DENVER, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced the 2025 football preseason coaches' poll and the Preseason All-RMAC Football Teams on Thursday afternoon in conjunction with their annual media day event. In a vote by the leagues' coaches the Yellow Jackets tallied 43 points, projected to finish tied with rivals South Dakota Mines for fifth in the standings. Additionally, BHSU's returning First Team All-RMAC athletes, Jayson Rouse and Kellen Collier were both named to the preseason all-conference team.
 
Rouse is set to return for his redshirt senior season in 2025 after receiving First Team All-RMAC honors in 2024 and Honorable Mention All-RMAC honors in 2023. A year ago, he started all 11 games at left tackle, helping provide protection up front for an offense that averaged 118.5 rushing yards, 219 passing yards, and 337.5 yards of total offense. The offensive line allowed only 18.0 sacks in 11 games, ranking second in the league with an average of just 1.64 sacks allowed per game, which included four games where they did not surrender a sack. Of the 18.0 sacks allowed by BHSU only 2.0 were surrendered by Rouse. On five occasions the Yellow Jackets ran for more than 100 yards, and three times reached 200 yards on the ground. Through the air BHSU passed for 200 yards or more five times and twice recorded 300 or more yards through the air attack.
 
Collier also received First Team All-RMAC for the first time in his career in 2024 after being named Honorable Mention All-RMAC in 2023. He appeared in all 11 games a year ago, making ten starts as he totaled 36.0 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, eight quarterback hurries, and one fumble recovery. He recorded five or more tackles in at least three games during the year, including a season-high of eight in a Swarm Days win over Fort Lewis. Additionally, he recorded a tackle for loss in nine of the 11 games on the year and also posted a season-high of 2.5 against the Skyhawks.
 

2025 RMAC Football Preseason Coaches' Poll
PL	Team (1st-2nd-3rd)	Points
1.	CSU Pueblo (5-3-1)	76
	Western Colorado (5-3-1)	76
3.	Colorado School of Mines (0-4-4)	66
4.	Colorado Mesa (0-0-4)	58
5.	Black Hills State	43
	South Dakota Mines	43
7.	Chadron State	31
	New Mexico Highlands	31
9.	Fort Lewis	17
10.	Adams State	9

 

2025 Preseason All-RMAC Offense
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Drew Nash  (1)	Western Colorado	6-2	215	RSr.	Torrance, Calif.
RB	Landon Walker (2)	Colorado School of Mines	6-2	225	RSr.	Fort Worth, Texas
RB	Tevita Valeti (1, FRotY)	New Mexico Highlands	6-0	210	So.	Springville, Utah
WR	Tommy Thomas (2)	Chadron State	6-2	190	Sr.	Fort Collins, Colo.
WR	Reggie Retzlaff (1, PotY)	CSU Pueblo	6-3	212	Gr.	Corona, Calif.
WR	Flynn Schiele (1)	Colorado School of Mines	6-4	205	RSr.	West Linn, Ore.
TE	Daniel Parsek (2)	Western Colorado	6-1	230	RSr.	Johnstown, Colo.
OL	Zach Brumfield (1)	Western Colorado	6-5	270	RSr.	Las Vegas, Nev.
OL	Tyler Ethridge (1)	CSU Pueblo	6-4	283	Jr.	Midlothian, Texas
OL	AJ Kelly (2)	South Dakota Mines	6-6	310	RSr.	Rock Springs, Wyo.
OL	Domingo Prince II (2)	CSU Pueblo	6-2	320	Sr.	Aurora, Colo.
OL	Jayson Rouse (2)	Black Hills State	6-4	285	RSr.	Angleton, Texas

 

2025 Preseason All-RMAC Defense
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
DE	Ricky Freymond (1, PotY)	Western Colorado	6-5	265	RSr.	Chino, Calif.
DE	Jaydon Young (H)	Western Colorado	5-8	160	RSo.	Colorado Springs, Colo.
DT	Kellen Collier (1)	Black Hills State	5-10	270	RSr.	Willard, Utah
DT	Mikey Smith (2)	Western Colorado	5-11	280	RSo.	Colorado Springs, Colo.
ILB	Jacob Penney (2)	Fort Lewis	6-0	200	RJr.	Sparks, Nev.
ILB	Gary Seidenberger (2)	CSU Pueblo	6-1	220	Jr.	Fredericksburg, Texas
OLB	Cameron Cooper (H, FRotY)	Western Colorado	6-2	230	So.	Gilbert, Ariz.
S	Kahden Rullo (H)	CSU Pueblo	6-1	185	Jr.	Denver, Colo.
S	Dax Yeradi (1)	Chadron State	6-0	195	Sr.	Wright, Wyo.
CB	Donovan English (1)	CSU Pueblo	6-0	170	Jr.	Pomona, Calif.
CB	Keith Mckaney (H)	CSU Pueblo	6-0	181	Sr.	Avondale, Ariz.

 

2025 Preseason All-RMAC Special Teams
Pos.	Player	School	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
PK	Matt Eich (2)	Colorado School of Mines	5-9	180	RSr.	Broomfield, Colo.
P	Brodie Eisenbraun (2)	Chadron State	6-2	195	Sr.	Sturgis, S.D.
PR	Kash Bradley (1)	Colorado Mesa	5-11	165	Sr.	Bushland, Texas
PR	Zack Rakowsky (1)	CSU Pueblo	5-8	141	Sr.	Loveland, Colo.
KR	Kash Bradley (1)	Colorado Mesa	5-11	165	Sr.	Bushland, Texas
LS	Brayden Starmer (H)	CSU Pueblo	6-0	165	Sr.	Mesa, Ariz.

 
Notes: Two punt returners due to a tie in the voting.
Symbols in parentheses are 2024 All-RMAC Recognitions: PotY – was a Player of the Year at their position group; FRotY – was a Freshman of the Year at their position group; 1 -was a First Team All-RMAC selection; 2 - was a Second Team All-RMAC selection; H - was an Honorable Mention All-RMAC selection.