BOONE, N.C. — App State cornerback
Shaun Jolly added another honor to his growing list of preseason accolades, as he was named a preseason second-team All-American by Sporting News on Thursday.
Of the 50 players that comprised the two teams, Jolly was the only representative of a Group of Five school.
Jolly has also been named to the
Walter Camp Preseason All-America first team and
Street and Smith Preseason All-America second team.
Last season, as a sophomore and first-year starter on the 13-1 Mountaineers' team, Jolly was named a second-team All-American by PFF College, which assigned him an overall performance grade of 91.7 that tied for first place nationally among 496 qualifying FBS cornerbacks.
He intercepted five passes in 2019, tied for the FBS lead with two pick-six touchdowns and added eight PBUs, 45 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss.
When Athlon released its 2020 preseason All-Sun Belt awards earlier this month,
App State led the way with 17 total selections.
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Sporting News 2020 Preseason All-American Team
First-team offense
QB: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
RB: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State
RB: Travis Etienne, Clemson
OL: Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
OL: Penei Sewell, Oregon
OL: Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma
OL: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State
OL: Trey Smith, Tennessee
TE: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State
WR: Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
WR: DeVonta Smith, Alabama
First-team defense
DL: Gregory Rousseau, Miami
DL: Jaylen Twyman, Pitt
DL: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
DL: Marvin Wilson, Florida State
LB: Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State
LB: Micah Parsons, Penn State
LB: Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
DB: Derrek Stingley Jr., LSU
DB: Shaun Wade, Ohio State
DB: Richard LeCounte, Georgia
DB: Andre Cisco, Syracuse
First-team specialists
RET: Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
K: Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
P: Max Duffy, Kentucky
Second-team offense
QB: Justin Fields, Ohio State
RB: Najee Harris, Alabama
RB: Javian Hawkins, Louisville
OL: Walker Little, Stanford
OL: Sam Cosmi, Texas
OL: Trey Hill, Georgia
OL: Cade Mays, Tennessee
OL: Deonte Brown, Alabama
TE: Brevin Jordan, Miami
WR: Rondale Moore, Purdue
WR: Rashod Bateman, Minnesota
Second-team defense
DL: Daelin Hayes, Notre Dame
DL: Quincy Roche, Miami
DL: Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest
DL: Tedarrell Slaton, Florida
LB: Dylan Moses, Alabama
LB: Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
LB: Joe Tryon, Washington
DB: Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
DB:
Shaun Jolly, App State
DB: Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech
DB: Paris Ford, Pitt
Second-team specialists
RET: Damond Philyaw-Johnson, Duke
K: Nick Sciba, Wake Forest
P: Trenton Gill, N.C. State
