University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Eleven Football Players Earn Preseason Honors by Phil Steele Magazine
6/19/2025 10:11:00 AM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Phil Steele Magazine released its 2025 Sun Belt Conference preseason teams this week with 11 different Southern Miss players listed on the publication's four teams.
Four Golden Eagles earned first team honors including Braylon Braxton (Frisco, Texas) at quarterback, J'Mond Tapp (Donaldsonville, La.) at defensive end, Ian Foster (Brundidge, Ala.) at linebacker and Josh Moten (Waldorf, Md.) at cornerback.
The second team included Golden Eagle tight end Kyirin Heath (Mansfield, Texas), linebacker Chris Jones (Byram, Miss.) and Foster at kick returner, while the third team included Micah Davis (Atlanta, Ga.) at wide receiver, Isaiah Gibson (Springfield, Ohio) at defensive tackle, Ahmere Foster (Miami, Fla.) at safety and Elijah Metcalf (Charlotte, N.C.) at punt returner.
Running back Jeffery Pittman (Taylorsville, Miss.) is the lone Golden Eagle representative on the fourth team.
The Golden Eagles totaled 12 spots on the magazine's teams, ranking second only behind Georgia Southern, who had 16 preseason selections.
Southern Miss opens its 2025 season at home under first-year coach Charles Huff, Saturday, Aug. 30, against Mississippi State. Game time is set for 11 a.m. and will be aired on ESPN. It will be the first time the Bulldogs have been to Hattiesburg since the opening game of the 2015 campaign.
Season tickets for the seven-game Southern Miss home schedule can be purchased by clicking here.
Four Golden Eagles earned first team honors including Braylon Braxton (Frisco, Texas) at quarterback, J'Mond Tapp (Donaldsonville, La.) at defensive end, Ian Foster (Brundidge, Ala.) at linebacker and Josh Moten (Waldorf, Md.) at cornerback.
The second team included Golden Eagle tight end Kyirin Heath (Mansfield, Texas), linebacker Chris Jones (Byram, Miss.) and Foster at kick returner, while the third team included Micah Davis (Atlanta, Ga.) at wide receiver, Isaiah Gibson (Springfield, Ohio) at defensive tackle, Ahmere Foster (Miami, Fla.) at safety and Elijah Metcalf (Charlotte, N.C.) at punt returner.
Running back Jeffery Pittman (Taylorsville, Miss.) is the lone Golden Eagle representative on the fourth team.
The Golden Eagles totaled 12 spots on the magazine's teams, ranking second only behind Georgia Southern, who had 16 preseason selections.
Southern Miss opens its 2025 season at home under first-year coach Charles Huff, Saturday, Aug. 30, against Mississippi State. Game time is set for 11 a.m. and will be aired on ESPN. It will be the first time the Bulldogs have been to Hattiesburg since the opening game of the 2015 campaign.
Season tickets for the seven-game Southern Miss home schedule can be purchased by clicking here.
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