2025 All-American Conference Teams and Individual Awards Revealed
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The 2025 All-American Conference teams and individual awards were revealed by the conference on Tuesday, three days before Tulane hosts North Texas in the American Conference Championship Game.
Individual Awards
The individual awards were voted on by the American’s 14 head coaches:
- Offensive Player of the Year: Drew Mestemaker, QB, North Texas
- Defensive Player of the Year: Landon Robinson, DT, Navy
- Special Teams Player of the Year: Patrick Durkin, K, Tulane
- Deep Snapper of the Year: Rayne Fry, LS, Navy
- Rookie of the Year: Caleb Hawkins, RB, North Texas
- Coach of the Year: Eric Morris, North Texas
All-American Conference Teams
The American released First, Second, and Third team selections. With 14 members for the third-straight year, this is the third season the conference included a Third team.
First Team
| Position | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Drew Mestemaker | North Texas |
| RB | Caleb Hawkins | North Texas |
| RB | Robert Henry Jr. | UTSA |
| WR | Anthony Smith | East Carolina |
| WR | Cortez Braham Jr. | Memphis |
| WR | Wyatt Young | North Texas |
| TE | Brody Foley | Tulsa |
| C | Brady Small | Army |
| G | Gabe Blair | North Texas |
| G | Shadre Hurst | Tulane |
| OT | Jimarion McCrimon | East Carolina |
| OT | Travis Burke | Memphis |
| DL | Zion Wilson | East Carolina |
| DL | William Whitlow Jr. | Memphis |
| DL | Landon Robinson | Navy |
| DL | Santana Hopper | Tulane |
| LB | Sam Brumfield | Memphis |
| LB | Mac Harris | South Florida |
| LB | Shad Banks Jr. | UTSA |
| LB | Ray Coney | Tulsa |
| CB | De’Shawn Rucker | South Florida |
| CB | Elijah Green | Tulsa |
| S | Jack Tchienchou | Tulane |
| S | Ja’Marley Riddle | East Carolina |
| K | Patrick Durkin | Tulane |
| P | Alec Clark | Tulane |
| RS | Sutton Smith | Memphis |
| LS | Jackson Lee | Florida Atlantic |
| LS | Rayne Fry | Navy |
Second Team
| Position | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Byrum Brown | South Florida |
| RB | Alex Tecza | Navy |
| RB | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa |
| WR | Iverson Hooks | UAB |
| WR | Easton Messer | Florida Atlantic |
| WR | Eli Heidenreich | Navy |
| TE | Peter Clarke | Temple |
| C | Tay Yanta | North Texas |
| G | Emmanuel Poku | East Carolina |
| G | Ben Purvis | Navy |
| OT | Braydon Nelson | North Texas |
| OT | Connor McLaughlin | South Florida |
| DL | JD Lampley | East Carolina |
| DL | Cam’Ron Stewart | Temple |
| DL | Tre’Von McAlpine | Tulane |
| DL | J’Dan Burnett | Tulsa |
| LB | Andon Thomas | Navy |
| LB | Ethan Wesloski | North Texas |
| LB | Jhalyn Shuler | South Florida |
| LB | Sam Howard | Tulane |
| CB | Omarion Cooper | Memphis |
| CB | David Fisher | North Texas |
| S | Fred Gaskin | South Florida |
| S | Lento Smith Jr. | Tulsa |
| K | Nico Gramatica | South Florida |
| P | Caile Hogan | UTSA |
| RS | JoJo Bermudez | Temple |
| LS | Triston O’Brien | East Carolina |
Third Team
| Position | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Blake Horvath | Navy |
| RB | Sutton Smith | Memphis |
| RB | Quinton Jackson | Rice |
| WR | Javen Nicholas | Charlotte |
| WR | Yannick Smith | East Carolina |
| WR | Devin McCuin | UTSA |
| TE | Houston Thomas | UTSA |
| C | Cole Best | South Florida |
| G | Johnny Dickson | North Texas |
| G | Zane Herring | South Florida |
| OT | Jimto Obidegwu | North Texas |
| OT | Derrick Graham | Tulane |
| DL | Jack Bousum | Army |
| DL | CJ Doggette Jr. | Florida Atlantic |
| DL | Pooda Walker | Memphis |
| DL | Tony Anyanwu | Rice |
| DL | Josh Celiscar | South Florida |
| LB | Dameon Wilson | East Carolina |
| LB | Leon Hart Jr. | Florida Atlantic |
| LB | MarcAnthony Parker | Navy |
| LB | Trey Fields | North Texas |
