NEW YORK, N.Y. – Benedictine Football's Rashad Beckham has been named the 2025 winner of the Rimington Award. The annual awards is handed out to the top center at the NAIA, FCS, Div. II and Div. III levels.
Beckham joins a list of three previous Ravens to earn the Rimington Award as Benedictine has now earned the most of any individual school at the NAIA, FCS, Div. II or Div. III level to earn the award since it was first awarded in 2003. Truman Ashby (2007), David Stochlin (2014) and Garrett Bader (2018) previously earned the award.
Beckman, a senior from Oceanside, Calif., was named an All-American by the Victory Sports Network and the AFCA in 2025. He was a four-year starter for the Ravens and started 50 games in his career at center, never missing a game. Beckham anchored an offensive line that allowed just 4 sacks all season with a 476.6 yards per game average. He is the fourth Rimington Award winner for Benedictine College.
Other division winners were Trent Fraley of North Dakota State for the FCS, Slade Edwards of Central Washington for NCAA DII and Caleb Bayer of Trinity University (Texas) for NCAA DIII.
The Rimington Award winners are selected by Jason Dannelly, coordinator of the award and a prominent voice in college football for non-FBS divisions. Dannelly, the founder of the Victory Sports Network and a 20-year member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), continues the tradition of celebrating excellence with one of college football's most distinguished honors. Nominations for each level come from a variety of scouts, coaches and media. In order to be considered for the award, the athlete much achieve a minimum of first team All Conference status.
The list of all-conference nominees is paired down to a list of finalists. Other NAIA finalists this year for the award were Ryan Saddler of Grand View University, Blake Perry of Keiser University, Chris Foster of McPherson College and Joel Akers of Dordt University.
About the Rimington Trophy
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Since its inception, the award has raised over $5.2 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation. The 2025 Rimington Trophy recipient will be honored at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, NE on January 24, 2026. To learn more about Dave Rimington, the trophy's namesake, and the event, please visit www.rimingtontrophy.com
?The Rimington Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast over 800 recipients, dating to 1935. Visit ncfaa.org to learn more about the association.
About the Boomer Esiason Foundation
In 1993, Boomer Esiason's son, Gunnar, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). Boomer and his wife Cheryl founded the Boomer Esiason Foundation to raise funds and awareness for the cystic fibrosis community. To date, the Foundation has raised over $175 million and works to provide educational and financial resources to help people living with CF in the here and now.
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