NFF Proudly Announces the Finalists for 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy

Sixteen finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®.

IRVING, Texas (Oct. 22, 2025) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the finalists for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football’s premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary leadership. The 16 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as members of the 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®:

  • Robby Ballentine, WR – DePauw (IN) // Biochemistry (3.92 GPA)
  • Jonah Coleman, RB – Washington // Education (3.91 GPA)
  • James Conway, LB – Fordham // Marketing Information Systems (3.71 GPA)
  • Jalon Daniels, QB – Kansas // Sport Management (3.58 GPA)
  • Ty Dugger, DB – Harding (AR) // Accounting (3.92 GPA)
  • Aaron Graves, DL – Iowa // Exercise Science (4.03 GPA)
  • Blake Horvath, QB – Navy // Operations Research (3.69 GPA)
  • Chandler Kirton, OL – Austin Peay // Management (3.92 GPA)
  • Trey Moore, LB – Texas // Physical Culture & Sports (3.65 GPA)
  • Red Murdock, LB – Buffalo // Psychology (3.46 GPA)
  • Parker Navarro, QB – Ohio // Integrated Health Studies (3.96 GPA)
  • Sawyer Robertson, QB – Baylor // Marketing (3.73 GPA)
  • Eli Stowers, TE – Vanderbilt // Individual Studies (3.92 GPA)
  • Jack Strand, QB – Minnesota State Moorhead // Engineering Physics (3.87 GPA)
  • Andon Thomas, LB – Army West Point // Chemical Engineering (3.98 GPA)
  • Jackson Waring, QB – Grand View (IA) // Psychology (3.88 GPA)

 

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ABOUT THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION

The William V. Campbell Trophy® is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients since 1935. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE HALL OF FAME

Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl “Red” Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing academic excellence, citizenship, and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters in 47 states, NFF programs include the criteria, selection and induction of members of the NFF College Football Hall of Fame; the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame museum in Atlanta; Future For Football; I Played; the William V. Campbell Trophy®; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments; the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation & the NFF Hatchell Cup presented by Bob’s Steak & Chop House; and a series of programs and initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include CAA Executive Search, Catapult, Delta Air Lines, Elite Media Network, Fidelity Investments, Hampshire Companies, Jostens, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, New York Athletic Club, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, and Shriners Hospitals for Children. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @NFFNetwork and learn more at footballfoundation.org.

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