AFCA RELEASE

ARDEN HILLS, MINN.—Two Bethel University Royals were named to the 2025 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-America Team as junior wide receiver Albert Rundell earned a spot on the first team offense, and senior defensive back Devin Williams landed first team defense honors. The duo are the 21st and 22nd AFCA All-Americans in program history. It also marks the second-straight season Bethel landed a pair of AFCA All-Americans after Matt Jung and Caden DeWall in 2024.

Through 12 games in 2025, Rundell has 112 receptions for 1551 yards and 19 touchdowns.

His 1551 receiving yards leads all of college football. The Watertown, Minnesota native ranks second in NCAA Division III with 21 receiving touchdowns, and sits third with 9.33 receptions per game. Rundell has a MIAC-leading 130.58 all-purpose yards per game, 21 total touchdowns, and 10.5 points scored per game.

His MIAC-record 21 receptions and five touchdown grabs highlighted the Royals in their 49-7 victory over Carleton on November 8. The 21 catches surpassed the previous school record of 16 accomplished two other times. It was also the most from a MIAC player since October 13, 2018. The five touchdown grabs beat out the school record of four accomplished multiple times, and tied the MIAC record that occurred on two other occasions. Rundell finished that game with 214 yards receiving. 

He finished with a school-record 246 yards receiving on 11 catches that included two touchdowns in a 64-10 victory over St. Olaf.

Rundell's 2025 Awards

• November 10 MIAC Offensive Player of the Week
• D3football.com Team of the Week (Week 10)
• 2025 MIAC Football All-Conference Offense
• 2025 D3football.com All-Region First Team Offense
• Gagliardi Trophy Semifinalist

Williams is second on the team with 73 tackles that includes 43 solo stops. He also has three interceptions, and three pass breakups in 2025. The Fridley, Minnesota native recorded a season-best 11 tackles that included eight solo stops as well as one interception in a 17-10 victory over Saint John's on October 4. He also had 11 tackles in a 35-24 decision over UW-Platteville on December 6.

On special teams, Williams ranks fifth in NCAA Division III with 15.6 yards per punt return. Through 12 games, he has 343 yards over 23 returns. Williams returned a punt for a 75-yard touchdown in a 62-0 victory over St. Scholastica on November 15.

Williams' 2025 Awards

• MIAC Defensive Player of the Year
• 2025 MIAC Football All-Conference Defense
• AFCA Good Works Team
• October 6 MIAC Defensive Player of the Week
• November 17 MIAC Special Teams Player of the Week
• D3football.com Team of the Week (Week Five)
• D3football.com All-Region First Team Defense

The Royals will travel to Naperville, Illinois to face North Central (Ill.) in the 2025 NCAA Division III Quarterfinal on Saturday, December 13 at 12 p.m.