Football Earns 16 All-Ivy Selections; Leads Conference With 10 First-Team Honorees

PRINCETON, N.J. – The awards continue to roll for the Princeton Tigers as the team had 16 members named All-Ivy League, the conference announced today.

The Tigers' 16 All-Ivy selections were second most in the league behind Dartmouth (17). Princeton had the most first-team honorees with 10, two ahead of Harvard.

"With so many outstanding players in our league, I'm so happy for our players that were selected All-Ivy," said Charles W. Caldwell Jr. '25 Head Coach of Football Bob Surace. "In addition to being terrific players, they were all excellent leaders."

Princeton's First-Team All-Ivy picks were Henry Byrd, Reily Radosevich, Collin Eaddy, Jacob Birmelin, Carson Bobo, Samuel Wright II, Jeremiah Tyler, James Johnson, Trevor Forbes, Will Powers.

Byrd and Radosevich were on the offensive line that helped anchor a high-powered offense that ranked first in the Ivy League in scoring (33.4), second in passing offense (265.5), second in passing efficiency (147.0) and third in total offense (392.4).

Eaddy rushed for 477 yards in eight games, registering 10 touchdowns. His 10 rushing touchdowns were third in the conference and gave him 28 in his remarkable stint that saw him also surpass 2,300 rushing yards (2,315).

Birmelin was a unanimous selection as he paced the league in receptions (64), seven more than second place. He was second in receiving yards (78.4) and fifth in all-purpose yards (89.4) per game. He made arguably the greatest catch by any Princeton football player in the 21st century when he caught the game-winning two-point pass in the Tigers' 18-16 five overtime thriller over Harvard.

Bobo caught 17 passes for 147 yards, adding two touchdowns. He was also an excellent blocker for the offense that was among the best in the Ivy League.

Princeton's defense was one of the best in the FCS as it allowed the second fewest first downs (149), was third in rushing defense (73.2), eighth in team sacks per game (3.3) and ninth in total defense (274.1).

Wright set career highs in tackles for loss with 13 and sacks with 11.5. Both totals were tied at the top of the league. He was named Ivy Defensive Player of the Week following the Penn contest where he contributed six tackles, 3.5 for loss with a personal-best three sacks along with three more quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles.

Tyler's week continues to get better. One day after being named a Buck Buchanan Finalist, the senior captain was a unanimous First-Team All-Ivy commendation. Tyler led the squad in solo tackles (49) and total tackles (58), contributing six tackles for loss and six pass breakups.

Johnson was right behind Tyler, securing 40 solo tackles and 53 total tackles. He produced six tackles for a loss while snagging two pass breakups. Johnson was also named Academic Al-Ivy

Forbes set a new career high with 25 solo tackles, corralling 33 total. The senior captain also had a new personal best with six passes defended and had an interception in the Harvard victory.

Powers was outstanding for Princeton as he led the conference in net average (43.8). One third of his punts were over 50 yards with nine going inside the 20-yard line.

Princeton had three players named Second-Team All-Ivy in David Hoffman, Andrei Iosivas and Uche Ndukwe.

Hoffman was part of the offensive line unit helped Cole Smith place first or second in the conference in eighth different categories.

Iosivas was third in the Ivy League in yards (703), fourth in touchdowns (five), yards per reception (17.1) and ninth in receptions (41). He shattered his career highs in receptions, receiving yards, touchdowns, and yards per reception.

Despite only playing in six games, Ndukwe finished tied for seventh in the league in sacks (six) and tied for ninth in tackles per loss (9.5). He put up at least one sack and tackle per loss in five of his six outings.

Smith, Dylan Classi and Delan Stallworth were Honorable Mention All-Ivy honorees.

Smith led the conference in yards per attempt (8.5) and was second in total offense (278.8), passing efficiency (148.5), passing yards (2,570), passing yards per game (257.0), yards per completion (12.8), completion percentage (66.8) and completions per game (20.1). He was a two-time Ivy Player of the Week pick this season.

Classi had a banner year, setting new personal marks in receptions (35) and yards (621) while also adding three touchdowns. He ranked in the Ivy top 10 in yards, yards per reception (17.8) and yards per game (62.1).

Stallworth added 27 tackles in six games this season, while also defending two passes.

Princeton finished the season 9-1, earning an Ivy League title. Princeton University hosted the bonfire this week, a storied celebration after the football team beats Harvard and Yale in the same season.

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