The First Academy football players participate in Navy All-American Bowl

The Navy All-American Bowl is a nationally recognized bowl game for the top 100 high school prospects in the country. 

The First Academy’s Danny Odem, Devin Jackson and Reed Ramiser were named All-Americans following the 2025 season. They were placed on the East team for the bowl game Saturday, Jan. 10 in San Antonio,Texas. 

Their invitation added them to TFA's record book and they — along with former Royals player Garrett Williams — are the only four TFA athletes to play in the game. 

“It was a blast being able to compete and workout against some of the top guys in the country,” Reed said in TFA’s social media post about the opportunity. 

The East team took home a 17-14 win over the West. 

Odem and Jackson are class of 2026 and both have committed to continue their academic and athletic careers at the Division I level. Odem is going to Big Ten school University of Nebraska and Jackson to a fellow Big Ten program, University of Oregon. 

Ramiser has one more year of high school football. The offensive lineman has offers from Ohio State University, University of Miami, Georgia, Alabama and Texas.