WACO, TX - DePauw senior wide receiver Robby Ballentine (Crown Point, IN/Andrean) and John Carroll graduate wide receiver Tyren Montgomery (Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands College Park) have been named Second-Team All-Americans by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), announced Wednesday, December 10.
 
Ballentine closed out a standout senior campaign ranking among the nation’s best with 92 receptions for 1,314 yards and 16 touchdowns. The senior finished second nationally in receiving yards, seventh in touchdown receptions, eighth in receiving yards per game (109.5), and 14th in receptions per game (7.67), helping lead DePauw to a 10-2 season and the program’s third NCAA Division III Championship Third-Round appearance. He recorded six 100-yard games, scored at least one touchdown in nine contests, while delivering three multi-touchdown performances throughout the year. Ballentine finished his career with an NCAC record 253 receptions for 3,783 yards and a DePauw and NCAC record 54 touchdowns. The 54 scoring catches equal the most by any active player across all NCAA levels. The 2025 Mike Gregory Award recipient as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Offensive Player of the Year, Ballentine is a three-time First-Team All-NCAC selection, a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, and a semifinalist for the Gagliardi Trophy presented by Stearns Bank.
 
Heading into the NCAA Division III quarterfinal round, Montgomery has delivered the most productive receiving season in John Carroll history, becoming just the third wide receiver in program history to earn AFCA All-America honors. The graduate student set single-season school records with 100 receptions and 1,266 receiving yards, totals that currently rank second and fifth in NCAA Division III, respectively. His 14 receiving touchdowns are tied for the second-highest single-season total in program history. Montgomery, a First-Team All-NCAC selection, registered at least five receptions in every game, added four 100-yard efforts, scored in nine contests, and delivered four multi-touchdown performances. Through 12 games this season, Montgomery ranks second in career receiving touchdowns (31) and third in both career receptions (157) and career receiving yards (2,337) at John Carroll.