Bethel senior defensive lineman Caden DeWall racked up numerous awards in his senior linebacking year at Bethel University.

Last month, DeWall received the Mike Stam Award from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), presented to the top lineman in the conference. 

DeWall led the conference with 13 sacks in MIAC games. DeWall finished the MIAC schedule with 37 tackles and a conference-best three fumble recoveries. He is the third Royal in program history - and the first since 2006 - to receive the Mike Stam Award. The Mike Stam Award was created in 1990 in memory of the former Carleton All-MIAC defensive lineman who passed away in a snowmobiling accident after his junior season.

Dewall was also named a Second-Team All-American making him Bethel’s 19th overall selection and first defensive lineman since Kyle Kilgore in 2018. 

DeWall was a linebacker for the Becker Bulldogs in the 2021 class.