All-Region 1 Teams

Jorge Aquino and Joey Naso of Bridgewater State, Elijah Zaire McKnight of Fitchburg State, Jackson Mahoney and Thomas Marvelli of Mass. Maritime, Sean Quinn of Plymouth State and Matt Goodison and Mekhi Wilson of UMass Dartmouth were named to the d3football.com All-Region teams.

The D3football.com All-Region One Team, selected in balloting by Region One sports information directors and D3football.com staff, was chosen from 163 nominations by full Division III member schools. A total of 77 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced Monday, December 22, 2025.

In 10 games this season, Aquino notched 53 tackles (32 solo) with nine sacks, 15 tackles for loss, six pass breakups and five quarterback hurries. The Bergenfield, New Jersey native led the MASCAC in both sacks and tackles for loss. On a national level, Aquino tied for 22nd in all of Division III in sacks per game (0.9) and tied for 31st in tackles for loss per game (1.5).

Naso converted 8 of 11 field goals attempts this season with a long of 42 yards, and connected on 36 of 39 point after touchdowns. He also averaged 28.7 yards on 30 punts with a long of 63 yards, six punts inside the twenty and 11 fair catches. A native of Hopewell Junction, New York, Naso led the MASCAC in PAT percentage (.947) and ranked second in made field goals, field goal percentage (.727) and made PATs. He also tied for 33rd in all of Division III in field goal percentage and tied for 46th in made field goals per game (0.8).

McKnight concluded the season, ranking first in the conference in interception with six as well as totaling 48 tackles on 31 solo stops and 17 assisted tackles, one fumble forced, one fumble recovery, six pass breakups and three blocked kicks in addition to averaging 23.1 yards per kick return and 12.1 yards per punt return.

Mahoney who was named the MASCAC Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-MASCAC first-team, was a solid defensive presence for the Buccaneers, averaging 9.2 tackles per game with a league-leading  54 solo tackles for 92 total on the year. He added four sacks for a total of 29 yards with one interception and a fumble recovery. One of his best games of the year came in the Cranberry Bowl win over Bridgewater State where  he recorded 10 total tackles, nine solo, with two sacks, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a pass breakup, and a quarterback hurry.

Marvelli was part of an offensive line that allowed only 11 sacks on the season. Thomas himself allowed two all season. Protecting the Buccaneers' backfield, Marvelli helped the Bucs rush for 1,889 yards on the season with 14 touchdowns. The team averaged 188.9 yards per game and 3.7 yards per carry. Last month, he earned his first appearance on the All-MASCAC team.

Quinn, a senior tackle from Norwood, Mass., helped the team finish atop the conference in several categories, including rushing touchdowns with 33, total rushing yards with 2,107, yards per rush with 5.2, rushing first downs with 119, total scoring with 332 points, yards per game with 337.7 and total yards at 3,377. The Panthers had the second-fewest tackles for a loss and sacks in the conference. 

Goodison, an offensive lineman who hails from Bloomfield, Conn., was part of a Corsairs offensive line that produced a conference-best 2,243 rushing yards, averaging another MASCAC-best 224.3 rushing yards per game. The Corsairs offensive line finished second overall in the conference with 27 rushing touchdowns on the season in 2025. Additionally, the Corsairs rank 16th in Division III in rushing offense. An All-MASCAC First Team Offense selection, has helped the Corsairs offensive line produce outstanding numbers throughout his career. During his junior season, he played in seven games on a line that allowed only six sacks the entire season and was fifth in Division III in fewest sacks allowed. The Corsairs offensive unit that season ranked ninth in the nation with a rushing attack that ran for 2,579 yards and 32 touchdowns  and was third in DIII scoring offense (51.7) and fourth in total offense (507.7).

Wilson, a running back out of Narragansett, R.I., led the MASCAC in rushing yards with 1,294 – which was 452 yards ahead of second place in the conference. With 214 carries, he averaged 129.4 yards per contest – which also ranked first among the conference's best. His 18 rushing touchdowns on the season were also a MASCAC-high – finishing with seven more than second place – while not fumbling the ball at all during the 2025 season. Among the best in Division III, Wilson – an NEFW All-New England and All-MASCAC First Team Offense selection – currently ranks eighth in rushing yards per game, ninth in rushing touchdowns, 10th in rushing yards, 11th in scoring (11.4), 13th in total touchdowns (19), 14th in total points scored (114), 24th in all-purpose yards (141.1) and 31st in rushing yards per carry (6.05).

Portions of this release courtesy of Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Mass. Maritime, Plymouth State and UMass Dartmouth Sports Information