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

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