PHILADELPHIA – Fourteen student-athletes from the University of Pennsylvania football team earned All-Ivy recognition, the Ivy League office announced on Tuesday afternoon. Of the 14, half took home first-team honors, the program's most since 2022.

Notably, senior Julien Stokes was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Year for his tremendous first half. It's the third straight season Penn has had a major award winner, joining Malachi Hosley (Rookie) and Joey Slackman (DPOY) in 2023, and Hosley again in 2024 (OPOY).
 
Three of those first-team All-Ivy selections—Jared Richardson, John Lista, and Stokes—were unanimously named, the most since Penn had four in 2016.
 
Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Year
RS Julien Stokes, Sr.
 
First Team All-Ivy
QB Liam O'Brien, Sr.*
OL Netinho Olivieri, Sr.
WR Bisi Owens, Sr.
WR Jared Richardson, Sr.^
DL Carter Janki, Sr.
LB John Lista, Sr.^
RS Julien Stokes, Sr.^
 
Second Team All-Ivy
LB Kadari Machen, Sr.
RS Jayden Drayton, Jr.
K Mason Walters, Fr.
 
Honorable Mention All-Ivy
RB Donte West, So.
OL William Bergin, Sr.
DB Ty Cortes, So.
P Santiago Sturla, Sr.
 
*Academic All-Ivy selection | ^Unanimous selection
 
All-Ivy Notes
*Stokes is the first Penn player to be named Ivy Special Teams Player of the Year after the award was introduced before the start of the 2024 season.
 
*Stokes and Richardson end their Penn careers as three-time All-Ivy selections.
 
*Stokes, Richardson, and Olivieri all picked up first-team laurels for the second time in their careers.
 
*Penn has posted double-digit All-Ivy selections for the fourth straight season, after earning 10 in 2024. It marks the program's first stretch of at least four consecutive double-digit honoree seasons since 1998–2010.

*O'Brien is the first Penn quarterback to earn first-team All-Ivy since Alek Torgersen in 2016. 

QB Liam O'Brien, Sr. (1st)
O'Brien started all 10 games in his first full season as Penn's QB1, finishing the year ranked second in the Ivy League in completions (211), attempts (314), and touchdowns (19) while tying for the second-fewest interceptions (6). His 67.2 completion percentage ranked third in the conference, as did his 2,376 passing yards and 146.9 efficiency rating. O'Brien rushed for 548 yards, becoming the first Penn quarterback in the Ivy League era to lead the team in rushing, and added seven rushing touchdowns for 26 total on the year. He finished fifth in the league in rushing—first among quarterbacks by a wide margin—and ranked first in the Ancient Eight and seventh nationally in total offense at 292.4 yards per game. O'Brien accounted for five touchdowns in a win at Columbia on Oct. 18 and became the first player in program history to record five-plus TDs in two career games. His 2,924 yards of total offense are the second-most in a single season in program history.
 
OL Netinho Olivieri, Sr. (1st)
Olivieri started all 10 games at left tackle, protecting O'Brien's blind side throughout the season. He played a major role in Penn's top-three Ivy League passing offense and overall offensive production, blocking for an attack that featured one of the best quarterback-receiver tandems in program history. He also helped the Quakers surrender only 16 sacks on the season, ranking fourth in the Ivy League and inside the top 50 nationally.
 
WR Bisi Owens, Sr. (1st)
Owens turned in another consistent season, starting all 10 games and finishing with 66 receptions for 696 yards and five touchdowns. He posted double-digit catches twice, including 12 at Harvard and 10 at Lehigh, and added a season-high 101 yards and a touchdown against the undefeated Patriot League champion Mountain Hawks. Owens ranked fourth in the Ivy League in receiving yards and tied for fifth in touchdowns, while his 6.6 receptions per game were third in the conference. He closes his Penn career with 1,664 receiving yards (seventh all-time), 138 receptions (sixth), and 11 touchdown grabs.
 
WR Jared Richardson, Sr. (1st, unanimous)
Richardson started all 10 games and delivered one of the best seasons in program history. He led FCS football and the Ivy League with 8.0 receptions per game and ranked second nationally and in the league with 103.3 receiving yards per game. Richardson posted an Ancient Eight-leading 1,033 yards and 12 touchdowns, the third-most TDs in a single season at Penn. He became the sixth player in program history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a season and the first since 2017. Richardson recorded two three-touchdown games (Columbia and Harvard) and two more two-touchdown outings (Lehigh and Marist), becoming the only player in school history with more than two career games of three receiving TDs. He had five 100-yard games, highlighted by 190 yards on 15 catches against Marist. Richardson concludes his career ranked third all-time at Penn in receiving yards (2,505), fourth in receptions (193), and tied for second in touchdowns (27).
 
