DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake football standouts Sean Allison and Nick Herman each received two All-American honors, FCS Football Central and Stats Perform announced.
Allison, a First-Team All-Pioneer Football League performer and the conference's Defensive Player of the Year, was named a Third Team All-American by both Stats Perform and FCS Football Central.

A native of Hinsdale, Illinois, Allison finished the season with 126 total tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, and two interceptions. Allison led the league and ranked among the FCS Top 12 in both total tackles per game (10.5, 7th in the FCS) and solo tackles per game (5.17, 12th). He led a Drake defense that held PFL opponents to 11.0 points per game and 287.6 yards per game, ranking first and second in the league. Allison had eight double-digit tackle outings, including a five-game streak of such outings to end the regular season.
 
Herman garnered Freshman All-American nods by both outlets. He was the PFL's leading rusher as a freshman, finishing the season with 1,014 rushing yards on 144 carries with six rushing touchdowns and adding 120 receiving yards on 13 receptions. He led the league and ranked fourth in the FCS with 7.04 yards per carry and was 23rd in the FCS with his 84.5 rushing yards per game, which also led the PFL. Herman had four 100-yard rushing performances in 2025, all in PFL play, including a 253-yard outing to close the regular season.