GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Grove City College senior linebacker
Caleb Brubaker (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) earned D3football.com NCAA Division III First Team All-America honors Monday afternoon in recognition of his performance during the 2025 season.
Brubaker led Grove City with 7.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss and 95 total tackles this season. He led the Presidents' Athletic Conference in sacks and tackles for loss. Brubaker highlighted the regular season November 8 by recording 15 tackles, two sacks, an interception and three tackles for loss in a 28-14 victory at Case Western Reserve.Â
A two-year starter for the Wolverines, Brubaker shared the team lead in 2024 by intercepting five passes. He recorded a team-leading 74 tackles in 2024.Â
This is Brubaker's second All-America honor in recent days. Associated Press named Brubaker to its Division III All-America squad last week, as he merited Third Team recognition. Brubaker also earned D3football.com First Team All-Region 2 and First Team All-Presidents' Athletic Conference this season.
This is the 27th season in which D3football.com has named an All-America team.Â
Three Grove City players earned various All-America honors this season. Sophomore cornerback
Noah Wheeler (McKinney, Texas/McKinney Christian) joined Brubaker on the Associated Press Third Team. Senior linebacker
Ben Bladel (Coraopolis, Pa./Moon) earned American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) First Team All-America.
Grove City went 8-3 overall this year and earned the program's third straight berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs.