CHICAGO – Twelve Southern Conference football student-athletes have earned preseason All-America honors from Stats Perform,
which announced its teams Monday.
Preseason SoCon favorite Chattanooga leads the way with four selections. Furman, Mercer and VMI have two selections each, with ETSU and Western Carolina each claiming one. The Mocs and Keydets each had two first-team picks.
The SoCon boasts five first-team selections total, including Chattanooga defensive lineman Devonnsha Maxwell, the SoCon Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, and ETSU running back Jacob Saylors, the SoCon Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, who earned the nod from Stats Perform at all-purpose.
Also on the first team are VMI linebacker Stone Snyder, who shared SoCon Defensive Player of the Year honors with Maxwell last season on the media team, and teammate Robert Soderholm. Chattanooga offensive lineman McClendon Curtis is also a first-team selection by Stats Perform.
Furman tight end Ryan Miller and offensive lineman Anderson Tomlin are joined on the second team by Mercer punt returner Devron Harper.
Chattanooga running back Ailym Ford and linebacker Ty Boeck are third-team picks, as are Mercer defensive back Lance Wise and Western Carolina kick returner Calvin Jones.
2022 STATS PERFORM FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Previous Season(s) as First-Team Postseason All-American Listed in Parentheses
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
OL – McClendon Curtis, 6-6, 328, senior, Chattanooga
DEFENSE
DL – Devonnsha Maxwell, 6-3, 296, senior, Chattanooga (2021)
LB – Stone Snyder, 6-3, 240, senior, VMI (2020)
SPECIAL TEAMS
LS – Robert Soderholm, 6-1, 230, senior, VMI
AP – Jacob Saylors, 5-11, 195, senior, ETSU
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SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
TE – Ryan Miller, 6-2, 221, redshirt senior, Furman
OL – Anderson Tomlin, 6-5, 296, redshirt senior, Furman
SPECIAL TEAMS
PR – Devron Harper, 5-9, 165, junior, Mercer (2020)
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THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
RB – Ailym Ford, 5-9, 213, junior, Chattanooga
DEFENSE
LB – Ty Boeck, 6-1, 218, senior, Chattanooga
DB – Lance Wise, 5-8, 185, junior, Mercer
SPECIAL TEAMS
KR – Calvin Jones, 5-10, 175, sophomore, Western Carolina