Seven Football Players Named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Kansas City, Mo.- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2023 Daktronics NAIA Football Scholar-Athletes on Friday. The 2023 list features 968 student-athletes, spread across 79 schools, who achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. 

To be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport, and have attended one full year at said institution.

Here are your 2023 Football Scholar-Athletes:

Ahkeem White |Sophomore | Houston, Texas

Alejandro Martinez-Loera | Senior | San Jose, Calif.

Erick Covington | Sophomore | Aurora, Colo.

Grant Russell | Junior | Indianapolis, Ind.

Hunter Hendricks | Grad Student | Edgerton, Mo.

Luke Sesler | Sophomore | Waynesboro, Ten.

Tyree Jenkins | Junior | Roseville, Calif.