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Seven Texas State Football Players Earn All-Sun Belt Conference Recognition

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Sun Belt Conference announced Wednesday that three Texas State football players are All-Sun Belt Conference selections, and four other Bobcats earned Honorable Mention honors in a poll of Sun Belt head coaches and selected media.
 
Senior linebacker Bryan London II was named an All-Sun Belt First-Team selection for the second straight season after averaging 9.8 tackles per game. He set school and Sun Belt Conference records, and his total of 459 career tackles ranks among the Top 20 NCAA FBS Career Leaders.
 
London's 118 total tackles rank second among 2019 Sun Belt leaders, and  mark the third time in the last four years he has recorded 100 tackles in a season. He had 141 in 2016 and led the Sun Belt with 109 in 2018. London had 6.0 tackles for loss, one quarterback sack, and one interception in his senior season.
 
Senior offensive lineman Aaron Brewer was named an All-Sun Belt Second Team choice after earning All-Sun Belt Third-Team honors in 2016 and 2017. He made his 47th consecutive collegiate start at Coastal Carolina last Saturday. Brewer surrendered three sacks and allowed 14 hurries in 780 passing plays at right tackle this season.
 
Senior linebacker Nikolas Daniels earned All-Sun Belt Third-Team honors for the second straight year. He ranked among the top eight Sun Belt leaders in total tackles, tackles for loss and sacks in 2019. Daniels ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with 8.2 tackles per game (99 total tackles), eighth among league leaders with 4.5 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss. He just missed recording 100 tackles for the second straight year with 99 stops after tallying 108 in 2018.
 
The four Honorable Mention selections include senior wide receiver/returner Hutch White, junior defensive tackle Caeveon Patton, sophomore cornerback Jarron Morris and freshman cornerback Khambrail Winters.
 
White ranked third among Sun Belt Conference leaders with 5.6 receptions per game, and 10th in receiving yards with 618. He caught two touchdown passes and threw a touchdown pass at Coastal Carolina. His 67 receptions are the third-highest single-season total in school history and the most catches by a Bobcat since 2010.
 
Patton helped anchor Texas State's defensive line, and recorded 61 total tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, a 0.5 sack, and one pass break up.
 
Morris recorded 63 tackles, including 49 solo stops, and 3.0 tackles for loss. He led the Bobcats with two interceptions, broke up seven passes and forced a fumble.
 
Winters made nine starts as a true freshman. He recorded 52 tackles and four pass breakups.
 
2019 Sun Belt All-Conference Football Teams
 
Player of the Year: Omar Bayless, Arkansas State (Senior, WR, Laurel, Miss.)
Offensive Player of the Year: Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State (Junior, RB, Oak Hill, Fla.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State (Senior, LB, Thomasville, N.C.)
Newcomer of the Year: Kaylon Geiger, Troy (Junior, WR, Fort Worth, Texas)
Freshman of the Year: Layne Hatcher, Arkansas State (Freshman, QB, Little Rock, Ark.)
Coach of the Year: Billy Napier, Louisiana
 
First Team Offense
Kaleb Barker, Troy (Senior, QB, Decatur, Ala.)
Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State (Junior, RB, Oak Hill, Fla.)
Tra Barnett, Georgia State (Senior, RB, Elberton, Ga.)
Omar Bayless, Arkansas State (Senior, WR, Laurel, Miss.)
Kirk Merritt, Arkansas State (Senior, WR, Destrehan, La.)
Kaylon Geiger, Troy (Junior, WR, Fort Worth, Texas)
Josh Pederson, ULM (Junior, TE, Morristown, N.J.)
Noah Hannon, Appalachian State (Junior, OL, Greer, S.C.)
Victor Johnson, Appalachian State (Senior, OL, North Augusta, S.C.)
Hunter Atkinson, Georgia State (Senior, OL, Flowery Branch, Ga.)
Kevin Dotson, Louisiana (Senior, OL, Plaquemine, La.)
Robert Hunt, Louisiana (Senior, OL, Burkeville, Texas)
 
First Team Defense
Demetrius Taylor, Appalachian State (Junior, DL, Miami, Fla.)
William Bradley-King, Arkansas State (Junior, DL, Kansas City, Mo.)
Tarron Jackson, Coastal Carolina (Junior, DL, Aiken, S.C.)
Raymond Johnson III, Georgia Southern (Junior, DL, Sumter, S.C.)
Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State (Senior, LB, Thomasville, N.C.)
Bryan London II, Texas State (Senior, LB, Converse, Texas)
Carlton Martial, Troy (Sophomore, LB, Mobile, Ala.)
Shaun Jolly, Appalachian State (Sophomore, DB, Stone Mountain, Ga.)
Darreon Jackson, Arkansas State (Senior, DB, Derby, Kan.)
Kindle Vildor, Georgia Southern (Senior, DB, College Park, Ga.)
Corey Straughter, ULM (Junior, DB, Monroe, La.)
Will Sunderland, Troy (Senior, DB, Midwest City, Okla.)
 
