MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama Football saw five of its players make the All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Teams released Monday.
 
Running back Kentrel Bullock and linebacker Blayne Myrick were given first team honors. Myrick was also named the conference's preseasons defensive player of the year. Offensive lineman Jordan Davis, safety Wesley Miller and punter Aleksi Pulkkinen all landed a spot on the league's preseason second team.
 
Bullock rushed for 832 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024 while catching 15 passes for 153 yards and a score. Myrick totaled 101 tackles to go with eight tackles for loss, two sacks a pick-six and a forced fumble. Davis started all 13 games on the offensive line for South and helped the Jags rush for a program-best 2,580 yards and 32 touchdowns. Miller made 59 tackles in 2024 and picked off three passes, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Pulkkinen averaged 40.4 yards per punt a season ago while pinning opponents inside the 20-yard line 16 times.
 
The Jaguars open the season at Hancock Whitney Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30. Kickoff against Morgan State is slated for 6 p.m. CT.
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Offense
QB – Braylon Braxton, Southern Miss (RS Sr., QB – Frisco, Texas)
RB – George Pettaway, James Madison (RS Jr., RB – Suffolk, Va.)
RB – Kentrel Bullock, South Alabama (Sr., RB – Columbia, Miss.)
OL – Nick Del Grande, Coastal Carolina (RS Jr., OL – Lancaster, Pa.)
OL – Caleb Cook, Georgia Southern (RS Sr., OL – Brunswick, Ga.)
OL – Pichon Wimbley, Georgia Southern (Sr., OL – Newnan, Ga.)
OL – Pat McMurtrie, James Madison (Gr., OL – Verona, N.J.)
OL – Zach Barlev, Old Dominion (Sr., OL – Bolingbrook, Ill.)
TE – Toby Payne, Marshall (RS Jr., TE – Poca, W.Va.)
WR – Corey Rucker, Arkansas State (RS Sr., WR – Bentonia, Miss.)
WR – Josh Dallas, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., WR – Sharpsburg, Ga.)
WR – Ted Hurst, Georgia State (Sr., WR – Savannah, Ga.)
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Defense
DL – Bryan Whitehead, Arkansas State (RS Sr., DL – Bartlett, Tenn.)
DL – Latrell Bullard, Georgia Southern (Sr., DL – Smyrna, Ga.)
DL – Jordan Lawson, Louisiana (RS Sr., DL – Brandon, Miss.)
DL – Kevontay Wells, ULM (Sr., DL – Jackson, Miss.)
DL – Brodarius Lewis, Southern Miss (Gr., DL – Prattville, Ala.)
LB – Brendan Harrington, Georgia Southern (7th Yr., LB – Moncure, N.C.)
LB – Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (RS Sr., LB – Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)
LB – Blayne Myrick, South Alabama (RS Jr., LB – Fairhope, Ala.)
DB – Chance Gamble, Georgia Southern (RS Sr., DB – Fitzgerald, Ga.)
DB – Jacob Thomas, James Madison (Sr., DB – Ashburn, Va.)
DB – Tyree Skipper, Louisiana (RS Sr., DB – New Orleans, La.)
DB – Josh Moten, Southern Miss (RS Sr., DB – Waldorf, Md.)
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Special Teams
K – Clune Van Andel, Arkansas State (Jr., K – Grand Rapids, Mich.)
P – Alex Smith, Georgia Southern (Jr., P – Melbourne, Australia)
RS – Ian Foster, Southern Miss (RS So., RS – Brundidge, Ala.)
AP – Ja'Quez Cross, Arkansas State (RS Sr., AP – Hampton, Ark.)
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense
QB – Alonza Barnett III, James Madison (RS Jr., QB – Whitsett, N.C.)
RB – Ja'Quez Cross, Arkansas State (RS Sr., RB – Hampton, Ark.)
RB – Bill Davis, Louisiana (RS So., RB – LaPlace, La.)
OL – Jax Harrington, Louisiana (RS Sr., OL – Erath, La.)
OL – George Jackson, Louisiana (RS Sr., OL – Stone Mountain, Ga.)
OL – Jalen Slappy, Marshall (RS Jr., OL – Columbus, Ohio)
OL – Jordan Davis, South Alabama (RS Sr., OL – Fairburn, Ga.)
OL – Eli Russ, Troy (Sr., OL – Ardmore, Okla.)
TE – Kyirin Heath, Southern Miss (Sr., TE – Mansfield, Texas)
WR – Dalton Stroman, App State (RS Sr., WR – Rockingham, N.C.)
WR – Jameson Tucker, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., WR – Mauldin, S.C.)
WR – Dalen Cobb, Georgia Southern (Sr., WR – Washington, Ga.)
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense
DL – Henry Bryant, Georgia State (RS Sr., DL – Delray Beach, Fla.)
DL – Immanuel Bush, James Madison (RS Sr., DL – Lancaster, S.C.)
DL – Kris Trinidad, Old Dominion (RS Sr., DL – Richmond, Va.)
DL – Luis Medina, Troy (Sr., DL – Summerville, Ga.)
LB – Shane Bruce, Coastal Carolina (Gr., LB – Carrollton, Ga.)
LB – Trent Hendrick, James Madison (Sr., LB – Richmond, Va.)
LB – Cameron Whitfield, Louisiana (RS Sr., LB – Houston, Texas)
LB – Koa Naotala, Old Dominion (RS Jr., LB – Newport News, Va.)
DB – Tracy Hill Jr., Georgia Southern (RS Jr., DB – Athens, Ga.)
DB – DJ Barksdale, James Madison (Jr., DB – Rock Hill, S.C.)
DB – Wesley Miller, South Alabama (RS Jr., DB – Columbia, Miss.)
DB – Devin Lafayette, Troy (Sr., DB – Brunswick, Ga.)
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Special Teams
K – Scott Taylor Renfroe, Troy (Sr., K – Troy, Ala.)
P – Aleksi Pulkkinen, South Alabama (Jr., P – Helsinki, Finland)
RS – Ja'Quez Cross, Arkansas State (RS Sr., RS – Hampton, Ark.)
AP – George Pettaway, James Madison (RS Jr., AP – Suffolk, Va.)

 
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