IRVING, Texas – Six Colorado State University Pueblo football student-athletes were recognized as members of the 2025 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society as announced Wednesday by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

The six Pack football student-athletes named to the 2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society were senior linebacker Wilde Germano (Hilo, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Hawai'i), senior defensive Rashard Jackson (Upper Marlboro, Md./Wheeling University), senior quarterback Devin Larsen (Gilbert, Ariz./Western New Mexico), senior linebacker Jon Nuschy (La Junta, Colo./University of Northern Colorado), senior receiver Taylor Tosches (Temecula, Calif./Southwestern Oklahoma State) and senior defensive back Thomas Webb, Jr. (Tucson, Ariz./Central Oklahoma). Germano, Larsen, Nuschy, Tosches and Webb, Jr., completed their eligibility during the 2024 season, while Jackson is enrolled in graduate school at CSU Pueblo and will play for the Pack in 2025.

In order to qualify for the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the student-athlete must have maintained a 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career, along with being a senior player, who will graduate this spring/summer, and just completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2024; or a graduated player or graduate transfer who has already earned a bachelor's degree and competed in the 2024 season (even if the player has remaining eligibility and may return to play next season); and must have been a starter or key contributor during the 2024 season.

A record number of 2,514 elite players from 339 schools at all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA, and sprint football qualified for membership in the 2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society. The 2,514 student-athletes selected are the most in a single year in the program's 19-year history.

"In today's era of NIL and the transfer portal, we firmly believe that education remains the key to long-term success," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "These results reaffirm that academics are still top of mind for today's student-athletes. We salute the schools, coaches, and administrators who continue to champion education as a core part of the student-athlete experience. We'll keep doing everything we can to promote those academic ideals and ensure education stays central to the holistic development of every student-athlete."

CSU Pueblo was one of 32 NCAA Division II schools that had players named to this year's NFF Hampshire Honor Society and one of five schools from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference that were represented. Colorado School of Mines had 13 overall selections, while Black Hills State had eight players honored, New Mexico Highlands had four players honored and Adams State had one player recognized.

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at the 774 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
 
Division III's Saint John's (MN) led all programs among all divisions with 26 members, setting an all-time record for the most honorees from one school in a single year. Kansas topped the FBS programs with 22 honorees. Harvard led the FCS with 22 members. Colorado School of Mines set the high-water mark in Division II with 13 honorees. Morningside (Iowa) and Saint Xavier (Ill.) placed nine members each, tying for the most from the NAIA. Cornell headed all Collegiate Sprint Football League teams with 10 honorees.

Jon F. Hanson, the chairman and founder of The Hampshire Companies, provided the funds to launch the NFF Hampshire Honor Society in 2007. He made the contribution as part of his legacy to the organization after serving as NFF Chairman from 1994-2006. He currently serves the organization as chairman emeritus. Each player awarded membership in this year's Honor Society will receive a certificate commemorating his or her achievement.

"When we launched the NFF Hampshire Honor Society in 2007, our goal was to shine a brighter light on the thousands of college football players achieving greatness in the classroom," said Hanson, chairman emeritus of the NFF and founder of The Hampshire Companies. "To now see more than 20,000 honorees and a record-setting class in 2025 is incredibly rewarding. These young men represent the next generation of leaders, and I'm proud that the Society continues to celebrate their success both on and off the field."