NFF Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Six Saint John's University student-athletes were named to the 2021 National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society on Wednesday, April 14.

A total of 910 student-athletes from 255 schools (FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III and NAIA) qualified for membership in the society's 15th year.

To qualify, student-athletes must be either a starter or a significant substitute in one's last year of eligibility, achieve a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average and meet all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.

SJU is one of 26 college football programs that have had at least one honoree in all 15 years of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society. 

Those honored (listed alphabetically) in 2021 include: 

-Quarterback Chris Backes (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech), an economics major;
-Offensive lineman Jarod Fike (White Bear Lake, Minn.), a communication and English double-major;
-Defensive lineman Collin Franz (Otsego, Minn./Rogers), a Hispanic studies major;
-Offensive lineman Tyler Johnson (Willmar, Minn.), a mathematics major;
-Defensive lineman Dom Nussmeier (Mankato, Minn./East), a communication major;
-Offensive lineman Billy Raible (Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge), a psychology major.