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Den Juette (11) and Ryan Sever (10) were named Preseason All-PFL Tuesday afternoon.
Juette, Sever earn Preseason All-PFL honors
7/29/2025 1:14:00 PM | Football
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ST. PAUL, MINN. – The University of St. Thomas football seniors Den Juette (Fenwick, Ill. / Fenwick) and Ryan Sever (Edina, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret) made plenty of headlines during the 2024 season. Two of the Tommies top returners for 2025, the seniors earned preseason praise Tuesday afternoon, as the duo were two of just 30 student-athletes named to the Preseason All-Pioneer Football League (PFL) Team Tuesday afternoon.
The Preseason All-PFL team is voted on by the league's 11 head coaches, and members of the ballot are nominated by the conference's sports information and athletic communications professionals. Returning members of the 2024 All-Conference teams are automatically eligible for nomination.
Both Juette and Sever are first time honorees and the first defensive players to earn the honor since 2023 when former standouts Jonathan Bunce and Yusef Leak were named Preseason First Team All-Conference by the PFL. They are the first Tommies in the DI era to earn Preseason All-Conference honors since the PFL started announcing just one preseason team prior to the 2024 season. The announcement comes 24 hours after St. Thomas was picked to finish third in the PFL Preseason Coaches Poll.
St. Thomas will officially kick off the 2025 season on Thursday, August 28 when the team hosts the Lindenwood Lions for the first time in the DI era. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota, and single game tickets are now on sale at www.tommiesports.com/tickets.
Meet St. Thomas' 2025 Preseason All-PFL Team Selections:
Den Juette (Sr.; DB; Fenwick, Ill. / Fenwick)
Juette made a name for himself as a junior in 2024, earning All-Conference honors from both the PFL and Phil Steele. As a junior, Juette appeared in 11 games for the Tommies and tallied 31 total tackles, 24 solo and seven assisted. As a defensive back, he led the team with four interceptions at the conclusion of the regular season and ranked first in the category in the PFL. Juette recorded a career and season high give tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in a win over Dayton on November 23 and recorded interceptions against Stetson, San Diego, Drake and Dayton. Juette is also a three-time member of the PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Ryan Sever (Sr.; LB; Edina, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret)
A first time Preseason All-PFL selection, Sever emerged as St. Thomas' top retuning linebacker after earning a slew of postseason honors in 2024. A PFL and Phil Steele All-Conference honoree, Sever earned Academic All-PFL Second Team honors at the conclusion of the 2024 season after putting up monster numbers and appearing in all 12 games for St. Thomas. Sever recorded a team-leading 87 tackles, 34 solo and 53 assisted, and tallied 10.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, four pass breakups and one interception. He recorded a career and season high 12 total tackles at Morehead State on November 2 and led the Tommies in solo tackles, assisted tackles and total tackles. Sever ranked seventh in the PFL in total tackles at the end of the 2024 regular season and additionally ranked top-15 in assisted tackles (sixth) and tackles for loss (11th).
ST. PAUL, MINN. – The University of St. Thomas football seniors Den Juette (Fenwick, Ill. / Fenwick) and Ryan Sever (Edina, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret) made plenty of headlines during the 2024 season. Two of the Tommies top returners for 2025, the seniors earned preseason praise Tuesday afternoon, as the duo were two of just 30 student-athletes named to the Preseason All-Pioneer Football League (PFL) Team Tuesday afternoon.
The Preseason All-PFL team is voted on by the league's 11 head coaches, and members of the ballot are nominated by the conference's sports information and athletic communications professionals. Returning members of the 2024 All-Conference teams are automatically eligible for nomination.
Both Juette and Sever are first time honorees and the first defensive players to earn the honor since 2023 when former standouts Jonathan Bunce and Yusef Leak were named Preseason First Team All-Conference by the PFL. They are the first Tommies in the DI era to earn Preseason All-Conference honors since the PFL started announcing just one preseason team prior to the 2024 season. The announcement comes 24 hours after St. Thomas was picked to finish third in the PFL Preseason Coaches Poll.
St. Thomas will officially kick off the 2025 season on Thursday, August 28 when the team hosts the Lindenwood Lions for the first time in the DI era. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota, and single game tickets are now on sale at www.tommiesports.com/tickets.
Meet St. Thomas' 2025 Preseason All-PFL Team Selections:
Den Juette (Sr.; DB; Fenwick, Ill. / Fenwick)
Juette made a name for himself as a junior in 2024, earning All-Conference honors from both the PFL and Phil Steele. As a junior, Juette appeared in 11 games for the Tommies and tallied 31 total tackles, 24 solo and seven assisted. As a defensive back, he led the team with four interceptions at the conclusion of the regular season and ranked first in the category in the PFL. Juette recorded a career and season high give tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in a win over Dayton on November 23 and recorded interceptions against Stetson, San Diego, Drake and Dayton. Juette is also a three-time member of the PFL Academic Honor Roll.
Ryan Sever (Sr.; LB; Edina, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret)
A first time Preseason All-PFL selection, Sever emerged as St. Thomas' top retuning linebacker after earning a slew of postseason honors in 2024. A PFL and Phil Steele All-Conference honoree, Sever earned Academic All-PFL Second Team honors at the conclusion of the 2024 season after putting up monster numbers and appearing in all 12 games for St. Thomas. Sever recorded a team-leading 87 tackles, 34 solo and 53 assisted, and tallied 10.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, four pass breakups and one interception. He recorded a career and season high 12 total tackles at Morehead State on November 2 and led the Tommies in solo tackles, assisted tackles and total tackles. Sever ranked seventh in the PFL in total tackles at the end of the 2024 regular season and additionally ranked top-15 in assisted tackles (sixth) and tackles for loss (11th).
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