First Team Special Teams
Blake Grupe, Arkansas State (Sophomore, K, Sedalia, Mo.)
Cody Grace, Arkansas State (Senior, P, Perth, Western Australia)
Raymond Calais, Louisiana (Senior, RS, Breaux Bridge, La.)
Tra Minter, South Alabama (Senior, AP, Ellaville, Ga.)
 
Second Team Offense
Dan Ellington, Georgia State (Senior, QB, Olive Branch, Miss.)
Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana (Junior, RB, Erath, La.)
Josh Johnson, ULM (Junior, RB, Opelika, Ala.)
Thomas Hennigan, Appalachian State (Junior, WR, Greensboro, N.C.)
Corey Sutton, Appalachian State (Junior, WR, Cornelius, N.C.)
Ja'Marcus Bradley, Louisiana (Senior, WR, Ackerman, Miss.)
Aubry Payne, Georgia State (Junior, TE, Locust Grove, Ga.)
Cooper Hodges, Appalachian State (Freshman, OL, Glen St. Mary, Fla.)
Baer Hunter, Appalachian State (Junior, OL, Clemmons, N.C.)
Bobby Reynolds, ULM (Senior, OL, Keller, Texas)
Aaron Brewer, Texas State (Senior, OT, Dallas, Texas)
J.l. Gaston, Troy (Senior, OL, Monroeville, Ala.)
 
Second Team Defense
Kevin Thurmon, Arkansas State (Senior, DL, Chicago, Ill.)
Zi'Yon Hill, Louisiana (Sophomore, DL, New Iberia, La.)
Jeffery Whatley, South Alabama (Senior, DL, Midland City, Ala.)
Will Choloh, Troy (Sophomore, DL, Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Jordan Fehr, Appalachian State (Senior, LB, Charlotte, N.C.)
Rashad Byrd, Georgia Southern (Junior, LB, North Augusta, S.C.)
Joe Dillon, Louisiana (Junior, LB, Tylertown, Miss.)
Cortez Sisco, ULM (Senior, LB, Memphis, Tenn.)
Josh Thomas, Appalachian State (Senior, DB, Montgomery, Ala.)
B.J. Edmonds, Arkansas State (Senior, DB, Mobile, Ala.)
Chandler Kryst, Coastal Carolina (Senior, DB, Tega Cay, S.C.)
Michael Jacquet III, Louisiana (Senior, DB, Beaumont, Texas)
 
Second Team Special Teams
Tyler Bass, Georgia Southern (Senior, K, Irmo, S.C.)
Rhys Byrns, Louisiana (Sophomore, P, Melbourne, Australia)
Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State (Junior, AP, Oak Hill, Fla.)
Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State (Junior, RS, Oak Hill, Fla.)
 
Third Team Offense
Zac Thomas, Appalachian State (Junior, QB, Trussville, Ala.)
Raymond Calais, Louisiana (Senior, RB, Breaux Bridge, La.)
Trey Ragas, Louisiana (Junior, RB, New Orleans, La.)
Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State (Junior, WR, Jonesboro, Ark.)
Cornelius McCoy, Georgia State (Sophomore, WR, Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Reggie Todd, Troy (Junior, WR, Mobile, Ala.)
Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina (Sophomore, TE, Maiden, Mass.)
Jarrett Horst, Arkansas State (Sophomore, OL, Middleton, Wis.)
Jacob Still, Arkansas State (Junior, OL, Collierville, Tenn.)
Trey Carter, Coastal Carolina (Junior, OL, Monroeville, Ala.)
Shamarious Gilmore, Georgia State (Junior, OL, Riverdale, Ga.)
Kirk Kelley, Troy (Senior, OL, Marrero, La.)
 
Third Team Defense
E.J. Scott, Appalachian State (Senior, DL, Farmville, N.C.)
C.J. Brewer, Coastal Carolina (Junior, DL, Bowdon, Ga.)
Sterling Johnson, Coastal Carolina (Senior, DL, Clayton, N.C.)
Donald Louis, ULM (Senior, DL, Monroe, La.)
Marcus Webb, Troy (Senior, DL, Decatur, Ala.)
Tajhea Chambers, Arkansas State (Junior, LB, Gordon, Ga.)
Teddy Gallagher, Coastal Carolina (Junior, LB, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Nikolas Daniels, Texas State (Senior, LB, League City, Texas)
Desmond Franklin, Appalachian State (Senior, DB, Inverness, Fla.)
Monquavion Brinson, Georgia Southern (Senior, DB, Atlanta, Ga.)
Kenderick Duncan Jr., Georgia Southern (Sophomore, DB, Stockbridge, Ga.)
Travis Reed, South Alabama (Senior, DB, Meridian, Miss.)
 
