WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – After establishing themselves among the nation's top players, William & Mary cornerback Jalen Jones and linebacker Luke Banbury were selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS All-America Second Team.
 
The honor marks the second consecutive season that Jones garnered All-America honors from the organization.
 
Additionally, it is the third All-America honor for Jones this season (Stats Perform, FCS Football Central) and the second for Banbury (Stats Perform).
 
A three-time first-team All-CAA selection and two-time Buck Buchanan Award Finalist, Jones ranked second in the CAA and 14th nationally with 1.09 passes defended per game in 2025. Additionally, the Chesapeake, Va., native ranked third in the CAA in interceptions (two) and PBU (10), while he finished the year with 39 tackles and 1.5 TFL en route to being chosen as the Defensive Back of the Year in Virginia by the Touchdown Club of Richmond.
 
Honored as a first-team All-America selection by six organizations last season, Jones ranks second in school history with 52 passes defended, which includes eight interceptions.
 
The former CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2022) was also a finalist for the 2022 Jerry Rice Award, which recognizes the nation's top FCS freshman.
 
Banbury, also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, made a tremendous impact during his lone campaign in Williamsburg after transferring from Cornell. In addition to ranking fourth nationally in tackles per game (11.4), he finished the season with 137 tackles – the most by a W&M player since 1988 (Kerry Gray, 143).
 
The Pittsburgh, Pa, native also totaled 2 sacks, 5.5 TFL, six PBU and a fumble recovery en route to garnering CAA Defensive Player of the Week accolades twice.
 
Banbury, who earned first-team Al-Ivy distinction last season and earned preseason All-America honors this year, finished his career with 278 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 13.5 TFL, two interceptions, 13 passes defended, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
 
Jones and Banbury played an integral role in helping W&M secure its fifth consecutive winning season in 2025, marking the program's longest stretch of winning seasons since the 1990s.
 
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