The 2025 college football season featured standout individual performances across Division II in North Carolina, with players from across the state leaving their mark in both season-long production and single-game dominance. Below are the D2 Stat Champions in key season and single-game categories, recognizing the top performers statewide.
Full sortable leaderboards and complete statewide stat tables are available on the North Carolina College Football Season Stat Leaders – 2025 page.
We’ve also compiled a list of 2025 FCS Stat Champions. (We’re still working on our D3 Stat Champions and FBS Stat Champions).
🏈 Offensive Stat Champions
Passing Yards
Elijah Holmes (Wingate) – 3,037 yards
Passing Touchdowns
Kelvin Durham (Johnson C. Smith) – 26 TDs
Preston Brown (Catawba) – 26 TDs (tie)
Rushing Yards
Jackson Parrish (Barton) – 1,095 yards
Rushing Touchdowns
Xavier Pugh (Wingate) – 21 TDs
Most rushing touchdowns by any player in North Carolina at any level
Receiving Yards
Jaylen Himes (Wingate) – 1,185 yards
Most receiving yards by any player in North Carolina at any level
Receiving Touchdowns
Jaylen Himes (Wingate) – 11 TDs
Que Kennedy (UNC Pembroke) – 11 TDs (tie)
🛡️ Defensive Stat Champions
Total Tackles
Keno Jones (Barton) – 114 tackles
Tackles Per Game
Keno Jones (Barton) – 11.1 tackles per game
Tackles for Loss
Kenyon Garner (Livingstone) – 28.0 TFL
Led all of Division II football and all of North Carolina across every level
Sacks
Kenyon Garner (Livingstone) – 15.0 sacks
Led North Carolina across all levels; second nationally in Division II
Interceptions
Desmond Greene (Lenoir-Rhyne) – 5 INTs
🏟️ Special Teams Stat Champion
Kicker Points
Caleb Bonesteel (Wingate) – 99 points
Punting Average
Stewart Simmons (Lenoir-Rhyne) – 41.9 yards per punt
🏈 Single-Game Stat Champions
Longest Offensive Touchdown
Charlie Guinade (Mars Hill) – 92-yard TD pass from JR Martin vs. UVA Wise
Longest Defensive Touchdown
Solomon Ford (Elizabeth City State) – 100-yard interception return TD vs. Bluefield State
Longest Special Teams Touchdown
Isaiah Perry (Johnson C. Smith) – 100-yard kickoff return vs. Bluefield State
Shamar Sutton (Elizabeth City State) – 100-yard kickoff return vs. Bluefield State
Longest Field Goal
John Hernandez-Vargas (Fayetteville State) – 49 yards vs. Elizabeth City State
Most Passing Yards
Preston Brown (Catawba) – 485 yards vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
Most TD Passes
Tre Robinson (UNC Pembroke) – 6 TD passes vs. Erskine
Most Rushing Yards
Jackson Parrish (Barton) – 221 yards vs Chowan
Most Rushing TDs
Traquan Johnson (Elizabeth City State) – 5 TDs vs. Bluefield State
Most Receiving Yards
Malique Frazier (Chowan) – 187 yards vs Shorter
Most Receiving TDs
Jahari Mitchell (Winston-Salem State) – 3 TDs vs. Virginia Union
Charlie Guinade (Mars Hill) – 3 TDs vs. Tusculum
Most Tackles
Keno Jones (Barton) – 19 tackles vs. North Greenville
Most Tackles-for-Loss
Jamieson Alston (Winston-Salem State) – 5.5 TFLs vs. Bowie State
Kenyon Garner (Livingstone) – 5.5 TFLs vs. Fayetteville State
Most Sacks
Kenyon Garner (Livingstone) – 4.0 sacks vs. Bowie State
Best Punting Average (2+ Punts)
Lon Teachey (Mars Hill) – 72 yards vs. Wingate
Longest Punt
Javon Pray (Livingstone) – 73 yards vs. Johnson C. Smith
Most Kicker Points
Lon Teachey (Mars Hill) – 16 points vs. UVA Wise
Full season stat leaderboards, sortable tables and statewide rankings are available on the North Carolina College Football Season Stat Leaders – 2025 hub.
