IRVING, Texas – Colorado State University Pueblo will have nine student-athletes who have already earned their undergraduate degrees playing this season for the ThunderWolves according to a release on Wednesday by the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Football Hall of Fame.

The nine graduated student-athletes playing in 2024 for the Pack are senior receiver Andrew Cook (Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge), senior quarterback Steven Croell (Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield), redshirt senior defensive lineman Dominick Fini (Colorado Springs, Colo./Mesa Ridge), senior quarterback Roman Fuller (Decatur, Texas/University of Tulsa), senior defensive back Isaiah Hereford (Peoria, Ariz./Copper Canyon), senior defensive lineman Gaige Hill (Altoona, Pa./PennWest), senior quarterback Devin Larsen (Gilbert, Ariz./Western New Mexico), senior defensive back Eli Pittman (Peoria, Ariz./Liberty) and senior defensive back Thomas Webb, Jr. (Tucson, Ariz./Central Oklahoma).

CSU Pueblo's graduated student-athletes are among a record 3,534 student-athletes who have already earned their undergraduate degrees and will be playing college football this fall while pursuing additional diplomas. This the seventh year that the NFF has compiled a list of graduate players.

In total, there are 246 players from 29 NCAA Division II schools represented on the list of graduated student-athletes. Overall, there are 2,239 players from 120 schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), 926 players from 66 schools in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), 118 players from 27 schools in NCAA Division III and seven players from three NAIA schools.

"By showcasing the more than 3,500 student-athletes who have not only earned their undergraduate degrees but are now continuing their educations at the graduate level, we send a clear message about the transformative power of college football," said NFF Chairman Archie Manning. "The National Football Foundation is proud to hold out these individuals as examples of the significant educational opportunities created by playing college football."

In addition to CSU Pueblo, the only other Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference school listed with graduated student-athletes competing this season was Colorado School of Mines, who has 20 graduated student-athletes this season. New Haven (Conn.) leads all Division II schools with 27 graduates.

Northwestern (FBS) leads the way with a total of 34 graduates, while the FCS leader is Montana with 28 graduates and the Division III leaders are North Central (Ill.) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute with 12 graduates each. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) leads the NAIA with four graduates.

The NFF compiled the list with the help of sports information directors from all divisions of the NCAA and NAIA who identified the players on their 2024 fall rosters who have already earned their undergraduate degrees. A total of 245 schools responded to the NFF this year.

Publishing a list of the graduates playing college football is just one of the NFF's long list of initiatives designed to promote the scholar-athlete ideal, dating back to 1959 and the launch of the highly prestigious NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards Presented by Fidelity Investments. Other key components of the NFF efforts to promote the scholar-athlete ideal include The William V. Campbell Trophy®, the NFF Faculty Salutes presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF Team of Distinction, the NFF Hatchell Cup presented by the Original Bob's Steak & Chop House, and the National High School Academic Excellence Awards presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation.