Football | 12/23/2025 2:00:00 PM
TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - All-American honors continued to come in for Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) football standouts, as two were recognized by the Associated Press and three gathered the distinction from D3football.com following their performances during the 2025 season.
The Associated Press named a pair of Grove City College defensive standouts in senior linebacker Caleb Brubaker (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) and sophomore defensive back Noah Wheeler (McKinney, Texas/McKinney Christian) as Third Team All-Americans. Brubaker was also recognized by D3football.com with First Team All-America laurels, while Westminster College senior linebacker Dylan Sleva (McDonald, Pa./Moon) was a Third Team selection and Washington & Jefferson College senior wide receiver John Peduzzi (Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Christian Academy) was named to the Fourth Team.
Brubaker's two All-American awards are added to his D3football.com First Team All-Region 2 and First Team All-PAC recognitions this season. He led Grove City and the conference with 7.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss and he amassed 95 total tackles this season. 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. That game was one of four this season that Brubaker compiled 11 or more tackles.
Wheeler, also a First Team All-PAC and Second Team D3football.com All-Region selection, recorded 26 tackles this season and intercepted four passes, which helped the Wolverines lead NCAA Division III with 24 interceptions during the regular season. He opened the season with two INTs, including one returned for a touchdown, in a season-opening 31-14 victory at Empire 8 conference kingpin Cortland. That was his first of two scores this year, as Wheeler also returned a blocked field goal 80 yards for a touchdown in the Wolverines' Homecoming win over Waynesburg University.
Named a D3football.com First Team All-Region selection, Sleva captured PAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in November. A First Team All-PAC choice, Sleva is the program's fourth defensive player of the year selection since 2017. It was his third-straight year earning All-PAC, claiming Second Team All-PAC in 2023 and 2024. Sleva's 347 career tackles are No. 5 among active Division III players and rank 20th among all NCAA defenders. His 110 total tackles (52 solo) rank 19th in Division III and he added 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble in 2025.
During the 2025 season, Peduzzi finished with a PAC-best 77 receptions while hauling in 15 receiving touchdowns and finishing with 1,068 receiving yards. This marked the third-straight season that Peduzzi surpassed 1,000 yards receiving and he ranked ninth in receiving touchdowns and 15th in receiving yards among Division III players this fall. Peduzzi had four multi-touchdown games, including a season-high three touchdown performance in a win at Geneva on Nov. 8. He adds this All-America distinction to First Team All-PAC and D3football.com Second Team All-Region awards following his senior year.
Story contributions by Grove City, W&J and Westminster Sports Information