Rocky Mount, NC - The USA South Athletic Conference announced its 2025 football postseason awards on Wednesday, and North Carolina Wesleyan was well-represented across the league's major honors and All-Conference teams. Junior running back
Nahjiir Seagraves was voted USA South Offensive Player of the Year, capping off an incredible 1,236 yard season.
Seagraves capped a dominant junior season by by averaging 137.3 yards per game, and scoring thirteen rushing touchdowns. He also was dominant in conference-only rushing yards (671) and touchdowns (8), earning First Team All-Conference honors at running back.
Wesleyan placed six student-athletes on the All-Conference teams, highlighted by three First Team selections and three Second Team picks, along with one All-Sportsmanship honoree.
N.C. Wesleyan All-Conference Selections
First Team All-Conference
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Nahjiir Seagraves, Running Back
USA South Offensive Player of the Year; 1,236 rushing yards and 13 TDs
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Tyson Resper, Wide Receiver
Team-high 57 receptions for 691 yards and 4 touchdowns
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Morice Fulton, Offensive Line
Key piece of a unit that averaged 194.8 rushing yards per game
Second Team All-Conference
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Andrew Brown, Linebacker
61 total tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss
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Mathias Winston, Safety
Team leader with 72 total stops and 8.0 tackles for loss
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Braxtyn Green, Kicker/Punter
Five made field goals (long of 40) and a 41.8-yard punting average
All-Sportsmanship Team
Season Highlights
The Battling Bishops finished the 2025 season with 289 total points and one of the league's most productive rushing attacks led by Seagraves. In the passing game, Tyson Resper and Michael Pannell (524 yards, six touchdowns) formed an effective receiving duo, while Green handled both kicking and punting duties at an all-conference level.
Defensively, the Bishops recorded 65 tackles for loss, fourteen sacks, and six interceptions. Savonte' McKeithan led the team with four picks, including an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown.
