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MAC Sacks Leader Nathan Voorhis Named First Team All-MAC
December 04, 2025 | Football
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State senior defensive end Nathan Voorhis has been named first-team All-Mid American Conference, as voted at season's end by the MAC's 13 head coaches.
Earlier Thursday, he accepted an invitation to play in the Hula Bowl senior all-star game.
Voorhis, the MAC's co-leader with 12 sacks in 12 games, tied for the league lead with Nadame Tucker of Western Michigan, who was named the MAC's defensive player of the year. Voorhis and Tucker tied for third among national leaders in sacks, with Voorhis having once led all FBS players through 10 games.
A transfer from Bryant University who played his first two seasons at UConn, Voorhis recorded the most sacks by a Ball State player since 1982 and finished with the second-highest figure in program history. The Cardinals' single-season record of 13 is shared by Kelly George, in 1982, and Craig Newbury in 1981.
Voorhis began the season with sacks in four of the Cardinals' first five games – recording one at both Purdue and Auburn, then two in a home opener against New Hampshire and 3.5 in an upset win over defending MAC champion Ohio. His 3.5 sacks against the Bobcats were his career high and matched the most by any player in any FBS game this season.
Putting his early-season assault in perspective, Voorhis' eight quarterback sacks through five games far eclipsed last year's season leader, Riley Tolsma, who finished with 5.5. Voorhis doubled Tolsma's figure by Ball State's 10th game, after earning sacks in consecutive games against Akron, Northern Illinois and Kent State. His final sack came in the Cardinals' final game at Miami.
Overall, Voorhis finished as Ball State's fourth-leading tackler, boasting 51 stops and 17 tackles for loss.
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Earlier Thursday, he accepted an invitation to play in the Hula Bowl senior all-star game.
Voorhis, the MAC's co-leader with 12 sacks in 12 games, tied for the league lead with Nadame Tucker of Western Michigan, who was named the MAC's defensive player of the year. Voorhis and Tucker tied for third among national leaders in sacks, with Voorhis having once led all FBS players through 10 games.
A transfer from Bryant University who played his first two seasons at UConn, Voorhis recorded the most sacks by a Ball State player since 1982 and finished with the second-highest figure in program history. The Cardinals' single-season record of 13 is shared by Kelly George, in 1982, and Craig Newbury in 1981.
Voorhis began the season with sacks in four of the Cardinals' first five games – recording one at both Purdue and Auburn, then two in a home opener against New Hampshire and 3.5 in an upset win over defending MAC champion Ohio. His 3.5 sacks against the Bobcats were his career high and matched the most by any player in any FBS game this season.
Putting his early-season assault in perspective, Voorhis' eight quarterback sacks through five games far eclipsed last year's season leader, Riley Tolsma, who finished with 5.5. Voorhis doubled Tolsma's figure by Ball State's 10th game, after earning sacks in consecutive games against Akron, Northern Illinois and Kent State. His final sack came in the Cardinals' final game at Miami.
Overall, Voorhis finished as Ball State's fourth-leading tackler, boasting 51 stops and 17 tackles for loss.
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