Reece Byerly

AFCA-NAIA All-American First Team (2025) ... AP All-American Second Team (2025) ... VSN All-American Second Team (2025) ... CSC Academic All-American (2025) ... MSFA Midwest League First Team (2025) ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025) ... MSFA Academic Team (2024, 2025) Taking the first snaps of his collegiate career in 2025, Byerly had one of the best first seasons as a Knight player in program history, earning First Team AFCA NAIA All-America in year one as a starter ... Added to the mantle with All-American honors from the College Sports Communicators (First Team), Victory Sports Network (Second Team), and Associated Press (Second Team) ... Named to the MSFA Midwest League First Team, he started all 12 games at left tackle ... Was one of just two Knights to start every game on offense, joining quarterback Tristan Polk ... Helped Marian run for 220 yards per game in 2025 and rush for the sixth-most rushing yards in program history … Secured coverage for a passing attack that gained just under 200 yards per game … Helped the team run for 46 rushing touchdowns, the second-most in program history ... Was named to the NAIA Scholar-Athlete list ... Member of the MSFA Academic Team. Did not see game action in the 2024 season ... Was named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... MSFA Academic Team member. Did not see action in his first season as a Knight and redshirted.