IRVING, Texas — Fourteen Albion football players have been recognized on the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society list.

Jackson Buckler, Ryan Deibis, Dilon Denison, Tucker Hubbard, Jajuan Johnson, Brady Kusak, Adam Mills, Drew Morris, Ali Murray, Alex Olenik, Will Smith, Charlie Tams, Jordan Vidojevski and Matthew Wilson each earned this recognition.

The NFF is marking 20 years of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society and recognizing academic excellence across the sport, reinforcing a consistent truth: football continues to develop disciplined, educated leaders at scale.

The 2026 class, which includes a record 2,624 players from 368 schools, represents the largest group in the program's 20-year history and underscores the sustained academic achievement taking place across all levels of college football. Click here for the 2026 list of members.

Created in 2007, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society is one of the most comprehensive scholar-athlete initiatives in college athletics, recognizing football players from all divisions who have maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or higher throughout their college careers and is a senior or graduate student. 

ABOUT THE HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION
The Hampshire Foundation is the charitable arm of The Hampshire Companies, a privately-held, fully-integrated real estate firm that has more than 60 years of hands-on, cycle-tested experience in acquiring, developing, leasing, repositioning, managing, financing and disposing of real estate. Founded by Jon F. Hanson, who served as NFF Chairman from 1994-2006, Hampshire is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Learn more at www.hampshirere.com.
 
ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE HALL OF FAME
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik, and journalist Grantland Rice, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) is a nonprofit organization that leverages the power of amateur football to build leaders. With 120 chapters in 47 states, the NFF oversees initiatives such as the NFF College Hall of Fame, the NFF William V. Campbell Trophy®, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments, Future For Football, and I Played. Learn more at footballfoundation.org and follow @NFFNetwork on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Albion All-Time NFF Hampshire Honor Society Members
2007: Chase Chandler, Peter Shaw
2012: Alex Harris, Jacob Heinrich, John Lesinski, Matt Gunsorek
2013: Tony Brown, C.J. Carroll, Wesley Dolen, Spencer Krauss, Brian Spencer
2014: Michael Vandermus
2015: Zachery Brigham, Nicholas Emery, Adam Hahn, Christopher Jakubik
2016: Mike Czarnecki, Joe Mayone, Robert Secord, David Simon
2017: Andrew DiFranco, Nathan DiRado, Michael Dussel, Anthony Waite
2018: Geordon Carter, Brandt Swindeman
2019: Nolan Rawlings, Zach Serzo
2020: Dan Barrett, Chase Bouschor
2026: Jackson Buckler, Ryan Deibis, Dilon Denison, Tucker Hubbard, Jajuan Johnson, Brady Kusak, Adam Mills, Drew Morris, Ali Murray, Alex Olenik, Will Smith, Charlie Tams, Jordan Vidojevski, Matthew Wilson