| LB | Andrew Awe | Rice |
| LB | Harvey Dyson | Tulane |
| CB | Ben Osueke | Temple |
| CB | Javion White | Tulane |
| S | Will Jones | North Texas |
| S | Jimmy Wyrick | UTSA |
| K | Gianni Spetic | Memphis |
| P | Alex Bacchetta | Rice |
| RS | Solomon Beebe | UAB |
| RS | TJ Smith | Tulane |
| LS | Jason Arredondo | Tulane |
Honorable Mention
The American released a list of 5 players receiving honorable mention status:
| Position | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| RB | Nykahi Davenport | South Florida |
| LB | Ty Morris | Rice |
| LB | Curly Ordonez | Temple |
| CB | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane |
| S | Casey Larkin | Army |
All-Conference Breakdown by Team – Total (First, Second, Third)
- Tulane — 12 (5, 2, 5)
- North Texas — 12 (4, 4, 4)
- South Florida — 10 (2, 5, 3)
- Memphis — 9 (5, 1, 3)
- East Carolina — 9 (4, 3, 2)
- Navy — 7 (2, 3, 2)
- Tulsa — 6 (3, 3, 0)
- UTSA — 6 (2, 1, 3)
- Florida Atlantic — 4 (1, 1, 2)
- Temple — 4 (0, 3, 1)
- Rice — 4 (0, 0, 4)
- Army — 3 (1, 1, 1)
- UAB — 2 (0, 1, 1)
- Charlotte — 1 (0, 0, 1)
A total of 89 players were selected: 29 on First Team, 28 on Second Team, and 32 on Third Team.
Additional Notes
- American Conference Championship Game participants North Texas and Tulane share the lead with 12 selections apiece. Tulane and Memphis tie for the most First Team selections at 5 apiece.
- This is the fourth-consecutive year Tulane leads the league in total selections. The Green Wave logged 17 selections in 2024, 15 in 2023 (tied with SMU for the most), and 13 in 2022.
- This is the second-consecutive year Memphis leads the league in First Team selections. The Tigers had 7 selections in 2024 and 5 this season, tying Tulane for the most.
- Drew Mestemaker is the first North Texas player to win American Offensive Player of the Year. He is the 12th quarterback in 13 years to win the award.
- Landon Robinson is the first Navy player to win American Defensive Player of the Year. He is the first defensive tackle to win the award since 2017 Ed Oliver at Houston.
- Patrick Durkin is the first Tulane player to win American Special Teams Player of the Year. He is the second-straight kicker to win the award, following UAB’s Jonah Delange.
- The American Deep Snapper of the Year is a brand new award this season, and the first winner is Navy long snapper Rayne Fry.
- Eric Morris is the first North Texas coach to win American Coach of the Year, becoming the first coach of one of the six former Conference USA programs that joined in 2023 to win the award. A coach in the American Championship Game host has won the award in six-consecutive seasons. However, Morris is the first coach of the conference title game’s visiting team to win in that span.
- Caleb Hawkins is the first North Texas player to win American Rookie of the Year. He is the sixth running back to win the award in the past eight seasons.
- There are four back-to-back First Team All-American Conference selections: Army C Brady Small, Tulane G Shadre Hurst, Memphis DL William Whitlow Jr., and Navy DL Landon Robinson.
- Other repeat All-American Conference selections include North Texas G Gabe Blair (2023 Second, 2025 First), Tulane OT Derrick Graham (2024 First, 2025 Third), Tulane LB Sam Howard (2024 Second, 2025 Second), and Army LB Andon Thomas (2024 Third, 2025 Second). In total, there are seven repeat selections.
- North Texas guard Gabe Blair is the only all-conference selection from 2023 that earned the honors in 2025. Blair missed nearly the entirety of 2024 due to injury.
- North Texas (12), East Carolina (9), Navy (7), and Rice (4) all set new program records for All-American Conference selections in a season. South Florida (10) tied its program record set in 2016.
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