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2021 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
Player of the Year
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (RS So., QB – Indian Trail, N.C.)
Offensive Player of the Year
Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama (Jr., WR – Mobile, Ala.)
Defensive Player of the Year
D’Marco Jackson, App State (Sr., LB – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Newcomer of the Year
Chase Brice, App State (Gr., QB – Grayson, Ga.)
Freshman of the Year
Montrell Johnson, Louisiana (Fr., RB – New Orleans, La.)
Coach of the Year
Billy Napier, Louisiana
Quote:All-Sun Belt First Team Offense
QB – Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (RS So., QB – Indian Trail, N.C.)
RB – Nate Noel, App State (So., RB – Miami, Fla.)
RB – Shermari Jones, Coastal Carolina (Sr., RB – Pensacola, Fla.)
OL – Max Mitchell, Louisiana (Jr., OL – Monroe, La.)
OL – Cooper Hodges, App State (Jr., OL – Glen St. Mary, Fla.)
OL – O’Cyrus Torrence, Louisiana (So., OL – Greensburg, La.)
OL – Shamarious Gilmore, Georgia State (RS Sr., OL – Riverdale, Ga.)
OL – Baer Hunter, App State (Super Sr., OL – Clemmons, N.C.)
TE – Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina (Sr., TE – Cambridge, Mass.)
WR – Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama (Jr., WR – Mobile, Ala.)
WR – Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina (Sr., WR – Venice, Fla.)
WR – Corey Sutton, App State (Super Sr., WR – Charlotte, N.C.)
All-Sun Belt First Team Defense
DL – Josaiah Stewart, Coastal Carolina (Fr., DL – Everett, Mass.)
DL – Demetrius Taylor, App State (Super Sr., DL – Miami, Fla.)
DL – Javon Solomon, Troy (RS Fr., DL – Tallahassee, Fla.)
DL – C.J. Brewer, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., DL – Bowdon, Ga.)
LB – D’Marco Jackson, App State (Sr., LB – Spartanburg, S.C.)
LB – Carlton Martial, Troy (Jr., LB – Mobile, Ala.)
LB – Silas Kelly, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., LB – Mount Airy, Md.)
DB – Steven Jones Jr., App State (Sr., DB – Rockingham, N.C.)
DB – Darrell Luter Jr., South Alabama (Jr., DB – Hattiesburg, Miss.)
DB – Shaun Jolly, App State (Sr., DB – Stone Mountain, Ga.)
DB – Antavious Lane, Georgia State (RS So., DB – West Palm Beach, Fla.)
DB – D’Jordan Strong, Coastal Carolina (Sr., DB – Batesville, Miss.)
All-Sun Belt First Team Special Teams
K – Chandler Staton, App State (Super Sr., K – Gainesville, Ga.)
P – Rhys Byrns, Louisiana (Jr., P – Rye, Victoria, Australia)
RS – Alan Lamar, Arkansas State (Sr., RS – Olive Branch, Miss.)
AP – Chris Smith, Louisiana (RS So., AP – Louisville, Miss.)
All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense
QB – Levi Lewis, Louisiana (Sr., QB – Baton Rouge, La.)
RB – Camerun Peoples, App State (Jr., RB – Lineville, Ala.)
RB – Montrell Johnson, Louisiana (Fr., RB – New Orleans, La.)
OL – Malik Sumter, Georgia State (RS Sr., OL – Irmo, S.C.)
OL – Shane Vallot. Louisiana (RS Jr., OL – Lafayette, La.)
OL – Austin Stidham, Troy (Jr., OL – Russellville, Ala.)
OL – Willie Lampkin, Coastal Carolina (So., OL – Lakeland, Fla.)
OL – Dylan Bradshaw, Troy (Sr., OL – Enterprise, Ala.)
TE – Roger Carter, Georgia State (Sr., TE – Columbia, S.C.)
WR – Malik Williams, App State (Super Sr., WR – Chester, S.C.)
