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. |