10 Colorado State football players were recognized by the National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter Monday, the school announced in a general release.
Wyatt Bryan and Nolan Peralta were first-team honorees, while eight other Rams were earned honorable mention nods: Cole Anderson, Kivon Cartwright, Hayden Hunt, Izzy Mathews, Colby Meeks, Kevin Nutt Jr., Trent Sieg and Nick Stevens. Eight of the 10 honorees will return to CSU in the fall, with Anderson and Cartwright both graduating.
The criteria to qualify for first-team academic recognition is a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher, in addition to at least a 70-percent participation rate as a starter or regular contributor.