Nine NCCU Eagles Earn Preseason All-MEAC Football Honors

Reynolds Tabbed Preseason MEAC Defensive Player of the Year

NORFOLK, Virginia – NORFOLK, Va. – North Carolina Central University senior safety Davanta Reynolds headlines a list of nine NCCU Eagles to be named to the 2018 Preseason All-MEAC Football Teams by being recognized as the Preseason MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced on Friday from its annual football media day and luncheon in Norfolk, Virginia.
 
A native of Tucker, Georgia, Reynolds is coming off a spectacular junior campaign. He was voted First-Team All-MEAC, named Associated Press FCS All-American as a member of the Third Team, and announced to 11th annual BOXTOROW All-America Team, honoring the top 29 players in HBCU football. Reynolds tied for second in the nation (FCS) with a conference-high six interceptions for 141 return yards and a touchdown (31-yard TD), while also returning a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown (featured on ESPN Top-10 Plays). The safety tallied 54 tackles (35 solo), including 2.5 stops for a loss with a sack, along with a forced fumble and a pass break-up.
 
In addition to being named Preseason MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, Reynolds is also a member of the Preseason All-MEAC First Team along with sophomore running back Isaiah Totten, junior offensive lineman Nick Leverett, and junior defensive lineman Kawuan Cox.
 
Three NCCU Eagles on the Preseason All-MEAC Second Team are senior tight end Josh McCoy, sophomore offensive lineman Andrew Dale, and senior defensive lineman Randy Anyanwu.
 
Receiving Preseason All-MEAC Third Team honors are junior wide receiver Xavier McKoy and senior defensive back De'Mario Evans.
 Totten (Apex, N.C.) earned a spot on the All-MEAC Second Team as a redshirt freshman last season. He ranked fifth in MEAC with 65.3 rushing yards per game and third with an average of 5.7 yards per carry, totaling a team-high 718 rushing yards with five touchdowns.
 
Leverett (Concord, N.C.) was a Second Team All-MEAC member after last season. In 738 plays, he graded out at a team-best 90 percent with 52 pancake blocks and allowed just three sacks.
 
Cox (Summerville, S.C.) was voted First Team All-MEAC and announced to the BOXTOROW All-America Team last season after tying for second in the MEAC with a team-high 8.0 sacks for 42 yards lost and three forced fumbles, while also collecting 43 total tackles (27 solo), five quarterback hurries, two pass break-ups and an interception returned six yards for a touchdown.
 
McCoy (Sharon, S.C.) was selected Second Team All-MEAC in 2017 after collecting 11 receptions for 121 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 11.0 yards per catch. His three touchdown grabs were second-most on the squad.
 
Dale (Morehead City, N.C.) allowed just one sack in 614 plays with 37 pancake blocks and a blocking grade of 84 percent as a redshirt freshman in 2017.
 
Anyanwu (Lovejoy, Ga.) recorded 30 tackles, including 5.5 hits for a loss with 2 assisted sacks, along with two pass deflections and a team-high seven quarterback hurries a year ago.
 
McKoy (Charlotte, N.C.) ranked third on the team with 18 receptions for 276 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 15.3 yards per catch.
 
Evans (Columbia, S.C.) finished 2017 with 28 tackles (24 solo), five pass break-ups and an interception for an 18-yard return.
 
For a complete list of the 2018 Preseason All-MEAC Football Teams, visit MEACsports.com.



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