NORTH ATTLEBORO, Massachusetts - Four members of the American International College football team earned 2025 Northeast 10 Conference All-Conference accolades, the league office announced on Thursday, November 20.
Defensive end
Nevin Earl garnered First-Team honors at defensive end,
Jakkai Stith took Second-Team accolades at linebacker, and wide receiver
Andres Perez and linebacker
Mikai Gamble grabbed All-Rookie nods.Â
Earl joins a long line of defensive linemen from the Yellow Jackets to make the first team, as he is the 19th such selection since 1997, when the then-Eastern Football Conference began issuing the award. He had seven solo tackles for loss and assisted on five others, tying for sixth in the NE10, including 4.5 sacks, out of his 36 total tackles, and was also credited with six hurries and a forced fumble.
Stith controlled the middle of the field for the Yellow Jackets. He led AIC with 60 tackles, and his 6.0 tackles per game were good for 12th in the conference; among those is 3.5 sacks. He also had two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries.
Gamble was brilliant in his first season of play, coming in second to Stith on the AIC defense with 51 tackles including 6.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks. He also had an interception and a forced fumble in his rookie campaign.
Perez was an offensive weapon in his freshman season, collecting 338 yards on 24 catches; his 14.1 yards per catch led AIC and ranks ninth among NE10 receivers with at least 20 receptions on the season. He also added in 233 yards on kick returns and his grand total of all-purpose yards for the season was 576.