WR – Thomas Hennigan, App State (Super Sr., WR – Greensboro, N.C.)
WR – Corey Rucker, Arkansas State (Fr., WR – Bentonia, Miss.)
All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense
DL – Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., DL – Durham, N.C.)
DL – Kivon Bennett, Arkansas State (RS Jr., DL – Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
DL – Zi’Yon Hill, Louisiana (RS Jr., DL – New Iberia, La.)
DL – CJ Wright, Georgia Southern (Sr., DL – Sylvania, Ga.)
DL – Will Choloh, Troy (Jr., DL – Lawrenceville, Ga.)
LB – Chauncey Manac, Louisiana (RS Sr., LB – Homerville, Ga.)
LB – Trey Cobb, App State (Sr., LB – Waycross, Ga.)
LB – Lorenzo McCaskill, Louisiana (RS Jr., LB – Detroit, Mich.)
DB – Keith Gallmon Jr., South Alabama (Jr., DB – Mobile, Ala.)
DB – Percy Butler, Louisiana (Jr., DB – Plaquemine, La.)
DB – Kaiden Smith, App State (Super Sr., DB – Lawrenceville, Ga.)
DB – Eric Garror, Louisiana (Jr., DB – Mobile, Ala.)
All-Sun Belt Second Team Special Teams
K – Blake Grupe, Arkansas State (RS Jr., K – Sedalia, Mo.)
P – Anthony Beck II, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., P – Guyton, Ga.)
RS – Jalen Virgil, App State (Super Sr., RS – Lawrenceville, Ga.)
AP – Alan Lamar, Arkansas State (Sr., AP – Olive Branch, Miss.)
All-Sun Belt Third Team Offense
QB – Chase Brice, App State (Gr., QB – Grayson, Ga.)
RB – Chris Smith, Louisiana (RS So., RB – Louisville, Miss.)
RB – Tucker Gregg, Georgia State (Sr., RB – Chatsworth, Ga.)
OL – Anderson Hardy, App State (Jr., OL – Raleigh, N.C.)
OL – Trey Carter, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., OL – Monroeville, Ala.)
OL – Dalton Cooper, Texas State (Fr., OL – Prague, Okla.)
OL – Pat Bartlett, Georgia State (RS Sr., OL – Newtown, Pa.)
OL – Khalil Crowder, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., OL – Carrollton, Ga.)
TE – Lincoln Sefcik, South Alabama (So., TE – Enid, Okla.)
WR – Tez Johnson, Troy (Fr., WR – Pinson, Ala.)
WR – TeVailance Hunt, Arkansas State (Jr., WR – Texarkana, Texas)
WR – Boogie Knight, ULM (Jr., WR – Jefferson, Ohio)
All-Sun Belt Third Team Defense
DL – Richard Jibunor, Troy (So., DL – Delta State, Nigeria)
DL – Tayland Humphrey, Louisiana (RS Sr., DL – Houston, Texas)
DL – Dontae Wilson, Georgia State (Sr., DL – Jefferson, Ga.)
DL – Andre Jones, Louisiana (RS Jr., DL – Varnado, La.)
LB – Nick Hampton, App State (Jr., LB – Anderson, S.C.)
LB – Eldrick Robinson II, Georgia Southern (Fr., LB – Pensacola, Fla.)
LB – Blake Carroll, Georgia State (Sr., LB – Lawrenceville, Ga.)
DB – Quavian White, Georgia State (Sr., DB – Greer, S.C.)
DB – Anthony Wilson, Georgia Southern (RS So., DB – Columbia, S.C.)
DB – Alex Spillum, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., DB – Chanhassen, Minn.)
DB – Mekhi Garner, Louisiana (RS So., DB – Mesquite, Texas)
DB – TJ Harris, Troy (Jr., DB – Leesburg, Ga.)
All-Sun Belt Third Team Special Teams
K – Calum Sutherland, ULM (Sr., K – Keller, Texas)
P – Ryan Hanson, Arkansas State (RS Fr., P – Taylor, Texas)
RS – Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina (Sr., RS – Venice, Fla.)
