FRISCO, Texas - Five members of the Nicholls State University football team garnered All-Southland as the league office announced Tuesday morning its all-conference teams and superlative awards for the 2025 season.

Headlining the honorees was defensive back Ty Marsh who was named All-SLC First Team. Also on defense, linebacker Jake Dalmado, and defensive backs Ethan Lee and Laurence Sullivan Jr. were selected to the second team. Running back Miequle Brock Jr. rounded out the selections by being named second team on offense.

Marsh was part of a dynamic defensive backfield that helped Nicholls rank third in the FCS with 15 interceptions and ninth in passing yards allowed. He was third on the Colonels with 76 tackles and tied for the team lead with 7.5 tackles for loss. A one-time SLC Defensive Player of the Week, Marsh had two interceptions on the year and returned both for touchdowns.

Brock followed up his SLC Freshman of the Year campaign with his first all-league honor. A dual threat out of the backfield, Brock ranked ninth in the SLC with 555 yards rushing with two touchdowns and led Nicholls with 41 receptions for 340 and two scores. He also ranked seventh in the league with 82.1 all-purpose yards per game. Brock recorded his third career 100-yard game with 104 yards rushing against McNeese and also received SLC Offensive Player of the Week after racking up a total 121 yards and two touchdowns on 13 touches.

Dalmado received his second all-league nod in as many years since switching to defense. He totaled the sixth-most tackles in the SLC with 101 and led the Colonels with 7.5 TFLs which included 3.5 sacks. Dalmado chipped in with two forced fumbles and two recoveries as the defense ranked 13th in the FCS in turnovers gained.

Lee totaled 64 tackles with 2.5 TFLs in 10 games played at safety and ranked fifth in the Southland with three interceptions. He put together a stellar outing at league champion SFA with a career-high 14 tackles to go along with one interception. 

Sullivan saw time at cornerback and safety, tying for first in the Southland with four interceptions which ranked 22nd in the FCS. For the season, he had 51 tackles with 2.0 TFLs and tallied three pass breakups. Sullivan also recorded two forced fumbles, one recovery, and blocked an extra point. 

Conference champion Stephen F. Austin led all programs with 15 All-Conference selections, including nine first-team honorees. Lamar followed with 10 selections, while Southeastern  earned nine. UTRGV, Nicholls, and East Texas A&M each collected five All-Conference honorees, with McNeese and UIW earning four apiece, and HCU adding two selections.

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	LaDamion McDowell*	Lamar	Fr.	New Orleans, La.
PR	Kyndon Fuselier	Lamar	Sr.	Nederland, Texas

* = Denotes tie