HAMMOND, La. – Another day brought more national recognition for Southeastern Louisiana University defensive tackle Kaleb Proctor and linebacker KK Reno, as the Lion duo was named to the American Football Coaches Association FCS Coaches' All-America Team, the AFCA announced Thursday.
 
Proctor (first team) and Reno (second team) both earned their fourth All-American nod of the week Thursday. Proctor was a first team choice by Stats Perform and FCS Football Central, while earning second team honors from the Associated Press.
 
Reno was a second team choice by Stats Perform and FCS Football Central, while claiming honorable mention recognition from the Associated Press.
 
Proctor, the 2025 Southland Conference Player of the Year and Reno, the 2025 SLC Defensive Player of the Year, joined former Lions Felton Huggins (2004), Xavier Roberson (2013) and Cole Kelley (2020, 2021) as the only players in program history to be named All-Americans by four different outlets in the same season.
 
Named first team by a majority of the presenters, Proctor joins Kelley as the only consensus All-Americans since the program's return in 2003.
 
Proctor (nine sacks, 13.0 TFL) and Reno (126 tackles, 10.5 TFL) were two of the leaders of a Southeastern defense that ranks among the FCS leaders in scoring defense (18.0, 9th), total defense (295.2, 8th), sacks per game (3.08, 9th), tackles for loss per game (7.0, 11th), first downs allowed (201, 7th) and third down conversion percentage defense (31.8, 9th). 
 
A total of five Southland Conference student-athletes were recognized by the AFCA as All-Americans. Proctor was joined by SFA defensive back Charles Demmings on the first team. Reno, SFA offensive lineman Erik Gray and linebacker Jaydon Southard were second team picks.
 
2025 AFCA FCS Coaches' All-America Team
 
First Team Defense
Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School)
DL | Kaleb Proctor | 6-3 | 280 | Sr. | Southeastern | Frank Scelfo | Oak Grove, La. (Oak Grove)
DL | Keyshawn Johnson | 6-3 | 230 | Jr. | UT Martin | Jason Simpson | Belle Glade, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
DL | Lando Brown | 5-11 | 215 | Sr. | Southern Utah | DeLane Fitzgerald | Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra)
DL | Joshua Stoneking | 6-3 | 264 | So. | Furman | Clay Hendrix | Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons)
LB | James Conway | 6-2 | 235 | Gr. | Fordham | Joe Conlin | Omaha, Neb. (Millard West)
LB | Tye Niekamp | 6-3 | 240 | Jr. | Illinois State | Brock Spack | Normal, Ill. (Community)
LB | Logan Kopp | 6-1 | 221 | Sr. | North Dakota State | Tim Polasek | St. Louis, Mo. (Lindbergh)
DB | Charles Demmings | 6-1 | 190 | Sr. | SFA | Colby Carthel | Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite Horn)
DB | Abu Kamara | 6-1 | 208 | Jr. | Yale | Tony Reno | Prospect Park, Pa. (Interboro)
DB | Caden Dowler | 6-0 | 205 | Jr. | Montana State | Brent Vigen | Billings, Mont. (West)
DB | Maximus Pulley | 5-11 | 200 | Sr. | Wofford | Shawn Watson | Ft. Worth, Texas (Bell)
 
First Team Offense
Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School)
QB | Beau Brungard | 6-0 | 215 | Jr. | Youngstown State | Doug Phillips | New Middletown, Ohio (Springfield Local)
RB | Joshua Dye | 5-11 | 205 | So. | Southern Utah | DeLane Fitzgerald | Gilbert, Ariz. (Williams Field)
RB | L.J. Phillips Jr. | 5-9 | 225 | So. | South Dakota | Travis Johansen | Wichita, Kan. (Northwest)
WR | Jared Richardson | 6-2 | 220 | Sr. | Penn | Ray Priore | Blakeslee, Pa. (Bethlehem Catholic)
WR | Nico Brown | 6-0 | 185 | Sr. | Yale | Tony Reno | Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison)
WR | Bryce Lance | 6-3 | 290 | Sr. | North Dakota State | Tim Polasek | Marshall, Minn. (Marshall)
TE | Chris Corbo | 6-5 | 250 | Sr. | Dartmouth | Sammy McCorkle | North Caldwell, N.J. (West Essex)
OL | Roger Smith | 6-4 | 330 | Sr. | South Carolina State | Chennis Berry | Maple Heights, Ohio (Howard Prep)
OL | Logan Weedman | 6-5 | 295 | Sr. | Tennessee Tech | Bobby Wilder | Owensboro, Ky. (Apollo)
OL | Temi Ajirotutu | 6-5 | 310 | Gr. | Villanova | Mark Ferrante | Queens, N.Y. (Eagle Academy)
OL | Trent Fraley | 6-1 | 303 | Jr. | North Dakota State | Tim Polasek | Moon Township, Pa. (Moon Area)
OL | Mike Bartilucci | 6-1 | 300 | Gr. | The Citadel | Maurice Drayton | Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher)
 
