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DePauw wide receiver Robby Ballentine headlines a group of outstanding DIII students named to the 2025 Academic All-America® football team as selected by the College Sports Communicators.

Ballentine, who was selected as the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year, was named All-America by the AFCA, D3football.com, and Associated Press after catching 92 passes for 1,314 yards and 16 touchdowns. A biochemistry major with a 3.92 GPA, he earned an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as the only Division III finalist for the NFF’s Campbell Trophy.

Seven honorees on the Academic All-America® Division III football teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 25-man first team has an average GPA of 3.85, with the entire 51-man team combining for a collective 3.82 GPA.