Five Bobcats Named FCS Football Central All-Americas

BOZEMAN, Mont. (Dec 15, 2025) – Five Bobcats earned All-America honors from FCS Football Central on Monday, the organization announced.

Offensive lineman Titan Fleischmann becomes a second-time All-America by landing on the FCS Football Central First Team. He is joined by first-time All-America Caden Dowler, a junior safety. Both were named First Team All-Big Sky, and Dowler earned conference defensive player of the year honors in 2025.

Three other Bobcats landed All-America honors for the first time. Defensive lineman Kenneth Eiden IV was named Second Team All-America by FCS Football Central, while running back Julius Davis and defensive lineman Paul Brott each earned third team honors.

The full team is below:

First-Team Offense
OL - Titan Fleischmann (Montana State), Seth Anderson (North Dakota), Trent Fraley (North Dakota State), JT Cornelius (Monmouth), Delby Lemieux (Dartmouth), Jake Pope (Illinois State)
QB - Beau Brungard (Youngstown State), QB - Cole Payton (North Dakota State)
RB - Joshua Dye (Southern Utah), RB - Eli Gillman (Montana), RB - L.J. Phillips Jr. (South Dakota)
WR - Jared Richardson (Penn), WR - Bryce Lance (North Dakota State), WR - Marquis Buchanan (Rhode Island), WR - Josh Derry (Monmouth)
TE - Chris Corbo (Dartmouth)

First-Team Defense
DL - Andrew Zock (Mercer), Lando Brown (Southern Utah), Kaleb Proctor (Southeastern Louisiana), Joshua Stoneking (Furman), Keyshawn Johnson (UT Martin), David Hoage (West Georgia)
LB - James Conway (Fordham), A.J. Pena (Rhode Island), Theron Gaines (Tennessee Tech), Jaydon Southard (Stephen F. Austin), Tye Niekamp (Illinois State)
DB – Caden Dowler (Montana State), Kaysus Kurns (Tarleton State), Abu Kamara (Yale), Charles Demmings (Stephen F. Austin), Jarod Washington (South Carolina State), Jalen Jones (William & Mary)

First-Team Special Teams
K - Eli Ozick (North Dakota State)
P - Jeff Yurk (Elon)
KR - Javon Ross (Bethune-Cookman)
PR - Bugs Mortimer (Stephen F. Austin)
AP - Michael Wortham (Montana)

Second-Team Offense
QB - Taron Dickens (Western Carolina), Keali'i Ah Yat (Montana)
RB - Rodney Nelson (Monmouth), Josh Pitsenberger (Yale) , Kente Edwards (Lafayette)
WR - Daniel Sobkowicz (Illinois State), Larenzo Fenner (South Dakota), Nico Brown (Yale) , Samuel Gbatu Jr. (UC Davis)
TE - Nathan Levicki (Presbyterian)
OL - Michael Bennett (Yale), Langston Jones (Lehigh), Hunter Smith (Tarleton State), Erik Gray (Stephen F. Austin), Griffin Empey (North Dakota State), Gavin Ortega (Weber State), Temi Ajirotutu (Villanova)

Second-Team Defense
DL - Lance Rucker (North Dakota), Brandon Maina (Wofford), Keenan Wilson (North Dakota State), Jacob Psyk (UC Davis), Kenneth Eiden IV (Montana State), Kahmari Brown (Elon), James Stewart (Tennessee State)
LB - Shane Hartzell (Villanova), KK Reno (Southeastern Louisiana), Rashon Myles Jr. (Abilene Christian), Malachi McNeal (North Dakota), Tyler Ochojski (Lehigh), Peyton Wing (Montana)
DB - Mikey Munn (South Dakota) , Shadwel Nkuba II (Illinois State), Maximus Pulley (Wofford), Ayinde Johnson (Rhode Island), Cam Chapa (Northern Colorado), Kimal Clark (Indiana State), Jalen Mayo (Stephen F. Austin)

Second-Team Special Teams
K - Trajan Sinatra (Idaho State)
P - Adam Watford (North Alabama)
KR - Ja'briel Mace (Villanova)
PR - Elijah Kennedy (North Carolina A&T)
AP - Kolbe Katsis (Northern Arizona)
AP - Rodney Hammond (Sacramento State)

Third-Team Offense
QB - Chris Parson (Austin Peay), Devin Farrell (Rhode Island), DJ Williams (Southern Illinois)
RB - Julius Davis (Montana State), Luke Yoder (Lehigh), Marquis Gillis (Delaware State), Barika Kpeenu (North Dakota State)
WR - Jalen Jones (Alabama State), Kylon Harris (Stephen F. Austin), Javon Gipson (Abilene Christian), Geoffrey Jamiel (Lehigh), Max Tomczak (Youngstown State)
TE - Ryder Kurtz (Cornell)
OL - Cameron Smith (Alabama State), Desmeal Leigh (Youngstown State), Drew Wilder (Tennessee Tech), Xavier Jennings (Mercer), Quinten Christensen (South Dakota State), Cannon Panfiloff (Montana), Landon Woodard (Illinois State)

Third-Team Defense
DL – Paul Brott (Montana State), Michael Wells (Youngstown State), Ezekiel Larry (Yale), Thomas Johnson (North Carolina Central), Jeremiah Williams (Jackson State), , TJ Burke (Lehigh), Quincy Ivory (Jackson State)
LB - Rohan Davy (Rhode Island), Will Shaffer (Abilene Christian), Mikey D'Amato (Cal Poly), Erick Hunter (Morgan State), Logan Kopp (North Dakota State), Sean Allison (Drake)
DB - Jeremiah McClendon (Southern Illinois), Jaheim Ward (Eastern Kentucky), Dorian Plumley (Abilene Christian), Quentin Moten (Northern Arizona), Ty Bartrum (Harvard), Mekhai Smith (Lehigh), Christopher Jean (Central Connecticut State)

Third-Team Special Teams
K - Nick Reed (New Hampshire)
P - James Platte (The Citadel)
KR - Brandon Hayes (Southeastern Louisiana)
PR - Drew Deck (Montana)
AP - Kylon Wilson (Youngstown State)
AP - Rashad Rochelle (Indiana State)

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Players Mentioned

Paul Brott

Julius Davis

Caden Dowler

Kenneth Eiden IV

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