2025 AP ALL-AMERICAÂ TEAM
ARDEN HILLS, MINN.-The postseason awards continue to roll in for the Bethel University Royals, who landed three individuals on the 2025 AP Division III Football All-American Team. Junior wide receiver Albert Rundell earned a spot on the first team offense, senior defensive back Devin Williams landed first team defense honors, and junior defensive lineman Phil Conant pulled down third team defense.
Albert Rundell
This is Rundell's second All-America honor this season after being named to the AFCA All-America First Team.Â
Rundell had 122 receptions for 1587 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2025.Â
His school-record 1587 receiving yards leads all of college football. The Watertown, Minnesota native ranks second in NCAA Division III with a school-record 22 receiving touchdowns, and sits third nationally with 9.38 receptions per game. Rundell has a MIAC-leading 124.08 all-purpose yards per game, 22 total touchdowns, and 10.2 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.Â
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
- AFCA All-America First Team Offense
- AP All-America First Team Offense
Devin Williams
This is Williams' second All-America honor this season after being named to the AFCA All-America First Team.Â
Williams finished second on the team with 86 tackles that included 48 solo stops. He also had 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 win over UW-Platteville in the 2025 NCAA Division III Third Round on December 6.
On special teams, Williams ranks seventh in NCAA Division III with 14.3 yards per punt return. He finished the 2025 regular season with 343 yards over 24 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
- AFCA All-America First Team Defense
- AP All-America First Team Defense
Phil Conant
This is Conant's first career All-America award.
Conant ranks ninth in NCAA Division III with 1.83 TFL's per game, and second in the MIAC with 0.83 sacks per game over 12 games played. The Saint Francis, Minnesota native has accumulated 54 tackles that consisted of 22 TFL's, 10 sacks, and 35 solo stops as well as four quarterback hurries.
Conant had a season-best 11 tackles that included seven TFL's and four sacks in a 62-12 victory over Hamline on September 27.
Conant's 2025 Awards
- MIAC Football All-Conference Defense
- D3football.com All-Region First Team Defense
- AP All-America Third Team Defense
