SALLEY, WILEY, DALLAS LEAD BLUE DRAGON CONTINGENT ON ALL-KJCCC FOOTBALL TEAM
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The Jayhawk Conference champion Hutchinson Community College Football team made a strong haul of awards on the 2025 All-KJCCC Football Teams, which were announced Thursday morning.
That included a near sweep of the conference's three major awards and 24 total players earning 25 all-conference honors.
Hutchinson head coach Drew Dallas was named the KJCCC Coach of the Year. Redshirt freshman defensive end Darius Wiley was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year and sophomore receiver Derrick Salley Jr. was named the Jayhawk's co-Offensive Player of the Year. In addition to the major awards, the Blue Dragons had eight players on the first two, eight on the second team and nine more on the honorable mention list.
The top-ranked Blue Dragons (10-0) are set to play No. 4 Northwest Mississippi (10-1) in the NJCAA Division I National Semifinals at 6 p.m. Saturday at Gowans Stadium.
DREW DALLAS (COACH OF THE YEAR)
The sixth-year Blue Dragon head coach was named the KJCCC Coach of the Year for the fifth time, also winning in 2020/21, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
This season, the Blue Dragons started the season at No. 1 in the NJCAA Division I National Rankings and have not left that spot. The Blue Dragons are 10-0 this season and won Dallas' fifth regular-season league title with a 6-0 league mark.
The Blue Dragons reached the 10-win mark for the fourth-straight season under Dallas and for the 11th time in program history.
Dallas earned his 50th career win after 76-8 season-opening victory at New Mexico Military on September 6 in Roswell, New Mexico. Dallas reached 50 coaching wins faster than any coach in NJCAA history, doing so in 55 games. That is one game faster than Troy Morrell at Butler, who did it in 56 games.
Dallas is now 59-5 at Hutchinson and has the Blue Dragons on win streaks of 14 consecutive games and 25 straight wins in true road games.
DARIUS WILEY (DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR)
Wiley, a 6-foot-7, 250-pound defensive end from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is the third Blue Dragon to be named the KJCCC Defensive Player of the Year under Dallas. He joins Roterius Torrence (2020-21) and Daniel Brown (2023).
Wiley has been a central figure in the Blue Dragons leading the nation in scoring defense (10.0 ppg allowed) and ranking third in total defense (213.5 ypg) in 2025.
Wiley leads the Blue Dragons with 8.5 quarterback sacks and 19.0 total tackles for loss. Overall Wiley had 47 tackles.
Against No. 10 Iowa Central, in a 35-17 win over the Tritons, Wiley had a career day with 13 total tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 quarterback sacks. Wiley also racked up three more quarterback hurries and a blocked field goal on special teams..
Wiley registered at least one quarterback sack in six games. He also registered a sack for a safety in a 44-3 win at Dodge City on October 11.
Wiley is 1 of 5 Blue Dragons to earn All-KJCCC first-team defensive honors.
DERRICK SALLEY JR. (CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR)
Salley is the fifth-straight Blue Dragon to win KJCCC Offensive Player of the Year honors. The 6-4, 2016-pound sophomore from Green Pond, South Carolina joins Anwar Lewis (2021), Dylan Kezior (2022), Samari Collier (2023) and Waymond Jordan Jr. (2024) to win the league's top offensive award in the Dallas era.
He is the 2025 co-Offensive Player of the Year with Coffeyville quarterback Mac Armstrong.
Salley started the season on an incredible tear with touchdown receptions in the first six games of the season. He became the first Blue Dragon receiver in program history to have three three-touchdown games, doing so against New Mexico Military, Iowa Central and Independence.
Salley is tied for the NJCAA national lead in touchdown receptions with 12.
For the season, Salley has team highs of 42 receptions and 725 yards. He has recorded at least two catches or more in every game this season.
Salley's 12 touchdown receptions are tied with All-American Lonnie Crittenden (1970) for second on the Blue Dragon single-season list.
For his career to this point, Salley has 61 receptions for 1,042 yards and 17 touchdowns. His 61 catches are tied for 10th on the Blue Dragon career list with Danny McEvoy (2006-07) and Chris Murray (2013). Salley is the 12th Blue Dragon receiver to reach 1,000 career yards and his 17 touchdowns rank fifth in Blue Dragon career history.
Salley is the only Blue Dragon offensive player to earn first-team All-KJCCC honors.
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
K.J. Henson – DT: A 6-4, 274-pound defensive tackle from Glen Burnie, Maryland, Henson had an exceptional year with 41 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 quarterback sacks and five quarterback hurries. He added two passes broken up. Henson was huge against No. 2 Iowa Western with a career-best nine tackles, two TFLs and 1.5 quarterback sacks in a 30-27 victory.
Teegan Haines – LB: A 6-3, 209-pound transfer linebacker from McPherson, Haines was the Blue Dragons' leading tackler with 71 stops this season. He had three games of 10 or more tackles against No. 2 Iowa Western (12), No. 10 Iowa Central (15) and No. 14 Garden City (11). Haines had 10 tackles for loss and two sacks to go with two forced fumbled, a fumble recovery, three quarterback sacks and three passes broken up.
Da'Mun Allen – CB: The 6-3, 190-pound sophomore quarterback from Sanford, Florida, was second on the Blue Dragons with five interceptions, which included a two-interception game against Dodge City. Allen had 26 tackles with two passes broken up.