AP – Caleb Spurlin, App State (Super Sr., AP – Galax, Va.)
All-Sun Belt Honorable Mentions
App State
TE – Henry Pearson (Sr., TE – Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.)
DL – Jordon Earle (Jr., DL – West Palm Beach, Fla.)
LB – T.D. Roof (Sr., LB – Buford, Ga.)
DB – Ryan Huff (Sr., DB – Athens, Ga.)
Arkansas State
OL – Andre Harris Jr. (RS Jr., OL – Oklahoma City, Okla.)
TE – Emmanual Stevenson (Fr., TE – Eufala, Ala.)
DL – Joe Ozougwu (RS Sr., DL – Alief, Texas)
DB – Elery Alexander (Sr., DB – Van Vleck, Texas)
Coastal Carolina
RB – Braydon Bennett (RS Fr., RB – Greenville, S.C.)
WR – Kameron Brown (Super Sr., WR – Graniteville, S.C.)
LB – Teddy Gallagher (Super Sr., LB – Los Angeles, Calif.)
SPUR – Enock Makonzo (RS Sr., SPUR – Lachine, Quebec, Canada)
Georgia Southern
RB – Logan Wright (RS Sr., RB – Jacksonville, Fla.)
OL – Aaron Dowdell (Super Sr., OL – Fairburn, Ga.)
WR – Khaleb Hood (Jr., WR – McDonough, Ga.)
DL – Justin Ellis (RS Sr., DL – Roswell, Ga.)
Georgia State
RB – Jamyest Williams (RS Sr., RB – Athens, Ga.)
TE – Aubry Payne (RS Sr., TE – Locust Grove, Ga.)
DL – Thomas Gore (RS So., DL – Nashville, Tenn.)
LB – Jordan Veneziale (Jr., LB – Dallas, Ga.)
Louisiana
TE - Johnny Lumpkin (RS Jr., TE – Atlanta, Ga.)
WR - Michael Jefferson (Jr., WR – Mobile, Ala.)
LB - Ferrod Gardner (RS Sr., LB – Dayton, Ohio)
DB - Bralen Trahan (RS Jr., DB – Lafayette, La.)
ULM
DL – Ty Shelby (Gr., DL – Houston, Texas)
DL – Caleb Thomas (Jr., DL – Mansfield, Texas)
LB – Traveion Webster (Sr., LB – Longview, Texas)
LB – Zack Woodard (Jr., LB – Thomasville, Ala.)
South Alabama
QB – Jake Bentley (Sr., QB – Opelika, Ala.)
WR – Jalen Wayne (Jr., WR – Spanish Fort, Ala.)
DL – Wy’Kevious Thomas (RS Fr., DL – Riverdale, Ga.)
P – Jack Brooks (So., P – Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia)
Texas State
OL – Kyle Hergel (So., OL – Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
DL – Jordan Revels (So., DL – Houston, Texas)
DL – Caeveon Patton (Sr., DL – Cuero, Texas)
K – Seth Keller (So., K – Colleyville, Texas)
Troy
RB – Kimani Vidal (Fr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
LB – KJ Robertson (Jr., LB – Alabaster, Ala.)
DB – Reddy Steward (So., DB – Decatur, Ala.)
LS – Cameron Kaye (Sr., LS – Naples, Fla.)
I think we need to improve our talent level.
I can't say I'm surprised at our lack of selections but man that was tough to read through.
ULL only had three 1st teamers, I'm thinking some of them got robbed. They did have eight on the 2nd team though.
Only nine 1st teamers on offense and defense weren't on App or CCU. I also find that hard to believe.
Not long ago we had a boatload of guys on these list. We need to get back to that caliber of players. It does explain 2-10.
(12-02-2021 11:32 AM)Saint3333 Wrote: [ -> ]ULL only had three 1st teamers, I'm thinking some of them got robbed. They did have eight on the 2nd team though.
