Northwest Missouri State University senior defensive lineman Jake Fisher earned American Football Coaches Association Second Team All-America honors for his play during the 2024 season.

Fisher (Smithville, Mo.) was named the 2024 MIAA Defensive Lineman of the Year. He gained first-team all-MIAA and first-team all-D2CCA status this season. Fisher started all 11 games on the Bearcat defensive line. The Bearcat defense ranked No. 3 in the nation by allowing 67.7 rushing yards per game, including a league-best 52.9 rushing yards per game in MIAA contests.

Fisher led the team in tackles-for-loss (13.5) and quarterback sacks (6.5). He ranked No. 3 in the MIAA in sacks and TFLs. Fisher gained 1.5 sacks at Washburn, 2.0 at Missouri Western and 3.0 vs. Northeastern State. He had 4.0 TFLs vs. Northeastern State He posted 5.0 TFLs at Missouri Western. Fisher totaled 35 total tackles, including a season-high eight vs. Northeastern State. He also blocked a punt at Missouri Western. Fisher was an honorable mention all-MIAA pick in 2023 and a third-team all-MIAA honoree in 2022. He served as team captain in 2023 and 2024.

Northwest Missouri State has produced 27 AFCA All-America honors in program history, trailing only Texas A&M-Kingsville's total of 35.

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves. The AFCA's Division II All-America Selection Committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA's seven districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the teams are chosen.

Northwest's All-Time AFCA All-America Selections
1989 Jason Agee, DB, 1st
1996 Matt Uhde, DL, 1st
1997 Chris Greisen, QB, 1st
1998 Chris Greisen, QB, 1st
1999 Tony Miles, KR, 1st
2000 Tony Miles, WR, 1st
2001 Seth Wand, OL, 1st
2002 Seth Wand, OL, 1st
2003 Jamaica Rector, WR, 1st
2004 Jamaica Rector, WR, 1st
2005 Dave Tollefson, DL, 1st
2006 Mike Peterson, TE, 1st
2007 Xavier Omon, RB, 1st
2008 Jeremy Davis, OL, 1st
2009 Myles Burnsides, DB, 1st
2010 Ryan Jones, DB, 1st
2011 Chad Kilgore, LB, 1st
2013 Matt Longacre, DL, 1st
2014 Matt Longacre, DL, 1st
2016 Collin Bevins, DL, 1st
2017 Marcus Jones, DB, 1st
2018 Austen Eskew, DL, 1st
2019 Tanner Owen, OL, 1st
2021 Sam Roberts, DL, 1st
2021 Tanner Owen, OL, 2nd
2022 Elijah Green, DL, 1st
2024 Jake Fisher, DL, 2nd