ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Pioneer Football League named 30 total student-athletes to its Preseason All-Conference team, including 15 returning First Team All-PFL players, the league announced on Wednesday.
Defending league champion Drake led the conference with six players filling seven different All-PFL slots. Reigning Defensive Player of the Year and 2024 Preseason All-American Finn Claypool highlighted the Bulldogs' nominees and was the only Drake defender listed.
Offensively, Walter Payton Award Watch List member Luke Bailey was named Preseason All-PFL quarterback. Bailey was joined by wide receiver Mitchell January and offensive lineman Ross Palmer.