Preview 2020: Previewing and looking ahead to the MAC season with the College Football News All-MAC Team & Top 30 players.
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2020 Preseason CFN MAC Offensive Player of the Year
RB Jaret Patterson, Jr. Buffalo
It’s not just Patterson.
Give junior Kevin Marks a little credit – a lot of credit, actually – for being more than just a No. 2 guy in the Buffalo offense with close to 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns over the last two seasons. Great in the rotation, he’s able to keep Patterson fresh.
The MAC is loaded with terrific backs this year, but the 5-9, 195-pound Patterson is the star of the bunch coming off a 1,799-yard, 19-touchdown season. He’ll catch a little bit, but one of the toughest pound-for-pound runners in college football – he carried the ball 181 times over the final six games with 15 touchdowns – is there to take over the offense and make it his.
2020 MAC Team Previews
East Akron | Bowling Green | Buffalo
Kent State | Miami Univ. | Ohio
West Ball State | Central Mich | Eastern Mich
Northern Illinois | Toledo | Western Michigan
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2020 Preseason CFN MAC Defensive Player of the Year
LB Treshaun Hayward, Sr. Western Michigan
The guy found his stride after being an okay backup in his first two seasons.
The 6-1, 225-pounder turned into the best player on a solid Western Michigan defense, coming u with 142 tackles with 4.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss as he seemed to get in on every play.
Consistently great, he came up with ten tackles or more in nine games including an 18-stop performance against Eastern Michigan, and he turned into a rock in the open field.
Watch out for teammate Ali Fayad to be in the mix for the MAC Defensive Player of the Year with his pass rushing ability, but Hayward should be in for a special season again.
NEXT: CFN 2020 Preseason All-MAC Team
College Football News 2020 Preseason All-MAC Team: Offense
QB – Dustin Crum, Sr. Kent State
RB – Bryant Koback, Jr. Toledo
RB – Jaret Patterson, Jr. Buffalo
WR – Isaiah McKoy, Jr. Kent State
WR – Kalil Pimpleton, Jr. Central Michigan
TE – Quintin Morris, Sr. Bowling Green
OT – Tommy Doyle, Sr. Miami University
OG – Curtis Blackwell, Sr. Ball State
C – Danny Godlevske, Sr. Miami University
OG – Mike Caliendo, Sr. Western Michigan
OT – Jaylon Moore, Sr. Western Michigan
College Football News 2020 Preseason All-MAC Team: Defense
DE – Ali Fayad, Sr. Western Michigan
DT – Weston Kramer, Sr. Northern Illinois
DT – Robi Stuart, Sr. Central Michigan
DE – Malcolm Koonce, Sr. Buffalo
LB – Christian Albright, Sr. Ball State
LB – Troy Brown, Jr. Central Michigan
LB – Treshaun Hayward, Sr. Western Michigan
CB – Antonio Phillips, Sr. Ball State
S – KJ Sherald, Sr. Kent State
S – Sterling Weatherford, Jr. Miami University
CB – Amechi Uzodinma, Jr. Ball State
College Football News 2020 Preseason All-MAC Team: Special Teams
PK – Matthew Trickett, Jr. Kent State
P – Matt Ference, Sr. Northern Illinois
KR – Kobe Lewis, Jr. Central Michigan
PR – Kalil Pimpleton, Jr. Central Michigan
NEXT: CFN 2020 Preseason Top 30 MAC Players
College Football News 2020 Preseason Top 30 MAC Players
30. LB James Patterson, Jr. Buffalo
29. CB Sam Womack, Sr. Toledo
28. OT Kayode Awosika, Sr. Buffalo
27. LB Kyle Pugh, Sr. Northern Illinois
26. LB Kholbe Coleman, Sr. Bowling Green
25. DE Turan Rush, Sr. Eastern Michigan
24. DT Robi Stuart, Sr. Central Michigan
23. C Danny Godlevske, Sr. Miami University
22. WR Skyy Moore, Soph. Western Michigan
21. DE Kameron Butler, Jr. Miami University
20. DE Taylor Riggins, Jr. Buffalo
19. CB Amechi Uzodinma, Jr. Ball State
18. LB Manny Lawrence-Burke, Sr. Kent State
17. CB Antonio Phillips, Sr. Ball State
16. WR Isiah Cox, Jr. Ohio
15. RB O’Shaan Allison, Soph. Ohio
14. LB Troy Brown, Jr. Central Michigan
13. OT Tommy Doyle, Sr. Miami University
12. RB Kevin Marks, Jr. Buffalo
11. WR Isaiah McKoy, Jr. Kent State
10. LB Christian Albright, Sr. Ball State
9. QB Drew Plitt, Sr. Ball State
8. WR Kalil Pimpleton, Jr. Central Michigan
7. QB Dustin Crum, Sr. Kent State
6. RB Caleb Huntley, Sr. Ball State
5. RB Bryant Koback, Jr. Toledo
4. DE Ali Fayad, Sr. Western Michigan
3. DE Malcolm Koonce, Sr. Buffalo
2. LB Treshaun Hayward, Sr. Western Michigan
1. RB Jaret Patterson, Jr. Buffalo
2020 MAC Team Previews
East Akron | Bowling Green | Buffalo
Kent State | Miami Univ. | Ohio
West Ball State | Central Mich | Eastern Mich
Northern Illinois | Toledo | Western Michigan
