17 Bulls Named Academic All-MAC

12/31/2025 9:46:00 AM | Football, Office of Student-Athlete Success

CLEVELAND, OH – Seventeen members of the University at Buffalo football team were named to the 2025 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced on Wednesday. It's the second most in program history.

The honorees are highlighted by six players who have been multiple-year selections. Red Murdock was named for the third time. Messiah Burch, Dion Crawford, Jerrod Gentry, Junior Poyser and Andrew Schnackenberg were honored for the second straight year.

Here is the complete list of selections for Buffalo.

Messiah Burch, R-So., Health and Human Services, 3.527
Patrick Clacks III, R-Fr., Exercise Science, 3.277
Will Clark, R-Fr., Health and Human Services, 3.636
Dion Crawford, Jr., Business Administration, 3.341
Ronnell Davis, R-Fr., Health and Human Services, 3.341
Gio De Leon, 6^th, Management, 3.861
Jerrod Gentry, 5th., Business Administration, 3.88
Nik McMillan, R-Jr., Criminology, 3.207
Red Murdock, Gr., Education Studies, 3.75
Jordan Owens, R-Sr., Business Administration, 3.216
Junior Poyser, R-So., Psychology, 3.403
Shamar Riser-Pressley, R-Fr., Psychology, 3.426
Andrew Schnackenberg, 6th., Education Studies, 3.8
Carson Selee, 5^th, Economics, 3.256
Tristan Souza, 6^th, Communication, 3.365
Kobe Stewart, R-Sr. Political Science, 3.21
Malin White, Gr., Business Administration, 3.733

The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.