SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Appalachian State University football led all teams with 10 players that earned recognition on the preseason all-Southern Conference teams that were announced during the league's Media Day on Thursday.
The Mountaineers' league-high 10 preseason all-SoCon selections include three first-team honorees: junior quarterback
Jamal Jackson, senior linebacker
Jeremy Kimbrough and defensive back
Demetrius McCray.
Appalachian's second-team honorees include sophomore offensive lineman
Kendall Lamm, junior wide receivers
Andrew Peacock and
Tony Washington, sophomore defensive lineman
Ronald Blair, senior linebacker
Brandon Grier, senior defensive back
Troy Sanders and senior punter
Sam Martin.
The preseason all-SoCon teams are selected by the league's coaches, with coaches prohibited from voting for their own team's players.
In the SoCon's preseason polls, the conference's coaches picked the Mountaineers to finish second behind Georgia Southern while the league's media voted Appalachian third behind GSU and Wofford. The Apps received two of the nine first-place votes in the coaches' poll to finish just six points behind Georgia Southern, who snapped Appalachian's record-tying string of six-straight SoCon championships last season, and a comfortable nine points ahead of Wofford. The Mountaineers received one first-place nod in the media poll to place just two points behind Wofford.
| 2012 Preseason Southern Conference Polls |
| Coaches Poll |
|
Media Poll |
| |
School (First-place votes) |
Points |
|
|
School (First-place votes)
|
Points |
| 1. |
Georgia Southern (7) |
63 |
|
1. |
Georgia Southern (25) |
266 |
| 2. |
Appalachian State (2) |
57 |
|
2. |
Wofford (4) |
225 |
| 3. |
Wofford |
48 |
|
3. |
Appalachian State (1) |
223 |
| 4. |
Chattanooga |
44 |
|
4. |
Chattanooga |
163 |
| 5. |
Furman |
36 |
|
5. |
Furman |
152 |
| 6. |
Samford |
27 |
|
6. |
Samford |
105 |
| 7. |
Elon |
24 |
|
7. |
Elon |
104 |
| 8. |
The Citadel |
17 |
|
8. |
The Citadel |
79 |
| 9. |
Western Carolina |
8 |
|
9. |
Western Carolina |
36 |
2012 Southern Conference Preseason All-Conference Teams
|
| First-Team Offense |
| QB |
Jamal Jackson |
Appalachian State |
| RB |
Jerodis Williams |
Furman |
| RB |
Eric Breitenstein |
Wofford |
| OL |
Mike Sellers |
The Citadel |
| OL |
Dakota Dozier |
Furman |
| OL |
Dorian Byrd |
Georgia Southern |
| OL |
Ryan Dudchock |
Samford |
| OL |
Jake Miles |
Wofford |
| TE |
Colin Anderson |
Furman |
| WR |
Aaron Mellette |
Elon |
| WR |
Kelsey Pope |
Samford |
| First-Team Defense |
| DL |
Chris Billingslea |
The Citadel |
| DL |
Josh Lynn |
Furman |
| DL |
Brent Russell |
Georgia Southern |
| DL |
Josh Williams |
Chattanooga |
| LB |
Jeremy Kimbrough |
Appalachian State |
| LB |
Wes Dothard |
Chattanooga |
| LB |
Alvin Scioneaux |
Wofford |
| DB |
Demetrius McCray |
Appalachian State |
| DB |
Greg Worthy |
Furman |
| DB |
Deion Stanley |
Georgia Southern |
| DB |
D.J. Key |
Chattanooga |
| First-Team Specialists |
| PK |
Cameron Yaw |
Samford |
| P |
Cass Couey |
The Citadel |
| RS |
Fabian Truss |
Samford |
| Second-Team Offense |
| QB |
Thomas Wilson |
Elon |
| RB |
Darien Robinson |
The Citadel |
| RB |
Fabien Truss |
Samford |
| OL |
Kendall Lamm |
Appalachian State |
| OL |
Blake Debartola |
Georgia Southern |
| OL |
Charlie Sanford |
Samford |
| OL |
Adam Miller |
Chattanooga |
| OL |
Jared Singleton |
Wofford |
| OL |
Calvin Cantrell |
Wofford |
| TE |
Faysal Shafaat |
Chattanooga |
| WR |
Andrew Peacock |
Appalachian State |
| WR |
Tony Washington |
Appalachian State |
| Second-Team Defense |
| DL |
Ronald Blair |
Appalachian State |
| DL |
Derek Douglas |
The Citadel |
| DL |
Tony Thompson |
Elon |
| DL |
Nick Williams |
Samford |
| DL |
Davis Tull |
Chattanooga |
| LB |
Brandon Grier |
Appalachian State |
| LB |
Mitch McGrath |
Furman |
| LB |
Darius Eubanks |
Georgia Southern |
| LB |
Rock Williams |
Western Carolina |
| DB |
Troy Sanders |
Appalachian State |
| DB |
Alvin Hines II |
Samford |
| DB |
Kadeem Wise |
Chattanooga |
| DB |
Nathan Wade |
Furman |
| Second-Team Specialists |
| PK |
Nick Pollard |
Chattanooga |
| P |
Sam Martin |
Appalachian State |
| RS |
Darreion Robinson |
Georgia Southern |