First Team Specialists
Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School)
PK | Carson Smith | 5-11 | 176 | Sr. | Austin Peay | Jeff Faris | Belmont, N.C. (South Point)
P | Max Pelham | 6-1 | 195 | Sr. | South Dakota State | Dan Jackson | Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny)
AP | Michael Wortham | 5-9 | 190 | Sr. | Montana | Bobby Hauck | North Highlands, Calif. (Center)
 
Second Team Defense
Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School)
DL | Kobe Clayborne | 6-0 | 280 | Sr. | South Dakota State | Dan Jackson | Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan)
DL | Quincy Ivory | 6-3 | 239 | Sr. | Jackson State | T.C. Taylor | Alief, Texas (Elsik)
DL | Jacob Psyk | 6-3 | 265 | Gr. | UC Davis | Tim Plough | Sugar Land, Texas (Strake Jesuit Prep)
DL | Andrew Zock | 6-2 | 250 | So. | Mercer | Mike Jacobs | Citra, Fla. (Hawthorne)
LB | KK Reno | 6-0 | 220 | Sr. | Southeastern | Frank Scelfo | New Iberia, La. (Catholic-New Iberia)
LB | Jaydon Southard | 6-1 | 225 | Sr. | SFA | Colby Carthel | Wichita Falls, Texas (Iowa Park)
LB | Luke Banbury | 6-2 | 230 | Gr. | William & Mary | Mike London | Pittsburgh, Pa. (Upper St. Clair)
DB | Jarod Washington | 6-2 | 188 | Sr. | South Carolina State | Chennis Berry | Fredericksburg, Va. (Chancellor)
DB | Jalen Jones | 6-0 | 195 | Sr. | William & Mary | Mike London | Chesapeake, Va. (Deep Creek)
DB | Jaeden Jones | 6-0 | 190 | So. | Monmouth | Kevin Callahan | Colonia, N.J. (Colonia)
DB | Shadwel Nkuba II | 6-1 | 190 | Sr. | Illinois State | Brock Spack | Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville)
 
Second Team Offense
Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School)
QB | Taron Dickens | 5-11 | 180 | So. | Western Carolina | Kerwin Bell | Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
RB | Rodney Nelson | 5-8 | 195 | So. | Monmouth | Kevin Callahan | Owings Mills, Md. (Franklin)
RB | Eli Gillman | 6-0 | 213 | Jr. | Montana | Bobby Hauck | Dassel, Minn. (Cokato)
WR | Jalen Jones | 5-9 | 175 | Fr. | Alabama State | Eddie Robinson Jr. | Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay)
WR | Samuel Gbatu Jr. | 5-10 | 185 | Sr. | UC Davis | Tim Plough | Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley)
WR | Josh Derry | 5-9 | 180 | Jr. | Monmouth | Kevin Callahan | Towson, Md. (Concordia Prep)
TE | Ian Simpson | 6-3 | 235 | Sr. | UC Davis | Tim Plough | Rocklin, Calif. (Whitney)
OL | Erik Gray | 6-1 | 256 | Jr. | SFA | Colby Carthel | Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo)
OL | Langston Jones | 6-3 | 325 | Sr. | Lehigh | Kevin Cahill | Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood)
OL | Griffin Empey | 6-3 | 298 | So. | North Dakota State | Tim Polasek | Stoughton, Wisc. (Stoughton)
OL | Cameron Smith | 6-7 | 354 | Gr. | Alabama State | Eddie Robinson Jr. | Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest)
OL | Stryker Rashid | 6-5 | 295 | Jr. | Idaho State | Cody Hawkins | Weber, Utah (Weber)
 
Second Team Specialists
Pos. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | School | Coach | Hometown (High School)
PK | Cade Hechter | 6-2 | 245 | Jr. | UT Martin | Jason Simpson | Sydney, Australia (Bethune-Cookman)
P | Jeff Yurk | 6-2 | 224 | Sr. | Elon | Tony Trisciani | Southern Pines, N.C. (Pinecrest)
AP | Ja'briel Mace | 5-9 | 175 | So. | Villanova | Mark Ferrante | Somers Point, N.J. (Mainland Regional)
 
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