Preview 2020: Previewing and looking ahead to the Sun Belt season with the College Football News All-Sun Belt Team & Top 30 players.
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2020 Preseason CFN Sun belt Offensive Player of the Year
QB Levi Lewis, Sr. Louisiana
Flip a coin here, and either answer is right between Appalachian State QB Zac Thomas and the left-hander from Louisiana who has figured out how to run the Ragin’ Cajun offense so well.
Lewis is a smallish 5-11 and 190 pounds, and he doesn’t run a ton – 410 yards and four scores in his three seasons – but he’s accurate, he can hit the downfield plays, and he progressed into a terrific passer after taking over the job full-time last season.
Four interceptions – that’s it. He threw 26 touchdown passes, connected on 64% of his throws, and he winged it around the yards for over 3,000 yards. This year, he has the talent around him to do even more.
2020 Sun Belt Team Previews
East Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern | Georgia State | Troy
West Arkansas State | Louisiana
South Alabama | Texas State | ULM
CFN in 60 Video: Coastal Carolina Preview
2020 Preseason CFN Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year
DE Tarron Jackson, Sr. Coastal Carolina
There are few more active defensive linemen in college football.
The Sun Belt has plenty of good quarterbacks coming into the season, but there’s a premium in the conference on a 6-2, 270-pound versatile force up front who’s quick off the ball and can hold up against the run.
He not only finished second on Coastal Carolina last year with 60 tackles, but he came up with a Sun Belt-high ten sacks with 13 tackles for loss to go along with nine quarterback hurries.
That’s what the guy does.
He made 58 tackles with 11 tackles for loss as a sophomore, and he’ll be the league’s most disruptive force up front once again.
NEXT: CFN 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
College Football News 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team: Offense
QB – Levi Lewis, Sr. Louisiana
RB – CJ Marable, Sr. Coastal Carolina
RB – Elijah Mitchell, Sr. Louisiana
WR – Jonathan Adams, Sr. Arkansas State
WR – Kaylon Geiger, Sr. Troy
TE – Josh Pederson, Sr. ULM
OT – Cooper Hodges, Soph. Appalachian State
OG – Shamarius Gilmore, Sr. Georgia State
C – Noah Hannon, Sr. Appalachian State
OG – O’Cyrus Torrence, Soph. Louisiana
OT – Baer Hunter, Sr. Appalachian State
College Football News 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team: Defense
DE – Tarron Jackson, Sr. Coastal Carolina
DT – Will Choloh, Jr. Troy
DT – Zi’Yon Hill, Jr. Louisiana
DE – Demetrius Taylor, Sr. Appalachian State
LB – Rashad Byrd, Sr. Georgia Southern
LB – Carlton Martial, Jr. Troy
LB – Trajan Stephens-McQueen, Sr. Georgia State
CB – Shaun Jolly, Jr. Appalachian State
S – Kenderick Duncan, Jr. Georgia Southern
S – Antonio Fletcher, Jr. Arkansas State
CB – Corey Straughter, Sr. ULM
College Football News 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team: Special Teams
PK – Blake Grupe, Jr. Arkansas State
P – Rhys Byrns, Jr. Louisiana
KR – Reggie Todd, Sr. Troy
PR – Thomas Hennigan, Sr. Appalachian State
NEXT: CFN 2020 Preseason Top 30 Sun Belt Players
College Football News 2020 Preseason Top 30 Sun Belt Players
30. WR Cornelius McCoy, Jr. Georgia State
29. C Noah Hannon, Sr. Appalachian State
28. DE Raymond Johnson, Sr. Georgia Southern
27. S Antonio Fletcher, Jr. Arkansas State
26. DT Zi’Yon Hill, Jr. Louisiana
25. LB Caleb Bonner, Sr. Arkansas State
24. RB Wesley Kennedy, Sr. Georgia Southern
23. LB Nick Mobley, Jr. South Alabama
22. WR Corey Sutton, Sr. Appalachian State
21. LB Joe Dillon, Sr. Louisiana
20. LB Reynard Ellis, Jr. Georgia Southern
19. WR Thomas Hennigan, Sr. Appalachian State
18. S Kenderick Duncan, Jr. Georgia Southern
17. WR Jonathan Adams, Sr. Arkansas State
16. TE Josh Pederson, Sr. ULM
15. RB Trey Ragas, Sr. Louisiana
14. LB Rashad Byrd, Sr. Georgia Southern
13. RB Josh Johnson, Sr. ULM
12. WR Kaylon Geiger, Sr. Troy
11. RB CJ Marable, Sr. Coastal Carolina
10. LB Trajan Stephens-McQueen, Sr. Georgia State
9. CB Corey Straughter, Sr. ULM
8. DE Demetrius Taylor, Sr. Appalachian State
7. QB Layne Hatcher, Soph. Arkansas State
6. RB Elijah Mitchell, Sr. Louisiana
5. CB Shaun Jolly, Jr. Appalachian State
4. LB Carlton Martial, Jr. Troy
3. QB Zac Thomas, Sr. Appalachian State
2. QB Levi Lewis, Sr. Louisiana
1. DE Tarron Jackson, Sr. Coastal Carolina
2020 Sun Belt Team Previews
East Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern | Georgia State | Troy
West Arkansas State | Louisiana
South Alabama | Texas State | ULM
