The Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association (NKFCA) is made up of 22 schools across the Northern Kentucky region.
Each year, the head coaches from these schools vote to determine postseason honors. This includes selecting the NKAC Divisional Teams, which are organized by school enrollment, similar to a class-based system, and Overall All-NKY Teams (First and Second Team), which recognize the top players across all divisions.
In addition, the coaches vote to determine the Top 28 players in Northern Kentucky. This group highlights the best overall talent in the area while ensuring that every school receives at least one representative.
Here are the teams:
First Team All-NKY Offense
Position; Player; School
QB Cam O’Hara, Cooper
RB Jacob Savage, Ryle
RB Dylan Gaiser, CovCath
WR Tyler Fryman, Beechwood
WR Grayson Harris, Simon Kenton
WR Ryker Campbell, Cooper
TE Aydin Depenbrock, Conner
OL Max Merz, Highlands
OL Jonny Lind, CovCath
OL Will Sandfoss, NewCath
OL Kyle Beatty, Ryle
OL Eli Caldwell, Ryle
OL Noah Reichel, Cooper
K Logan Zembrodt, CovCath
Athlete Tayden Lorenzen, Highlands
First Team All-NKY Defense
Position; Player; School
DL Bo Gay, Ryle
DL Charlie Reeves, CovCath
DL Cooper Benke, Highlands
DL Aysaiah Riddick, Ryle
LB Jacob Savage, Ryle
LB Brody Aylor, Beechwood
LB Lincoln Tomlinson, Lloyd
LB Tucker Ober, Simon Kenton
DB Dylan Lee, Ryle
DB Gabe Williams, Highlands
DB Ryker Campbell, Cooper
DB Logan Sanning, CovCath
P Cale Harris, Highlands
Second Team All-NKY Offense
QB Cash Harney CovCath
RB Keagan Maher Cooper
RB Eddie Bivens NewCath
WR Colton Barger Lloyd
WR Nishawn Golsby Dixie Heights
WR Nate Pabst Beechwood
TE Bill Lewis Lloyd
OL Aiden Dolan Lloyd
OL Brady Guard CovCath
OL Brandon Carter Lloyd
OL Carson Eshelman Beechwood
OL Austin Stephenson Beechwood
OL Malcolm Perrin Holy Cross
OL Mason Howard Highlands
K Colson Lair Beechwood
Athlete Dameyn Anness, Ryle
Athlete Thomas Maddox, Holy Cross
Second Team All-NKY Defense
DL Carson Clark, Cooper
DL Marveen Moise, Boone County
DL Derrick Fortner, Bellevue
DL Griffin Benke, Highlands
DL Stone Eickhoff, Lloyd
LB Cash Myers, CovCath
LB Brad Roaden, Dixie Heights
LB Isaac Niemann, Highlands
LB Ryan Dunn, Highlands
DB Caleb Arrasmith, Beechwood
DB Alijah Griffin, Lloyd
DB Elijah Depperschmidt, Campbell County
DB Zach Brooks, CovCath
P Brady Aubuchon, St. Henry
NKFCA All Star Teams
Div IV — Bellevue, Bishop Brossart, Dayton, Holy Cross, Ludlow, Newport Central Catholic
DIV III — Beechwood, Holmes, Lloyd, Newport, St. Henry, Walton-Verona
DIV II — Boone County, Conner, Covington Catholic, Highlands, Scott
DIV I — Campbell County, Cooper, Dixie, Ryle, Simon Kenton
Division I
Player(s) of the Year — Cam O’Hara Cooper, Jacob Savage Ryle
Offense
Position; Player; School
QB Cam O’ Hara Cooper
QB Mason Fields Dixie
RB Jacob Savage Ryle
RB Keagan Maher Cooper
WR Ryker Campbell Cooper
WR Nishawn Golsby Dixie
WR Ayden Earls Campbell
WR Grayson Harris SK
OL Noah Reichel Cooper
OL Eli Caldwell Ryle
OL Eli Adkins SK
OL Kyle Beatty Ryle
OL Brian Pantalean Dixie
OL Connor Abercrombie Campbell
K Eyler Tibbs Cooper
Athlete Dameyn Anness Ryle
Defense
Position; Player; School
DL Carson Clark Cooper
DL Aysaiah Riddick Ryle
DL Bo Gay Ryle
DL Paul Snyder SK
LB Jacob Savage Ryle
LB Kai Workman Ryle
LB Brad Roaden Dixie
LB Tucker Ober SK
DB Dylan Lee Ryle
DB Evan Kincaid Ryle
DB Ryker Campbell Cooper
DB Elijah Depperschmidt Campbell
DB Eli Mullins SK
P Gavin Moses Ryle
Division II
Player of the Year — Cash Harney CovCath
Offense
Position; Player; School
