The 2023 NEKL All-League football selections have been released after the State Championship games closed out the season this past weekend. 

Jefferson County North and Jackson Heights shared the league title in 2023 as they both went undefeated in league play. 

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB - Grady Noll - JCN - Senior 
RB - Ethan Noll - JCN - Senior 
RB - Connor Keirns - JCN - Senior 
WR - Josh Smith - JH - Junior 
WR - Thomas Boos - MHMA - Senior 
WR - Cameron Seever - JCN - Senior 
OL - Tyler McRae - ACCHS - Senior 
OL - JW Moore - JH - Junior 
OL - Judd Holwick - McLouth - Junior 
OL - RB Tweed - JCN - Senior 
OL - Grant Fuhrman - JCN - Senior 
Specialist - Drake Mellies - JH - Sophomore 

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE 

QB - Cooper Beying - Pleasant Ridge - Senior 
RB - Jeston Vessar - ACCHS - Junior 
RB - Gage Fields - McLouth - Junior 
WR - Weston Schultejans - JH - Senior 
WR - Trenton VanHoutan - Oskaloosa - Junior 
WR - Calvin Manville - JCN - Senior 
OL - Vincent Webb - ACCHS - Senior 
OL - Anthony Gulotta - JH - Sophomore 
OL - Caeden Murphy - McLouth - Senior 
OL - Zachary Toole - JCN - Senior 
OL - Dennis Hund - Pleasant Ridge - Sophomore 
Specialist - Jerrick Chenhall - McLouth - Junior 

HONORABLE MENTION 

Max Bottorff - ACCHS - Sophomore 
Dalton Nioce - Horton - Junior 
Kade Holliday - JH - Junior 
Elijah Huff - JCN - Senior 
Drennan Cantrell - McLouth - Junior 
Luke Seibert - MHMA - Junior 
Lazarus Callen - Oskaloosa - Junior 
Cam Thompson - Pleasant Ridge 
Zac Evans - Valley Falls - Senior 

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE 

DL - JW Moore - JH - Junior 
DL - Judd Holwick - McLouth - Junior 
DL - RB Tweed - JCN - Senior 
DL - Brayden Williams - JCN - Senior 
LB - Weston Schultejans - JH - Senior 
LB - Ethan Noll - JCN - Senior 
LB - Grady Noll - JCN - Senior 
LB - Carson McAfee - JCN - Senior 
DB - Drake Mellies - JH - Sophomore 
DB - Cooper Beying - Pleasant Ridge - Senior 
DB - Connor Keirns - JCN - Senior 
Specialist - Zac Evans - Valley Falls - Senior 

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE 

DL - Jeston Vessar - ACCHS - Junior 
DL - Josh Smith - JH - Junior 
DL - Caeden Murphy - McLouth - Senior 
DL - Elijah Huff - JCN - Senior 
LB - Max Bottorff - ACCHS - Sophomore 
LB - Kade Holliday - JH - Junior 
LB - Lucas Heim - Pleasant Ridge - Junior 
LB - Gage Fields - McLouth - Junior 
DB - Trenton VanHoutan - Oskaloosa - Junior 
DB - Cameron Seever - JCN - Senior 
DB - Calvin Manville - JCN - Senior 
Specialist  - Dalton Nioce - Horton - Junior 

HONORABLE MENTION 

Kannon Crossland - ACCHS - Junior 
Talon Hooper - Horton - Sophomore 
Teagan Bowhay - JH - Sophomore 
Grant Fuhrman - JCN - Senior 
Curtis Schupp - McLouth - Senior 
Kendy Berndt - MHMA - Junior 
Gunnar Rockhold - Oskaloosa - Senior 
John McEvoy - Pleasant Ridge 
Collin Kearney - Valley Falls - Sophomore 

FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS 

K - Carson McAfee - JCN - Senior 
P - Gunnar Rockhold - Oskaloosa - Senior 
Return - Drake Mellies - JH - Sophomore 

SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS 

K - Trenton VanHoutan - Oskaloosa - Junior 
P - Zac Evans - Valley Falls - Senior 
Return - Ethan Noll - JCN - Senior