Mount Union's Kennedy, Brown and Muskingum's Gurney Named AFCA All-Americans

12/10/2025 3:19:55 PM

Westerville, OH - The American Football Coaches Association has selected the AFCA All-Americans for the 2025 football season. Mount Union's Giovanni Kennedy, Kaleb Brown and Muskingum’s Connor Gurney represent the Ohio Athletic Conference being selected as All-Americans. 

The AFCA’s Division III All-America Selection Committee is made up of head coaches representing each conference from each of the AFCA’s seven districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the team is chosen. 

Members of the AFCA Coaches’ All-America First Team will receive a plaque commemorating their selection to the team, while members of the Second Team will receive a certificate. 

https://www.afca.com/currys-montie-quinn-and-adrians-ethan-burrows-headline-the-2025-afca-division-iii-coaches-all-america-teams/

2025 AFCA Division III Coaches’ All-America Team - First Team 

First Team-Offense 

OL 

Giovanni Kennedy 

6-1 

275 

Sr. 

Mount Union 

Geoff Dartt 

Avon, Ohio (St. Edward) 

Second Team-Defense 

DL 

Kaleb Brown 

6-2 

220 

Sr. 

Mount Union 

Geoff Dartt 

La Plata, Md. (La Plata) 

LB 

Conner Gurney 

6-0 

220 

Sr. 

Muskingum 

Matt Nardo 

Seminole, Fla. (Senior)