Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Albany State and Miles Predicted as SIAC Best; ASU Has 13 Named Preseason All-Conference



Defending Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions Albany State was picked to win the SIAC West Division and had 13 players chosen for preseason honors, the conference announced during the SIAC Football Media Day Wednesday morning.

The event, held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, serves as the unofficial kickoff of the 2022 SIAC football season.

Junior ASU quarterback Dionte Bonneau was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after leading the Golden Rams to a 10-2 season in 2021, including a 7-0 conference record, and an appearance in the 2021 NCAA Division II Playoffs. Bonneau threw for 1,896 yards and 19 touchdowns with three games in which he tossed at least three touchdowns. 

He was one of five Golden Rams named to the SIAC Preseason All-Conference team on offense while eight ASU defenders were named to the defensive squad.

The SIAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year is Lane’s Andrew Farmer.  Farmer, a senior defensive lineman from Jacksonville, Fla., led the conference with 11.5 sacks and made 54 tackles for the Dragons last season.

Miles, who lost last year’s SIAC Championship game to Albany State 31-0, is picked to finish the West Division.  The Golden Bulls will do so with a new coach as Sam Shade takes over the team that finished 6-4, 4-2 in the SIAC, last season.

Predicted Order of Finish

EAST

1)      1) Albany State

2)      2) Benedict

3)      3) Savannah State

4)      4) Morehouse

5)       5)  Fort Valley State

6)       6) Edward Waters

7)       7) Clark Atlanta

8)      8) Allen

WEST

1)      1) Miles

2)     2) Lane

3)     3) Tuskegee

4)      4) Kentucky State

5)     5) Central State

Preseason All-SIAC Team

First Team

 

Position

Name

School

Classification

Hometown

Offensive Lineman

Emmanuel Boone

Fort Valley State

Junior

Macon, Ga.

Offensive Lineman

Tyler Lowry

Miles

Junior

Evergreen, Ala.

Offensive Lineman

Terrence Jordan

Lane

Sophomore

New Orleans, LA

Offensive Lineman

Waylin Bell

Fort Valley State

Senior

Harlem, GA.

Offensive Lineman

KaTray Pringle

Albany State

Junior

St. George, S.C.

Tight End

Tyree Taylor

Albany State

Sophomore

Suwanne, Fla.

Wide Receiver

Anthony Evelyn

Lane

Senior

Atlantic Beach, Fla.

Wide Receiver

Marcus Lodge

Miles

R-Junior

Plantation, Fla.

Running Back

Ike Brown

Lane

Sophomore

Shreveport, La.

Running Back

Emanuel Wilson

Fort Valley State

Junior

Charlotte, N.C.

Quarterback

Dionte Bonneau

Albany State

Junior

Atlanta, Ga.

Defensive Lineman

Malik Barnes

Albany State

Sophomore

Newton, Ga.

Defensive Lineman

Andrew Farmer

Lane

Senior

Jacksonville, Fla.

Defensive Lineman

Makenly Newbill

Savannah State

Senior

Savannah, Ga.

Defensive Lineman

Roosevelt Thompson

Miles

R-Sophomore

Dixon Mills, Ala.

Linebacker

Stephan Pierre

Albany State

Junior

Tallahassee, Fl.

Linebacker

Rodney Lewis

Clark Atlanta

Junior

Atlanta, Ga.

Linebacker

Daylon Land

Morehouse

Sophomore

Benton, AR

Defensive Back

Mitchell Smiley

Miles

Senior

Huntsville, Ala.

Defensive Back

Armani Maddox

Morehouse

Sophomore

Atlanta, Ga.

Defensive Back

Charles Crawford

Clark Atlanta

Graduate Student

Prichard, Ala.

Defensive Back

Tyler Moore

Fort Valley State

Senior

Ashburn, Ga.

Kicker

Kenneth Lockhart

Savannah State

Sophomore

Hinesville, Ga.

Punter

Kenneth Lockhart

Savannah State

Sophomore

Hinesville, Ga.

Punt Returner

Marqueiz Pride

Morehouse

Junior

Seabring, Fla.

Kick Returner

Anthony Evelyn

Lane

Senior

Atlantic Beach, Fla.

 

Second Team

 

Position

Name

School

Classification

Hometown

Offensive Lineman

Jajuan Gordon

Albany State

Sophomore

Orlando, Fla.

Offensive Lineman

Genesis Hartley

Central State

Senior

Montgomery, Ala.

Offensive Lineman

Josh Simon

Albany State

Junior

Atlanta, Ga.

Offensive Lineman

Kyle Frazier

Savannah State

Sophomore

Augusta, Ga.

Offensive Lineman

Nathan Harrison

Tuskegee

Senior

Tuskegee, Ala.

Tight End

Latrevien O’Neal

Tuskegee

Junior

Notasulga, Ala.

Wide Receiver

O’Joshua Bunton

Lane

R-Senior

Crawfordsville, AR

Wide Receiver

Joe’Vontae Shorter

Albany State

Senior

Vicksburg, MS

Running Back

Kamran Ward

Albany State

Sophomore

Oscilla, Ga.

Running Back

Shamarcus Poole

Savannah State

Sophomore

Sandersville, Ga.

Quarterback

Michael Huntley

Lane

Senior

Montgomery, Ala.

Quarterback

Eric Phoenix

Benedict

Senior

Savannah, Ga.

Defensive Lineman

Anthony Harvey

Albany State

Sophomore

Leesburg, Ga.

Defensive Lineman

Josh Hill

Albany State

Sophomore

Valdosta, Ga.

Defensive Lineman

Tim Alderman

Fort Valley State

Sophomore

Fort Valley, Ga.

Defensive Lineman

Loobert Denelus

Benedict

Junior

Naples, Fla.

Linebacker

Mackenzie Howard

Lane

Graduate Student

Harvest, AL

Linebacker

Gary Bourrage

Allen

Junior

DeKalb, Ala.

Linebacker

Darrell Dorris Jr. 

Kentucky State

Sophomore

Lancaster, CA

Defensive Back

James Hawkins

Albany State

Junior

Fayetteville, Ga.

Defensive Back

Brandarious Rawlings

Albany State

Senior

Wrightsville, Ga.

Defensive Back

Christian Maddox

Fort Valley State

Senior

North Augusta, S.C.

Defensive Back

Jeffery Johnson

Lane

R-Senior

Jacksonville, Fla.

Kicker

Jackson Spradlin

Miles

Senior

Dora, Ala.

Punter

Jose Chaires

Central State

Sophomore

Powder Springs, Ga.

Punt Returner

Hakeem Ellington

Fort Valley State

R-Junior

Summerville, S.C.

Kick Returner

Marqueiz Pride

Morehouse

Junior

Seabring, Fla.