MONROE, La. – Adin Huntington was named Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference on the defensive line while center
Zarian McGill, left guard
Elijah Fisher, wide receiver
Tyrone Howell and defensive end
Kenard Snyder were all named Honorable Mention All-SBC as the conference office announced postseason football awards Thursday morning.
Huntington, a junior defensive tackle from Stafford, Virginia, led ULM with 16 tackles for loss (74 yards) and 8.5 sacks (59 yards). He finished fourth on the team with 63 tackles (27 solos, 36 assists) and added two pass break-ups, four quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles. Huntington finished fifth in the Sun Belt Conference in sacks (0.71 per game), sixth in tackles for loss (1.33 per game) and seventh in forced fumbles (0.25 per game). Huntington did most of his work in conference play, posing seven of his 8.5 sacks to finish fourth in the conference (0.88 per game), and he had 14 of his 16 tackles for loss to finish second in the SBC (1.75 per game). All three of his forced fumbles came in conference play to finish tied for fourth in the SBC (0.38 per game). He closed the season with his best performance, posting eight tackles (all solos) with five tackles for loss, one sack, a pass break-up and two forced fumbles at the Ragin' Cajuns.
McGill, a junior from Taylorsville, Mississippi, started all 12 games at center for ULM. He posted a pass block grade of 81.7 for the season according to Pro Football Focus and committed just three penalties on the season.
Fisher, a sophomore from Allen, Texas, started all 12 games at left guard for ULM. He had a pass block grade of 79.6 for the season according to PFF and committed zero penalties on the year.
Snyder, a sophomore from Vero Beach, Florida, was second on ULM with 14.5 tackles for loss (44 yards) and 5.5 sacks (27 yards). He was fifth on the team with 60 tackles (24 solos, 36 assists) while adding two pass break-ups, four quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, three forced fumbles and one blocked kick. Overall on the season, Snyder tied for 18th in the SBC in sacks (0.46 per game). Inside conference play, Snyder was ninth in the SBC with 11 of his 14.5 tackles for loss (1.38 per game) and tied for 12th in the SBC with 4.5 of his 5.5 sacks (0.56 per game).
2023 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
Player of the Year
Jordan McCloud, James Madison (RS Sr., QB – Tampa, Fla.)
Offensive Player of the Year
Kimani Vidal, Troy (Jr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
Defensive Player of the Year
Jalen Green, James Madison (Sr., DL – Baltimore, Md.)
Newcomer of the Year
Joey Aguilar, App State (Jr., QB – Antioch, Calif.)
Freshman of the Year
Jaylen Raynor, Arkansas State (Fr., QB – Kernersville, N.C.)
Coach of the Year
Curt Cignetti, James Madison
All-Sun Belt First Team Offense
QB – Jordan McCloud, James Madison (RS Sr., QB – Tampa, Fla.)
RB – Marcus Carroll, Georgia State (Sr., RB – Union City, Ga.)
RB – Kimani Vidal, Troy (Jr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
OL – Isaiah Helms, App State (Sr., OL – Hudson, N.C.)
OL – Bucky Williams, App State (RS Sr., OL – Ringgold, Ga.)
OL – Jacob Bayer, Arkansas State (Jr., OL – Grandview, Texas)
OL – Khalil Crowder, Georgia Southern (6th Yr., OL – Carrollton, Ga.)
OL – Travis Glover, Georgia State (RS Sr., OL – Vienna, Ga.)
TE – Zach Horton, James Madison (Jr., TE – Roanoke, Va.)
WR – Reggie Brown, James Madison (RS Sr., WR – Lakeland, Fla.)
WR – Elijah Sarratt, James Madison (So., WR – Stafford, Va.)
WR – Caullin Lacy, South Alabama (Jr., WR – Mobile, Ala.)
All-Sun Belt First Team Defense
DL – Jalen Green, James Madison (Sr., DL – Baltimore, Md.)
DL – Jamree Kromah, James Madison (RS Sr., DL – Glenarden, Md.)
DL – Owen Porter, Marshall (RS Sr., DL – Huntington, W.Va.)
DL – Richard Jibunor, Troy (Sr., DL – Delta State, Nigeria)
DL – Javon Solomon, Troy (Jr., DL – Tallahassee, Fla.)
LB – Andrew Parker Jr., App State (RS Sr., LB – New Orleans, La.)
LB – Marques Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., LB – Pittsburgh, Pa.)
LB – Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (Jr., LB – Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)
DB – Tyrek Funderburk, App State (RS Sr., DB – Indian Trail, N.C.)
DB – Micah Abraham, Marshall (RS Sr., DB – Tampa, Fla.)
DB – Jaden Voisin, South Alabama (RS Jr., DB – Crestview, Fla.)
DB – Reddy Steward, Troy (Sr., DB – Decatur, Ala.)
All-Sun Belt First Team Special Teams
K – Mason Shipley, Texas State (RS So., K – Liberty Hill, Texas)
P – William Przystup, Arkansas State (RS Sr., P – Oviedo, Fla.)
