UMass Lowell
Vermont
11:00 am, March 11
#25 Missouri
#4 Alabama
1:00 pm, March 11
Ohio State
#5 Purdue
1:00 pm, March 11
Norfolk State
Howard
1:00 pm, March 11
Saint Louis
VCU
1:00 pm, March 11
Cincinnati
#1 Houston
3:00 pm, March 11
Vanderbilt
#18 Texas A&M
3:30 pm, March 11
Penn State
#19 Indiana
3:30 pm, March 11
Fordham
Dayton
3:30 pm, March 11
Texas Southern
Grambling
5:30 pm, March 11
Tulane
Memphis
5:30 pm, March 11
#7 Texas
#3 Kansas
6:00 pm, March 11
Utah State
#20 San Diego State
6:00 pm, March 11
#15 Xavier
#6 Marquette
6:30 pm, March 11
Kent State
Toledo
7:30 pm, March 11
Marist
Iona
7:30 pm, March 11
#21 Duke
#13 Virginia
8:30 pm, March 11
UAB
Florida Atlantic
8:30 pm, March 11
Cal State Fullerton
UC Santa Barbara
9:30 pm, March 11
#8 Arizona
#2 UCLA
10:30 pm, March 11
Grand Canyon
Southern Utah
11:30 pm, March 11

2019 Sun Belt Football Preview

Check out the CSD preview for the Sun Belt Conference’s 2019 season in this loaded preview featuring in-depth coverage of everything you need to know about all ten teams, projected records based on thousands of computer simulations, and a list of the top players in the conference.

2019 Unit Rankings

QBRBWR/TEOLDLLBDB
1. APPALACHIAN STATE1. LOUISIANA1. APPALACHIAN STATE 1. LOUISIANA1. ARKANSAS STATE1. TEXAS STATE1. GEORGIA SOUTHERN
2. UL-MONROE2. APPALACHIAN STATE 2. ARKANSAS STATE2. APPALACHIAN STATE 2. TROY2. APPALACHIAN STATE 2. TEXAS STATE
3. TROY3. TROY3. GEORGIA STATE3. UL-MONROE3. UL-MONROE3. LOUISIANA3. ARKANSAS STATE

All-Sun Belt Team

Offense

QB – Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
RB – Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State
RB – BJ Smith, Troy
WR – Kirk Merritt, Arkansas State
WR – Corey Sutton, Appalachian State
WR – Ja’Marcus Bradley, Louisiana
TE – Collin Reed, Appalachian State
C – Noah Hannon, Appalachian State
OL – Kevin Dotson, Louisiana
OL – Robert Hunt, Louisiana
OL – Victory Johnson, Appalachian State
OL – Tristan Crowder, Troy

Defense

DE – Tyree Turner, South Alabama
DE – Raymond Johnson, Georgia Southern
DT – Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State
DT – Ty Phillips, Georgia Southern
LB – Frankie Griffin, Texas State
LB – Bryan London, Texas State
LB – Jordan Fehr, Appalachian State
LB – Jacques Boudreaux, Louisiana
CB – Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern
CB – Monquavion Brinson, Georgia Southern
S – Desmond Franklin, Appalachian State
S – Tyler Murray, Troy

Awards

Offensive POY: QB Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
Defensive POY: CB Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern
Freshman OTY: WR Sam Pickney, Georgia State
Newcomer OTY: QB Gresch Jensen, Texas State
Coach OTY: Chip Lindsey, Troy
Game OTY: Appalachian State @ Troy (November 30th)
Breakout Player: DE William Bradley-King, Arkansas State


EAST

1. Appalachian State

Top Returning Players: QB Zac Thomas, RB Darrynton Evans, WR Corey Sutton, LB Akeem Davis-Gaither, S Desmond Franklin, S Josh Thomas

Notable Players Leaving: IDL Myquon Stout, LB Anthony Flory, CB Tae Hayes, CB Clifton Duck, S Austin Exford

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 59th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 52nd

Average Projected Record: 8.7 wins, 3.3 losses (6.1 wins, 1.9 losses)

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2. Troy

Top Returning Players: EDGE Jarvis Hayes, LB Carlton Martial, CB Tyler Murray

Notable Players Leaving: WR Damion Willis, EDGE Hunter Reese, IDL Tevon Sanders, LB Tron Folsom, CB Blace Brown, CB Marcus Jones, S Cedarius Rookard

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 94th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 77th

Average Projected Record: 8.1 wins, 3.9 losses (5.5 wins, 2.5 losses)

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3. Georgia Southern

Top Returning Players: QB Shai Werts, EDGE Raymond Johnson III, CB Kindle Vildor, CB Monquavion Brinson

Notable Player Leaving: RB Wesley Fields

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 97th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 93rd

Average Projected Record: 6.7 wins, 5.3 losses (4.6 wins, 3.4 losses)

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4. Georgia State

Top Players Returning: EDGE Terry Thomas

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 125th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 120th

Average Projected Record: 4.1 wins, 7.9 losses (2.6 wins, 5.4 losses)

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5. Coastal Carolina

Top Returning Players: EDGE Tarron Jackson

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 129th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 128th

Average Projected Record: 3.5 wins, 8.5 losses (1.8 wins, 6.2 losses)

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WEST

1. Arkansas State

Top Returning Players: RB Marcel Murray, WR Kirk Merritt, IDL Forrest Merrill, IDL Kevin Thurmon, CB Jerry Jacobs

Notable Players Leaving: QB Justice Hansen, RB Warren Wand, EDGE Ronheen Bingham, S Justin Clifton

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 69th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 76th

Average Projected Record: 8.2 wins, 3.8 losses (5.7 wins, 2.3 losses)

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2. Louisiana

Top Returning Players: RB Trey Ragas, WR Ja’Marcus Bradley, T Robert Hunt, G Kevin Fotson, EDGE Chauncey Manac, IDL Bennie Higgins

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 82nd
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking 88th

Average Projected Record: 7.0 wins, 5.0 losses (4.7 wins, 3.3 losses)

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T3. UL Monroe

Top Returning Players: IDL Larance Shaw

Notable Players Leaving: CB Marcus Hubbard

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 101st
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 109th

Average Projected Record: 5.0 wins, 7.0 losses (3.5 wins, 4.5 losses)

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T3. Texas State

Top Returning Player: C Aaron Brewer, IDL Caeveon Patton, LB Bryan London II, LB Nikolas Daniels, LB Frankie Griffin, CB Anthony J. Taylor, CB Jarron Morris, S JaShon Waddy, S Josh Newman

Notable Players Leaving: TE Keenen Brown

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 107th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 112th

Average Projected Record: 5.1 wins, 6.9 losses (3.5 wins, 4.5 losses)

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5. South Alabama

Top Returning Players: IDL Tyree Turner

Notable Players Leaving: CB Tobias Moss

Final 2018 CSD Prime Ranking: 119th
Projected 2019 CSD Prime Ranking: 123rd

Average Projected Record: 3.3 wins, 8.7 losses (1.9 wins, 6.1 losses)

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2019 Sun Belt Title Game Prediction: Appalachian State 31, Arkansas State 27