Only nine 1st teamers on offense and defense weren't on App or CCU. I also find that hard to believe.
Actually it was four. Two on OL, Punter and All Purpose
Nick Hampton....3rd Team?
He is quite literally the best pass rusher in the Sun Belt.
Wow, Did not realize our defense was so bad!!
These teams continue to be a joke. The people who vote do so on the beauty numbers and fail to look at the actual player and deeper in.
(12-02-2021 11:23 AM)WARDAWG93 Wrote: [ -> ]I think we need to improve our talent level.
Very telling for GS as well. You really don't want your PUNTER to make All CONFERENCE. Yet GS people that think we don't have a talent issue and Lunsford's recruiting was fine lol.
(12-02-2021 01:23 PM)ericsaid Wrote: [ -> ]Nick Hampton....3rd Team?
He is quite literally the best pass rusher in the Sun Belt.
Troy's Javon Solomon was better. He has more sacks and tackles for loss all while splitting time almost 50/50 with another DE in Richard Jibunor who's number are nearly as good. That position was NASTY for Troy this year.
(12-02-2021 02:08 PM)JCGSU Wrote: [ -> ] (12-02-2021 11:23 AM)WARDAWG93 Wrote: [ -> ]I think we need to improve our talent level.
Very telling for GS as well. You really don't want your PUNTER to make All CONFERENCE. Yet GS people that think we don't have a talent issue and Lunsford's recruiting was fine lol.
Yeah man, if you have a good punter it's totally a sign you punt too much.
*sarcasm*
(12-02-2021 02:52 PM)EigenEagle Wrote: [ -> ] (12-02-2021 02:08 PM)JCGSU Wrote: [ -> ] (12-02-2021 11:23 AM)WARDAWG93 Wrote: [ -> ]I think we need to improve our talent level.
Very telling for GS as well. You really don't want your PUNTER to make All CONFERENCE. Yet GS people that think we don't have a talent issue and Lunsford's recruiting was fine lol.
Yeah man, if you have a good punter it's totally a sign you punt too much.
*sarcasm*
In GS case, it pretty clearly is.
He punted 64 times.
App - 40
CCU - 39
(12-02-2021 02:08 PM)JCGSU Wrote: [ -> ] (12-02-2021 11:23 AM)WARDAWG93 Wrote: [ -> ]I think we need to improve our talent level.
Very telling for GS as well. You really don't want your PUNTER to make All CONFERENCE. Yet GS people that think we don't have a talent issue and Lunsford's recruiting was fine lol.
Our punter is First Team All Conference.
We like him.....a lot.
(12-02-2021 02:41 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-02-2021 01:23 PM)ericsaid Wrote: [ -> ]Nick Hampton....3rd Team?
He is quite literally the best pass rusher in the Sun Belt.
Troy's Javon Solomon was better. He has more sacks and tackles for loss all while splitting time almost 50/50 with another DE in Richard Jibunor who's number are nearly as good. That position was NASTY for Troy this year.
Nick Hampton is an OLB who also plays coverage quite a bit. His numbers aren't exclusively related to being a pass rusher. Haven't looked at his numbers but I know he effects almost every passing play an opponent has. Key in on 31 if you're watching Saturday.
A name that comes to mind is Brian Burns, except the Panthers play a 4-3, but their make-up is similar.
(12-02-2021 03:41 PM)iStoopify Wrote: [ -> ] (12-02-2021 02:52 PM)EigenEagle Wrote: [ -> ] (12-02-2021 02:08 PM)JCGSU Wrote: [ -> ] (12-02-2021 11:23 AM)WARDAWG93 Wrote: [ -> ]I think we need to improve our talent level.
Very telling for GS as well. You really don't want your PUNTER to make All CONFERENCE. Yet GS people that think we don't have a talent issue and Lunsford's recruiting was fine lol.
Yeah man, if you have a good punter it's totally a sign you punt too much.
*sarcasm*
In GS case, it pretty clearly is.
He punted 64 times.
App - 40
CCU - 39
