Which South Alabama, Troy players were picked for preseason All-Sun Belt team?
South Alabama and Troy had three players each picked for the preseason All-Sun Belt Conference football teams, voted on by league coaches and announced Monday.
The Jaguars placed defensive back Jaden Voisin on the first team and wide receiver Jamaal Pritchett and defensive lineman Wy’Kevious Thomas on the second team. Voisin was a first-team All-Sun Belt pick in 2023.
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The Trojans put offensive lineman Daniel King on the first team and offensive lineman Eli Russ and punter Robert Cole on the second. Troy has won the Sun Belt Conference each of the last two seasons.
Appalachian State quarterback Joey Aguilar was the preseason pick for Offensive Player of the Year, while Old Dominion linebacker Jason Henderson got the nod on defense. App State had the most first-team picks with seven, while Texas State had six.
Here is the complete list of Sun Belt Conference preseason football awards and all-conference teams (ties in voting were not broken):
Offensive Player of the Year: Joey Aguilar, QB, Appalachian State
Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Henderson, LB, Old Dominion
First-team offense
QB: Joey Aguilar, Appalachian State
QB: Jordan McCloud, Texas State
RB: Jalen White, Georgia Southern
RB: Ismail Mahdi, Texas State
OL: Jacob Bayer, Arkansas State
OL: Makilan Thomas, Arkansas State
OL: Cole Potts, James Madison
OL: AJ Gillie, Louisiana
OL: Daniel King, Troy
TE: Eli Wilson, Appalachian State
WR: Kaedin Robinson, Appalachian State
WR: Derwin Burgess, Georgia Southern
WR: Joey Hobert, Texas State
First-team defense
DL: Santana Hopper, Appalachian State
DL: Nate Martey, Arkansas State
DL: Justin Rhodes, Georgia Southern
DL: Isaac Walker, Georgia Southern
LB: Nate Johnson, Appalachian State
LB: Marques Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern
LB: Jason Henderson, Old Dominion
LB: Ben Bell, Texas State
DB: Jordan Favors, Appalachian State
DB: Ethan Johnson, Appalachian State
DB: Gavin Pringle, Georgia State
DB: Jaden Voisin, South Alabama
First-team specialists
K: Mason Shipley, Texas State
P: Ryan Hanson, James Madison
RS: Zylan Perry, Louisiana
AP: Ismail Mahdi, Texas State
Second-team offense
QB: Jaylen Raynor, Arkansas State
RB: Kanye Roberts, Appalachian State
RB: Ja’Quez Cross, Arkansas State
OL: Chandler Strong, Georgia Southern
OL: Pichon Wimbley, Georgia Southern
OL: Tyshawn Wyatt, James Madison
OL: Logan Osburn, Marshall
OL: Eli Russ, Troy
TE: Kendal Karr, Coastal Carolina
WR: Courtney Jackson, Arkansas State
WR: Corey Rucker, Arkansas State
WR: Jamaal Pritchett, South Alabama
WR: Kole Wilson, Texas State
Second-team defense
DL: Will Whitson, Coastal Carolina
DL: Eric O’Neill, James Madison
DL: Jordan Lawson, Louisiana
DL: Denzel Lowry, Old Dominion
DL: Wy’Kevious Thomas, South Alabama
LB: Charles Willekes, Arkansas State
LB: Kevin Swint, Georgia State
LB: KC Ossai, Louisiana
DB: TJ Smith, Georgia Southern
DB: Chauncey Logan, James Madison
DB: Tyrone Lewis, Louisiana
DB: Kaleb Club, Texas State
Second-team specialists
K: Michael Hughes, App State
P: Robert Cole, Troy
RS: DeAndre Buchannon, Georgia Southern
AP: Ja’Quez Cross, Arkansas State