2018 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Football Teams (courtesy of Sun Belt Conference)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Justice Hansen (Arkansas State, QB, RS-Senior)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Clifton Duck (Appalachian State, DB, Junior)
* – named to 2017 Preseason Teams
^ – named to 2017 All-Sun Belt First Team
# – named to 2017 All-Sun Belt Second Team
$ – named to 2017 All-Sun Belt Third Team
! – named 2017 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
First Team Offense
QB – Justice Hansen (Arkansas State, RS-Senior) ^
RB – Jalin Moore (Appalachian State, Senior) *^
RB – Warren Wand (Arkansas State, Senior)
WR – Justin McInnis (Arkansas State, Senior) $
WR – Penny Hart (Georgia State, RS-Junior) *^
WR – Marcus Green (ULM, Senior)
TE – Collin Reed (Appalachian State, Junior) !
OL – Victor Johnson (Appalachian State, Junior) *^
OL – Lanard Bonner (Arkansas State, RS-Senior) ^
OL – Kevin Dotson (Louisiana, Junior) #
OL – Tristan Crowder (Troy, Junior) #
OL – Deontae Crumitie (Troy, Senior) *#
First Team Defense
DL – Ronheen Bingham (Arkansas State, Senior) #
DL – Logan Hunt (Georgia Southern, Senior) #
DL – Hunter Reese (Troy, Senior) ^
DL – Trevon Sanders (Troy, Senior) #
LB – Anthony Flory (Appalachian State, Senior) !
LB – Michael Shaw (Georgia State, RS-Senior) $
LB – Tron Folsom (Troy, Junior) #
DB – Clifton Duck (Appalachian State, Junior) *^
DB – Justin Clifton (Arkansas State, Senior) *#
DB – Monquavion Brinson (Georgia Southern, Junior) #
DB – Blace Brown (Troy, Senior) ^
First Team Special Teams
K – Gavin Patterson (South Alabama, Senior) ^
P – Corliss Waitman (South Alabama, Senior) ^
RS – Marcus Green (ULM, Senior) ^
Second Team Offense
QB – Caleb Evans (ULM, Junior) !
RB – Wesley Fields (Georgia Southern, Senior) !
RB – Trey Ragas (Louisiana, RS-Sophomore) $
WR – RJ Turner (ULM, Junior) $
WR – Jamarius Way (South Alabama, Senior) #
WR – Deondre Douglas (Troy, Senior) *#
TE – Ellis Richardson (Georgia Southern, RS-Senior)
OL – Jacob Still (Arkansas State, RS-Sophomore) !
OL – Curtis Rainey (Georgia Southern, Senior) !
OL – Hunter Atkinson (Georgia State, RS-Junior)
OL – Shamarious Gilmore (Georgia State, Sophomore) !
OL – Aaron Brewer (Texas State, Junior) *$
Second Team Defense
DL – Myquon Stout (Appalachian State, Senior) *!
DL – Marterious Allen (Georgia State, Senior) $
DL – Tyree Turner (South Alabama, Junior)
DL – Marcus Webb (Troy, Junior) !
LB – Silas Kelly (Coastal Carolina, Sophomore) !
LB – Bull Barge (South Alabama, Senior) !
LB – Bryan London II (Texas State, Junior) *!
DB – Tae Hayes (Appalachian State, Senior) #
DB – BJ Edmonds (Arkansas State, Junior) !
DB – Marcus Jones (Troy, Sophomore)
DB – Cedarius Rookard (Troy, Senior) $
Second Team Special Teams
K – Tyler Bass (Georgia Southern, RS-Junior) #
P – Cody Grace (Arkansas State, RS-Junior) $
RS – Marcus Jones (Troy, Sophomore) #
