We admit it. We’re stat nerds here at NC Football News. We’ve spent hours scanning box scores and stat sheets from the 2025 season to discover the top individual performers across several season and single-game categories.
Here are your 2025 North Carolina FCS Stat Champions – players from Campbell, Davidson, Elon, Gardner-Webb, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central and Western Carolina who left their mark on the exciting season that just concluded a few weeks ago.
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 D2 Stat Champions. (We’re still working on our D3 Stat Champions and FBS Stat Champions).
🏈 Full-Season FCS Stat Champions
Offensive Stat Champions
Passing Yards
Taron Dickens (Western Carolina) – 3,508 yards
Dickens played in only nine games in 2025 yet ranked among the state and national leaders
Passing Touchdowns
Taron Dickens (Western Carolina) – 38 TDs
Most passing touchdowns by any player in North Carolina at any level. Dickens only threw 2 INTs.
Rushing Yards
Chris Mosley (North Carolina Central) – 1,017 yards
Rushing Touchdowns
Carson Gresock (Gardner-Webb) – 14 TDs
Receiving Yards
Chris Lofton (Gardner-Webb) – 934 yards
Receiving Touchdowns
James Tyre (Western Carolina) – 11 TDs
🛡️ Defensive Stat Champions
Total Tackles
Brodie Carroll (Gardner-Webb) – 104 tackles
Tackles Per Game
Brodie Carroll (Gardner-Webb) – 8.7 tackles per game
Tackles for Loss
Thomas Johnson (North Carolina Central) – 18.0 TFL
Sacks
Kahmari Brown (Elon) – 12.0 sacks
Thomas Johnson (North Carolina Central) – 12.0 sacks
Interceptions
Jelani Vassell (North Carolina Central) – 5 INTs
Josiah Harris (Gardner-Webb) – 5 INTs
🏟️ Special Teams Stat Champions
Kicker Points
Kaleb Robison (North Carolina Central) – 99 points
Punting Average
Jeff Yurk (Elon) – 48.3 yards per punt
Ranks second in the nation for FCS football
🏈 Single-Game Stat Champions
Longest Offensive Touchdown
Isaiah Fuhrmann (Elon) – 96-yard TD pass from Landen Clark vs. Campbell
Longest Defensive Touchdown
Ken Moore Jr. (Western Carolina) – 64-yard interception return TD vs. Furman
Longest Special Teams Touchdown
Dominic Dutton (Western Carolina) – 97-yard kickoff return TD vs. Elon
Longest Special Teams Scoring Play
Tre Mittman (North Carolina A&T) – 98-yard PAT return (2 points)
Longest Field Goal
Andrew Brown (North Carolina A&T) – 56 yards vs. Towson
Most Passing Yards
Taron Dickens (Western Carolina) – 582 yards vs. Samford
Most Completions
Taron Dickens (Western Carolina) – 53-of-56 vs. Wofford
Most TD Passes
Taron Dickens (Western Carolina) – 7 TD passes vs. Mercer
Most Rushing Yards
Chris Mosley (North Carolina Central) – 174 yards vs. Southern
Most Rushing TDs
Nate Hampton (Gardner-Webb) – 4 TDs vs. Western Carolina
Carson Gresock (Gardner-Webb) – 4 TDs at Lindenwood
Most Receiving Yards
Chauncey Spikes (North Carolina Central) – 208 Yards at Howard
Most Receiving TDs
Randall King (Campbell) – 4 TDs vs. Bryant
Most Tackles
Hayward McQueen (Western Carolina) – 15 tackles vs. Gardner-Webb
Most Tackles-for-Loss
Kahmari Brown (Elon) – 3.5 TFLs at William & Mary
Makai McCall (North Carolina Central) – 3.5 TFLs at Morgan State
Most Sacks
Kahmari Brown (Elon) – 3.0 sacks at William & Mary
Robert Holtz (Gardner-Webb) – 3.0 sacks vs. Southeast Missouri State
Marquis Hood (North Carolina A&T) – 3.0 sacks at Stony Brook
Best Punting Average
Jeff Yurk (Elon) – 55.2 yards-per-punt at Western Carolina
Longest Punt
Stephen Brantley (Western Carolina) – 76 yards vs. Elon
Most Kicker Points
Luke Barnes (Elon) – 13 points vs. Davidson and vs. North Carolina A&T
Andrew Brown (North Carolina A&T) – 13 points vs. Monmouth
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