MANSFIELD, Mass. (11/21/24) - The Franklin Pierce football team took seven spots on the Northeast-10 All-Conference list, while Adrian Parker was honored with the Offensive Player of the Year award. The conference awards are split between offense and defense, with each section taking first and second team selections.  

All-Conference First Team Offense 

Offensively, four Ravens were named to the All-Conference Offense Team, three on the first team and one on the second team.  

Sophomore quarterback Adrian Parker (Manchester, Conn.) was named to the All-NE10 First Team. Parker completed 242 of 391 passes for a 61.9% completion rate, amassing 2,888 passing yards. He averaged 288.8 yards per game and 7.4 yards per attempt while throwing 22 touchdown passes with just seven interceptions. His longest pass covered 71 yards, and he finished the season with a passer efficiency rating of 138.9. Parker is the second player in Franklin Pierce history to win NE10 Offensive Player of the Year, following running back EJ Burgess in 2021. 

Wide receiver Joziah Gonzalez (Meridan, Conn.) earned First Team honors, setting a Franklin Pierce single-season record with 56 receptions. Gonzalez totaled 637 receiving yards, averaging 63.7 yards per game and 11.4 yards per catch, with a season-long reception of 34 yards and three touchdowns. 

Sophomore Austyn Howe (Newington, Conn.) was also named to the First Team as a wide receiver, recording 48 receptions for 675 yards, which set a single-season program record for receiving yards. Howe averaged 67.5 yards per game and 14.1 yards per catch, with seven touchdowns and a season-long reception of 44 yards. 

All-Conference Second Team Offense 

Offensive lineman Zach Najem (Paterson, N.J.) earned Second Team honors, marking his second consecutive All-NE10 recognition. Najem has started 40 consecutive games for the Ravens and played a key role in powering the NE10's top statistical offense this season. 

All-Conference Second Team Defense 

The Franklin Pierce defense earned three spots on the All-Conference Second Team Defense list. Senior defensive lineman Jaylen Bynes (Trenton, N.J.) picks up his first All-Conference recognition after recording 22 tackles for the Ravens this season, including 13 solo tackles and 9 assisted tackles. The senior recorded 7.5 tackles for loss with a loss of 34 yards while recording 3.5 sacks on the season.  

Linebacker Trey Sejour (Everett, Mass.), a three-time All-NE10 honoree, led the Ravens' defense with 68 tackles, including a team-high 4.0 sacks for 32 yards lost. Sejour graduates as Franklin Pierce's all-time leading tackler. 

Freshman defensive back Damir Stone (East Orange, N.J.) earned Second Team and All-Rookie Team honors. Stone recorded 28 tackles, 23 of them solo, and led the NE10 with four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. 

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