February 3, 2025
Defiance College football places nine on MSFA All-Academic Team
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Mid-States Football Association announced the 2024 MSFA All-Academic Team on Monday with nine Defiance Yellow Jackets among the league's more than 300 honorees.
The MSFA's criteria for the All-Academic Team is a 3.25 cumulative GPA for student-athletes who are academic sophomores and above. The conference also considers fall semester grades.
With nine award winners, DC football has more than doubled their academic achievements of the prior two seasons at the Division III level (7) and marks the most academic awards under Head Coach Bill Nickell.
Defiance College 2024 All-Academic Players
| Andre Almore | Gr. | OL | Psychology | Mableton, Ga. |
| Dominick Barnhart | Sr. | DL | Sport Management | Hedgesville, W. Va. |
| Hunter Bentley | So. | OL | Education | Farmington, Ark. |
| Eric Moultrie Jr. | Gr. | OL | Sport Management | Chicago, Ill. |
| V'Sean Palmer | Gr. | DB | Sport Management | Dayton, Ohio |
| Richard Pope IV | Sr. | DL | Business Administration | Daytona Beach, Fla. |
| Cooper Sloan | Jr. | RB | Exercise Science | Cherryville, N.C. |
| Jalen Warren | Gr. | WR | Molecular Biology | Palmetto, Fla. |
| Jehlani Warren | Gr. | QB | Criminal Justice | Palmetto, Fla. |
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