Nine Football Players Honored by C-USA on Postseason Teams
12/10/2019 11:34:00 AM | Football
Golden Eagles Earn Three First-Team Selections, Four on Second-Team and Three on All-Freshman Squad
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Nine Southern Miss football players collected Conference USA postseason awards for their play during the 2019 season. The announcement, based on the voting of the 14 league coaches, was released by the league office Tuesday afternoon.
The first-team Golden Eagle selections included wide receiver Quez Watkins (Athens, Ala.), defensive back DQ Thomas (Arlington, Texas) and Jaylond Adams (Adamsville, Ala.) at kick returner.
The second team consisted of Southern Miss offensive lineman Drake Dorbeck (Vicksburg, Miss.), wide receiver Tim Jones (Biloxi, Miss.), defensive lineman Demarrio Smith (Canton, Miss.) and Adams at punt returner. Golden Eagles on the All-Freshman squad were offensive lineman Coker Wright (Brookhaven, Miss.), linebacker Hayes Maples (Hattiesburg, Miss.) and place kicker Andrew Stein (Slidell, La.).
Eleven Golden Eagles earned honorable mention honors including quarterback Jack Abraham (Oxford, Miss.), running back De'Michael Harris (Vicksburg, Miss.), offensive lineman Arvin Fletcher (Madison, Miss.), defensive lineman Delmond Landry (Donaldsonville, La.), defensive end Jacques Turner (D'Iberville, Miss.), linebacker Racheem Boothe (Bassfield, Miss.), linebacker Swayze Bozeman (Flora, Miss.), defensive back Ky'el Hemby (Abingdon, Md.), Rachuan Mitchell (Jacksonville, Fla.), Stein and T.J. Harvey (Columbus, Ga.).
Watkins led C-USA at 102.4 receiving yards a game as he posted a league-high 1,024 total yards in the air, including a team-high five touchdown catches. Thomas ranked second on the team in tackles with 68, but was first in tackles for loss with 14.0 and tied for second in sacks with 5.0. Adams registered two touchdowns to tie a single-season and school-record for most kickoff returns in both a season and a career.
As for the second team selections, Dorbeck captured the Kent Hull Award for top offensive lineman in the state of Mississippi in 2019, while Jones led the team in receptions with 66 for 840 yards and a three touchdowns. On the defensive side, Smith collected 20 tackles with three TFLs. Adams totaled a 9.2 punt return average as he registered one punt return for a score.
The Golden Eagles (7-5, 5-3 Conference USA) conclude the season with a trip to the 17th edition of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. Southern Miss will play Tulane (6-6, 3-5 American) at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the TCU campus. Kickoff is set for 10:30 a.m., Jan. 4, 2020, an can be seen on ESPN as well as heard on an affiliate of the Southern Miss Sports Network from Learfield IMG College.
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2019 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB- Chris Robison, R-So., Florida Atlantic
QB- J'Mar Smith, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech
RB- Benny LeMay, Sr., Charlotte
RB- Brenden Knox, R-So., Marshall
OL- Cameron Clark, R-Sr., Charlotte
OL- Junior Diaz, Gr., Florida Atlantic
OL- Brandon Walton, Sr., Florida Atlantic
OL- Levi Brown, R-Sr., Marshall
OL- Miles Pate, R-Sr., WKU
TE- Harrison Bryant, Sr., Florida Atlantic
WR- Jaelon Darden, Jr., North Texas
WR- Quez Watkins, R-Jr., Southern Miss
WR- Lucky Jackson, R-Sr., WKU
DEFENSE
