CollegeFootballNews.com Preview 2017: All-Sun Belt Team & Top 30 Players
Who are the best and brightest stars of the Sun Belt going into the 2017 season? Welcome to the CFN All-Sun Belt Team & Top 30 Players.
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Appalachian State | Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern
Georgia State | Idaho | Louisiana
New Mexico State | South Alabama
Texas State | Troy | ULM
2017 All-Sun Belt Team & Top 30 Players
2017 CFN Preseason Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year
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RB Larry Rose III, Sr. New Mexico State
It’s going to be a tough, tough year to be a standout running back in the Sun Belt. Troy’s all-around scoring machine Jordan Chunn, Appalachian State’s Jalin Moore, South Alabama’s Xavier Johnson, and the stars of the Georgia Southern rushing attack will all put up huge numbers. But Rose should bounce back from a tough year and shine above them all.
Banged up, he still finished with 865 yards last season. However, when he’s right – like he appears to be this year – he’s unstoppable, ripping off 1,651 yards and 14 scores in 2015, and 1,102 yards and nine scores as a freshman. He can catch, too.
2017 CFN Preseason Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year
DE Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Sr. Arkansas State
While the 6-2, 244-pounder might not exactly be built like your normal pass rushing defensive end, he’s a terror who’s been getting it done for the last few years, coming up with 13 sacks last season with 57 tackles and 21 tackles for loss after cranking up 16 sacks in his previous two seasons.
The lone returning starter to a good defensive front, Rolland-Jones get some help from Dee Liner on the inside, but he’ll have to get used to being keyed on even more than normal. He’ll still produce.
2017 CFN All-Sun Belt Offense
QB – Brandon Silvers, Sr. Troy
RB – Jalin Moore, Jr. Appalachian St
RB – Larry Rose III, Sr. NMSU
WR – Penny Hart, Soph. Georgia State
WR – Emanuel Thompson, Sr. Troy
TE – Blake Mack, Sr. Arkansas State
OL – Aaron Brewer, Soph. Texas State
OL – Jeremiah Culbreth, Jr. Ga Southern
OL- Colby Gossett, Sr. Appalachian St
OL – Ryan Northrup, Jr. Georgia Southern
OL – Jordan Rose, Sr. Idaho
2017 CFN All-Sun Belt Defense
DE – Joe Dillon, Soph. Louisiana
DT – Taboris Lee, Sr. Louisiana
DT – Dee Liner, Sr. Arkansas State
DE – Ja’Von Rolland‐Jones, Sr. Ark St
LB – Eric Boggs, Sr. Appalachian State
LB – Bryan London, Soph. Texas State
LB – Kyle Wilson, Sr. Arkansas State
CB – Blace Brown, Sr. Troy
S – Justin Clifton, Jr. Arkansas State
S – Jeremy Reaves, Sr. South Alabama
CB – Clifton Duck, Soph. Appalachian St
2017 CFN All-Sun Belt Special Teams
PK – Stevie Artigue, Jr. Louisiana
P – Steven Coutts, Jr. Louisiana
KR – Jabir Daughtry-Frye, Soph. Troy
PR – Brandon McDowell, Sr. Texas State
2017 CFN All-Sun Belt Top 30 Players
1. DE Ja’Von Rolland‐Jones, Sr. Ark St
2. RB Larry Rose III, Sr. NMSU
3. QB Brandon Silvers, Sr. Troy
4. RB Jalin Moore, Jr. Appalachian St
5. RB Jordan Chunn, Sr. Troy
6. LB Bryan London, Soph. Texas State
7. S Jeremy Reaves, Sr. South Alabama
8. CB Clifton Duck, Soph. Appalachian St
9. S Justin Clifton, Jr. Arkansas State
10. DE Joe Dillon, Soph. Louisiana
11. QB Matt Linehan, Sr. Idaho
12. WR Emanuel Thompson, Sr. Troy
13. LB Eric Boggs, Sr. Appalachian State
14. LB Kyle Wilson, Sr. Arkansas State
15. DE Aikeem Coleman, Sr. Idaho
16. OG Colby Gossett, Sr. Appalachian St
17. RB Xavier Johnson, Sr. South Alabama
18. S Jaden Wright, Sr. New Mexico State
19. LB Michael Shaw, Jr. Georgia State
20. RB Wesley Fields, Jr. Georgia Southern
21. DE Antonius Sims, Sr. Appalachian St
22. WR Penny Hart, Soph. Georgia State
23. S Joshua Moon, Jr. Georgia Southern
24. WR Deondre Douglas, Jr. Troy
25. QB Taylor Lamb, Jr. Appalachian State
26. RB L.A. Ramsby, Sr. Georgia Southern
27. QB Damian Williams, Sr. Texas State
28. DT Dee Liner, Sr. Arkansas State
29. QB Garrett Smith, Jr. ULM
30. TE Blake Mack, Sr. Arkansas State
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Appalachian State | Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern
Georgia State | Idaho | Louisiana
New Mexico State | South Alabama
Texas State | Troy | ULM
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