15 Heart Football Players Garner NAIA-AFCA All-America Honors

The NAIA announced its 2022 NAIA-AFCA Football All-America teams this week, as 15 student-athletes from the Heart of America Athletic Conference were selected for the esteemed honor. 

The AFCA's NAIA All-America Selection Committee is made up of two head coaches 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.

Below please find the Heart of America Athletic Conference players that earned the award.

2022 NAIA-AFCA First Team All-America

Athanie Leeviraphan – Evangel – DB – Owasso, Okla.

Nathan Hamilton – Grand View – K – Bettendorf, Iowa

2022 NAIA-AFCA Second Team All-America

Johnny Sullivan – Grand View – QB – Clinton, Iowa

Gerald Monroe – Graceland – WR – Glenn Heights, Texas

Devin Adams – Peru State – DL – Pembroke Pines, FL

Mitchell Henry – Baker – LB – Goff, KS

JaShawn Todd – Benedictine – AP – Santa Clarita, Calif.

2022 NAIA-AFCA Honorable Mention All-America

Garrett Kettle – Benedictine – QB

Jacob Gathright – Benedictine – WR

Chim Okarafor – Benedictine – OL

Kaden Young – Grand View – OL

Tristan Waugh – Grand View – DL

Will Anoa'i – Evangel – DL

Davion Stockard – Central Methodist – LB

Dillon Hester – Evangel - AP