.
ILB	Ian Loomis	Western Colorado	6-3	220	So.	Loveland, Colo.
ILB	Jacob Penney (2)	Fort Lewis	6-0	205	RJr.	Sparks, Nev.
OLB	Cameron Cooper (H, FotY)	Western Colorado	6-2	230	So.	Gilbert, Ariz.
OLB	Logan O’Brien (H)	Chadron State	6-4	225	RSr.	Kearney, Neb.
S	Peyton Shaw (H)	CSU Pueblo	6-0	185	Sr.	McKinney, Texas
S	Dax Yeradi (1)	Chadron State	6-0	195	RSr.	Wright, Wyo.
CB	Jadon Bowen	Chadron State	5-11	175	Sr.	Oceanside, Calif.
CB	Keith Mckaney Jr. (2)	CSU Pueblo	6-0	181	Sr.	Avondale, Ariz.
2025 First Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Special Teams
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
PK	Wilson Yee (H)	Chadron State	6-0	190	Sr.	Littleton, Colo.
P	Brodie Eisenbraun (2)	Chadron State	6-2	195	RSr.	Sturgis, S.D.
PR	Reece Robinson (H)	CSU Pueblo	6-1	160	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif.
KR	Bryce Coulson	Black Hills State	5-11	175	Fr.	Atlanta, Ga.
LS	Josh Hildebrand	Colorado School of Mines	6-3	240	RFr.	Cecil, Ala.
Notes/Symbols in parentheses: Two punt returners due to a tie in the voting; PotY – was a Player of the Year at their position group in 2023; FotY – was a Freshman of the Year at their position group in 2023; 1 -was a First Team All-RMAC selection in 2023; 2 - was a Second Team All-RMAC selection in 2023; H - was an Honorable Mention All-RMAC selection in 2023; a – was a First Team All-RMAC selection in 2022.
2025 Second Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Offense
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Roman Fuller	CSU Pueblo	6-4	215	Sr.	Decatur, Texas
RB	Max Barnes	Colorado School of Mines	5-9	210	RSo.	Austin, Texas
RB	Brandon Belgrave (H)	Colorado Mesa	5-11	205	RSr.	Panama City, Panama
RB	Kiahn Martinez	CSU Pueblo	5-10	185	RSr.	Denver, Colo.
WR	Marcellus Honeycutt Jr.	CSU Pueblo	6-1	190	So.	Aurora, Colo.
WR	Mike Jones (H)	New Mexico Highlands	5-10	175	Sr.	Fort Worth, Texas
WR	Caden Measner	Western Colorado	6-0	195	RJr.	Greeley, Colo.
TE	Blake Smotherman	Colorado School of Mines	6-4	240	RJr.	Fort Collins, Colo.
TE	Alex Turpin	Colorado Mesa	6-5	250	RSo.	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
OL	Calem Grimble (H)	Colorado Mesa	6-5	295	JR.	Centennial, Colo.
OL	Ben James	Colorado School of Mines	6-2	310	RSr.	Little Rock, Ark.
OL	Kasen James (H)	Western Colorado	6-5	270	RSr.	Fresno, Calif.
OL	AJ Kelly (2)	South Dakota Mines	6-6	310	RSr.	Rock Springs, Wyo.
OL	Cooper Mumford (2)	Colorado Mesa	6-4	275	Jr.	Highland, Utah
2025 Second Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Defense
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
DE	William Stemler	Chadron State	6-3	240	RJr.	Sierra Vista, Ariz.
DE	Ryder True	Chadron State	6-1	230	RSo.	Eaton, Colo.
DE	A.J. Jordan	CSU Pueblo	6-5	255	So.	Colorado Springs, Colo.
DT	Kellen Collier (1)	Black Hills State	5-10	285	RSr.	Willard, Utah
DT	Mikey Smith (2)	Western Colorado	5-11	295	RSo.	Colorado Springs, Colo.
ILB	Gary Seidenberger (2)	CSU Pueblo	6-1	225	Jr.	Fredericksburg, Texas
ILB	Cooper Walton	Chadron State	6-1	230	RJr.	Johnstown, Colo.
OLB	Dontaivious Nelson	New Mexico Highlands	6-2	200	Fr.	St. Petersburg, Fla.
OLB	Kaden Stewart	Western Colorado	6-0	225	RJr.	Denver, Colo.
S	Gibson Leafgreen	Colorado Mesa	6-0	205	Jr.	Centennial, Colo.
S	William Lester (H)	South Dakota Mines	6-1	200	Sr.	Arvada, Colo.
CB	Jaylen Shaw	CSU Pueblo	6-0	185	Sr.	McKinney, Texas
CB	Jackson Zimmermann (2)	Colorado School of Mines	6-1	185	RSr.	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
2025 Second Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Special Teams
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
PK	Preston Kyle	Colorado School of Mines	6-0	175	RFr.	Houston, Texas
PK	Jackson Smith	CSU Pueblo	5-11	180	Jr.	Centennial, Colo.
P	Sullivan Moon	Colorado Mesa	6-4	200	Sr.	Colorado Springs, Colo.
PR	Bryce Coulson	Black Hills State	5-11	175	Fr.	Atlanta, Ga.
KR	Mike Jones (H)	New Mexico Highlands	5-10	175	Sr.	Fort Worth, Texas
LS	Austin Contreras	Colorado Mesa	6-2	245	RFr.	Lakewood, Colo.
Notes/Symbols in parentheses: Running Back, Tight End, Defensive End; & Placekicker have additional second team selections due to ties in voting; PotY – was a Player of the Year at their position group in 2023; FotY – was a Freshman of the Year at their position group in 2023; 1 -was a First Team All-RMAC selection in 2023; 2 - was a Second Team All-RMAC selection in 2023; H - was an Honorable Mention All-RMAC selection in 2023.

 

2025 Honorable Mention All-RMAC: Football

ADAMS STATE: Maxime Anum (OL); Braden Biller (P); Mafileo Tupou (ILB).
BLACK HILLS STATE: Cooper Brown (DE); Ryan Ewing (PK); Joshua Faulkner (CB); Cam Goods (RB); Jayson Rouse (OL).
CHADRON STATE: Levi Banuelos (OL); Jal Chan (OL); Quincey Ryker (RB); Aidan Thompson (QB).
COLORADO MESA: Kash Bradley (CB); Trek Keyworth (WR); Max Kibbee (OL); George Soppe (ILB).
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES: Lucas LeSieur (P); Michael Magar (OL); Pierce Richards (WR).
CSU PUEBLO: Arthur Braach (OL); Bryson Torrie (ILB); Marcellus Honeycutt Jr. (KR); Jaiden Jones (OL); Kaleb Manning (DT); Stephen Nagbe Jr. (DE); Owen Morgan (LS); Preston Jarvis (OL); Zack Rakowsky (WR); Kahden Rullo (S); Cameron Smith (DE); Jaylen Thao-Booth (DE).
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS: Kioni Benally (OL); Dawson Chapman (OLB); Mike Jones (PR); Corey Martin (DE); Jaden Montalvo (KR); Carlos Moya (LS).
Trevor Romaldo (S); Nalu Shimizu (DT); Joe Taase (OL); Tevita Valeti (RB).
SOUTH DAKOTA MINES: Dawson Dunbar (RB); Mason Galbreath (WR); Charlie Johnson (ILB); Lane Thomas (CB).
WESTERN COLORADO: DJ Allen Jr. (WR); Wiening Chance (OL); Kai Goetze (TE); Daniel Parsek (TE); Easton Peterson (PR); Joseph Shepardson (OL); Nicholas Taylor (OL); Logan White (CB).