FRISCO – East Texas A&M University senior linebacker Koby-Sebasyen King has been named a co-Southland Conference Football Student-Athlete of the Year on Friday morning as he and teammates Jadin Jones and Kyree Anderson have also been selected to the SLC Football All-Academic team.
 
King (Houston – Summer Creek) is the first football student-athlete from East Texas A&M to earn a Southland Student-Athlete of the Year honor and third Lion student-athlete across all sports to earn the award in the Division I era.
 
A second team all-Southland honoree, King was also named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team. Totaling 113 tackles and 5.5 sacks on the 2025 season, King has also been named to the Dean's List and SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll throughout his Lion career. He is a business administration major.
 
Jones (Killeen) was also selected to the CSC Academic All-District team, the Dean's List, and SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll. He is a health kinesiology & sport studies major, who started all 12 games along the offensive line for the Lions in 2025.
 
Anderson (Cy-Lakes), who was also named to second team all-Southland, is also a health kinesiology & sport studies major. He totaled 105 tackles, 3.5 sacks, four forced fumbles last season, while being named to the Dean's List and SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll as well.
 
2025 SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
CO-STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: Koby-Sebasyen King, East Texas A&M and Ky Thomas, SFA
 
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
EAST TEXAS A&M
LB Koby-Sebasyen King
OL Jadin Jones 
LB Kyree Anderson
 
HCU
DL Ravonte Blowe
DL Julius Davis
DB Xavier Toliver
QB Jake Weir
LB Trent Zappe
 
UIW
LB Declan Williams
TE Jackson Lowe
K Will Farris
RB Tim Carter
 
LAMAR
LB Jackson Bandy
LS Jacob Hefner
P Mason Stallons
TE Morgan Sampson
 
MCNEESE
OL Will Bressi
RB Coleby Hamm
OL Cody Brackeen
P Fabrizio Pinton
QB Jake Strong
 
NICHOLLS
WR Brian McQuaide
DL Jacob Carpenter
WR Karaaz Johnson
LB Dominic Logiudice
DL Alex Villavaso
 
NORTHWESTERN STATE
QB Abram Johnston
OL Caleb Billiot
LB Danny Sears
RB Myion Hicks
LB Ben Bienvenu
 
SOUTHEASTERN
WR Brandon Hayes
TE Cade Collier
LB Justin Dumas
DL Ahmad Bradley
OL Holden Karekowsky
 
SFA
DL Ky Thomas
OL Jake Henry
OL Nicholas Perez
K Carlos Alvarado
WR Clayton Wayland
 
UTRGV
RB TJ Dement
K Brysen Gardner
DL Nathan Huerta
QB Eddie Lee Marburger
CB Austin Trimble