RS – Jayden Harrison, Marshall (RS Jr., RS – Antioch, Tenn.)
AP – Ismail Mahdi, Texas State (So., AP – Murphy, Texas)
All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense
QB – Joey Aguilar, App State (Jr., QB – Antioch, Calif.)
RB – Rasheen Ali, Marshall (Jr., RB – Cleveland, Ohio)
RB – Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss (Jr., RB – Miami, Fla.)
OL – Makilan Thomas, Arkansas State (RS So., OL – Little Rock, Ark.)
OL – Rasheed Miller, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., OL – Lake Wales, Fla.)
OL – Tyler Stephens, James Madison (Jr., OL – Virginia Beach, Va.)
OL – Grant Betts, Troy (Sr., OL – Spanish Fort, Ala.)
OL – Daniel King, Troy (Jr., OL – Cairo, Ga.)
TE – Eli Wilson, App State (Jr., TE – Piedmont, S.C.)
WR – Sam Pinckney, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., WR – Greenwood, S.C.)
WR – Khaleb Hood, Georgia Southern (5th Yr., WR – Atlanta, Ga.)
WR – Joey Hobert, Texas State (Jr., WR – San Clemente, Calif.)
All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense
DL – James Carpenter, James Madison (RS Jr., DL – Roanoke, Va.)
DL – Mikail Kamara, James Madison (RS So., DL – Ashburn, Va.)
DL –
Adin Huntington, ULM (Jr., DL – Stafford, Va.)
DL – Ben Bell, Texas State (Jr., DL – Cedar Park, Texas)
DL – T.J. Jackson, Troy (Jr., DL – Milbrook, Ala.)
LB – Nate Johnson, App State (Fr., LB – Gaffney, S.C.)
LB – Quentin Wilfawn, South Alabama (RS Sr., LB – Oxford, Miss.)
LB – Brian Holloway, Texas State (RS Sr., LB – Clear Lake, Texas)
DB – Ethan Johnson, App State (So., DB – Huntersville, N.C.)
DB – Shemar Bartholomew, Georgia Southern (6th Yr., DB – Houston, Texas)
DB – D'Angelo Ponds, James Madison (Fr., DB – West Park, Fla.)
DB – Dell Pettus, Troy (Sr., DB – Harvest, Ala.)
All-Sun Belt Second Team Special Teams
K – Michael Hughes, App State (Jr., K – Charleston, W.Va.)
P – Ryan Hanson, James Madison (RS Jr., P – Elgin, Texas)
RS – Ismail Mahdi, Texas State (So., RS – Murphy, Texas)
AP – Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss (Jr., AP – Miami, Fla.)
All-Sun Belt Third Team Offense
QB – Gunnar Watson, Troy (Sr., QB – Butler, Ga.)
RB – Jalen White, Georgia Southern (Sr., RB – Daleville, Ala.)
RB – La'Damian Webb, South Alabama (Sr., RB – Opelika, Ala.)
OL – Jack Murphy, App State (RS So., OL – Fairfax, Va.)
OL – Will McDonald, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., OL – Matthews, N.C.)
OL – AJ Gillie, UL Lafayette (RS Jr., OL – Natchitoches, La.)
OL – Ethan Driskell, Marshall (RS Sr., OL – Louisville, Ky.)
OL – Brey Walker, Texas State (RS Sr., OL – Moore, Okla.)
TE – Neal Johnson, UL Lafayette (Sr., TE – Mesquite, Texas)
WR – Robert Lewis, Georgia State (RS Jr., WR – Covington, Ga.)
WR – Jabre Barber, Troy (Jr., WR – Dothan, Ala.)
WR – Chris Lewis, Troy (So., WR – Pleasant Grove, Ala.)
All-Sun Belt Third Team Defense
DL – Thurman Geathers, Arkansas State (RS Sr., DL – Acworth, Ga.)
DL – Isaac Walker, Georgia Southern (RS So., DL – Greensboro, N.C.)
DL – Elijah Alston, Marshall (RS Jr., DL – Chesapeake, Va.)
DL – Wy'Kevious Thomas, South Alabama (RS Jr., DL – Riverdale, Ga.)
LB – Jontrey Hunter, Georgia State (RS Sr., LB – Tampa, Fla.)
LB – Aiden Fisher, James Madison (So., LB – Fredericksburg, Va.)
LB – Eli Neal, Marshall (Sr., LB – Memphis, Tenn.)
LB – Wayne Matthews III, Old Dominion (RS So., LB – Largo, Md.)
DB – Clayton Isbell, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., DB – St. Charles, Ill.)
DB – Gavin Pringle, Georgia State (Sr., DB – Baltimore, Md.)
DB – Yam Banks, South Alabama (Jr., DB – Ridgeland, Miss.)
DB – Irshaad Davis, Troy (Sr., DB – Carol City, Fla.)
