Thirteen members of the 2021 Wabash College football team received All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors on Thursday as determined by the conference coaches. Sophomore quarterback Liam Thompson was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year, while senior punter Joey Annee repeated as the league's Special Teams Player of the Year. Both players also received First Team All-NCAC selections.
 
First Team All-NCAC honorees included Thompson, Annee, wide receiver Cooper Sullivan, running back Donovan Snyder, and offensive linemen Joe Mullin and Dane Smith. Fellow offensive lineman Thomas Bolen received Second Team All-NCAC honors, as did tight end Jackson Clayborne and defensive linemen Seth Buresh and David Marsh. Offensive lineman Brandon English along with linebacker Josh Myers and defensive back Will Netting were all named to the Honorable Mention All-NCAC Team.
 
Thompson was named the Mike Gregory Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the seventh Wabash player to earn the honor. The award is presented by Mr. Richard Gregory of Columbus, Ohio, in honor of his father a multi-sport standout at Denison in the 1920s. Thompson earned the award after finishing in the top-20 among all Division III quarterbacks in passing TDs and passing yards. He ranked 18th in the nation with 28 passing touchdowns. Thompson threw for 2,956 yards, 12th-most among DIII quarterbacks, for an average of 295.6 yards per game. He also ran for nine touchdowns, the second-most in the conference. Thompson accounted for a total of 226 points this season to rank fifth in the nation in points responsible for. His 2,956 passing yards were the fourth-highest in Wabash single-season history while his 28 TD passes tied for seventh in a season by a Wabash quarterback. Thompson was named to the All-NCAC First Team after picking up Second Team All-NCAC honors as a freshman in 2019. He also earned the 2019 NCAC Newcomer of the Year Award.
 
Annee is the first player to earn consecutive Special Teams Player of the Year awards from the conference since the honor's inception in 2016. He is also the only two-time winner. Annee, a preseason D3football.com First Team All-America selection, led the NCAC and finished third in the nation in punting with an average of 42.2 yards per game. His punt average broke the Wabash single-season record of 41.29 yards per punt set by Cameron Sobleski in 2013. Annee booted a pair of 73-yard punts this season against Rose-Hulman and Denison to rank among the 15 longest punts by a DIII player this year. Ten of Annee's punt traveled 50 yards or farther this season. He punted 40 times and pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 14 times. He is a two-time First Team All-NCAC selection after also earning top honors as a punter in 2019.
 
Sullivan joined Thompson and Annee as a member of the 2021 All-NCAC First Team. The sophomore wide receiver finished second in the conference in receiving yards (850), receptions per game (5.7), and tied for seventh in touchdown receptions (7). He led Wabash with 57 catches for 850 yards for an average of 14.91 yards per reception. Sullivan earned Second Team All-NCAC honors in his freshman season in 2019.
 
Snyder, a sophomore running back, also earned a place on the 2021 All-NCAC First Team. Snyder led the conference and finished 28th in the nation with 1,023 rushing yards for the season. He became the 16th player in Wabash football history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a single season. Snyder carried the ball 210 times for an average of 4.87 yards per attempt, the fourth-best in the conference. His eight rushing touchdowns place him fifth among conference players.
 
Mullin, a junior center, and Smith, a senior tackle, both received First Team All-NCAC recognition as part of a Wabash offense that produced a conference-best 484.9 yards of offense per game. Bolen, a senior offensive guard and Second Team All-NCAC honoree, and English, a junior offensive tackle and Honorable Mention All-NCAC selection, helped the 2021 offense break the old Wabash single-season record of 462.9 yards of offense per game set in 2001 and also ranked 14th-best among Division III teams. The Little Giants averaged 295.6 passing yards per game, the most among conference teams and 17th-best in the nation. Wabash averaged 189.3 rushing yards per game to finish second among conference teams in that category. Smith was also a First Team All-NCAC pick in 2019. Mullin, Bolen, and English received All-NCAC accolades for the first time in their careers.
 
Clayborne, a senior tight end, earned All-NCAC honors for the first time in his career after making a career-high 28 catches for 325 yards and seven touchdowns. His seven TD catches tied for seventh-most among conference players and tied with Sullivan for the team lead in 2021. He finishes his career with a total of 32 receptions for 346 yards and eight TDs.
 
Buresh and Marsh, both senior defensive linemen, received All-NCAC honors for the first time in their careers. Marsh tied for second in total tackles among Wabash players with 56 this season. He recorded 22 solo tackles and assisted on 34 stops. Marsh made six tackles accounting for 21 yards lost and made 4-1/2 sacks for 17 yards. He also blocked one field goal attempt in 2021.
 
Buresh led Wabash with 10-1/2 tackles for losses of 39 yards and eight sacks for 37 yards. His eight sacks ranked third among NCAC defensive players while his 10-1/2 tackles for losses were eight-best in the conference. Buresh recorded 44 total tackles in 2021 with 28 solo stops and 16 assists. He ended his career with 18-1/2 sacks for 123 yards to rank 14th all-time in total sacks.
 
Myers earned All-NCAC honors for the first time in his career after leading the Little Giants with 64 tackles. The senior linebacker made 29 solo tackles and assisted on 35 stops. He recorded 2-1/2 tackles for a total of three yards lost and intercepted one pass with a 12-yard return. Myers also recovered a pair of kicks as a member of the Little Giants' special teams unit, including an onside kick by DePauw in the 127th Monon Bell Classic that allowed Wabash to run out the clock and claim a 42-35 victory. He also recorded a career-high 12 tackles against DePauw.
 
Netting, a sophomore transfer to the Wabash program, earned Honorable Mention honors in his first season at defensive back for the Little Giants. He tied for second in tackles with 56 by making 38 solo tackles and assisting on 18 stops. He intercepted one pass and broke up three more as a safety. Netting also picked up one tackle for a loss of one yard.
 
Wabash finished with a record of 7-3 overall with a 6-3 mark against NCAC teams.