Angelo State junior quarterback
Braeden Fuller and UT Permian Basin junior linebacker
Tristan Exline were selected as the 2025 Lone Star Conference Football Preseason Players of the Year, it was announced on Thursday (July 24) at LSC Football Media Day at McKinney ISD Stadium's Community Event Center in McKinney, Texas.
Fuller received LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year honors, while Exline claimed LSC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year recognition.
Fuller, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound Kinesiology major from Floresville, Texas, passed for 21 touchdowns and ran for another 11 scores to lead the Rams to a conference championship last season. Fuller was 163-for-287 through the air for 2,318 yards. He threw just two interceptions. Fuller also totaled 678 yards on the ground on 148 attempts as he won the LSC's J.W. Rollins Award as the offensive player of the year.
Exline, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound Human Performance major from China Spring, Texas, had 104 tackles – 60 solo and 16.5 for loss of 47 yards – and 6.5 sacks in 2024. He also had an interception, forced a fumble, recorded four quarterback hurries and broke up three passes on his way to earning LSC co-Linebacker of the Year honors.
Fuller and Exline were both All-LSC First Team selections last season.
Additionally, 20 players – 10 offensive and 10 defensive, including Fuller and Exline – were selected for the 2025 LSC Football Preseason Players to Watch list. These student-athletes were nominated by their member institution.
The league's preseason awards are selected by a vote of LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media members.
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2025 LSC FOOTBALL PRESEASON AWARDS
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Braeden Fuller, QB, Jr., Angelo State
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Tristan Exline, LB, Jr., UT Permian Basin
Preseason Offensive Players to Watch
| Name |
Team |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Braeden Fuller |
Angelo State |
QB |
Jr. |
Kinesiology |
Floresville, Texas |
| Slade Edwards |
Central Washington |
OL |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Yelm, Wash. |
| Jarius Stewart |
Eastern New Mexico |
SB |
Jr. |
Biology |
Port Lavaca, Texas |
| Demonte Greene |
Midwestern State |
WR |
So. |
Undeclared |
Dallas, Texas |
| Trayvon Young |
Sul Ross State |
OL |
Jr. |
Computer Science |
Crandall, Texas |
| Jack Turner |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
QB |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Kory Harris |
UT Permian Basin |
RB |
Sr. |
Management |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Kanyon Ives |
West Texas A&M |
OL |
Jr. |
Business Management |
Denison, Texas |
| Deuce Zimmerman |
Western New Mexico |
WR |
Jr. |
Business Management |
Anchorage, Alaska |
| Kainoa Jones |
Western Oregon |
QB |
Sr |
Business |
Kailua Kona, Hawaii |
Preseason Defensive Players to Watch
| Name |
Team |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Major |
Hometown |
| Owen Seaver |
Angelo State |
DE |
Sr. |
Finance |
Lampasas, Texas |
| Chase Coalson |
Central Washington |
DB |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
Gig Harbor, Wash. |
| Matthew Quartieri |
Eastern New Mexico |
LB |
Jr. |
Physical Education |
Raton, N.M. |
| Kam'rin Devault |
Midwestern State |
DE |
Sr. |
Pre-Physical Therapy |
Friendswood, Texas |
| Brendon Martin |
Sul Ross State |
DB |
Sr. |
Industrial Technology |
San Antonio, Texas |
| D'Cambren Verrett |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
DB |
Jr. |
Industrial Technologies |
Houston, Texas |
| Tristan Exline |
UT Permian Basin |
LB |
Jr. |
Human Performance |
China Spring, Texas |
| Cam Manahan |
West Texas A&M |
CB |
Jr. |
Exercise & Sports Science |
Lubbock, Texas |
| Cole Lalama |
Western New Mexico |
LB |
Jr. |
Business |
Queen Creek, Ariz. |
| Malcolm Liufau |
Western Oregon |
LB |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
Kalihi, Hawaii |
