BREVARD, N.C. - Brevard College senior defensive lineman Robert Dorsey has been selected to the D3football.com All-America Third Team ahead of the start of the 2025 campaign.
 
Dorsey becomes just the second Tornado in the NCAA DIII era to garner Preseason All-America accolades (Joc Pledger, 2021).
 
Dorsey, a Charlotte, North Carolina native entering his third season in a Tornado uniform, comes into 2025 after a sensational junior campaign that saw him earn Defensive Player of the Year honors from the USA South Conference. Over the course of the 2024 season, Dorsey led the conference with 11.5 sacks which resulted in a loss of 71 yards. This was a part of 14 total tackles for loss which also was the highest amongst the league. Dorsey was tied for the USA South-high with three forced fumbles to go along with seven quarterback hurries. For Dorsey during league-play, he was tied for the conference-lead in sacks with six and totaled eight total tackles for loss.
 
Dorsey earned First Team All-Conference honors as a defensive lineman for the second consecutive season and grabbed USA South Defensive Player of the Week honors once. Dorsey's 11.5 sacks matched a single-season school record as well (Steffon Canady, 2021).
 
Over the course of his two years at BC, Dorsey has accumulated 85 total tackles (41 solo, 44 assisted), has racked up 25.5 TFL, 16.5 sacks, and eight forced fumbles. Dorsey also led the entire nation in forced fumbles-per-game in the 2023 season.
 
Training camp is underway for the Tornados on the campus of BC, as Brevard steadily prepares for its 2025 season opener on Saturday, September 6 at 1 p.m. as the Tornados host Kentucky Christian University at Ives-Lemel Family Field.

D3football.com Preseason All-America Teams
 

First team offense
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Kaleb Blaha	UW-River Falls	Sr.	Coon Rapids, Minn.
RB	Montie Quinn	Curry	Sr.	Goose Creek, S.C.
RB	Rahshan La Mons	Susquehanna	So.	Smyrna, Del.
WR	Tyren Montgomery	John Carroll	Sr.	Woodlands, Texas
WR	Dylan Wheeler	St. John's	Sr.	St. Paul, Minn.
TE	Joey Gendreau	St. John's	Sr.	Hilbert, Wis.
T	Craig Connell	Springfield	Sr.	Goshen, N.Y.
G	Isaiah Ward	Bethel	Sr.	Centerville, Minn.
C	Hayden Philpot	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Decatur, Texas
G	Giovanni Kennedy	Mount Union	Sr.	Avon, Ohio
T	Michael Nwosu	Johns Hopkins	Sr.	Perry Hall, Md.
First team defense
DE	Peter Johanik	Wheaton	Sr.	West Chicago, Ill.
DT	John Sullivan	North Central	Sr.	Lake Villa, Ill.
DT	Zach Frank	St. John's	Sr.	Lino Lakes, Minn.
DE	Kaleb Brown	Mount Union	Sr.	La Plata, Md.
LB	Harley Hopkins	Marietta	Sr.	Zanesville, Ohio
LB	Ben Bladel	Grove City	Sr.	Coraopolis, Pa.
LB	Luca Torti	Wheaton	Sr.	Carlsbad, Calif.
CB	Jordy Tawa	Rochester	Sr.	Wilsonville, Ore.
S	Brayden Garrigan	North Central	Jr.	Lemont, Ill.
S	Carson Bourdo	Johns Hopkins	Sr.	Traverse City, Mich.
CB	Grant Henderson	Maryville	Sr.	Miami, Fla.
First team specialists
K	Justin Caputo	Carnegie Mellon	Jr.	Bridgeville, Pa.
P	Benjamin Younker	UW-Platteville	Jr.	Genoa, Ill.
RET	Tyler Vasey	UW-Whitewater	Jr.	Crystal Lake, Ill.
Second team offense
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Carter St. John	Alma	Sr.	Zionsville, Ind.
RB	Brody Bantolina	Pacific	Sr.	Ewa Beach, Hawaii
RB	Ethan Gallo	Cortland	Jr.	Slate Hill, N.Y.
WR	Robby Ballentine	DePauw	Sr.	Crown Point, Ind.
WR	Eli Aston	Mount St. Joseph	So.	Cincinnati, Ohio
TE	Reed Breckheimer	Carroll	Sr.	Hilbert, Wis.
T	Quinn Sholar	Wabash	Sr.	Indianapolis, Ind.
G	Jack Lynch	Tufts	Sr.	Katy, Texas
C	Zach Kerr	DePauw	Jr.	W. Lafayette, Ind.
G	Owen Sacks	Maryville	Sr.	Franklin, Tenn.
T	Adam Montalvo	Brockport	Sr.	Mahopac, N.Y.
Second team defense
DE	Jalen Walker	Widener	Sr.	Mount Laurel, N.J.
DT	Brian Layton	Susquehanna	Sr.	Morton, Pa.
DT	Cortez Jones	North Central	Jr.	Lansing, Ill.
DE	Jonathan Nwobodo	Trinity (Texas)	Sr.	Missouri City, Texas
LB	Kaiden Roden	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Quinlan, Texas
LB	Joey Roland	DePauw	Sr.	Greenfield, Ind.
LB	Luke Paff	Mount St. Joseph	Jr.	Cincinnati, Ohio
CB	Nazair Jean-Lubin	Cortland	Jr.	Freeport, N.Y.
S	Brooks Brewer	UW-Stout	Jr.	Colfax, Wis.
S	Andrew Nordland	Aurora	Jr.	Bradenton, Fla.
CB	Rahmareon Roby	North Central	Sr.	Lena, Ill.
Second team specialists
K	Brad Paxton	Johns Hopkins	So.	Tampa, Fla.
P	Vicente Lyon	Hobart	Sr.	Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
RET	Brite Cannon	Westminster (Pa.)	So.	Parkland, Fla.
Third team offense
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Nick Semptimhelter	John Carroll	Sr.	Franklin, Tenn.
RB	Gabe Lynch	UW-La Crosse	Sr.	Indian Creek, Ill.
RB	Jay Smith	Rose-Hulman	Sr.	Evansville, Ind.
WR	Jacob Macosko	Washington & Jefferson	Sr.	Venetia, Pa.
WR	Joe Iadevaio	Cortland	Jr.	Plainedge, N.Y.
TE	Landon Farriss	Randolph-Macon	Sr.	New Hanover, N.C.
T	Myles Bridges	Randolph-Macon	Jr.	Henrico, Va.
G	Bode Walters	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Marion, Texas
C	JB Couch	Alma	Sr.	Alma, Mich.
G	Lucas Tappy	St. Norbert	Sr.	Iron Mountain, Mich.
T	Aidan Kingsbury	Wheaton	Sr.	Roseville, Minn.
Third team defense
DE	JP Chaney	Aurora	Jr.	Batavia, Ill.
DT	Carson Ciancuielli	Ithaca	Jr.	Oakdale, N.Y.
DT	D'Qavion Lemons	Centenary (La.)	Jr.	Shreveport, La.
DE	Robert Dorsey	Brevard	Sr.	Charlotte, N.C.
LB	Brady McManaway	Marietta	Sr.	Pleasant City, Ohio
LB	Joey Alvarez	Rockford	Jr.	Rockford, Ill.
LB	Daniel Eliasek	Randolph-Macon	Sr.	Midlothian, Va.
CB	DJ James	Southwestern	Sr.	Houston, Texas

 
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