SAN MARCOS, Texas. – Texas State offensive tackle Dalton Cooper led a contingent of five Bobcats who earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors in a poll of Sun Belt coaches and selected media the league announced Thursday morning.
 
Cooper is a Third-Team All-Sun Belt offensive lineman ranked among PFF's top 33 offensive tackles after making 24 consecutive starts and helping pave the way for the Bobcats to rush for 149.2 yards per game in 2021. In addition, The Athletic named Cooper a Second-Team Freshman All-American in 2020.
 
Kyle Hergel, Seth Keller, Caeveon Patton, and Jordan Revels were Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference selections.
 
Hergel is an offensive lineman who started 12 games for the Bobcats in 2021. PFF ranked him among the top 50 offensive guards in the nation after being chosen as the right guard on PFF's Team of the Week in Weeks 11 and 12.
 
Keller was Texas State's scoring leader with 77 points and set the school's single-season record for most field goals made in a season with 15 after connecting on 15-of-18 attempts in 2021. He also converted 32-of-32 extra-point attempts. He was named an All-Sun Belt Fourth-Team selection in 2020.
 
Patton played in 11 games and recorded 51 tackles, including 21 solo stops, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and three quarterback hurries in 2021. In addition, he tied for second among Sun Belt leaders with two fumble recoveries and broke up a pass after sitting out the 2020 season with a back injury.
 
Revels recorded 59 tackles, including 29 solo stops, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, and seven quarterback hurries in 12 games. He also broke up two passes, forced a fumble, and recovered a fumble.