NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The Northeast 10 Conference had 34 football players named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team on Tuesday.

The 2025-26 Academic All-District teams are selected by CSC and recognize the nation's top student-athletes across the NCAA and NAIA for their combined performances on the playing field and in the classroom. 

Academic All-District honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. The NE10 had three players advance to the national ballot. 

The Academic All-America teams will be announced on January 27.

Bentley and Pace led all NE10 programs with eight honorees each. Bentley had two players advance to the national ballot - Michael Boutros and Jake Fredericks - while Pace's Elizjah Lewis also advanced. Overall, six NE10 football programs were represented. 

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. 

FOOTBALL

American International
Santana Fonseca
Brian Lafrance

Bentley
Michael Boutros *
Austin Calarco
Kieran Campbell
Michael DiPlacido
Jacob Fredericks *
Jakob Jackson
Casey Trodden
Christian Zamor

Franklin Pierce
Tristan Evans
Austyn Howe
Reimello Hyde
Zahkeer Kerr
Colin Kroeger

Pace
Christopher Adegunle
Mathaias Edmond
Evan Glusic
?Elizjah Lewis *
Marc Malandruccolo
Decker McNally
Christian Valerio
Kyle Weeks

Post
Sir-Paris Jones
Joey Poland
Malakai Taylor
Adonis White

SCSU
Dom Barbuto
Cooper Dayton
Luke Gagnon
Joseph Garbowski
James Griffiths
Dan Schwartz
Mike Strachan

ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 10 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.

Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
 
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