Saturday, July 19, 2014

Quinn, Mosley lead six SU Jaguars on All-SWAC team

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Southern University landed six athletes on the 2014 Preseason ALL-SWAC teams and was selected to finish first in the west division, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced during the 2014 SWAC Football Media Day Friday.

OL Anthony Mosley, who earned ALL-SWAC second team honor last season, and WR Willie Quinn received first team honors, while OL Zach Brown, RB Lenard Tillery, DE Arthur Miley and LB Daniel Brown landed on the second team.

Quinn also earned a spot on the Preseason All-SWAC second team as a return specialist, matching the honor achieved by former CB/KR Virgil Williams in 2013.

Ballots were completed by the league’s head coaches, sports information directors, and selected national media members.

Twenty-five players were named to this year’s preseason teams as a result of receiving 2013 All SWAC honors.  In the event that a player was named to the first team during the post season, and does not return, the second team player for that position was elevated to the first team.  Players were ranked in their position based on the number of votes received.

For the second consecutive year, Arkansas-Pine Bluff QB Ben Anderson was tabbed as the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Alabama State LB Kourtney Berry was named the SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

Mosley and Quinn are joined on the preseason first-team offense with running backs Courtney Brown (Prairie View) and Malcolm Cyrus (Alabama State), wide receiver Montarious Smith (Alabama A&M) , tight end Jordan Payne (Alcorn State), along with offensive linemen Isaac Sampson (Alcorn State), Dillon Bonnet (Prairie View), Johnathan Smith (Jackson State) and Jonathan Scott (Alcorn State).

Others to join Berry include: defensive linemen Derrick Billups (Alabama State), Amir Bloom (Texas Southern), Javancy Jones (Jackson State), and Deion Roberson (Alcorn State), linebackers Jerome Howard (Prairie View), Antonio Jenkins Arkansas Pine Bluff) with defensive backs Avery Boykin (Mississippi Valley State), C.J. Morgan (Alcorn State), Devon Francois (Alcorn State) and Deandre Rashada (Alabama State) rounding out the voting.

For the special teams, kicker Haiden McCraney (Alcorn State), punter Kory Carter (Texas Southern), and return specialist Julian Stafford (Alabama State) were all tabbed as first team selections.

For the predicted order of finish in both divisions, the defending champion Southern Jaguars totaled 95 votes including eight first place votes to become the preseason favorite out of the West Division. Prairie View A&M followed with 88 points, Arkansas-Pine Bluff gathered 66 points, with Texas Southern (50) and Grambling State (31) closing the division’s preseason ranking.



In the East Division, Alabama State totaled 93 points with 10 first-place votes. Alcorn State received 91 points followed by Jackson State (72), Mississippi Valley State (40) and Alabama A&M (34).

2014 Preseason All-SWAC - First Team

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB
Jerry Lovelocke 
Prairie View
RB
Courtney Brown
Prairie View
RB
Malcolm Cyrus
Alabama State
OL
Isaac Sampson
Alcorn State
OL
Dillon Bonnet
Prairie View A&M
OL
Johnathan Smith
Jackson State
OL
Jonathan Scott
Alcorn State
OL
Anthony Mosley
Southern
WR
Montarious Smith
Alabama A&M
WR
Willie Quinn
Southern
TE
Jordan Payne
Alcorn State

DEFENSE
DL
 Derrick Billups
Alabama State
DL
 Amir Bloom
Texas Southern
DL
 Javancy Jones
Jackson State
DL
Deion Roberson
Alcorn State
LB
 Kourtney Berry
Alabama State
LB
Jerome Howard
Prairie View
LB
Antonio Jenkins
Arkansas Pine Bluff
DB
 Avery Boykin
Mississippi Valley State
DB
 C.J. Morgan
Alcorn State
DB
 Devon Francois
Alcorn State
DB
 Deandre Rashada
 Alabama State

SPECIAL TEAMS
K
Haiden McCraney
Alcorn State
P
Cory Carter
Texas Southern
RS
Julian Stafford
Mississippi Valley State

2014 Preseason All-SWAC - Second Team

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB
Benjamin Anderson
Arkansas Pine Bluff
RB
Rakeem Sims
Jackson State
RB
Lenard Tillery
Southern
OL
Robert Roquemore
Alabama State
OL
Detonio Dade
Alcorn State
OL
Tovar Allen
Alabama State
OL
Zach Brown
Southern
OL
Tre Glover
Prairie View
WR
Julian Stafford
Mississippi Valley State
WR
Tobias Singleton
Jackson State
TE
Natron Brooks
Mississippi Valley State

DEFENSE
 DL
 Tedderick Terrell
Jackson State
 DL
Arthur Miley
Southern
 DL
Edward Mosley
Alabama State
 DL
Justin Mitchell
Alabama State
 LB
Ariane McCree
Jackson State
 LB
Daniel Brown
Southern
 LB
William Thomas
Alcorn State
 DB
Quinton Cantue
Alcorn State
 DB
Antonio Sutton
Jackson State
 DB
Anthony Williams Jr.
Alcorn State
 DB
Tray Walker
Texas Southern

SPECIAL TEAMS
K
Ryan Deising
Jackson State
P
Darcy Williamson
Jackson State
RS
Willie Quinn
Southern

Predicted Order of Finish

East

School
Points
Alabama State
93
Alcorn State
91
Jackson State
72
Mississippi Valley
40
Alabama A&M
34

West

School
Points
Southern
95
Prairie View A&M
88
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
66
Texas Southern
50
Grambling
31

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