Kats Tops With 13 Preseason All-SLC Players
7/22/2015 11:56:00 AM | Football
Defending champion Sam Houston leads the Southland with 13 players on the 2015 preseason football All-Conference squad announced Wednesday.
The Bearkats placed seven players on the preseason all-league first team and six on the second team. The announcement of the honor squad is being made a week ahead of Southland Conference football media day at L'auberge Resort in Lake Charles, La.
Southeastern Louisiana has eight players on the two teams along with Abilene Christian. Central Arkansas and Northwestern State land six players on the preseason teams followed by Lamar with five, McNeese State and Stephen F. Austin with four and UIW with two. Nicholls and Houston Baptist each place one player on the preseason all-conference teams.
Freshman of the year P. J. Hall highlights a talented list of 20 defensive players and 14 offensive players who return from last season's all-conference squads.
Sam Houston returns 21 starters from a team that went 7-1 in league play and reached the semifinals of the FCS playoffs for the third time in four years.
Joining Hall as first-team preseason all-conference are junior quarterback Jared Johnson, senior offensive lineman Donald Jackson III, junior placekicker Luc Swimberghe, sophomore defensive end Hall, junior linebacker Myke Chatman, senior defensive back Trenier Orr and senior punter Lachlan Edwards.
Earning second-team honors for Sam Houston include junior running back Jalen Overstreet, senior wide receiver LaDarius Brown, sophomore wide receiver Yedidiah Louis, junior offensive lineman Brandon DeWitt, junior defensive lineman Mouf Abedo and senior defensive back Mikell Everette.
Head coaches from the 11 schools that play football in the Southland Conference voted for the annual preseason all-league squad. Coaches could not vote for their own players.
The conference preseason poll will be announced July 29 at media day.
2015 Preseason All-Southland Conference Football Team
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First-Team Offense |
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Pos. |
Name |
University |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
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QB |
Sam Houston |
6-1 |
215 |
Jr. |
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RB |
De'Andre Brown |
Abilene Christian |
5-9 |
190 |
So. |
|
RB |
Michael Henry |
Nicholls |
6-2 |
225 |
Sr. |
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HB |
Cole Wick |
UIW |
6-7 |
255 |
Sr. |
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WR |
Ed Eagan |
Northwestern S |
5-10 |
181 |
Sr. |
|
WR |
Reggie Begelton |
Lamar |
6-0 |
210 |
Sr. |
|
WR |
Cedric Gilbert |
Abilene Christian |
6-2 |
215 |
Sr. |
|
OL |
Donald Jackson III |
Sam Houston |
6-2 |
277 |
Sr. |
|
OL |
Byron Williams |
Stephen F. Austin |
6-4 |
302 |
Sr. |
|
OL |
Pace Murphy |
Northwestern St |
6-6 |
279 |
Sr. |
|
OL |
Quentin Marsh |
McNeese State |
6-3 |
310 |
Sr. |
|
OL |
Codey Funk |
Abilene Christian |
6-5 |
320 |
Jr. |
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AP |
Ed Eagan |
Northwestern St |
5-10 |
181 |
Sr. |
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PK |
Sam Houston |
6-0 |
197 |
Jr. |
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First-Team Defense |
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Pos. |
Name |
University |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
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DL |
Sam Houston |
6-1 |
270 |
So. |
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DL |
Jonathan Woodard |
Central Arkansas |
6-6 |
271 |
Sr. |
|
DL |
Leroy Armstrong |
Northwestern St |
6-1 |
242 |
Sr. |
|
DL |
Corey Lee |
UIW |
6-0 |
285 |
Jr. |
|
LB |
Wallace Scott |
McNeese St |
6-1 |
211 |
Sr. |
|
LB |
Bo Brown |
McNeese St |
6-1 |
232 |
Sr. |
|
LB |
Sam Houston |
6-2 |
216 |
Jr. |
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DB |
Sam Houston |
5-11 |
180 |
Sr. |
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|
DB |
Harlan Miller |
Southeastern La. |
6-1 |
180 |
Sr. |
|
DB |
Denzel Thompson |
Southeastern La. |
6-3 |
200 |
Sr. |
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DB |
Brent Spikes |
McNeese State |
6-1 |
196 |
Sr. |
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DB |
Adam Jones |
Northwestern St |
6-2 |
196 |
Jr. |
|
P |
Sam Houston |
6-5 |
214 |
Sr. |
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KR |
Jatavious Wilson |
Central Arkansas |
5-9 |
171 |
Jr. |
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PR |
Ed Eagan |
Northwestern St |
5-10 |
181 |
Sr. |
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Second-Team Offense |
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Pos. |
Name |
University |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
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QB |
Zach Conque |
Stephen F. Austin |
6-6 |
237 |
Jr. |
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RB |
Sam Houston |
6-2 |
212 |
Jr. |
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|
RB |
Kade Harrington |
Lamar |
5-9 |
190 |
Jr. |
|
TE/HB |
Jamie Walker |
Abilene Christian |
6-3 |
240 |
Sr. |
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WR |
Desmond Smith |
Central Arkansas |
6-1 |
201 |
Jr. |
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WR |
Sam Houston |
6-2 |
220 |
Sr. |
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WR |
Sam Houston |
5-8 |
187 |
So. |
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|
OL |
Sam Houston |
6-3 |
277 |
Jr. |
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|
OL |
Riley Mayfield |
Abilene Christian |
6-7 |
315 |
So. |
|
OL |
Justin Brock |
Lamar |
6-5 |
310 |
Sr. |
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OL |
Kyle Stouffer |
Central Arkansas |
6-7 |
316 |
Sr. |
|
OL |
Anthony Pullins |
Stephen F. Austin |
6-3 |
296 |
Jr. |
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AP |
Xavier Roberson |
Southeastern La. |
5-9 |
180 |
Sr. |
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PK |
Nik Grau |
Abilene Christian |
6-1 |
210 |
Jr. |
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Second-Team Defense |
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Pos. |
Name |
University |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
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DL |
Omar Tebo |
Lamar |
6-0 |
330 |
Jr. |
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DL |
Sam Houston |
6-1 |
230 |
Jr. |
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|
DL |
A.J. Bowen |
Southeastern La. |
6-2 |
320 |
Sr. |
|
DL |
Lance Skyler |
Stephen F. Austin |
6-2 |
285 |
Sr. |
|
LB |
Sam Denmark |
Abilene Christian |
6-1 |
225 |
So. |
|
LB |
Ricky Wyatt |
Central Arkansas |
5-11 |
222 |
Sr. |
|
LB |
Herbert Harris |
Southeastern La. |
6-1 |
225 |
Sr. |
|
DB |
Xavier Bethany |
Lamar |
6-1 |
195 |
Jr. |
|
DB |
Jordan Batiste |
Southeastern La. |
5-10 |
185 |
Sr. |
|
DB |
Micah Eugene |
Southeastern La. |
5-10 |
188 |
Sr. |
|
DB |
Sam Houston |
5-11 |
185 |
Sr. |
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|
DB |
Dillion Winfrey |
Central Arkansas |
5-8 |
174 |
Sr. |
|
P |
Christian Guzman |
Houston Baptist |
5-9 |
160 |
So. |
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KR |
Xavier Roberson |
Southeastern La. |
5-9 |
180 |
Sr. |
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PR |
Jonathan Epps |
Abilene Christian |
5-10 |
165 |
Sr. |
