Stevens Point claimed two of the Wisconsin Valley Conference's top individual football honors for 2026. Senior quarterback Trent Breitbach was picked as the league's Offensive Player of the Year, and Panthers head coach Ryan Eigenberger was named Coach of the Year.
The defensive award went to D.C. Everest. Senior defensive end Niko Kleinschmidt was named Defensive Player of the Year, and he was also one of 10 players chosen unanimously to the first team.
Stevens Point and Marshfield each had 16 players honored, the highest total in the conference. The Panthers put 11 players on the first team, while Marshfield had eight first-team selections. Six of the unanimous picks came from Stevens Point, including sophomore offensive lineman Logan Henderson, senior offensive lineman Peyton Karaliunas, senior fullback/tight end Logan Cisewski, senior receiver Isaac Yang, senior inside linebacker Khalani Merriweather and senior outside linebacker Tony Raczek.
Marshfield's first team was led by senior inside linebacker Lukas Halan, a unanimous selection, and sophomore Ethan Foemmel, who joined Breitbach as a first-team quarterback. Senior receiver Cam Kolstad, junior receiver Gavin Larson, senior fullback/tight end Josh Taylor, senior offensive lineman Jace Frick, senior defensive end Robert Thorson and senior cornerback Landon Trubee also made the first team for the Tigers.
D.C. Everest junior offensive lineman Chris Ferrario was a unanimous first-team pick, and Wausau West sophomore offensive lineman John McCorison also earned unanimous first-team honors. In all, nine underclassmen made the first team, and Wisconsin Rapids finished with 12 players honored across the teams.
