Boston College’s Lonergan, Coast Guard’s Hensley Named First 2025 Recipients of NEFW/Grinold Chapter Gold Helmet Awards

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Boston College redshirt sophomore quarterback Dylan Lonergan and U.S. Coast Guard Academy junior Running back Harrison Hensley are this week’s recipients of the New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Awards presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

Lonergan, a native of Snellville, Ga., and a graduate of Brookwood High School, in his first collegiate start, the transfer from Alabama completed 26 of 34 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns in a 66-10 season-opening win over Fordham Aug. 30. He followed it by completing 34 of 45 passes for 390 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-40 double overtime loss at Michigan State on Saturday night.

Hensley, from Riverview, Fla., and a graduate of Riverview High School, rushed 30 times for 324 yards and touchdowns of 6, 8, 26 and 57 yards in a gut-wrenching 56-49 overtime loss at the University of New England. Hensley also had five receptions for 67 yards, including a long gain of 41 yards, to account for 391 yards total offense for the Bears.

For the eleventh straight year, the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation is the presenting sponsor for both the weekly and end-of-year Gold Helmet Awards presented to student-athletes from FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III institutions throughout New England.

For more information on the Gold Helmet Awards and the New England Football Writers Association, please visit www.newenglandfootballwriters.com, and for more information on the Grinold Chapter, please visit www.grinoldchapter.com.

2025 NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION

WEEKLY GRINOLD CHAPTER GOLD HELMET AWARD RECIPIENTS

Division I (FBS/FCS)  

September 7   Dylan Lonergan, Boston College 

Division II/III

September 7   Harrison Hensley, Coast Guard