BURNSVILLE, Minn. --- A total of 12 Minnesota State football players have earned All-NSIC honors for their effort this season.

Freshman Jefferson Mobry was named the NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Mobry is now the fifth Maverick to earn the honor joining Bryan Schmid (2008), Junior Aumaae (2009), Jack Leuis (2019) and Khai West (2023).

In total, eight Mavericks earned All-NSIC First Team accolades. Sophomore Sam Backer, senior Nathan Gribble, freshman Maximus Sims and senior TreShawn Watson were named All-NSIC First Team Offense, while Mobry, senior Marcus Hansen and senior Jamal Spiyee were named All-NSIC First Team Defense. Sophomore Connor Fournier earned All-NSIC First Team Special Teams honors also.

Sophomore Keats Dyslin, senior Grant Guyett and sophomore Mitchell Thompson garnered All-NSIC Second Team Offense honors, while junior Jason Dandridge claimed All-NSIC Second Team Defense accolades.

Minnesota State continues its season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this Saturday as it travels to Findlay. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. (CST) at Donnell Stadium.

All-NSIC First Team Offense
 

Player	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Sam Backer	RB	So.	Chatfield, Minn.
Nathan Gribble	OL	Sr.	West Salem, Wis.
Maximus Sims	QB	R-Fr.	St. Paul, Minn.
TreShawn Watson	WR	Sr.	Antioch, Ill.

All-NSIC First Team Defense
 

Player	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Marcus Hansen	DL	Sr.	Waseca, Minn.
Jefferson Mobry	LB	R-Fr.	Rio, Wis.
Jamal Spiyee	DB	Sr.	Fort Dodge, Iowa

All-NSIC First Team Special Teams
 

Player	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Connor Fournier	K	So.	Maple Grove, Minn.

All-NSIC Second Team Offense
 

Player	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Keats Dyslin	OL	So.	McFarland, Wis.
Grant Guyett	WR	Sr.	Omaha, Neb.
Mitchell Thompson	QB	So.	Kewaunee, Wis.

All-NSIC Second Team Defense
 

Player	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Jason Dandridge	DB	Jr.	Berkeley, Calif.