SUN BELT CONFERENCE ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS 2020

 

The end of the college football season is a sad time, because it means that we are almost finished withfootball, and have a long cold winter (and spring) ahead of us.

But it's also a time for passing out hardware, in the form of all-league teams. 

Plenty of players had the spotlight shining on them, so it was admittedly tricky trying to find the best of the best in each league. But through careful research, and all night film sessions, our committee of three came up with what we thought were the best choices in each conference. 

These selections may not match the ones unveiled by the conferences, but that's because much of that is name recognition more than stellar play. Digging deep behind the numbers is what's needed, and that's precisely what we have done here. 

The Sun Belt Conference is typically one of the more exciting leagues in college football, and this year was no exception. The emergence of Coastal Carolina as a worst-to-first story -- going unbeaten in the process -- was one of the best in America, and its last-minute thriller against BYU is up for game of the year. Chanticleers coach Jamey Chadwell became a household name, and got some attention from Power 5 schools in the process. His quarterback, Grayson McCall, burst onto the scene and played like a wily veteran, and the defense was tough as nails. There were a ton of great skill position players in the league, notably Arkansas State receiver Jonathan Adams Jr, who will be giving NFL defensive backs headaches next season.

1^ST TEAM OFFENSE                                                                                    2^ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Grayson McCall/Coastal Carolina                                                     QB Levi Lewis/Louisiana

RB CJ Marable/Coastal Carolina                                                             RB Camrun Peoples/Appalachian State

RB Trey Ragas/Louisiana                                                                          RB Elijah Mitchell/Louisiana

WR Jonathan Adams Jr/Arkansas State                                              WR Marcell Barbee/Texas State

WR Jalen Tolbert/South Alabama                                                          WR Sam Pinckney/Georgia State

WR Jaivon Heiligh/Coastal Carolina                                                      WR Kaylon Geiger/Troy

TE Isaiah Likely/Coastal Carolina                                                          TE Roger Carter/Georgia State

OT Max Mitchell/Louisiana                                                                    OT Cooper Hodges/Appalachian State

OT Ken Marks/Louisiana                                                                       OT Jacob Shoemaker/South Alabama

OG Aaron Dowdell/Georgia Southern                                                 OG TJ Fiailoa/Louisiana-Monroe

OG Trey Carter/Coastal Carolina                                                          OG Shamarious Gilmore/Georgia State

 C Noah Hannon/Appalachian State                                                        C Jacob Still/Arkansas State                                           

1^ST TEAM DEFENSE                                                                                   2^ND TEAM DEFENSE

DE Raymond Johnson III/Georgia Southern                                        DE Demetrius Taylor/Appalachian State

DT Nico Ezidore/Texas State                                                                  DT Will Choloh/Troy

DT CJ Brewer/Coastal Carolina                                                             DT Kevin Pointer/Louisiana-Monroe

DE Tarron Jackson/Coastal Carolina                                                    DE Zi’Yon Hill/Louisiana

LB Carlton Martial/Troy                                                                           LB Blake Carroll/Georgia State

LB Justin Rice/Arkansas State                                                              LB Teddy Gallagher/Coastal Carolina

LB Trey Cobb/Appalachian State                                                           LB Ferrod Gardner/Louisiana

LB Riley Cole/South Alabama                                                                 LB Silas Kelly/Coastal Carolina

CB Shemar Jean-Charles/Appalachian State                                      CB Shaun Jolly/Appalachian State

CB Jarron Morris/Texas State                                                                CB Derrick Canteen/Georgia Southern

 S Keith Gallmon/South Alabama                                                             S Alex Spillum/Coastal Carolina

 S Bralen Trahan/Louisiana                                                                       S Dell Pettus/Troy

1^ST TEAM SPECIALISTS                                                                            2^ND TEAM SPECIALISTS

 K Noel Ruiz/Georgia State                                                                       K Massimo Biscardi/Coastal Carolina

 P Rhys Burns/Louisiana                                                                         P Seamus O’Kelly/Texas State

RS Jeremiah Haydel/Texas State                                                          RS Chris Smith/Louisiana

 

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jonathan Adams Jr/Arkansas State

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tarron Jackson/Coastal Carolina 

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Grayson McCall/Coastal Carolina

COACH OF THE YEAR: Jamey Chadwell/Coastal Carolina