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Berry running back Brandon Cade and Hardin-Simmons linebacker Charlie Patterson lead the D3football.com 2024 All-Region 3 team. Cade was named Region 3 Offensive Player of the Year, while Patterson was named the Region 3 Defensive Player of the Year.
Maryville coach Ben Fox, who coached his Scots to a 9-2 overall record, including a playoff win and a trip to the second round of the NCAA playoffs, is the Region 3 Coach of the Year. It is his fifth season as head coach.
NCAA Division III realigned Division III football into six regions in 2021. Region 3 includes the American Southwest Conference, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, the Southern Athletic Association, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and the USA South Athletic Conference.
Cade, a senior from Duluth, Georgia, ran for 1,081 yards and 17 touchdowns on 203 carries over 10 games for the Vikings this season. He also caught two touchdown passes.
A senior from Auburn, Illinois, Patterson finished with 80 tackles, 43 of them solo, across 11 games for Hardin-Simmons. He recorded 14 tackles for loss and eight sacks while also forcing a fumble. Last season, Patterson, as a player for Illinois College, was a Region 5 All-Region selection.
The teams, selected in balloting by Region 3 sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 195 nominations by full Division III member schools. A total of 78 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
2024 D3football.com All-Region 3 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Brandon Cade, RB, Berry
Defensive Player of the Year: Charlie Patterson, LB, Hardin-Simmons
Coach of the Year: Ben Fox, Maryville
| First Team Offense | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Kaden Brown | East Texas Baptist | Fr. | Midlothian, Texas |
| RB | Brandon Cade | Berry | Sr. | Duluth, Ga. |
| RB | Noah Garcia | Hardin-Simmons | Jr. | Abilene, Texas |
| WR | Kristop Martin | McMurry | Sr. | El Paso, Texas |
| WR | Gus Charles | Howard Payne | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| TE | Landon Farriss | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | New Hanover, N.C. |
| T | Khalil Spivey | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Abilene, Texas |
| G | Tonny Garcia | Berry | Sr. | Kennesaw, Ga. |
| C | Hayden Philpot | Hardin-Simmons | Jr. | Decatur, Texas |
| G | Owen Sacks | Maryville | Jr. | Franklin, Tenn. |
| T | David Munoz | Shenandoah | Sr. | Louisa, Va. |
| K | Tyler Huettel | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | McKinney, Texas |
| RET | Dameon Gomes | Hardin-Simmons | Jr. | Mansfield, Texas |
| First Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Braden Hargrove | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Georgetown, Texas |
| DT | Wade Grubbs | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Providence Forge, Va. |
| DT | Mason Cavness | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Marathon, Texas |
| DE | Robert Dorsey | Brevard | Jr. | Charlotte, N.C. |
| LB | Charlie Patterson | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Auburn, Ill. |
| LB | Cade Rabson | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | The Woodlands, Texas |
| LB | Durand Hill | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | Buda, Texas |
| CB | Grant Henderson | Maryville | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
| S | Jake Whitten | Berry | Sr. | Loganville, Ga. |
| S | Tim Leatherman | McMurry | Sr. | Ingram, Texas |
| CB | DJ James | Southwestern | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| P | Cameron Welch | Texas Lutheran | Sr. | New Braunfels, Texas |
| ST | Matthew Cacamo | Belhaven | Fr. | New Orleans, La. |
| Second Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Bryson Rollins | Maryville | Jr. | Elizabethton, Tenn. |
| RB | Anthony Byrd | N.C. Wesleyan | Sr. | Rose Hill, N.C. |
| RB | Jacob Romero | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| WR | Christian Drumgoole | N.C. Wesleyan | So. | Dinwiddie, Va. |
| WR | Zackary Orr | Brevard | Sr. | Charleston, S.C. |
| TE | Brock Gibson | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Wink, Texas |
| T | Myles Bridges | Randolph-Macon | So. | Henrico, Va. |
| G | Desmond Barnes | N.C. Wesleyan | Sr. | Rocky Mount, N.C. |
| C | Storm James | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Greenville, N.C. |
| G | Bode Walters | Hardin-Simmons | Jr. | Marion, Texas |
| T | Kyle Wente | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| K | Kyle Ihle | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Apex, N.C. |
| RET | Zackary Orr | Brevard | Sr. | Charleston, S.C. |
| Second Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Jonathan Nwobodo | Trinity (Texas) | Sr. | Missouri City, Texas |
| DT | D’Qavion Lemons | Centenary (La.) | So. | Shreveport, La. |
| DE | Kane Strohman | McMurry | Sr. | Katy, Texas |
| LB | Jalen Todd | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Louisville, Ky. |
| LB | Kaiden Roden | Hardin-Simmons | So. | Quinlan, Texas |
| LB | Daniel Eliasek | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Midlothian, Va. |
| LB | Tony Skinner | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Spotsylvania, Va. |
| CB | James Woods | Brevard | Sr. | Lincolnton, N.C. |
| S | Troy Tomaselli | Texas Lutheran | So. | San Antonio, Texas |
| S | Coleton Payne | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | Mechanicsville, Va. |
| CB | Sean Perry | Shenandoah | Sr. | Baltimore, Md. |
| P | William Hutton | Ferrum | Fr. | Glade Spring, Va. |
| ST | Barden Hargrove | Hardin-Simmons | Sr. | Georgetown, Texas |
| Third Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Steven Hugney | Shenandoah | Sr. | Fairfax, Va. |
| RB | Jalen Redfearn | Shenandoah | Jr. | Woodbridge, Va. |
| RB | Chancellor Lee-Parker | Brevard | Sr. | Auburn, Ga. |
| WR | Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox | East Texas Baptist | So. | Cameron, Texas |
| WR | Ethan Dowdy | Hampden-Sydney | So. | Powhatan, Va. |
| TE | Brody Covington | Huntingdon | Jr. | Rogersville, Ala. |
| T | Ian Wollard | Texas Lutheran | So. | Round Rock, Texas |
| G | Eric Teutsch | Mary Hardin-Baylor | So. | Canyon Lake, Texas |
| C | Caleb Bayer | Trinity (Texas) | Jr. | Grandview, Texas |
| G | Tyler Halliday | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Virginia Beach, Va. |
| T | Harrison Donovan | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Austin, Texas |
| K | Constantine Hontzas | Belhaven | Sr. | Hoover, Ala. |
| RET | Kobe Chambers | Centenary (La.) | Jr. | Greenwood, Miss. |
| Third Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Jahkamian Carr | East Texas Baptist | Sr. | Longview, Texas |
| DT | Dominick Williams | East Texas Baptist | Jr. | Houston, Texas |
| DE | Will Mahmud | Washington and Lee | Jr. | Downington, Pa. |
| LB | Caleb Harmon | Southwestern | Fr. | Hockley, Texas |
| LB | Brady Dygert | Austin College | Sr. | Magnolia, Texas |
| LB | Nehemiah Coalson | Millsaps | Jr. | Belzoni, Miss. |
| LB | Wyatt Beck | Belhaven | Jr. | Baton Rouge, La. |
| CB | KC Cornelious | Howard Payne | Sr. | Forney, Texas |
| S | Charlie Fleming | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Atlanta, Ga. |
| S | Jacob Korrodi | Howard Payne | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| CB | Samuel Steffe | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Jr. | Aledo, Texas |
| P | Ethan Klapatch | Millsaps | Sr. | Metairie, La. |
| ST | Cade Petty | Berry | Jr. | Chatsworth, Ga. |