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Senior left
guard Kadeem
Edwards, junior redshirt cornerback Steven
Godbolt III and junior tight end A.C.
Leonard were all selected to Steele’s FCS Preseason All-American First
Team.
Leonard is
listed as the nation’s top tight end and the No. 11 overall best
player.
“At 6’4, 245
pounds with great speed he is a matchup problem for most and could be the best
tight end in FCS in recent memory,” Josh Buchanan of JBScouting.com
said.
At No. 15 on
the 100 best FCS players list, Godbolt is just four slots behind Leonard, but
draws similar rave reviews.
“The 6’1,
180 pounder reminds many of [former Tennessee State cornerback]
Dominique-Rodgers Cromartie as a shutdown cover corner,” Buchanan said. “His
ability to shut down his side of the field makes him one of the best players in
the country.”
Godbolt was
also selected as the Ohio Valley Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year.
Edwards
cracked the top-50 at No. 41 and Steele ranks him as the best guard and the
third-best offensive lineman in the country.
“TSU has
been known to have very talented offensive lineman and Edwards is no different.
He will be a four-year starter and has already been named All-OVC twice. The
6’4, 320 pounder has a shot at the next level with his ability,” Buchanan
said.
In addition
to that TSU All-American trio, Steele also chose senior defensive end Antonio
Harper for the Preseason All-OVC First Team.
Among those
nominated to the league’s second team were redshirt junior quarterback Michael
German, sophomore running back Telvin
Hooks, senior center Demetrius
Rhaney, junior defensive tackle Samquan
Evans, junior middle linebacker Nick
Thrasher, junior safety Daniel
Fitzpatrick and senior kicker Jamin
Godfrey.
Steele also
lists sophomore Joe
Bowens as the 14th best tight end in FCS, playing as Leonard’s
backup.
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