The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2025 All-Conference awards for football. Individually, N.C. Wesleyan's Nahjiir Seagraves was named Offensive Player of the Year while Belhaven's Wyatt Beck earned Defensive Player of the Year. Offensive Rookie of the Year went to LaGrange's Kirk Scott and Defensive Rookie of the Year was collected by his Panther teammate, Zymarion Hudson. Finally, Huntingdon's Tim McReynolds earned Special Teams Player of the Year and Southern Virginia's Joe DuPaix collected Coach of the Year accolades to round out the individual honors. Additionally, the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school who their coach felt displayed the best sportsmanship this season.

All honors were determined by votes from the football coach at each institution.

Seagraves, a junior running back from Southern Pines, North Carolina is the first Battling Bishop to earn USA South football Offensive Player of the Year honors since 2015. Seagraves led the Conference in rushing with 1,236 yards, an average of 137.3 per game, with a League-high 13 rushing touchdowns. His regular season rushing total ranked 11th in all of NCAA Division III. Against USA South opponents, Seagraves again led the League with 671 yards rushing, 134.2 per game, with eight scores. For his efforts this campaign, Seagraves earned First Team All-Conference honors at the running back position.

Scott, a freshman option quarterback from Richmond Hill, Georgia, becomes just the third Panther to earn USA South football Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. During the regular season, appearing only in games against Conference opponents, Scott carried the ball 38 times for 253 yards, good for an average of 6.66 yards per attempt, and scored seven touchdowns. The seven rushing touchdowns led all rookies and ranked second in the Conference.

Beck, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana senior linebacker, becomes the third Blazer to earn USA South football Defensive Player of the Year honors in the past four seasons. Over the regular season, Beck led the Conference with 85 total tackles which included a League-best 49 assisted take downs. He hurried the quarterback six times, made eight total tackles-for-loss, and had 2.5 sacks. For Beck during League-play, he was third in the Conference with 57 total tackles, 6.5 of which resulted in a loss of yardage. For his efforts this campaign, Beck earned First Team All-Conference honors as a linebacker for the third consecutive season.

Hudson, a freshman defensive lineman from Cordele, Georgia, becomes the second consecutive Panther to earn USA South football Defensive Rookie of the Year honors (Ched Smith). During the regular season, Hudson totaled 38 total tackles which included a Conference-rookie-high of 12.5 for a loss, pushing opposing offenses back 77 total yards. He also added six sacks which ranked tied for fourth in the League. Against Conference foes, Hudson was second in the USA South with 10.5 tackles-for-loss to go along with six sacks and 32 total tackles. For his efforts this year, Hudson earned First Team All-Conference honors as a defensive lineman.

McReynolds, a Geneva, Alabama senior kickoff/punt returner, is the first Hawk to be named USA South Special Teams Player of the Year. During the regular season, McReynolds returned three kicks for a touchdown, two punts and one kickoff. He averaged a League-best 22.2 yards-per-punt return to go along with a 23.9 yards-per-kickoff return mark. Against USA South foes, McReynolds had the longest kickoff return, an 86-yard effort against Southern Virgina. He averaged a Conference-best 23.1 yards-per-punt return with one touchdown. For his efforts this fall, McReynolds earned First Team All-Conference honors at return specialist while also being named Special Teams Player of the Week three times. 

DuPaix, in his third season at Southern Virginia, becomes the first Knight leader to earn a USA South Coach of the Year honor. Unanimously picked to finish last in the USA South Preseason Coaches poll, Southern Virginia posted a 6-4 overall record and a 3-4 Conference mark to finish fifth in the standings. Since joining the League in 2021, Southern Virginia had yet to have multiple Conference wins in a season until this fall. Additionally, the six overall victories are the most since the 2013 squad finished with an 8-2 record. Finally, the Knights finished the regular season third in both scoring offense and scoring defense while their 271.7 passing yards per game topped the USA South.

 

Offensive Player of the Year		Defensive Player of the Year		Special Teams Player of the Year
Nahjiir Seagraves, N.C. Wesleyan		Wyatt Beck, Belhaven		Tim McReynolds, Huntingdon
Offensive Rookie of the Year		Defensive Rookie of the Year		Coach of the Year
Kirk Scott, LaGrange		Zymarion Hudson, LaGrange		Joe DuPaix, Southern Virginia