Keep up with all of the postseason All-American awards for players from the OVC-Big South Football Association below.


CJ Bennett, WR - Lindenwood
• FCS Football Central Freshman All-American

Ranked 29th nationally (and fifth among freshmen) in combined kick return yards (514) … Had 16 punt returns, averaging 10.7 yards/return (which ranked 19th nationally and third among freshmen) with a long of 31 … Had 15 kick returns, averaging 22.9 yards (which ranked 34th nationally and sixth among freshmen), with a long of 39.


Rico Bond, WR - Lindenwood
• FCS Football Central Freshman All-American

Finalist for Jerry Rice Award… Led Lindenwood with 61 catches in 12 games, finishing with 701 yards and a team-best six touchdowns … His 5.0 receptions/game ranked second in the OVC-Big South and third nationally among freshmen … Had a season-best 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Stony Brook … Added eight catches in that contest, a total that he also equaled against Gardner-Webb … Had seven catches for 102 yards and a touchdown against FBS foe Appalachian State.


Rashawn Cunningham, WR - Charleston Southern
• FCS Football Central Freshman All-American

Finalist for the Jerry Rice Award ... Cunningham led Charleston Southern with 33 catches for 604 yards and seven touchdowns in his debut season. His seven receiving touchdowns were second-most in the OVC-Big South and were third nationally among freshmen. He averaged 18.3 yards per reception, which was 27th nationally and fifth in the FCS among all freshmen. Against UT Martin he hauled in seven passes for 216 yards and a touchdown; it marked the fifth-most by a FCS player in 2025, the third-most in CSU history and fourth-most in OVC-Big South single-game history. Cunningham had a touchdown in five of the final six games of the season, including two in a victory at Western Illinois.