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Published Jul 22, 2024
SBC pre-season poll and honors kick off media days
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The kickoff for the 2024 season is underway with the Sun Belt Conference hosting its annual media days. On Monday, the league's coaches released their preseason poll with App State and Texas State being picked to represent the east and west divisions respectively.

App State is led by returning newcomer of the year Joey Aguilar who is the 2024 preseason offensive player of the year. Last season Aguilar set new Mountaineer single-season records with 3,757 yards, 33 passing touchdowns, total offense (4,002), passing attempts (460) and completions (293).

Texas State enters the season with the offensive player of the year from 2023 Jordan McCloud who transferred to the Bobcats after winning the award with JMU.

The Bobcats earned 9-of-14 first-place votes, with two-time defending Sun Belt champion Troy receiving two first-place votes and four-time Sun Belt Football Championship Game qualifier Louisiana-Lafayette earning one first-place nod.

2024 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL

East Division1. App State – 96 Points (12) 2. James Madison – 79 Points (2) 3. Coastal Carolina – 67 Points 4. Georgia Southern – 50 Points 5. Marshall – 49 Points 6. Old Dominion – 32 Points 7. Georgia State – 19 Points

West Division1. Texas State – 92 Points (9) 2. Troy – 68 Points (4) 3. Louisiana – 66 Points (1) 4. Arkansas State – 65 Points 5. South Alabama – 54 Points 6. Southern Miss – 31 Points 7. ULM – 16 Points

App State, Arkansas State and Georgia Southern paced all conference programs with nine Preseason All-Sun Belt picks apiece. The Mountaineers, Red Wolves and Eagles were closely followed by Texas State (8), James Madison (5) and Louisiana-Lafayette (5). 12-of-14 Sun Belt programs were represented by at least one student-athlete across the two Preseason All-Sun Belt teams.

2024 Preseason All-SBC 
1st Team Offense1st Team Defense2nd Team Offense2nd Team Defense

QB Joey Aguilar - App St

DL Santana Hopper, App St

QB Jaylen Raynor, AState

DL Will Whitson, CCU

QB Jordan McCloud - TxSt

DL Nate Martey, AState

RB Kanye Roberts, App St

DL Eric O'Neil, JMU

RB Jalen White - GaSo

DL Justin Rhodes, GaSo

RB Ja'Quez Cross, AState

DL Jordan Lawson, ULL

RB Ismail Mahdi - TxSt

DL Isaac Walker, GaSo

OL Chandler Strong,GaSo

DL Denzel Lowry, ODU

OL Jacob Bayer - AState

LB Nate Johnson, App St

OL Pichon Wimbley, GaSo

DL Wy'Kevious Thomas, South Al

OL Makilan Thomas - AState

LB Marques Watson-Trent, GaSo

OL Tyshawn Wyatt, JMU

LB Charles Willekes, AState

OL Cole Potts - JMU

LB Jason Henderson, ODU

OL Logan Osburn, Marshall

LB Kevin Swint, GaSt

OL AJ Gillie - ULL

LB Ben Bell, TxSt

OL Eli Russ, Troy

LB KC Ossai, ULL

OL Daniel King - Troy

DB Jodan Favors, App St

TE Kendall Karr, CCU

DB TJ Smith, GaSo

TE Eli Wilson, App St

DB Ethan Johnson, App St

WR Courtney Jackson, AState

DB Chauncey Logan, JMU

WR Kaedin Robinson - App St

DB Gavin Pringle, GaSt

WR Corey Rucker, AState

DB Tyrone Lewis, Jr. , ULL

WR Derwin Burgess - GaSo

DB Jaden Voisin, South Al

WR Jamaal Pritchett, South Al

DB Kaleb Culp, TxSt

WR Joey Hobert - TxSt

WR Kole Wilson, TxSt

K Mason Shipley, TxSt

K Michael Hughes, App St

P Ryan Hanson, JMU

P Robert Cole, Troy

RS Zylan Perry, ULL

RS DeAndre Buchannon, GaSo

AP Ismail Mahdi, TxSt

AP Ja'Quez Cross, AState

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