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(Stats Perform) - Behind quarterback Breylin Smith, Central Arkansas led the way with 14 selections on the Southland Conference preseason team Wednesday. Smith, a redshirt junior, set the school's single-season record for passing yards (3,704) and tied the mark for touchdown passes (32) as Central Arkansas captured a share of the Southland title with Nicholls last season. He was one of eight UCA players on the preseason first team, including wide receiver Lujuan Winningham and cornerback Robert Rochell, a pair of returning first-team postseason selections. Sam Houston State claimed the second-most preseason selections with nine, followed by Nicholls with eight, and Houston Baptist and Southeastern Louisiana six each. Nearly 73 percent of the players - 43 of 59 - earned an all-conference postseason selection last season. The Southland preseason poll is scheduled to be announced next Wednesday during the conference's virtual media day. ---= SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE PRESEASON TEAM First Team Offense QB - Breylin Smith, Central Arkansas, Jr. RB - Julien Gums, Nicholls, Jr. RB - Donovan Williams, Sam Houston State, Jr. TE/HB - Brandon Hohenstein, Abilene Christian, Sr. WR - Lujuan Winningham, Central Arkansas, Jr. WR - Da'Jean Dixon, Nicholls, Sr. WR - Cyron Sutton, McNeese, Sr. OL - P.J. Burkhalter, Nicholls, R-Sr. OL - Colby Thomas, Sam Houston State, Sr. OL - Jair Joseph, Nicholls, Sr. OL - Jaylen Hendrix, Central Arkansas, Jr. OL - Toby Sanderson, Central Arkansas, Sr. PK - Bailey Giffen, Lamar, Sr. P - Matt McRobert, Sam Houston State, R-Sr. Defense DL - Trace Mascorro, Sam Houston State, Sr. DL - Joseph Wallace, Sam Houston State, Sr. DL - Nathan Grant, Central Arkansas, Sr. DL - Kameron Hill, Abilene Christian, Sr. LB - Alexis Ramos, Southeastern Louisiana, Sr. LB - T.J. Campbell, Central Arkansas, Jr. LB - Ja'Quay Pough, Northwestern State, Sr. DB - Ferlando Jordan, Southeastern Louisiana, R-Jr. DB - Robert Rochell, Central Arkansas, Sr. DB - Michael Lawson, Lamar, Sr. DB - Darion Dunn, McNeese, Sr. DB - Kevin Moore III, Nicholls, Sr. KR - Cameron Myers, Central Arkansas, R-So. PR - Michael Lawson, Lamar, Sr. Second Team Offense QB - Bailey Zappe, Houston Baptist, Sr. RB - Billy McCrary, Abilene Christian, Sr. RB - Dreshawn Minnieweather, Houston Baptist, Sr. TE/HB - Matt DeBlaiso, Southeastern Louisiana, Sr. TE/HB - Jack Short, Central Arkansas, Sr. WR - Tyler Hudson, Central Arkansas, So. WR - Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin, So. WR - Ben Ratzlaff, Houston Baptist, Sr. WR - Jerreth Sterns, Houston Baptist, Jr. WR - Austin Mitchell, Southeastern Louisiana, R-Sr. OL - Eleasah Anderson, Sam Houston State, R-Jr. OL - Mikhail Hill, Nicholls, R-Jr. OL - Jeremiah James, Nicholls, R-So. OL - Drew Jones, Southeastern Louisiana, Sr. OL - Kade Parmelly, Abilene Christian, Sr. PK - Hayden Ray, Central Arkansas, Jr. P - Blake Patterson, Houston Baptist, Sr. Defense DL - Jevon Leon, Sam Houston State, So. DL - A'Javius Brown, Central Arkansas, Sr. DL - Josh Carr Jr., Southeastern Louisiana, Jr. DL - J.W. Jones, Central Arkansas, Sr. LB - Kelechi Anyalabechi, UIW, Jr. LB - Caleb Johnson, Houston Baptist, Sr. LB - Evan Veron, Nicholls, Sr. DB - Zyon McCollum, Sam Houston State, Sr. DB - Cory McCoy, McNeese, Sr. DB - Shemar Bartholomew, Northwestern State, Jr. DB - Jaylon Jimmerson, UIW, So. DB - Jaylen Thomas, Sam Houston State, Sr. KR - Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin, So. PR - Cyron Sutton, McNeese, Sr.
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