Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
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.)
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.)
Players mentioned in this article
Grayson McCall
Frank Gore Jr.
Isaiah Helms
A.J. Bolden
Travis Glover
Nick Kidwell
James Madison
A.J. Marshall
Anthony Beavers Jr.
Neal Johnson
Sam Pinckney
Aaron Wright
James Carpenter
Owen Porter
Richard Jibunor
JT Killen
Jason Henderson
Abraham Alabi
Jay Stanley
Reddy Steward
Dominic Zvada
Alex Chandler
Ryan Hanson
Milan Tucker
Carter Bradley
Rasheen Ali
A.J. Jefferson
Kimani Vidal
Andrew Daley
Will McDonald
Ethan Driskell
Daniel King
Jjay Mcafee
Caullin Lacy
Javon Denis
AJ Thomas
Jalen Williams
Jordan Revels
Javon Solomon
Jordan Veneziale
Taurus Jones
Bryquice Brown
Jaden Voisin
Dell Pettus
Diego Guajardo
Ethan Duane
Matthew McDoom
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