Award watch · 1st season
| RK | Player | Pos | Team | Season | Pts | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Keali'i Ah Yat | QB |  Montana | 3,479 YDS38 TD69.5% CMP | 311 | 1 |
| 2 | Dante Reno | QB |  Yale | 2,983 YDS29 TD64.5% CMP | 294 | 2 |
| 3 | Stone Earle | QB |  Abilene Christian | 3,141 YDS33 TD69.3% CMP | 288 | 3 |
| 4 | Tommy Rittenhouse | QB |  Illinois State | 3,104 YDS26 TD66.8% CMP | 287 | 10 |
| 5 | Pat McQuaide | QB |  Villanova | 2,970 YDS35 TD55.0% CMP | 280 | 4 |
| 6 | Chris Mosley | HB |  North Carolina Central | 1,655 YDS15 TD6.7 YPC | 263 | 5 |
| 7 | Gabriel Abel | HB |  St. Thomas(MN) | 918 YDS14 TD5.0 YPC | 259 | 6 |
| 8 | Andy Peters | QB | St. Thomas(MN) | 2,866 YDS21 TD64.8% CMP | 244 | 7 |
| 9 | Colton Fitzgerald | QB |  West Georgia | 3,000 YDS23 TD59.5% CMP | 239 | 8 |
| 10 | Jordon Vaughn | HB | Abilene Christian | 1,019 YDS11 TD5.8 YPC | 229 | 9 |
Ordered by award points; LW = last week's slot.
All-Independents Teams
First Team
| Pos | Player | Team | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Andy Peters SR | St. Thomas(MN) | 2,866 YDS21 TD64.8% CMP |
| WR | Dalton Bailey SR |  Stetson | 112 REC1,423 YDS6 TD |
| WR | Thomas Lee SR |  Robert Morris | 71 REC788 YDS9 TD |
| WR | Jack Melore SO |  Marist | 0 REC0 YDS0 TD |
| TE | Luke Schuler JR | St. Thomas(MN) | 53 REC812 YDS5 TD |
| LT | Roger Smith SR |  South Carolina State | 32 PANCAKES6 SACKS ALW13 GP |
| C | Tavien Ford SR | South Carolina State | 14 PANCAKES2 SACKS ALW13 GP |
| RG | Michael Wells SO |  Butler | 21 PANCAKES4 SACKS ALW13 GP |
| RT | Jacob Allen SR | South Carolina State | 42 PANCAKES5 SACKS ALW13 GP |
| RE | Gene Blalock JR |  Drake | 58 TKL32 TFL10 SACKS |
| DT | Jacob Auen SR | Drake | 95 TKL13 TFL5 SACKS |
| LLB | Tre Moore SR |  San Diego | 91 TKL13 TFL3 SACKS |
| MLB | Mekhi Bigelow JR | North Carolina Central | 68 TKL7 TFL1 SACKS |
| RLB | Nate Furrow SO | Marist | 106 TKL5 TFL0 SACKS |
| FS | Jarod Washington SR | South Carolina State | 22 TKL1 INT2 PD |
| K | Peter Lipscombe SR |  Presbyterian | 18/25 FG72.0% FG%49 LNG |
| P | Elliot Janish SR | South Carolina State | 46 PUNTS42.8 AVG18 IN 20 |
Second Team
| Pos | Player | Team | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Chase Spellman SO | Drake | 2,562 YDS23 TD54.7% CMP |
| HB | Zahir Favors JR | North Carolina Central | 0 YDS0 TD- YPC |
| HB | Ershod Jasey II JR | Butler | 1,592 YDS15 TD5.2 YPC |
| HB | Gabriel Abel SR | St. Thomas(MN) | 918 YDS14 TD5.0 YPC |
| WR | Jordan Smith SR | South Carolina State | 53 REC758 YDS7 TD |
| WR | Cole Monach SR | San Diego | 67 REC758 YDS10 TD |
| TE | John Grant SR | South Carolina State | 35 REC487 YDS5 TD |
| LT | Hunter Seelye SR | Drake | 37 PANCAKES7 SACKS ALW13 GP |
| LT | Nick Williams JR | South Carolina State | 10 PANCAKES2 SACKS ALW10 GP |
| LG | Jason Laliberte SR | St. Thomas(MN) | 14 PANCAKES4 SACKS ALW10 GP |
| C | Nathan VanDeWoestyne SR | Drake | 25 PANCAKES11 SACKS ALW13 GP |
| RG | Justin Jackson JR | South Carolina State | 16 PANCAKES2 SACKS ALW13 GP |
| RE | Peter Schanne SR |  Sacred Heart | 92 TKL18 TFL6 SACKS |
| RE | Alejandro Tovar SR | Presbyterian | 78 TKL13 TFL4 SACKS |
| DT | Noah Miles SR |  Howard | 68 TKL21 TFL7 SACKS |
| DT | Joshua Barker JR | South Carolina State | 59 TKL4 TFL1 SACKS |
| LLB | Ameer Johnson JR | Robert Morris | 68 TKL13 TFL3 SACKS |
| MLB | Jackson Stratton SO | Butler | 96 TKL4 TFL0 SACKS |
| RLB | Jackson Barry SR | Stetson | 83 TKL17 TFL6 SACKS |
| CB | Ryan Moore SR | Sacred Heart | 40 TKL4 INT16 PD |
| CB | Nic Lendino SO |  Valporaiso | 39 TKL5 INT13 PD |
| FS | Trey Watkins JR |  Long Island | 36 TKL3 INT8 PD |
| SS | Marcus Samuels SR | South Carolina State | 36 TKL3 INT8 PD |
| K | Nick Munson JR | Butler | 11/14 FG78.6% FG%43 LNG |
| P | Nate Ost SR | Robert Morris | 83 PUNTS41.1 AVG25 IN 20 |