2012 C-USA Preview - All-Conference USA Team

Preview 2012 - CFN All-Conference USA Team & Top 30 Players

Preview 2012

CFN All-C-USA Team & Top Players
 
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- 2012 UAB Preview | 2012 UCF Preview

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- 2012 SMU Preview | 2012 Tulane Preview 
- 2012 Tulsa Preview | 2012 UTEP Preview

- 2012 C-USA Preview
- 2012 C-USA Unit Rankings
- 2012 C-USA Schedules & Picks 
- 2012 CFN All-C-USA Team & Top 30 Players
- 2012 C-USA East Team By Team Looks & Predicted Finish  
- 2012 C-USA West Team By Team Looks & Predicted Finish  

2012 Preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year

RB Zach Line, Sr. SMU
Zach is back, and all is right with the SMU ground game heading into 2012. After missing the final three games of 2011 to a toe injury, Line is healthy again. The 6-1, 230-pound battering ram has rumbled for more than 2,700 yards on the ground over the past two seasons, while racking up 34 career touchdowns. He has a thick frame, particularly in the lower body, which he uses to shed tacklers en route to yards after contact. Like a smaller, quicker version of former Purdue great Mike Alstott, Line doesn’t make people miss often, but he hits the hole so quickly that he often doesn’t absorb contact until getting to the second level. If he can improve his pass-catching skills, there might be a job for him in the NFL.

2012 Preseason C-USA Defensive Player of the Year
 
DE/LB Jamie Collins, Sr. Southern Miss
The converted linebacker wound up being a perfect fit for the hybrid position, notching 98 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, a 97-yard pick-six and eight pass breakups. At 6-4 and 239 pounds, he has long arms and uncommon speed for a player his size. Collins also has a great work ethic and feel for the game, which has not been lost on the new coaching staff.

First Team Preseason All-CUSA Offense QB - David Piland, Soph. Houston RB - Zach Line, Sr. SMU RB - Charles Sims, Jr. Houston WR - Darius Johnson, Sr. SMU WR - Tracey Lampley, Sr. USM TE - Vance McDonald, Sr. Rice OL - Jacolby Ashworth, Sr. Houston OL - Chris Hubbard, Sr. UAB OL - Will Simmons, Jr. ECU OL – Phil Smith, Sr. UCF OL - Jason Weaver, Sr. USM PK – Ty Long, Soph. UAB KR - Rannell Hall, Soph. UCF First Team Preseason All-CUSA Defense DL/LB - Jamie Collins, Sr. USM DL - Troy Davis, Sr. UCF DL - Victor Gray, Jr. UCF DL - Khyri Thornton, Jr. USM LB - Ja’Gared Davis, Sr. SMU LB - Jonathan Davis, Sr. UCF LB - Jeremy Grove, Soph. ECU DB - D.J. Hayden, Sr. Houston DB - Kemal Ishmael, Sr. UCF DB - Dexter McCoil, Sr. Tulsa DB - Deron Wilson, Jr. USM P - Ian Campbell, Sr. UTEP PR – Tracy Lampley, Sr. USM Second Team Preseason All-CUSA Offense QB - Cody Green, Sr. Tulsa RB - Orleans Darkwa, Jr. Tulane RB - Latavius Murray, Sr. UCF WR - Aaron Dobson, Sr. Marshall WR - Justin Hardy, Soph. ECU TE - Luke Willson, Sr. Rice OL - Jordan Devey, Sr. Memphis OL - Joe Duhon, Sr. USM OL - Trent Dupy, Sr. Tulsa OL - Rowdy Harper, Soph. Houston OL - Jordan Raw, Sr. UCF PK – Chris Boswell, Jr. Rice KR – Andre Booker, Sr. Marshall Second Team Preseason All-CUSA Defense DL - Michael Brooks, Sr. ECU DL - Margus Hunt, Sr. SMU DL - Torlan Pittman, Jr. SMU DL - Jeremiah Taylor, Jr. Marshall LB - Shawn Jackson, Jr. Tulsa LB - Cameron Nwosu, Jr. Rice LB - Phillip Steward, Sr. Houston DB - Jacorius Cotton, Jr. USM DB - Monterius Lovett, Soph. Mar. DB - Damon Magazu, Jr. ECU DB - Ryan Travis, Sr. Tulane P – Tom Hornsey, Jr. Memphis PR - Andre Booker, Sr. Marshall

Top 30 Preseason C-USA Players 1. DE/LB Jamie Collins, Sr. USM 2. RB Zach Line, Sr. SMU 3. RB Charles Sims, Jr. Houston 4. RB Orleans Darkwa, Jr. Tulane 5. LB Ja’Gared Davis, Sr. SMU 6. WR Darius Johnson, Sr. SMU 7. S Dexter McCoil, Sr. Tulsa 8. WR Tracey Lampley, Sr. USM 9. LB Jeremy Grove, Soph. ECU 10. LB Cameron Nwosu, Jr. Rice 11. WR Aaron Dobson, Sr. Marshall 12. WR Justin Hardy, Soph. ECU 13. CB Deron Wilson, Jr. USM 14. P Ian Campbell, Sr. UTEP 15. RB Latavius Murray, Sr. UCF 16. FS Kemal Ishmael, Sr. UCF 17. OT Jason Weaver, Sr. USM 18. WR Mike Edwards, Sr. UTEP 19. LB Jonathan Davis, Sr. UCF 20. LB Phillip Steward, Sr. Houston 21. LB Devin Arrington, Sr. Marshall 22. DE Troy Davis, Sr. UCF 23. CB D.J. Hayden, Sr. Houston 24. DL Victor Gray, Jr. UCF 25. LB Shawn Jackson, Jr. Tulsa 26. S Jacorius Cotton, Jr. USM 27. OL Jacolby Ashworth, Sr. Hous. 28. LB Taylor Reed, Sr. SMU 29. LB Akeem Davis, Sr. Memphis 30. DL Khyri Thornton, Jr. USM

  
East
- 2012 East Carolina Preview | 2012 Marshall Preview
- 2012 Memphis Preview | 2012 Southern Miss Preview 
- 2012 UAB Preview | 2012 UCF Preview

West
- 2012 Houston Preview | 2012 Rice Preview
- 2012 SMU Preview | 2012 Tulane Preview 
- 2012 Tulsa Preview | 2012 UTEP Preview

- 2012 C-USA Preview
- 2012 C-USA Unit Rankings
- 2012 C-USA Schedules & Picks 
- 2012 CFN All-C-USA Team & Top 30 Players
- 2012 C-USA East Team By Team Looks & Predicted Finish  
- 2012 C-USA West Team By Team Looks & Predicted Finish