• Appalachian State leads the way with five players on the All-Sun Belt first team.
• The All-Sun Belt quarterbacks are Coastal Carolina's Grayson McCall (first team), Appalachian State's Chase Brice (second team), Georgia State's Darren Grainger (third team) and Texas State's Layne Hatcher (HM).
• Check out PFF's 2023 NFL Draft Big Board to see which Sun Belt stars are among the top preseason draft prospects.
Ahead of the 2022 college football season, PFF presents its preseason All-Sun Belt Team.
Below are the first, second and third teams in addition to an honorable mention team. For in-depth analysis of these college football talents — and their respective programs — take a look at the 2022 PFF College Football Preview Guide.
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FIRST-TEAM
QB: Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina
RB: Rasheen Ali, Marshall
RB: Camerun Peoples, App State
WR: Te’Vailance Hunt, Ark State
WR: Jason Brownlee, Southern Miss
WR: Marcell Barbee, Texas State
TE: Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion
OT: Dalton Cooper, Texas State
OT: Cooper Hodges, App State
G: Kyle Hergel, Texas State
G: A.J. Gillie, Louisiana
C: Jake Andrews, Troy
DI: Thomas Gore, Georgia State
DI: Zi’Yon Hill-Green, Louisiana
Edge: Josaiah Stewart, Coastal Carolina
Edge: Nick Hampton, App State
LB: Carlton Martial, Troy
LB: Eli Neal, Marshall
CB: Darrell Luter Jr., South Alabama
CB: Steven Jones Jr., App State
S: Antavious Lane, Georgia State
S: R’Tarriun Johnson, Old Dominion
Flex D: Kam Pedescleaux, Louisiana
K: Seth Keller, Texas State
P: Jack Brooks, South Alabama
PR/KR: LaMareon James, Old Dominion
SECOND-TEAM
QB: Chase Brice, App State
RB: Nate Noel, App State
RB: Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss
WR: Tez Johnson, Troy
WR: Ali Jennings III, Old Dominion
WR: Corey Gammage, Marshall
TE: Aubry Payne, Georgia State
OT: Austin Stidham, Troy
OT: Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion
G: Isaiah Helms, App State
G: Ethan Miner, Ark State
C: Willie Lampkin, Coastal Carolina
DI: Will Choloh, Troy
DI: Javon Denis, Georgia State
Edge: Kivon Bennett, Ark State
Edge: Richard Jibunor, Troy
LB: Abraham Beauplan, Marshall
LB: Hayes Maples, Southern Miss
CB: Micah Abraham, Marshall
CB: Reddy Steward, Troy
S: Dell Pettus, Troy
S: Keith Gallmon Jr., South Alabama
Flex D: Bralen Trahan, Louisiana
K: Calum Sutherland, UL-Monroe
P: Mason Hunt, Southern Miss
PR/KR: Camron Harrelll, Southern Miss
THIRD-TEAM
QB: Darren Grainger, Georgia State
RB: Jamyest Williams, Georgia State
RB: Blake Watson, Old Dominion
WR: Javen Banks, Texas State
WR: Boogie Knight, UL-Monroe
WR: Sam Pinckney, Coastal Carolina
TE: Neal Johnson, Louisiana
OT: Russell Baker, Texas State
OT: Caleb Kelly, Georgia Southern
G: Pat Bartlett, Georgia State
G: Deandre Butler, Troy
C: Malik Sumter, Georgia State
DI: Caleb Thomas, UL-Monroe
DI: Wy’Kevious Thomas, South Alabama
Edge: Javon Solomon, Troy
Edge: Andre Jones, Louisiana
LB: Santrell Latham, Southern Miss
LB: Zack Woodard, UL-Monroe
CB: Natrone Brooks, Southern Miss
CB: Steven Gilmore, Marshall
S: TJ Harris, Troy
S: Anthony Wilson, Georgia Southern
Flex D: D’Jordan Strong, Coastal Carolina
K: Brooks Buce, Troy
P: Ryan Hanson, Ark State
PR/KR: Chris Smith, Louisiana
HONORABLE MENTION
QB: Layne Hatcher, Texas State
RB: Chris Smith, Louisiana
RB: Tucker Gregg, Georgia State
WR: Ashtyn Hawkins, Texas State
WR: Jamari Thrash, Georgia State
WR: Peter LeBlanc, Louisiana
TE: Henry Pearson, App State
OT: Brian Miller, Georgia Southern
OT: Kendrick Sartor, Marshall
G: Luke Smith, App State
G: David Hudson, Louisiana
C: Logan Langemeier, Georgia Southern
DI: Akeem Smith, Georgia State
DI: Jerrod Clark, Coastal Carolina
Edge: Jordan Revels, Texas State
Edge: Issiah Nixon, Texas State
LB: Jordan Veneziale, Georgia State
LB: Jayden McDonald, Troy
CB: Derrick Canteen, Georgia Southern
CB: Eric Garror, Louisiana
S: Jontrey Hunter, Georgia State
S: Jacorey Crawford, Georgia State
Flex D: Quavian White, Georgia State
K: Alex Raynor, Georgia Southern
P: Michael Hayes, Georgia State
PR/KR: Johnnie Lang, Ark State