LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released the 2025 PSAC Football All-Conference Teams and Major Award winners for the Eastern Division on Wednesday afternoon.
Headlining the many honorees are 2025's Major Award winners, with three from Kutztown University: Judd Novak was named Offensive Athlete of the Year, Brandon Hile earned Defensive Athlete of the Year, Bloomsburg's Declan Clancy was selected as Freshman of the Year, and KU head coach Jim Clements was honored with his third consecutive Coach of the Year award.
The All-Conference Teams and Major Awards were selected by a vote of the conference's head coaches.
The 2025 Offensive Athlete of the Year for the Eastern Division is Kutztown's Judd Novak. He put together an interception-free season and posted totals of 2,262 passing yards (154-for-231) and 19 touchdowns through the air, leading the conference in QB efficiency at 176.1. He also added 213 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
Kutztown senior linebacker Brandon Hile earns the Defensive Athlete of the Year award after leading the KU defense to yet another incredible statistical season, surrendering just 10.5 points per game and 255.2 yards per game – both conference-best totals and ranked in the top five nationally for most of the season. Hile compiled 48 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack, an interception, and four pass breakups in 2025.
Bloomsburg's Declan Clancy was named Freshman of the Year after an impressive debut season that saw him get the bulk of the workload in the Huskies' backfield. He carried 145 times for 638 yards and scored four touchdowns for the BU rushing offense that ranked sixth in the PSAC at 151.2 yards per game.
Kutztown head coach Jim Clements earned his third consecutive PSAC title (and fourth in the last five years) with a 28-23 victory over IUP in the 2025 PSAC Football Championship Game. The Golden Bears (11-0 overall record, 7-0 PSAC) also secured the No. 1 seed in Super Region 1 for the second straight season.
As for the All-Conference Teams, just 17 of the 58 total student-athletes have earned prior All-Conference honors. Find a complete listing of this year's teams below.
2025 PSAC Football Eastern Division Major Awards
Offensive Athlete of the Year: Judd Novak, Kutztown
Defensive Athlete of the Year: Brandon Hile, Kutztown
Freshman of the Year: Declan Clancy, Bloomsburg
Coach of the Year: Jim Clements, Kutztown
PSAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
| Position |
Player |
Institution |
Class |
| QB |
Judd Novak^^ |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| RB |
Jordan Barnett^ |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Junior |
| RB |
Steven Burkhardt |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| RB |
Matt Frame |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Junior |
| OT |
Brandon Carr*^ |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Senior |
| OT |
Ryan Schernecke* |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Senior |
| OG |
Billy Everitt*^ |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Senior |
| OG |
Ty Lucas |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Senior |
| C |
Josh Crummitt |
Shepherd |
Junior |
| TE |
Beau Heyser^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Senior |
| WR |
Jaylen Andrews |
East Stroudsburg |
Sophomore |
| WR |
Kordell Batten |
Shepherd |
Junior |
| WR |
Jerry Griffen-Batchler* |
Bloomsburg |
Senior |
| RS |
Klayton Batten |
Shepherd |
Graduate Student |
| PK |
Ty Quintois* |
East Stroudsburg |
Junior |
PSAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
| Position |
Player |
Institution |
Class |
| DL |
Ashton Blose |
East Stroudsburg |
Junior |
| DL |
Kyree Butler |
Kutztown |
Junior |
| DL |
Mikey Gray |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| DL |
Nathan Muhle |
Shepherd |
Senior |
| DL |
Freddie Retter* |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| LB |
Rocco Daugherty |
Lock Haven |
Junior |
| LB |
Brandon Hile |
Kutztown |
Senior |
| LB |
Nate Myers |
Shippensburg |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| LB |
Connor Noble** |
West Chester |
Redshirt Senior |
| DB |
Klayton Batten |
Shepherd |
Graduate Student |
| DB |
Lee Coleman |
Kutztown |
Senior |
| DB |
Everette Dingle* |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Junior |
| DB |
Markel Morgan |
Lock Haven |
Senior |
| P |
Daishaun Alexander |
Shepherd |
Junior |
PSAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE SECOND TEAM
| Position |
Player |
Institution |
Class |
| QB! |
Jackson Ostrowsky |
Lock Haven |
Graduate Student |
| QB! |
KJ Riley |
Bloomsburg |
Senior |
| RB |
Declan Clancy |
Bloomsburg |
Freshman |
| RB |
Damir Green |
Lock Haven |
Graduate Student |
| RB |
Jaedyn Stewart^ |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| OT |
Guy Gilyard^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Graduate Student |
| OT |
Shane Hartman |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| OG |
Adam Conklin |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| OG |
Pat Reynolds |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Junior |
| C |
CJ Conti |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| TE |
Luke Maxwell |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| WR |
Matthew Iuvara |
West Chester |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| WR |
Noah Kracyla |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| WR |
Justin Popovich |
Lock Haven |
Junior |
| RS |
Elijah Carroll |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Freshman |
| PK |
Rylan Zuk |
West Chester |
Redshirt Freshman |
! Two QB on Second Team due to a tie
PSAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM
| Position |
Player |
Institution |
Class |
| DL |
Jack Baxter |
Shepherd |
Graduate Student |
| DL |
Ryan Epps |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Freshman |
| DL |
Rhys McDonald |
Lock Haven |
Graduate Student |
| DL |
Eli Rodriguez |
Shippensburg |
Redshirt Freshman |
| DL |
Jake Williamson^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Junior |
| LB |
Bryce Beutler |
Millersville |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| LB |
Eden Johnson* |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| LB |
Brandon Strausser |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Senior |
| LB |
Makai Young |
Shepherd |
Junior |
| DB |
Maurice Beverly |
West Chester |
Redshirt Junior |
| DB |
Malachi Bowman^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Senior |
| DB |
Jhaisir Harden |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| DB |
DJ Jackson |
Shippensburg |
Senior |
| P |
Adam Noll^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Sophomore |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC First Team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC Second Team selection