ELON – Elon redshirt senior punter Jeff Yurk earned First Team All-American honors and was tabbed as the CAA Special Teams Player of the Year by Phil Steele on Monday. Kahmari Brown (Fourth Team All-American) and Landen Clark (Third Team Freshman All-American), headline a deep list of 14 Phoenix who received 2025 Phil Steele All-CAA football postseason accolades.
 
The 14 Phoenix to receive postseason recognition included three first-team selections, two second-team honorees, seven third-team picks and three fifth-team choices. For the full list of FCS All-Americans and All-CAA selections visit PhilSteele.com.
 
Jeff Yurk – P
First Team All-American, CAA Special Teams Player of the Year
·       Ranked second in the FCS and third in all of college football with 48.3 yards per punt
·       Tallied 17 punts inside the 20 and 24 punts of 50-plus yards
·       Averaged five yards more per punt than any other CAA punter
 
Kahmari Brown – DL
Fourth Team All-American
·       First Elon player ever with double-digit sacks in a season (12.0)
·       Broke Elon's single-season FCS sacks record; tied program's FCS career sacks record (16.5)
·       Led the CAA in sacks by 2.5; only CAA player with double-digit sacks
·       Ranked top-15 nationally in forced fumbles, sacks, and tackles for loss
·       Two-time CAA Defensive Player of the Week selection
 
Landen Clark – QB
Third Team Freshman All-American
·       The third Phoenix to earn CAA Rookie of the Year honors, joining Davis Cheek (2017) and Jaylan Thomas (2018)
·       First Elon freshman to win three CAA Rookie of the Week awards
·       Broke Elon's single-season FCS rushing touchdown record (11)
·       Ranked second among CAA quarterbacks with 614 rushing yards
·       Threw for 2,321 yards, ranking sixth in the CAA and second among CAA freshman quarterbacks
·       Accounted for 29 total touchdowns (18 passing, 11 rushing), the second most in a season in program history
·       Ranked fourth in the CAA in total offense (2,935 yards)
 
The following players were selected as Phil Steele All-CAA selections:
Isaiah Fuhrmann (WR) – First Team
Kahmari Brown (DL) – First Team
Jeff Yurk (P) – Special Teams Player of the Year, First Team
Dylan Magazu (HB/FB) – Second Team
Ishmel Atkins (DB) – Second Team
Timothy Hogan (OL) – Third Team
Brodie Carroll (LB) – Third Team
Asher Cunningham (LB) – Third Team
DJ James-Hamilton (DB) – Third Team
Tony Hart III (DB) – Third Team
Luke Barnes (PK) – Third Team
TJ Thomas Jr. (AP) – Third Team
Brayden Walker (OL) – Fifth Team
Jake Louro (DL) – Fifth Team
TJ Thomas Jr. (KR) – Fifth Team
 
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