2008 CFN Preseason All-Sun Belt Team

CFN 2008 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team and Top 30 Players

2008 Sun Belt Preview

CFN All-Sun Belt Team

Team Previews & Predictions
Arkansas State | Florida Atlantic | FIU | Middle Tennessee
North Texas | Troy | Louisiana-Lafayette | UL Monroe

- 2008 CFN Sun Belt Preview
- CFN All-Sun Belt Team & Top 30 Players
- Sun Belt Team-by-Team Capsules
- Sun Belt Unit Rankings
- Sun Belt Schedules & Predictions

2008 Preseason All-Sun Belt Offense

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
QB Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic
Smith showed tremendous promise as a freshman, and then took his game to another level as a sophomore becoming the Sun Belt Player of the year completing 59% of his passes for 3,688 yards and 32 touchdowns with just nine interceptions. A steady, confident leader, he has an excellent arm and the 6-5, 215-pound size to be able to see the field and make the big play without much of a problem. Not a runner, he's a pro style passer who came up big in some of the biggest games. He bombed Minnesota for 463 yards and five touchdowns and threw for 336 yards and five scores against Memphis in the New Orleans Bowl. Now he's expected to take yet another step up in his production with all the key parts returning.

Top 30 Sun Belt Players

1. QB Rusty Smith, Jr. Florida Atlantic
2. RB Tyrell Fenroy, Sr. UL Lafayette
3. LB Boris Lee, Jr. Troy
4. RB Reggie Arnold, Jr. Arkansas State
5. DE Kenny Mainor, Sr. Troy
6. LB Frantz Joseph, Sr. Florida Atlantic
7. WR Casey Fitzgerald, Sr. No Texas
8. LB Cardia Jackson, Sr. ULM
9. NT Dion Gales, Sr. Troy
10. CB Corey Small, Sr. Florida Atlantic
11. QB Corey Leonard, Jr. Arkansas St
12. S Greg James, Jr. ULM
13. OT Matt Mandich, Sr. Arkansas St
14. S Josh Thompson, Jr. ULM
15. FS Sherrod Martin, Sr. Troy
16. OT Dion Small, Sr. Troy
17. QB Dwight Dasher, Soph. Mid. Tenn
18. CB Tavious Polo, Soph. Fla Atlantic
19. RB/KR Desmond Gee, Jr. Mid. Tenn
20. LB Antwyne Zanders, Sr. UL Laf.
21. QB Michael Desormeaux, Sr. UL Laf
22. WR Cortez Gent, Jr. Florida Atlantic
23. C Chris Fisher, Jr. UL Lafayette
24. FS Jeremy Kellem, Soph. Mid. Tenn
25. RB Frank Goodin, Soph. ULM
26. TE Zeek Zacharie, Sr. ULM
27. QB Kinsmon Lancaster, Sr. ULM
28. LB Scott Bryant, Jr. FIU
29. WR/KR Brandon Thompkins, Ark St
30. QB Riley Dodge, Fr. North Texas

QB - Rusty Smith, Jr. Florida Atlantic
RB - Reggie Arnold, Jr. Arkansas State
RB - Tyrell Fenroy, Sr. UL Lafayette
WR - Casey Fitzgerald, Sr. North Texas
WR - Cortez Gent, Jr. Florida Atlantic
TE - Zeek Zacharie, Sr. ULM
OL - Kelvin Drake, Jr. North Texas
OL - Chris Fisher, Jr. UL Lafayette
OL - Matt Mandich, Sr. Arkansas State
OL - Aaron Schutz, Sr. ULM
OL - Dion Small, Sr. Troy
PK - Drew Edmiston, Sr. UL Lafayette
KR - DiIvory Edgecomb, Sr., Florida Atlantic

2008 Preseason All-Sun Belt
Defense

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
LB Boris Lee, Troy
The 6-0, 212-pound junior made 82 tackles, two interceptions and a tackle for loss as the man in the middle of the Trojan defense. A great all-around playmaker who's all over the field against both the run and the pass, the first-team All-Sun Belt performer is a disruptive force who does a little of everything for the defense. He's always, always around the ball.

DL - Brian Flagg, Sr. Arkansas State
DL - Dion Gales, Sr. Troy
DL - Jervonte Jackson, Sr. Florida Atlantic
DL - Kenny Mainor, Sr. Troy
LB - Cardia Jackson, Sr. ULM
LB - Frantz Joseph, Sr. Florida Atlantic
LB - Boris Lee, Jr. Troy
DB - Greg James, Jr. ULM
DB - Sherrod Martin, Sr. Troy
DB - Corey Small, Sr. Florida Atlantic
DB - Josh Thompson, Jr. ULM
P - Scott Love, Jr. ULM
PR - Kevin Jones, Sr. Arkansas State

All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense

QB - Corey Leonard, Jr. Arkansas State
RB - Desmond Gee, Jr. Middle Tennessee
RB - Frank Goodin, Soph. ULM
WR - Jason Chery, Sr. UL Lafayette
WR - Darrell McNeal, Jr. ULM
TE - David Johnson, Sr. Arkansas State
OL - Danny Franks, Jr. Troy
OL - Chris Jamison, Sr. Troy
OL - Kyle Pirtle, Jr. UL Lafayette
OL – Wesley Potter, Sr. Troy
OL - Brad Serini, Soph. FIU
PK – Warley Leroy, Sr. Florida Atlantic
KR - Desmond Gee, Jr. Middle Tennessee

All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense

DL - Alex Carrington, Jr. Arkansas State
DL - Alaric Coleman, Jr. ULM
DL - Alex Ford, Jr. ULM
DL - Brandon Lang, Jr. Troy
LB - Scott Bryant, Jr. FIU
LB - Ben Owens, Sr. Arkansas State
LB - Antwyne Zanders, Sr. UL Lafayette
DB - Jeremy Kellem, Soph. Middle Tennessee
DB - Tavious Polo, Soph. Florida Atlantic
DB - Terence Moore, Sr. Troy
DB - Jeremiah Weatherspoon, Sr. FIU
P - Truman Spencer, Sr. North Texas
PR - Desmond Gee, Jr. Middle Tennessee