QB Cash Harney CovCath
RB Dylan Gaiser CovCath
RB Malik Johnson Boone County
WR John Feldbruegge Highlands
WR Shepherd Dozier Conner
WR Aaron Hampton Scott
TE Aydin Depenbrock Conner
OL Max Merz Highlands
OL Mason Howard Highlands
OL Jonny Lind CovCath
OL Brady Guard CovCath
OL Nicholas Lester Boone County
OL Breydon Ennis Scott
K Logan Zembrodt CovCath
Athlete Tayden Lorenzen Highlands
Defense
Position; Player; School
DL Cooper Benke Highlands
DL Griffin Benke Highlands
DL Charlie Reeves CovCath
DL Marveen Moise Boone County
LB Ryan Dunn Highlands
LB Isaac Niemann Highlands
LB Cash Myers CovCath
LB Travis Keen Conner
DB Logan Sanning CovCath
DB Zach Brooks CovCath
DB Gabe Williams Highlands
DB Peyton Zinser Scott
P Cale Harris Highlands
Division III
Player of the Year — Tyler Fryman Beechwood
Position; Player; School
QB Kaleb Evans Lloyd
QB Emmett Queen Beechwood
RB Caden Kunstek St. Henry
RB Xarion Foster Holmes
WR Tyler Fryman Beechwood
WR Nate Pabst Beechwood
WR Colton Barger Lloyd
TE Bill Lewis Lloyd
TE Bo Sowder Beechwood
OL Carson Eshelman Beechwood
OL Austin Stephenson Beechwood
OL Kaden Davis Newport
OL Damarcus Foster Holmes
OL Aiden Dolan Lloyd
OL Brandon Carter Lloyd
K Colson Lair Beechwood
Athlete Kay Sharp Newport
Athlete Andrew Lynn Walton Verona
Defense
Position; Player; School
DL Sean Hurry Newport
DL Chase McDaniel Beechwood
DL Shawn Sinkhorn Walton Verona
DL Stone Eickhoff Lloyd
DL Ryan Miller Lloyd
LB Will Miller St. Henry
LB Brody Aylor Beechwood
LB AJ Yutze Walton Verona
LB Cooper Burch Walton Verona
LB Lincoln Tomlinson Lloyd
DB Kendall Buck Barber Newport
DB Caleb Arrasmith Beechwood
DB Brayden Donato Walton Verona
DB Alijah Griffin Lloyd
DB Avery Conrad Lloyd
P Brady Aubuchon St. Henry
Division IV
Player of the Year — Eddie Bivens, NewCath
Offense
Position; Player; School
OL Malcom Perrin, Holy Cross
OL Will Sandfoss, NewCath
OL Will Webster, Brossart
OL Beckett Meersman, Brossart
OL Amari Rodgers, Bellevue
OL Maddox Arnold, Ludlow
QB Brian Ferguson, Holy Cross
QB Emmanuel Miles, NewCath
RB Eddie Bivens, NewCath
RB Charles Oglesby, Holy Cross
RB Malachi Kennedy, Dayton
WR Andre Englemon, Ludlow
WR Nick Cozzi, Brossart
WR Braylon Thornberry, Holy Cross
WR Grayden Schirmer, NewCath
TE Max Hunt, Holy Cross
K Finn McMillan, Ludlow
Athlete Thomas Maddox, Holy Cross
Athlete Landon Ruth, Brossart
Defense
Position; Player; School
DL Derrick Fortner, Bellevue
DL Garrett Frederick, Holy Cross
DL Jacob Rieselman, Holy Cross
DL Aiden Tillman, NewCath
DL Nolan Kruse, Brossart
LB Kayne Ross, Bellevue
LB Dustin Wilson, Holy Cross
LB Trevin Figgs, Holy Cross
LB Elias Lopez Torres, Dayton
LB Vander Hundemer, NewCath
LB Quinten Tichsner, Brossart
DB Logan Day, Ludlow
DB Jack Stevie, NewCath
DB Thomas Messmer, NewCath
DB Xavier Thornberry, Holy Cross
DB Isaac Amin, Brossart
Punter Max Runge, Brossart
NKFCA Top 28
School Player Name
Beechwood — Chase McDaniel
Bellevue — Derrick Fortner
Boone County — Dakota Daniels
Bishop Brossart — Landon Ruth
Campbell County — Elijah Depperschmidt
Conner — Grayson Montgomery
Cooper — Cam O’Hara, Keagan Maher
Covington Catholic — Cash Harney, Dylan Gaiser
Dayton — Elias Lopez-Torres
Dixie Heights — Mason Fields
Highlands — Max Merz, Tayden Lorenzen
Holmes — Xarion Foster
Holy Cross — Max Hunt
Lloyd Memorial — Kaleb Evans, Aiden Dolan
Ludlow — Jackson Mays
Newport — Kayveion Sharp
Newport Central Catholic — Eddie Bivens, Will Sandfoss
Ryle — Jacob Savage, Dylan Lee
Scott — Trey Cook
Simon Kenton — Grayson Harris
St. Henry — Caden Kunstek
Walton Verona — Brayden Donato