National Football Foundation Press Release
 
A quartet of Eastern Washington University football players have been recognized by The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) as members of the 2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
 
Eagles honored include center Conner Crist and a trio of linebackers in Ty Graham, Jack Sendelbach and Jusstis Warren.
 
A group of 1,559 players from 313 schools qualified in the Society's 16^th year, the second most in a single year in the history of the program. The initiative has now honored 14,640 students since its inception. In order to be a member of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society members must have:

• Completed their final year of playing eligibility in Fall 2021;
• Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play (e.g. declared for NFL Draft or retired from football), may also be nominated.
• Attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale);
• Met all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements; and
• Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2021 season.

The four were honored on last year's squad prior to deciding to take their final year of eligibility. Sendelbach graduated from Blanchet HS in Seattle in 2015 and spent seven seasons with the Eagles. He was a three-time team captain and a five-year letter winner, earning All-Big Sky third team honors following the 2021 season.

Crist, a 2016 graduate from Tigard HS in Tigard, Ore., played in 42 games for the Eagles and earned five letters as well at Eastern Washington. Both Graham and Warren transferred to Eastern Washington. Graham is a 2016 graduate of Cheney High School and played at the University of Idaho from 2016-18. After coming to Eastern, he was a two-time team captain and letter winner. Warren also graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash., and played at the University of Washington before joining the Eagles.

Graham earned his master's degree in business administration after earning a marketing degree with a minor in sports management from Eastern Washington. Crist earned degrees in communication studies and history, while Sendelbach also earned a marketing degree and is in a graduate program for sport and recreation administration. Warren is working on a master's degree in communication studies.