CUSA announces 2024 player watch list

DALLAS – There is plenty of orange and white on the 2024 Conference USA preseason football watch list, as selected by the league's head coaches.

Five student-athletes from each of the conference's 10 member institutions are recognized as key players to watch ahead of the upcoming season. The Bearkats participate in CUSA Media Day in Dallas on Tuesday as two players and head coaches from each institution will be on hand to answer questions from media outlets and take part in other activities.

OFFENSE
QB Keyone Jenkins, FIU
QB Kaidon Salter, Liberty
QB Jack Turner, LA Tech
RB Quinton Cooley, Liberty
RB Monte Watkins, NM State
RB Jevon Jackson, UTEP
RB Elijah Young, WKU
WR Gabe Benyard, Kennesaw State
WR Omari Kelly, MTSU
WR Kordell David, NM State
WR Noah Smith, Sam Houston
TE Sean Brown, Jax State
OL JD Lee, FIU
OL Clay Webb, Jax State
OL Ethan Newman, Kennesaw State
OL Jordan White, Liberty
OL Bert Hale, LA Tech
OL Ethan Ellis, MTSU
OL Canaan Yarro, NM State
OL Ethan Hagler, Sam Houston
OL Otis Pitts, UTEP
OL Quantavious Leslie, WKU

DEFENSE
DL Jeramy Passmore, FIU
DL Darrell Prater, Jax State
DL Pooda Walker, Kennesaw State
DL CJ Bazile, Liberty
DL Jessie Evans, LA Tech
DL Andy Nwaoko, MTSU
DL Buddha Peleti, NM State
DL Jevon Leon, Sam Houston
DL KD Johnson, UTEP
DL Hosea Wheeler, WKU
LB Reggie Peterson, FIU
LB J-Rock Swain, Jax State
LB Kolbe Fields, LA Tech
LB Kavian Gaither, Sam Houston
DB Sidney Porter, Kennesaw State
DB De'Arre McDonald, MTSU
DB AJ Odums, UTEP
DB Upton Stout, WKU

SPECIAL TEAMS
K Colby Sessums, Sam Houston
K Lucas Carneiro, WKU
P Jack Dawson, Jax State
KR Julian Gray, Liberty
KR Demarcus Griffin-Taylor, LA Tech
PR Dean Patterson, FIU
PR Gabe Benyard, Kennesaw State
PR Jordan Smith, NM State
LS Brody Butler, MTSU
LS Angelo Tejada, UTEP

CUSA announces 2024 player watch list

Players Mentioned

Kavian Gaither

Ethan Hagler

Jevon Leon

Colby Sessums

Noah Smith

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