Third Team Special Teams
Stevie Artigue, Louisiana (Senior, K, Lafayette, La.)
Tyler Sumpter, Troy (Junior, P, Hoover, Ala.)
Reggie Todd, Troy (Junior, RS, Mobile, Ala.)
Raymond Calais, Louisiana (Senior, AP, Breaux Bridge, La.)
 
All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
 
Noel Cook, Appalachian State (Senior, LB, Reidsville, N.C.)
Ryan Neuzil, Appalachian State (Junior, OL, Bradenton, Fla.)
Marcus Williams Jr., Appalachian State (Junior, RB, Rocky Mount, N.C.)
Malik Williams, Appalachian State (Junior, WR, Chester, S.C.)
 
Caleb Bonner, Arkansas State (Junior, LB, Reform, Ala.)
Andre Harris Jr., Arkansas State (Sophomore, OL, Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Marcel Murray, Arkansas State (Sophomore, RB, Hiram, Ga.)
Ivory Scott, Arkansas State (Junior, OL, Kenner, La.)
 
Shadell Bell, Coastal Carolina (RS-Senior, TE, Decatur, Ga.)
Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina (Sophomore, WR, Venice, Fla.)
Ethan Howard, Coastal Carolina (RS-Senior, OL, Brookwood, Ala)
CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina (Junior, RB, Decatur, Ga.)
 
Shai Werts, Georgia Southern (RS-Junior, QB, Clinton, S.C.)
Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern (Junior, RB, Savannah, Ga.)
J.D. King, Georgia Southern (Junior, RB, Fitzgerald, Ga.)
Reynard Ellis, Georgia Southern (RS-Sophomore, LB, Birmingham, Ala.)
 
Roger Carter, Georgia State (Junior, TE, Columbia, S.C.)
Malik Sumter, Georgia State (RS-Sophomore, C, Irmo, S.C.)
Hardrick Willis, Georgia State (RS-Sophomore, DE, Jonesboro, Ga.)
Dontae Wilson, Georgia State (Junior, NG, Jefferson, Ga.)
 
Jacques Boudreaux, Louisiana (Senior, LB, New Orleans, La.)
Jarrod Jackson, Louisiana RS-Senior, WR, Reserve, La.)
Chauncey Manac, Louisiana RS-Junior, LB, Homerville, Ga.)
Nick Ralston, Louisiana (Graduate Transfer, TE, Argyle, Texas)
 
Caleb Evans, ULM (Senior, QB, Mansfield, Texas)
Markis McCray, ULM (Fifth-Year Senior, WR, Euless, Texas)
Larance Shaw, ULM (Senior, DL, Fort Worth, Texas)
Eastwood Thomas, ULM (Fifth-Year Senior, OL, Jackson, Ala.)
 
Kawaan Baker, South Alabama (Junior, WR, Atlanta, Ga.)
Sean Brown, South Alabama (Senior, DL, Pleasant Grove, Ala.)
Riley Cole, South Alabama (Junior, LB, Oneonta, Ala.)
Jacob Shoemaker, South Alabama (Junior, OL, Gulfport, Miss.)
 
Jarron Morris, Texas State (Sophomore, CB, Orange, Texas)
Caeveon Patton, Texas State (Junior, DT, Cuero, Texas)
Hutch White, Texas State (Senior, WR, Kerrville, Texas)
Khambrail Winters, Texas State (Freshman, CB, Houston, Texas)
 
Dylan Bradshaw, Troy (Junior, OL, Enterprise, Ala.)
Khalil McClain, Troy (Junior, WR, Fairburn, Ga.)
Dell Pettus, Troy (Freshman, DB, Harvest, Ala.)
Austin Stidham, Troy (RS-Sophomore, OL, Russellville, Ala.)
 
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Players Mentioned

Aaron Brewer

#55 Aaron Brewer

OL
6' 3"
Senior
Sr.
Nikolas Daniels

#30 Nikolas Daniels

ILB
6' 0"
Senior
Sr.
Bryan London II

#9 Bryan London II

ILB
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Sr.
Jarron  Morris

#15 Jarron Morris

DB
5' 9"
Sophomore
So
Caeveon Patton

#88 Caeveon Patton

DT
6' 2"
Junior
Jr.
Hutch White

#80 Hutch White

WR
6' 1"
Senior
Sr.
Khambrail Winters

#20 Khambrail Winters

DB
6' 0"
Freshman
Fr.

Players Mentioned

Aaron Brewer

#55 Aaron Brewer

6' 3"
Senior
Sr.
OL
Nikolas Daniels

#30 Nikolas Daniels

6' 0"
Senior
Sr.
ILB
Bryan London II

#9 Bryan London II

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Sr.
ILB
Jarron  Morris

#15 Jarron Morris

5' 9"
Sophomore
So
DB
Caeveon Patton

#88 Caeveon Patton

6' 2"
Junior
Jr.
DT
Hutch White

#80 Hutch White

6' 1"
Senior
Sr.
WR
Khambrail Winters

#20 Khambrail Winters

6' 0"
Freshman
Fr.
DB