IRVING, TX – Nine members of the University of Rochester football program were named to the National Football Foundation's (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society, as announced by the NFF & College Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
 
Rochester's nine inductees, the program's most since 2022, include Happy Chane (Alpharetta, GA/Mount Pisgah Christian), Trey Johnson (Amherst, NH/Souhegan), Jordan Laudani (Watertown, MA/Catholic Memorial), J.B. Mills (Amherst, MA/Amherst Regional), Dionis Polanco (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep), Ryan Rose (Snellville, GA/Wesleyan School/Providence Christian Academy), Keyden Snow (Corning, NY/Corning-Painted Post), Luke Wilson (Alexandria, VA/TC Williams) and Alex Wing (Wauconda, IL / Mundelein).
 
A record 2,532 players from 339 schools qualified for membership in 2025, marking the largest class in the program's 19-year history. Since its inception, the initiative has honored 20,946 student-athletes. This year's members represented six divisions: 689 from the FBS, 549 from the FCS, 212 from Division II, 978 from Division III, 58 from the NAIA, and 46 sprint football players. They hailed from schools in every state and the District of Columbia—except Alaska, which does not sponsor an eligible college football program.
 
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must meet one of the following criteria:

• Be a senior player graduating this spring/summer who completed his final year of playing eligibility in 2024; or
• Be a graduated player or grad transfer who has already earned a bachelor's degree and competed in the 2024 season (even if the player has remaining eligibility and may return to play next season).

And must have:

• Attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale); and
• Been a starter or contributor throughout the 2024 season.

 
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes at the 774 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
 
The Hampshire Honor Society represents an important component in the organization's rich history as an innovator in promoting the scholar-athlete ideal, which began in 1959 with the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. Click here to learn more.