MJ Graham – S: A 5-11, 189-pound two-year starting safety from Oklahoma City, Graham was Hutchinson's leader in interceptions sixth six. He had two picks against both New Mexico Military and No. 10 Butler. Graham had 32 total tackles, including 5.5 tackles for loss and one quarterback sack. Graham also had three passes broken up and one fumble recovery.
FIRST-TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Denzel More – P: A 6-1, 195-pound freshman from Baskerville, Australia, was second in the KJCCC in gross punting average at 41.7 yards per attempt on 39 punts this season. More led the KJCCC with fewest touchbacks (5) and is second with punts inside the 20-yard line with 13. His long punt this season was 63 yards against Ellsworth and he had a 62-yarder against Highland.
Kordell Gouldsby – RS: A 5-11, 171-pound return specialist from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gouldsby again showed his return ability to lead the Dragons on special teams this season. On kickoffs, Gouldsby averaged a league-best 31.4 yards per return on 12 attempts with one touchdown. On punts, the Dragon sophomore had two returns for touchdowns and averaged 13.8 yards on 18 returns.
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
Christian Johnson – QB: A 5-11, 206-pound quarterback from Montgomery, Alabama, has been a duel-threat to lead the Dragon offense. Passing the ball, Johnson is 129 of 212 for 1,807 yards and two touchdowns, which is tied for seventh most in single-season team history. Johnson is also the Dragons' leading rusher with 465 yard on 109 carries and six rushing touchdowns.
Kordell Gouldsby – WR: Gouldsby had a much heavier load in the offense this season with 22 receptions for 216 yards and two touchdowns. He had a career-best seven catches for 68 yards against No. 1 Iowa Western.
Dylan Nolan-Cook – OT: The 6-5, 305-pound offensive lineman from Scottsdale, Arizona, started all 10 games this season and helped the Dragons average 44.0 points and 400.7 total yards and 184.5 rushing yards in 2025.
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
Jeffrey Manns – DT: A 6-2, 299-pound defensive tackle from Lancaster, Texas, has played a big role on defense and special teams for the Dragons. Matt has 27 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 quarterback sacks. He has one interception and two quarterback hurries. Mann also led the Dragons to a school-record nine special teams blocked kicks with three blocks this season.
Jlynn Allen – DE: A 6-7, 240-pound defensive end from North Little Rock, Arkansas, was third on the team with eight quarterback sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Overall, Allen has 26 tackles, eight quarterback hurries, two passes broken up and two special teams blocks this season.
Kevin Moorer – DE: A 6-4, 277-pound defensive end from Mobile, Alabama, registered 29 tackles, including 17 unassisted stops. Moorer had 7.5 quarterback sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. Moorer had three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble, six quarterback hurries and three passes broken up.
Earl Parker – CB: A 6-3, 195-pound defensive back from Fairbanks, Alaska, had 26 total tackles this season, including 2.5 tackles for loss. He had one interception, which came against Independence to go with one pass broken up and one quarterback hurry.
SECOND-TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Alejandro de la Poza – K: The 6-2, 189-pound freshman kicker from Mallorca, Spain, became just the sixth Blue Dragon kicker to reach 10 made field goals in the same season. Now 12 of 16, de la Poza is tied with Michael Mesh for third in the Blue Dragon single-season field goal list. The Blue Dragon freshman is 49 of 52 on extra points and he has 29 touchbacks on 70 kickoff attempts this season.
HONORABLE MENTION SELECTIONS
Cole Coonrod – TE: A 6-5, 235-pound sophomore from Manhattan, Kansas, played in eight games this season as a strong blocking tight end. He played in nine games this season.
Jabari Harris – FB: Normally a blocking fullback, the 6-5, 241-pound freshman from Atlanta, caught his first career pass and scored his first career touchdown with a 16-yard scoring reception against Highland. Harris has two catches for 26 yards.
David Jester – S: A 6-3, 185-pound sophomore safety from Homestead, Florida, Jester tallied 36 total tackles with two tackles for loss and one quarterback sack. Jester had two interceptions with his second career pick-six, a 76-yard interception for a touchdown against Iowa Central in September. Jester also had one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and two passes broken up.
Dylan Johnson – OL: 6-3, 296-pound sophomore from DeSoto, Texas, helped the Dragons average 44.0 points and 400.7 total yards and 184.5 rushing yards in 2025.
LT Robinson – WR: A 5-10, 170-pound receiver from Wichita had 23 receptions for 382 yards and two touchdowns. He had three catches for a career-best 99 yards against Coffeyville. Robinson also had five rushes for 31 yards.
Rashad Smith – OL:A 6-2, 287-pound lineman from Birmingham helped the Dragons average 44.0 points and 400.7 total yards and 184.5 rushing yards in 2025.
Mason Thrush – C: The 6-2, 297-pound center from Maize is a two-time all-conference player, being named to the 2024 All-KJCCC second team last season.
Gus Thuston – OL: The 6-4, 315-pound offensive lineman from Chanute started all 10 games this season and helped the Dragons average 44.0 points and 400.7 total yards and 184.5 rushing yards in 2025.
Brady Whitman – LB: A 6-3, 218-point linebacker from Leawood, Kansas, Whitman had 34 tackles, including five tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries.