MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Four members of the Wesleyan football team were recognized with All-Region 1 honors, as announced on Wednesday morning by D3football.com. The four All-Region selections are tied with Middlebury for the most on any team in the NESCAC.
 
Making the list are LB Ben Carbeau '25 and CB Wesley Abraham on the All-Region 1 First Team while WR Chase Wilson '25 is a Second Team pick and DT Mike Rowan '25 earned a Third Team nod. This is the second career All-Region honor for Abraham, who was also named an All-American last season, while Carbeau, Wilson, and Rowan make All-Region for the first time in their respective careers.

• 2024 D3football.com All-Region 1 Teams

Carbeau continues to clean up in the awards season, as the D3Football.com All-Region First Team selection is the latest of an expansive list for the senior linebacker. Already named to the All-New England and All-NESCAC First Team, the 2024 Zabilski Award winner (best defensive player in Division II/III in New England) and 2024 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year makes All-Region after a sensational season quarterbacking one of the best defenses in the country. Carbeau produced 66 tackles (32 solo) with 14.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks in nine games from the linebacker position. He led the Cardinals in all three categories and became the first linebacker to lead the NESCAC in TFL since 2019. Carbeau's production led a Wesleyan defense that ranks 19^th in total defense (253.9), 24^th in scoring (14.8), 19^th in passing yards allowed (156.8), 1^st in fewest first downs allowed (121), and 7^th in third down defense (26.7).
 
Abraham makes the All-Region 1 First Team list for the second straight season and second time in his career. The senior corner was also named All-NESCAC First Team for the second straight year in 2024. Teams shied away from the 2023 All-American, as Abraham took away opposing team's top receivers all season, finishing the year with five pass breakups and one interception to go along with 21 tackles and one forced fumble. His interception came in the Week 1 win over Middlebury while he recorded three pass breakups in Week 2 against Tufts and two breakups in Week 5 against Colby. Abraham closed out his career with 27 consecutive starts at cornerback with six career interceptions and 24 passes defended in 31 career games.
 
Wilson, the 2024 NESCAC Offensive Player of the Year, made the All-Region Second Team as the dynamic playmaker earned his first career All-Region selection. Despite dealing with his own injuries, key injuries to his teammates at wide receiver, and facing constant double and sometimes triple teams, Wilson still managed to finish with 43 catches for 834 yards and seven touchdowns in nine games. His 19.4 yards per catch is the highest average by a receiver with at least 30 catches in the NESAC since 2019 while it's the highest average by a Cardinal receiver with 30+ catches in a season since 2002.
 
A two-way force along the defensive line, Rowan was a key run stopper and pass rusher in the 2024 campaign. Rowan led the Cardinals' defensive linemen in tackles (32), tackles for loss (7.5), and sacks (5.0), while leading the team with two forced fumbles and ranking second in QB hurries (four). His 20 solo tackles are a single-season career-high while he recorded a stack in three straight games to finish off the season. Rowan's best game came in the NESCAC title-clinching win over Trinity wherein he recorded five tackles (three solo), with 2.5 TFL, and two sacks including one on what was the final Trinity drive to help seal off the win.
 
The teams, selected in balloting by Region 1 sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 232 nominations by full Division III member schools. A total of 76 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced Thursday, January 2, 2025.