Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (Jr., LB — Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Offense
QB — Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., QB — Indian Trail, N.C.)
RB — La’Damian Webb, South Alabama (Sr., RB — Opelika, Ala.)
RB — Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss (Jr., RB — Miami, Fla.)
OL — Isaiah Helms, App State (Sr., OL — Hudson, N.C.)
OL — Khalil Crowder, Georgia Southern (6th Yr., OL — Carrollton, Ga.)
OL — Travis Glover, Georgia State (RS Sr., OL — Vienna, Ga.)
OL — Nick Kidwell, James Madison (RS Sr., OL — Knoxville, Md.)
OL — Logan Osburn, Marshall (RS Jr., OL — Ona, W.Va.)
TE — Neal Johnson, Louisiana (Sr., TE — Mesquite, Texas)
WR — Jared Brown, Coastal Carolina (RS So., WR — Lilburn, Ga.)
WR — Sam Pinckney, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., WR — Greenwood, S.C.)
WR — Khaleb Hood, Georgia Southern (5th Yr., WR — McDonough, Ga.)
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Defense
DL — James Carpenter, James Madison (RS Jr., DL — Roanoke, Va.)
DL — Owen Porter, Marshall (RS Sr., DL — Huntington, W.Va.)
DL — TJ Jackson, Troy (Jr., DL — Millbrook, Ala.)
DL — Richard Jibunor, Troy (Sr., DL — Delta State, Nigeria)
LB — JT Killen, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., LB — Lake Wylie, S.C.)
LB — Marques Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., LB — Beaver Falls, Pa.)
LB — Eli Neal, Marshall (Sr., LB — Memphis, Tenn.)
LB — Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (Jr., LB — Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)
DB — Micah Abraham, Marshall (RS Sr., DB — Tampa, Fla.)
DB — Yam Banks, South Alabama (Jr., DB — Ridgeland, Miss.)
DB — Jay Stanley, Southern Miss (Sr., DB — Greenwood, Miss.)
DB — Reddy Steward, Troy (Sr., DB — Decatur, Ala.)
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Special Teams
K — Dominic Zvada, Arkansas State (So., K — Chandler, Ariz.)
P — Ryan Hanson, James Madison (RS Jr., P — Elgin, Texas)
RS — Milan Tucker, App State (RS Jr., RS — Lehigh Acres, Fla.)
AP — Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss (Jr., AP — Miami, Fla.)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense
QB — Carter Bradley, South Alabama (Sr., QB — Jacksonville, Fla.)
RB — Rasheen Ali, Marshall (RS So., RB — Cleveland, Ohio)
RB — Kimani Vidal, Troy (Jr., RB — Marietta, Ga.)
OL — Damion Daley, App State (RS Sr., OL — Columbia, S.C.)
OL — Will McDonald, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., OL — Matthews, N.C.)
OL — AJ Gillie, Louisiana (RS Jr., OL — Natchitoches, La.)
OL — Ethan Driskell, Marshall (RS Jr., OL — Louisville, Ky.)
OL — Daniel King, Troy (Jr., OL — Cairo, Ga.)
TE — Jjay Mcafee, Georgia Southern (6th Yr., TE — Charleston, S.C.)
WR — Tyrone Howell, ULM (6th Yr., WR — Idabel, Okla.)
WR — Caullin Lacy, South Alabama (Jr., WR — Mobile, Ala.)
WR — Devin Voisin, South Alabama (Sr., WR — Crestview, Fla.)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense
DL — Javon Denis, Georgia State (RS Sr., DL — Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
DL — Wy’Kevious Thomas, South Alabama (RS Jr., DL — Riverdale, Ga.)
DL — Jalen Williams, Southern Miss (Sr., DL — Tylertown, Miss.)
DL — Jordan Revels, Texas State (Sr., DL — Houston, Texas)
DL — Javon Solomon, Troy (Jr., DL — Tallahassee, Fla.)
LB — Jontrey Hunter, Georgia State (RS Sr., LB — Tampa, Fla.)
LB — Jordan Veneziale, Georgia State (Sr., LB — Dallas, Ga.)
LB — Taurus Jones, James Madison (RS Jr., LB — Portsmouth, Va.)
DB — Bryquice Brown, Georgia State (RS Sr., DB — Dorchester, Mass.)
DB — Keith Gallmon Jr., South Alabama (RS Sr., DB — Mobile, Ala.)
DB — Jaden Voisin, South Alabama (RS Jr., DB — Crestview, Fla.)
DB — Dell Pettus, Troy (Sr., DB — Harvest, Ala.)
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Special Teams
K — Diego Guajardo, South Alabama (Sr., K — Spanish Fort, Ala.)
P — Ethan Duane, Old Dominion (Jr., P — Melbourne, Australia)
RS — Matthew McDoom, Coastal Carolina (So., RS — Winter Garden, Fla.)
AP — Kimani Vidal, Troy (Jr., AP — Marietta, Ga.)

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