12th Annual Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist Features Over 60 FCS Players

The 12th annual Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist was unveiled on Wednesday, highlighting over 60 standout FCS players—a 11-player increase from last year's list. The Missouri Valley Football Conference led the pack with 16 players featured, followed by the Big Sky with 13, and the CAA with 10. South Dakota State and North Dakota State each had strong showings, with four players from each program making the list.

While some conferences had significant representation, others like the Ivy League, Big South-OVC, Patriot League, Pioneer League, SoCon, and Southland saw only one or two players selected. This year’s watchlist reflects the depth of talent across a diverse range of FCS programs nationwide.

Below is the complete list of FCS players named to the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist.

Big Sky — 13

1. DL Elijah Ponder — Cal Poly
2. RB Lan Larison — UC Davis
3. WR Efton Chism III — Eastern Washington
4. DB Abraham Williams — Idaho
5. WR Junior Bergen — Montana
6. TE Cole Grossman — Montana
7. DL Brody Grebe — Montana State
8. K Brendan Hall — Montana State
9. OL Marcus Wehr — Montana State
10. DL David Hoage — Northern Colorado
11. QB Dante Chachere — Portland State
12. DB Tyreese Shakir — Portland State
13. OL Jackson Slater — Sacramento State

Big South-OVC — 1

1. OL Gareth Warren — Lindenwood

CAA — 10

1. DB Isaiah Green — Campbell
2. RB Marcus Yarns — Delaware
3. WR Chandler Brayboy — Elon
4. DL Mile Mitchell — Monmouth
5. DB Wande Owens — New Hampshire
6. WR Nich DeGennaro — Richmond
7. TE Carter Runyon — Towson
8. OL Ozzie Hutchinson — UAlbany
9. DB Isas Waxter — Villanova
10. OL Charles Grant — William & Mary

Ivy League — 1

1. DB Isaiah Reed — Brown

MEAC — 6

1. DB Kenny Gallop Jr. — Howard
2. RB Jarett Hunter — Howard
3. LB Erick Hunter — Morgan State
4. DL Elijah Williams — Morgan State
5. LB Aaron Smith — South Carolina State
6. OL Nick Taiste — South Carolina State

MVFC — 16

1. OL Hunter Zambrano — Illinois State
2. RB Jacardia Wright — Missouri State
3. DL CJ Barnes — Murray State
4. DB KaVan Reed — Murray State
5. WR Bo Belquist — North Dakota State
6. QB Cam Miller — North Dakota State
7. LB Cole Wisniewski — North Dakota State
8. OL Grey Zabel — North Dakota State
9. FB Hunter Brozio — North Dakota State
10. RB Tye Edwards — Northern Iowa
11. OL Jared Penning — Northern Iowa
12. TE JJ Galbreath — South Dakota
13. LB Adam Bock — South Dakota State
14. RB Amar Johnson — South Dakota State
15. DB Dalys Beanum — South Dakota State
16. QB Mark Gronowski — South Dakota State

Patriot League — 1

1. DB Saiku White — Lafayette

Pioneer League — 1

1. WR Ja'seem Reed — San Diego

Southern Conference — 2

1. DB Reuben Lowery III — Chattanooga
2. DL Marlon Taylor — Chattanooga

SWAC — 5

1. OL Carson Vinson — Alabama A&M
2. DB James Burgess — Alabama State
3. DB Kendall Bohler — Florida A&M
4. TE Jeremiah Pruitte — Florida A&M
5. DB Robert McDaniel — Jackson State

Southland — 1

1. LB Brandon Tucker Jr. — Texas A&M-Commerce

United Athletic Conference — 5

1. DL David Walker — Central Arkansas
2. DB TaMuarion Wilson — Central Arkansas
3. DB Mike Smith Jr. — Eastern Kentucky
4. DB Bruce Harmon — Stephen F. Austin
5. WR Darius Cooper — Tarleton State