Johns Hopkins placed two players on the 2024 College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) NCAA Division III Academic All-America Football Team, including senior defensive end and mechanical engineering student Matthew Konkol, who was named a First Team Academic All-American.
This is the fifth consecutive year that the Blue Jays have produced at least two Academic All-Americans; during that time, a national-best 23 Johns Hopkins football players have been honored.
Stats for Konkol below:
Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.89
« 2024 First Team CSC Academic All-American
« 27th Johns Hopkins football player to earn First Team Academic All-America honors
« 14th Johns Hopkins defensive lineman to earn Academic All-America honors
« 2024 Fourth Team D3football.com All-American
« 2024 First Team All-Centennial Conference and the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year
« 2023 Second Team All-Centennial Conference
« Named to Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll three times (2022, 2023, 2024)
« Totaled 54 tackles, including team-highs of 13.0 TFLs and 8.5 sacks in 2024
« Ended career with 103 tackles, including 26.0 TFLs and 18.0 sacks
« Ranks ninth in school history in TFLs and sacks