2021-22 NAIA Football All-America Teams Released

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 2021 AFCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Teams was announced Monday by the American Football Coaches Association.

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.

Bethel University's James Dixon was named to the 2021 NAIA Honorable Mention team.

Dixon, a freshman from Waverly, Tennessee played his prep ball at Waverly Central High School. He was named the Mid-South Conference Bluegrass Offensive Freshman of the Year.

Dixon led the Bluegrass Division and ranked sixth in the NAIA with 1,116 receiving yards. He averaged 101.5 receiving yards per game with 14 touchdown receptions -- which also led the Bluegrass this season.

Dixon became just the second Wildcat ever to ever have 1,000 yards or more receiving in a single season. His 14 touchdown receptions are the second best in program history for a single season.

Dixon was also named to the MSC Champions of Character team.

The AFCA's NAIA All-America Selection Committee is made up of two head coaches from each of the AFCA's seven districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the team is chosen.

For a complete look at the entire teams, visit:

https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/2021-22/Releases/NAIA_AA