Preview 2021: Previewing and looking ahead to the Conference USA season with the College Football News Preseason All-Conference USA Team & Top 30 players.
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2021 Conference USA Team Previews
East Charlotte | FAU | FIU | Marshall
MTSU | Old Dominion | WKU
West Louisiana Tech | North Texas | Rice
Southern Miss | UAB | UTEP | UTSA
2021 CFN Preseason All-C-USA Team
2021 CFN C-USA Top 30 Players
2021 Preseason CFN Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year
RB Sincere McCormick, Jr.
He’s only 5-9 and 200 pounds, but he’s tough as nails as a workhorse, he can catch the ball enough to be a factor, and he’s got the burst and quickness to crank up big plays. He was second in the nation in rushing with 1,487 yards and 11 scores, coming up with two or more touchdowns four times. He’s once again going to be the focal point and offensive star of a rising team.
2021 Preseason CFN Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year
S Rashad Wisdom, Jr.
The dangerous all-around defender made a big impact in his first season, but he took things to a whole other level as a sophomore. For the second straight season he came up with a pick six – and made four interceptions in all last year – and was one of the top tacklers in the league averaging close to eight stops per game. A great hitter who makes a whole lot of plays in the open field, he’s going to be even more of an intimidating force.
NEXT: CFN 2021 Preseason All-Conference USA Team
College Football News 2021 Preseason All-Conference USA Team: Offense
QB – Grant Wells, RFr. Marshall
RB – Sincere McCormick, Jr. UTSA
RB – Marcus Williams, Sr. Louisiana Tech
WR – Jacob Cowing, Soph. UTEP
WR – Victor Tucker, Sr. Charlotte
TE – Xavier Gaines, Sr. Marshall
OT – Jacob Brammer, Jr. North Texas
OG – Abraham Delfin, Jr. Louisiana Tech
C – Ahofitu Maka, Sr. UTSA
OG – Colby Ragland, Sr. UAB
OT – Sidney Wells, Sr. UAB
College Football News 2021 Preseason All-Conference USA Team: Defense
DE – Praise Amaewhule, Soph. UTEP
DT – Jamare Edwards, Jr. Marshall
DT – Dion Novel, Sr. North Texas
DE – DeAngelo Malone, Sr. WKU
LB – Tyler Grubbs, Fr. Louisiana Tech
LB – Hayes Maples, Soph. Southern Miss
LB – Noah Wilder, Sr. UAB
CB – Rishard Dames, Jr. FIU
S – Reed Blankenship, Sr. MTSU
S – Rashad Wisdom, Jr. UTSA
CB – Steven Gilmore, Jr. Marshall
College Football News 2021 Preseason All-Conference USA Team: Special Teams
PK – Braden Narveson, Soph. WKU
P – Lucas Dean, Jr. UTSA
KR – Lexington Joseph, Soph. FIU
PR – Smoke Harris, Soph. Louisiana Tech
NEXT: CFN 2021 Preseason Top 30 Conference USA Players
College Football News 2021 Preseason Top 30 Conference USA Players
30. LB Jordan Young, Jr. Old Dominion
29. OT Spencer Burford, Sr. UTSA
28. RB Frank Gore, RFr. Southern Miss
27. OT Jacob Brammer, Jr. North Texas
26. TE Xavier Gaines, Sr. Marshall
25. DE Jaylen Joyner, Soph. Florida Atlantic
24. LB Trevor Harmanson, Sr. UTSA
23. WR Bradley Rozner, Jr. Rice
22. S Richard Dames, Sr. FIU
21. QB Bailey Zappe, Sr. WKU
20. LB Trey Baldwin, Sr. Louisiana Tech
19. DT Dion Novel, Sr. North Texas
18. LB Noah Wilder, Sr. UAB
17. CB TD Marshall, Sr. North Texas
16. WR Jacob Cowing, Soph. UTEP
15. CB Rishard Dames, Jr. FIU
14. WR Victor Tucker, Sr. Charlotte
13. LB Hayes Maples, Soph. Southern Miss
12. DE Praise Amaewhule, Soph. UTEP
11. RB Marcus Williams, Sr. Louisiana Tech
10. S Greg Grate, Jr. Middle Tennessee
9. OT Sidney Wells, Sr. UAB
8. QB Grant Wells, RFr. Marshall
6. CB Steven Gilmore, Jr. Marshall
7. LB Tyler Grubbs, Fr. Louisiana Tech
5. S Bee Jay Williamson, Soph. Louisiana Tech
4. S Reed Blankenship, Sr. MTSU
3. DE DeAngelo Malone, Sr. WKU
2. S Rashad Wisdom, Jr. UTSA
1. RB Sincere McCormick, Jr. UTSA
2021 Conference USA Team Previews
East Charlotte | FAU | FIU | Marshall
MTSU | Old Dominion | WKU
West Louisiana Tech | North Texas | Rice
Southern Miss | UAB | UTEP | UTSA
