Butler Football Sees Three Student Athletes Earn NJCAA All-American Honors

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The National Junior College Athletic Association released its list of football All-Americans for the 2025 season on Saturday.

Click here to view the full 2025 NJCAA D1 Football All-America Teams.

Butler football saw three student-athletes named NJCAA All-Americans for back-to-back seasons. 

Last year, Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Seven Cloud and redshirt sophomore return specialist Da'Realyst Clark were picked as first team selections while sophomore linebacker Landon Boss was an honorable mention pick. It marks the eighth consecutive season a Grizzly has been named an All-American. Butler now has 131 NJCAA All-Americans in program history.

MARKELLUS BASS – 1ST TEAM ALL AMERICAN

Running back Markellus Bass wraps up his Grizzly career being named a KJCCC first team All-Conference honoree and a NJCAA first team All-American. Bass was the nation's leading rusher with 1,237 yards, boasting 123.7 yards per game across 10 contests. Bass rushed for at least 100 yards in every game except two. Bass had a career day at Dodge City on November 15th, when he had 187 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 carries. Bass finishes his career as the 11th all-time leading rusher in Butler program history with 1,768 yards. 

JUSTYCE BETTS – 2ND TEAM ALL AMERICAN

Linebacker Justyce Betts was named a NJCAA second team All-American after his phenomal year. Betts finished his season with 96 total tackles, 9.6 tackles per game, and 4.5 sacks. The 96 total tackles for Betts was the third most in the country. 

HUNTER RIOUX – 2ND TEAM ALL AMERICAN

Butler kicker Hunter Rioux was named a NJCAA second team special teams All-American. Rioux was 12-15 on field goals for the season, with a long of 48 yards. Rioux was third nationally in field goals made. Rioux's 66 points also marked him for third most in the conference, and seventh nationally.