BROOKFIELD, Ill. - Gannon redshirt senior tight end James Faulkner (West Bloomfield Township, Mich./West Bloomfield) has been named an Honorable Mention for the 2025 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Team. 

The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988.

After missing the 2024 season with an injury Faulkner led Gannon in receiving this season with 46 receptions for 666 yards and 2 TDs. The redshirt senior set Gannon records for receptions and yards receiving by a tight end. Many were of the spectacular variety.

Faulkner previously earned All-MEC honors while playing at Notre Dame (Oh.).