DT- Channing Hames, R-Sr., Marshall
DT- Garrett Marino, R-Sr., UAB
DE- Alex Highsmith, R-Sr., Charlotte
DE- DeAngelo Malone, Jr., WKU
LB- Tavante Beckett, R-Jr., Marshall
LB- Blaze Alldredge, Jr., Rice
LB- Kristopher Moll, Jr., UAB
DB- Meiko Dotson, R-Sr., Florida Atlantic
DB- Amik Robertson, Jr., Louisiana Tech
DB- Chris Jackson, Sr., Marshall
DB- DQ Thomas, Sr., Southern Miss
SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Justin Rohrwasser, R-Sr., Marshall
P- John Haggerty, Jr., WKU
KR- Jaylond Adams, R-So., Southern Miss
PR- Talik Keaton, Fr., Marshall
LS – Matt Beardall, Sr., Marshall
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB – Mason Fine, Sr., North Texas
RB- Justin Henderson, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech
RB- Gaej Walker, R-Jr., WKU
OL- Ethan Reed, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech
OL- Cain Madden, R-Jr., Marshall
OL- Elex Woodworth, R-Sr., North Texas
OL- Drake Dorbeck, R-Sr., Southern Miss
OL- Derron Gatewood, R-Sr., UTEP
TE- Armani Levias, R-Sr., Marshall
WR- Tim Jones, Jr., Southern Miss
WR- Austin Watkins, Jr., R-Jr., UAB
WR- Jahcour Pearson, R-Jr., WKU
DEFENSE
DT- Courtney Wallace, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech
DT- Demarrio Smith, Sr., Southern Miss
DT- Denzel Chukwukelu, Sr., UTEP
DE- Keion White, So., Old Dominion
DE- Jordan Smith, R-So., UAB
LB- Sage Lewis, R-Sr., FIU
LB- Akileis Leroy, Jr., Florida Atlantic
LB- Omari Cobb, Sr., Marshall
LB- Lawrence Garner, Jr., Old Dominion
DB- Stantley Thomas-Oliver, R-Sr., FIU
DB- L'Jarius Sneed, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DB- Reed Blankenship, Jr., Middle Tennessee
DB- Kaleb Ford-Dement, So., Old Dominion
SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Bailey Hale, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech
P- Chris Barnes, Gr., Rice
KR- Deion Hair-Griffin, R-Jr., North Texas
PR- Jaylond Adams, R-So., Southern Miss
LS- Reeves Blankenship, R-So., Louisiana Tech
LS- Jared Nash, Gr., WKU
HONORABLE MENTION (Southern Miss players only)
OFFENSE
QB – Jack Abraham, R-Jr., Southern Miss
RB – De'Michael Harris, Sr., Southern Miss
OL – Arvin Fletcher, R-Jr., Southern Miss
DEFENSE
DT – Delmond Landry, R-Sr., Southern Miss
DE – Jacques Turner, R-Jr., Southern Miss
LB – Racheem Boothe, R-Jr., Southern Miss
LB – Swayze Bozeman, Jr., Southern Miss
DB – Ky'el Hemby, R-Jr., Southern Miss
DB – Rachuan Mitchell, R-Jr., Southern Miss
SPECIAL TEAMS
K – Andrew Stein, Fr., Southern Miss
LS – T.J. Harvey, R-Fr., Southern Miss
2019 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
OFFENSE
QB- Dylan Hopkins, UAB
RB- Larry McCammon III, Florida Atlantic
RB- Sincere McCormick, UTSA
OL- Dejan Rasuo, Charlotte
OL- Sione Finau, FIU
OL- Marquice Robinson, Florida Atlantic
OL- Marcus Greer, Middle Tennessee
OL- Coker Wright, Southern Miss
OL- Gunner Britton, WKU
TE- Joshua Simon, WKU
WR- Smoke Harris, Louisiana Tech
WR- Jyaire Shorter, North Texas
DEFENSE
DT- Dayton LeBlanc, North Texas
DT- Ricky Barber, WKU
DE- Alex Wright, UAB
DE- Praise Amaewhule, UTEP
LB- Eddie Williams, Florida Atlantic
LB- Kevin Wood, North Texas
LB- Hayes Maples, Southern Miss
DB- Lance McMillan, Charlotte
DB- Bee Jay Williamson, Louisiana Tech
DB- Micah Abraham, Marshall
DB- Rashad Wisdom, UTSA
SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Andrew Stein, Southern Miss
P- Matt Hayball, Florida Atlantic
KR- Blake Watson, Old Dominion
PR- Talik Keaton, Marshall
LS- Tanner Boston, UTEP