DL Carter Janki, Sr. (1st)
Janki was a disruptive force up front, starting all 10 games at defensive tackle. He posted a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss for 30 yards, finishing fourth in the Ivy League in that category, and added 3.5 sacks. Janki recorded seven quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, and opened the season with consecutive 2.0-TFL performances against Stonehill and Lehigh before adding a season-high 2.5 TFLs in the win at Columbia.
 
LB John Lista, Sr. (1st, unanimous)
Lista, a team captain, put together another impressive campaign at linebacker, starting nine games and missing only the Lehigh contest. He led Penn with 78 tackles—the program's highest single-season total since 2019—and 47 solo stops while adding 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, five pass breakups, five quarterback hurries, and a forced-and-recovered fumble at Yale. Lista ranked sixth in the Ivy League in tackles and 12th nationally in solo tackles per game (5.22). He posted four double-digit tackling efforts, including a season-high 15 stops against Dartmouth.
 
RS Julien Stokes, Sr. (STPOTY, 1st, unanimous)
Stokes was putting up historic numbers in the return game before suffering a season-ending fibula injury at Columbia. Through five games, Stokes led the nation in punt return average (20.4), ranked third in all-purpose yards per game (156.4), and was fifth nationally in combined kick return yardage (491). Despite playing half the season, he still led the Ivy League in return yards by more than 100 and was the only Ivy player with a return touchdown in 2025. Stokes earned Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week honors three times, becoming just the second player in program history to win three straight weekly awards and the first to do it in three straight weeks to begin a season. He returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown at Stonehill and added a season-high 133 kick-return yards at Lehigh. His 1,177 career kick-return yards rank second in Penn history.
 
LB Kadari Machen, Sr. (2nd)
Machen started all 10 games at middle linebacker and ranked third on the team with 67 tackles, including 32 solo stops. He posted 5.5 tackles for loss, forced two fumbles—tied for second in the Ivy League—and registered double-digit tackles (12) at No. 11/7 Harvard. Machen had two games with at least 2.0 TFLs and forced fumbles against Columbia and Brown. He finishes his Penn career with 200 total tackles.
 
RS Jayden Drayton, Jr. (2nd)
Stokes wasn't the only Penn return specialist to earn recognition, as Drayton was honored for filling in for the senior standout. He stepped into the return role after Stokes' injury and delivered a strong campaign, finishing third in the Ivy League with 293 kick-return yards while averaging 22.5 yards per attempt, the second-best mark in the conference. He earned Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week honors after a 54-yard return set up a score in the win over Brown. Drayton posted a season-high 110 return yards on five attempts at Yale.
 
K Mason Walters, Fr. (2nd)
Walters had a standout first season, appearing in all 10 games and making an immediate impact with a 45-yard game-winning field goal at Stonehill in his collegiate debut, earning Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors. Walters finished 9-for-12 on field goals and 27-for-28 on PATs. He added a 30-yard field goal to seal the win against Dartmouth and converted a go-ahead 30-yard kick in the final minute at No. 11/7 Harvard.
 
RB Donte West, So. (HM)
West emerged as Penn's lead tailback following Stokes' season-ending injury, appearing in all 10 games and starting the final five. He totaled 417 yards on 83 carries with five touchdowns, including a 75-yard scoring run against Cornell. West recorded all five TDs in three of the final four games and added eight receptions for 67 yards. His top performance came against Cornell with 15 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown as he produced one of Penn's two 100-yard rushing games this season. He scored twice against both Brown on Oct. 31 and No. 11/7 Harvard on Nov. 15.

OL William Bergin, Sr. (HM)
Senior captain Bergin started all 10 games on the offensive line, spending eight at center and two at left guard. He helped anchor a unit that produced the Ivy League's third-best passing offense (2,390 yards) and third-most total offense (3,781 yards), supporting O'Brien's historic statistical season and Richardson's 1,000-yard receiving campaign. Bergin helped the line allow just 16 sacks, the fourth-fewest in the league, with Penn's 1.60 sacks allowed per game ranking 43rd nationally.
 
DB Ty Cortes, So. (HM)
Cortes excelled in his first year as a starter, playing all 10 games and finishing second on the team with 72 tackles, tied for eighth in the Ivy League. He added 37 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, six pass breakups, a forced fumble, and an interception. Cortes recorded double-digit tackles twice, including 13 at Harvard, and posted a season-high 2.0 TFLs in the win at Columbia. He totaled three pass breakups over the final two games and collected his first career pick in the season finale against Princeton.
 
P Santiago Sturla, Sr. (HM)
Sturla transitioned from kicking duties to become Penn's primary punter, appearing in all 10 games and averaging 38.0 yards on 23 punts with nine fair catches and seven inside the 20. Most notably, Penn led the nation in punt-return defense at –4.0 yards per game, becoming the first FCS team in history to allow negative punt-return yardage for an entire season. None of Sturla's punts were returned for positive yardage as opponents totaled just three returns for –12 yards all year. Sturla capped his senior campaign by earning Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week honors following a standout performance vs. Princeton.
 
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