7 Lions earn 2025 All-MIAA football honors
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Seven members of the Missouri Southern State University football team were awarded 2025 all-MIAA honors this week.
Wide receiver Draper Parker picked up all-MIAA second-team designation while running back Nathan Glades and linebacker Zach Bergmann were both selected to the all-MIAA third team.
Quarterback Tillman Martin, wide receiver Isaiah Padello, linebacker Colton Bass and defensive back RJ Hill were named to the all-MIAA honorable mention team.
Draper Parker
Parker led the Lions with 47 catches for 595 yards and five touchdowns in 2025, according to MSSU. The redshirt senior wide receiver from Sealy, Texas, averaged 12.66 yards per reception and started the season with a touchdown in each of the first three contests. Parker competed in all 11 games. He notched a season-high 100-yard game at Southwest Baptist University on five catches.
The all-MIAA honor is the second in his career; he earned honorable mention in 2024.
Nathan Glades
Glades led Southern on the ground, racking up 544 yards on 147 carries over 11 games this season. The redshirt senior running back from Joplin averaged 3.7 yards per carry, starting in every game for the Lions. He tallied five total touchdowns in 2025 including a pair of receiving scores. Glades also added 266 yards receiving, averaging 9.85 yards per catch. He concluded the season with 107 rushing yards against Washburn on Senior Day. Glades also opened the campaign with two touchdowns on 93 rushing yards in the win over Midwestern State University.
The all-MIAA honor is the second for Glades; he was named all-MIAA second team in 2022.
Zach Bergmann
Bergmann led the MSSU defense, totaling 100 tackles (49 solo, 51 assisted). The redshirt senior linebacker from Rogersville also had five tackles for loss with two interceptions and a pass breakup. He tallied a career-best 14 tackles at Pittsburg State University and had double-digit tackles in four games this season.
Bergmann, one of the Lions’ senior captains in 2025, was named the MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week on Sept. 2 after he registered a career-high 14 tackles (six solo, eight assists) in the win over Midwestern State.
Tillman Martin
Martin threw for 2,506 yards with 17 touchdowns over his true freshman season in 2025. The Liberty native earned a quarterback rating of 136.90 and a completion percentage of 59.49 (188 for 316). He also added four touchdowns on the ground.
Martin threw for over 100 yards in all but one game this season and surpassed 200 yards six times in 2025. He was named the MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week on Sept. 8 after throwing for 446 yards to lead the Lions to a 38-31 victory over Southwest Baptist University. He completed 18 for 27 passing with four touchdowns and ranks second all-time for passing in a single game at MSSU.
Isaiah Padello
Padello hauled in 25 catches for 431 yards and three touchdowns in 2025. The sophomore wide receiver from Mililani Mauka, Hawaii, started in all 11 games and averaged 17.24 yards per catch.
Padello caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Martin as the opening half expired against Fort Hays State University. He also registered a career-high 134 yards on five catches against Missouri Western State University. Padello notched a two-touchdown performance on the road at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Colton Bass
Bass tallied 52 total tackles (28 solo, 24 assisted) for second on the Lions in 2025. The senior linebacker from Adrian started and competed in nine games this season. He picked up one tackle for loss, an interception, a pass breakup, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
Bass made a season-best 13 stops on senior day against Washburn University. He registered eight or more tackles three times in 2025.
RJ Hill
Hill posted 39 tackles (29 solo, 10 assisted) with a team-leading two interceptions to go with five breakups and a pair of forced fumbles. The redshirt sophomore defensive back from Kansas City competed in all 11 games with nine starts.
Hill totaled a career-high seven tackles against Fort Hays State University.
He picked up MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week honors Oct. 20, after he recorded two interceptions, including a 70-yard pick six, while adding five tackles (three solo, two assisted) to help secure MSSU’s win over the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
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