All-Sun Belt Third Team Special Teams
K – Camden Wise, James Madison (RS Sr., K – Blacksburg, Va.)
P – John McConnell, Marshall (RS So., P – Morgantown, W.Va.)
RS – Ja'Quez Cross, Arkansas State (RS So., RS – Hampton, Ark.)
AP – Caullin Lacy, South Alabama (Jr., AP – Mobile, Ala.)
All-Sun Belt Honorable Mentions
App State
RB – Kanye Roberts (RS Fr., RB – Teachey, N.C.)
WR – Kaedin Robinson (RS Jr., WR – Asheville, N.C.)
DL – Santana Hopper (RS Fr., DL – Shelby, N.C.)
DB – Jordan Favors (RS So., DB – Griffin, Ga.)
Arkansas State
OL – Jalen Cunningham (RS Sr., OL – Odenville, Ala.)
WR – Courtney Jackson (RS Jr., WR – Monroeville, Pa.)
LB – Charles Willekes (RS Jr., LB – Rockford, Mich.)
DB – Samy Johnson (Sr., DB – Little Rock, Ark.)
Coastal Carolina
OL – Nick Del Grande (RS Fr., OL – Lancaster, Pa.)
WR – Jared Brown (RS So., WR – Lilburn, Ga.)
DL – Micheal Mason (Super Sr., DL – Florence, S.C.)
DB – Matthew McDoom (So., DB – Winter Garden, Fla.)
Georgia Southern
QB – Davis Brin (6th Yr., QB – Boerne, Texas)
TE – Jjay Mcafee (6th Yr., TE – Charleston, S.C.)
WR – Derwin Burgess Jr. (Jr., WR – Riverdale, Ga.)
DB – TJ Smith (RS Jr., DB – Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgia State
QB – Darren Grainger (RS Sr., QB – Conway, S.C.)
WR – Tailique Williams (RS Jr., WR – Pine Mountain, Ga.)
LB – Kevin Swint (Sr., LB – Carrollton, Ga.)
DB – Jeremiah Johnson (Sr., DB – Anguilla, Miss.)
James Madison
WR – Phoenix Sproles (RS Sr., WR – New Hope, Minn.)
LB – Jailin Walker (Jr., LB – Richmond, Va.)
DB – Chauncey Logan (So., DB – Salem, Va.)
DB – Francis Meehan (RS Sr., DB – Wilmington, N.C.)
UL Lafayette
OL – Nathan Thomas (RS Jr., OL – New Orleans, La.)
WR – Peter LeBlanc (Sr., WR – New Iberia, La.)
LB – Kendre' Gant (Jr., LB – Port St. Joe, Fla.)
LB – K.C. Ossai (Jr., LB – Conroe, Texas)
ULM
OL –
Elijah Fisher (So., OL – Allen, Texas)
OL –
Zarian McGill (Jr., OL – Taylorsville, Miss.)
WR –
Tyrone Howell (6th Yr., WR – Idabel, Okla.)
DL –
Kenard Snyder (So., DL – Vero Beach, Fla.)
Marshall
OL – Logan Osburn (RS Jr., OL – Ona, W.Va.)
OL – Dalton Tucker (RS Sr., OL – Paris, Ky.)
DL – Sam Burton (RS Sr., DL – Boca Raton, Fla.)
DB – J.J. Roberts (RS Jr., DB – Ona, W.Va.)
Old Dominion
DL – Denzel Lowry (RS So., DL – Virginia Beach, Va.)
DB – Shawn Asbury II (Jr., DB – Stafford, Va.)
DB – LaMareon James (Jr., DB – Norfolk, Va.)
DB – Terry Jones (RS Jr., DB – Baltimore, Md.)
South Alabama
QB – Carter Bradley (Sr., QB – Jacksonville, Fla.)
OL – Reggie Smith (Sr., OL – Pensacola, Fla.)
WR – Jamaal Pritchett (So., WR – Jackson, Ala.)
LB – Trey Kiser (Sr., LB – Sulphur, Okla.)
Southern Miss
WR – Jakarius Caston (Sr., WR – Natchez, Miss.)
DL – Quentin Bivens (Sr., DL – Waynesboro, Miss.)
LB – Swayze Bozeman (RS Sr., LB – Flora, Miss.)
DB – Jay Stanley (Sr., DB – Greenwood, Miss.)
Texas State
QB – TJ Finley (RS So., QB – Ponchatoula, La.)
WR – Ashtyn Hawkins (Jr., WR – DeSoto, Texas)
WR – Kole Wilson (So., WR – Katy, Texas)
DB – Shawn Holton (Sr., DB – Fort Worth, Texas)
Troy
DL – Buddha Jones (Sr., DL – Tallahassee, Fla.)
DB – O'shai Fletcher (Sr., DB – Huntsville, Ala.)
DB – Caleb Ransaw (Jr., DB – Harvest, Ala.)
LS – Quentin Skinner (Sr., LS – Buford, Ga.)
