MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama placed a league-high 17 players on the 2023 Athlon Sports All-Sun Belt Team announced this week. The Jags led all teams with the selections followed by James Madison (12), Troy (11), Coastal Carolina (10), Marshall (nine), and Georgia State (nine).  

South Alabama placed three on the First Team led by returning all-conference performer at running back La'Damian Webb who finished the season with 1,090 yards on 209 carries despite missing parts of two games, He scored 13 touchdowns on the ground and added another two receiving touchdowns. He earned honorable mention CFN All-American honors last season after a year in which he set the single season mark for rushing topping the mark set by Tra Minters in the 2019 season.

He is joined on the first team by a pair of defensive players including Yam Banks, a returning all-conference and All-American selection. He finished the season with a team-high six interceptions including one in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Banks finished with 50 total tackles, including 35 solo stops with six tackles for loss. He also recorded 11 pass breakups. He is joined in the defensive backfield by teammate Keith Gallmon, Jr. who missed last season due to injury but posted 59 tackles during the 2021 season with 2.5 tackles for loss. He also recorded an interception and a fumble recovery.

Caullin Lacy earned a pair of selections including first team punt returner and third team receiver. He recorded 21 returns for 189 yards, averaging 9.00 yards per return and scored a touchdown. As a receiver, he finished with a team-high 65 receptions for 816 yards, with six touchdowns.

They were joined on the second team by six different players including quarterback Carter Bradley who rewrote the single season record book finishing with 2,963 yards passing and 25 touchdowns. He also completed 240 passes and was ranked in the top 50 nationally in 11 different categories. Bradley passed for 300-plus yards two times including 354 against Central Michigan and 420 against ULM with three touchdowns. He was joined by receiver Devin Voisin who finished with 64 receptions – the second-highest total on the team last season. He recorded 816 receiving yards and hauled in six touchdown receptions.

The two were joined by a pair of defensive players in defensive lineman Wy'Kevious Thomas who finished with 32 tackles while being double teamed most of the year from his nose position, forcing three sacks and recording five tackles for loss. He was joined on the defensive side of the ball by Trey Kiser, a returning honorable mention All-American, who finished with 76 total tackles including 56 solo stops. He also recorded 11 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks.

They were joined on the second team by a pair of specialists in kicker Diego Guajardo and punter Jack Brooks. Guajardo, a Lou Groza semifinalist, was perfect on the year through nine games in field goals ranked nationally in four categories. Meanwhile, Brooks was named to the Ray Guy Watch List and averaged 43.07 yards per punt on the season and forced 14 fair catches.

Lacy was joined on the third team by a trio of defensive players in Jamie Sheriff, linebacker James Miller, and defensive back Jaden Voisin. Sheriff finished the year with 43 total tackles including 19 solo stops. He also recorded 7.5 tackles for loss and six sacks. Meanwhile, Miller finished with 68 total tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Voisin led the team in tackles with 80 including 44 solo stops with a pair of interceptions and six tackles for loss.

Braylon McReynolds also was named third team as a return specialist after averaging 23.06 yards per return on 16 kickoffs.

The Jags placed a pair of offensive linemen on the fourth team including Reggie Smith and Josh McCulloch. Both were instrumental in helping anchor an offensive line that produced the second 1,000-yard rusher in school history and a near 3,000-yard passer. They helped the Jags average 423.8 yards per game of total offense per game and gave up just 1.83 sacks per game on the season.

South Alabama opens the 2023 season on the road at Tulane on September 2 in New Orleans. Season tickets are currently on sale by visiting USAJaguars.com or by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

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