FRISCO – Five East Texas A&M University football players were named to second team all-Southland Conference on Tuesday morning, which is tied for the most all-conference honorees for the Lions in the Division I era.
 
Wide receivers Devin Matthews (Seguin) and Christian Jourdain (New Orleans) as well as offensive lineman Jadin Jones (Killeen) and linebackers Kyree Anderson (Cy-Lakes) and Koby-Sebasyen King (Houston – Summer Creek) are named to the second team. This year's group of five is tied with the five all-conference honors in 2022 for the most in the Division I era.
 
Anderson finished the season as the conference leader in tackles with 84 in conference play, including 3.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss. On the season, he totaled 105 tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss in 12 games along with one interception, four breakups, five hurries, two fumble recoveries, and four forced fumbles, forcing three in SLC action, which leads the conference. This is the first all-conference honor for Anderson, who was named the Southland Defensive Player of the Week following the win over UIW.
 
Jones played offensive tackle for the top scoring offense in the SLC during conference play, starting every game. The team averaged 126.1 rushing yards per game. He has also been named to an all-conference team for the first team in his career.
 
King was the overall tackles leader for East Texas A&M with 113 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, two hurries, and one forced fumble. In conference play, King was third in tackles and third in tackles for loss. King has earned all-conference honors for the first time in his career as well.
 
Jourdain tallied team-best 799 receiving yards on 59 catches and two touchdowns, averaging 66.6 yards per game overall. He was fifth in the conference with 553 yards against SLC opponents. Jourdain has been named to second team all-Southland for the second year in a row.
 
Matthews totaled 649 yards on 36 catches and seven touchdowns in 11 games played. He was sixth in the conference in receiving yards during conference play and tied for third in receiving touchdowns and is also a first-time all-conference honoree.
 
The Lions went 3-9 this season, while going 3-5 against Southland opponents, tying for seventh place. The Lions won three conference games for the second time in the Division I era, and this is the first season East Texas A&M did not have a first team all-conference honoree since 1978.
 
2025 Southland Conference Football Individual Superlative Winners
Player of the Year: Kaleb Proctor, Southeastern
Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Vidlak, SFA
Defensive Player of the Year: KK Reno, Southeastern
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Erik Gray, SFA
Newcomer of the Year: Eddie Lee Marburger, UTRGV
Freshman of the Year: Tony Diaz, UTRGV
Coach of the Year: Colby Carthel, SFA
 
2025 Southland Conference Football First Team All-Conference Offense

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
QB	Sam Vidlak*	SFA	Sr.	Applegate, Ore.
QB	Eddie Lee Marburger*	UTRGV	R-Sr.	MIssion, Texas
RB	Xai'Shaun Edwards	HCU	R-Fr.	League City, Texas
RB	Jerrell Wimbley	SFA	Sr.	Houston, Texas
TE/HB	Devyn Gibbs	Lamar	Jr.	Tomball, Texas
WR	Jalen Walthall	UIW	R-Sr.	Missouri City, Texas
WR	Kylon Harris	SFA	Sr.	Reserve, La.
WR	Tony Diaz	UTRGV	R-Fr.	San Marcos, Texas
OL	Erik Gray	SFA	Jr.	Amarillo, Texas
OL	William Bressi	McNeese	Sr.	Forney, Texas
OL	Chimdia Nwaiwu	SFA	Jr.	Aledo, Texas
OL	Reggie Brooks	Lamar	Sr.	Wylie, Texas
OL	Knox Boyd	Lamar	Sr.	Denton, Texas
PK	Ben Woodard	Lamar	Sr.	Plano, Texas
P	Fabrizio Pinton	McNeese	Sr.	The Woodlands, Texas
LS	Tug Sanford	SFA	Jr.	Allen, Texas

 
2025 Southland Conference Football First Team All-Conference Defense

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
DL	Kaleb Proctor	Southeastern	Sr.	Oak Grove, La.
DL	Ky Thomas	SFA	Gr.	Elkhart, Texas
DL	Phillip Bradford	McNeese	Jr.	Monroe, La.
DL	Aaron Austin	SFA	Sr.	Crowley, Texas
LB	Jaydon Southard	SFA	Sr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
LB	KK Reno	Southeastern	Sr.	New Iberia, La.
LB	Declan Williams	UIW	Sr.	Hamilton, Texas
DB	Charles Dmemings	SFA	Sr.	Mesquite, Texas
DB	Kristian Pugh	Lamar	Sr.	Beaumont, Texas
DB	Tyran Chappell	HCU	R-Fr.	Denton, Texas
DB	Jalen Mayo	SFA	R-Jr.	Hampton, Va.
DB	Ty Marsh	Nicholls	R-Sr.	Dallas, Texas
KR	Brandon Hayes	Southeastern	Sr.	Hattiesburg, Miss.
PR	Bugs Mortimer	SFA	R-Jr.	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

 
2025 Southland Conference Football Second Team All-Conference Offense

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
QB	EJ Colson	UIW	R-Fr.	Byron, Ga.
RB	Deantre Jackson	Southeastern	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
RB	Miequle Brock Jr.	Nicholls	So.	Pensacola, Fla.
TE/HB	Cade Collier	Southeastern	R-Sr.	Mobile, Ala.
WR	Jaylon Domingeaux	Southeastern	Jr.	Lafayette, La.
WR	Devin Matthews	East Texas A&M	So.	Seguin, Texas
WR	Christian Jourdain	East Texas A&M	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
OL	Holden Karekowsky	Southeastern	R-Sr.	New Orleans, La.
OL	Kortez Winslow	Lamar	So.	Houston, Texas
OL	Nick Hughes	UTRGV	R-Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
OL	Traveon Newsome	UIW	Gr.	Acres Home, Texas
OL	Cody Brackeen*	McNeese	Sr.	Springtown, Texas
OL	Jadin Jones*	East Texas A&M	Sr.	Killeen, Texas
PK	Carlos Alvarado	SFA	R-So.	Lecheria, Venezuela
P	Nathaniel Wallace-Dilling	UTRGV	R-Jr.	Grandview Heights, Ohio
LS	Cade Collier	Southeastern	R-Sr.	Mobile, Ala.

2025 Southland Conference Football Second Team All-Conference Defense

Pos.	Name	School	Class	Hometown
DL	Ian Box	UTRGV	R-Jr.	Seguin, Texas
DL	Joshua Randall	Southeastern	R-Sr.	New Orleans, La.
DL	Peyton Christian	Lamar	Jr.	Oak Grove, La.
DL	Elijah Fields	SFA	Jr.	Houston, Texas
LB	Jake Dalmado	Nicholls	Jr.	Mandeville, La.
LB	Koby-Sebasyen King	East Texas A&M	Sr.	Houston, Texas
LB	Kyree Anderson	East Texas A&M	Sr.	Cypress, Texas
DB	Ian Conerly-Goodly	Southeastern	Sr.	Covington, La.
DB	Paul Omodia	Lamar	Jr.	Kilgore, Texas
DB	Ethan Lee	Nicholls	Sr.	Thibodaux, La.
DB	Aaron Sears	SFA	Jr.	Tyler, Texas
DB	Laurence Sullivan Jr.	Nicholls	R-Sr.	Vicksburg, Miss.
KR	Richard Reese*	SFA	Sr.	Bellville, Texas
KR	LaDamian McDowell*	Lamar	Fr.	New Orleans, La.
PR	Kyndon Fuselier	Lamar	Sr.	Nederland, Texas

 
* = Denotes tie