BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Twelve Patriot League football student-athletes earned 2025 NCAA DI Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) All-America honors when it was announced by the Associated Press (AP).
 
Fordham graduate student linebacker James Conway claimed AP FCS All-America First Team recognition after leading the FCS in tackles (159) and breaking the FCS and NCAA DI career tackles records (595) during the 2025 season.
 
Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Tyler Ochojski (Sr., LB) of Lehigh was joined by teammate Langston Jones (Sr., OL) on the AP All-America Third Team. Ochojski and Jones helped lead the Mountain Hawks to their second straight League title and a first-round bye in the FCS Playoffs.
 
Nine more Patriot League student-athletes earned AP All-America Honorable Mention nods, led by five Mountain Hawks, including TJ Burke (Sr., DL), Aidan Palmer (Sr., OL), Mekhai Smith (So., DB), Matt Spatny (Sr., DL) and Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Luke Yoder (Jr., RB). Georgetown’s Quincy Briggs (Jr., CB), Holy Cross’ Cam Jones (Jr., DB), Lafayette’s Kente Edwards (Jr., RB) and Richmond’s Jordan Allen (Sr., DB) all received honorable mentions.  
 
Associated Press First Team All-America
James Conway, Fordham, Gr., LB
 
Associated Press Second Team All-America
Langston Jones, Lehigh, Sr., OL
Tyler Ochojski, Lehigh, Sr., LB
 
Associated Press All-America Honorable Mentions
Quincy Briggs, Georgetown, Jr., CB
Cam Jones, Holy Cross, Jr., DB
Kente Edwards, Lafayette, Jr., RB
TJ Burke, Lehigh, Sr., DL
Aidan Palmer, Lehigh, Sr., OL
Mekhai Smith, Lehigh, So., DB
Matt Spatny, Lehigh, Sr., DL
Luke Yoder, Lehigh, Jr., RB
Jordan Allen, Richmond, Sr., DB

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The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.