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2019 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYERS TO WATCH: Zac Thomas, QB, Junior, Appalachian State,...Thomas is one of only five players from a Group of Five program on the list. He already has been named to the preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, another national player of the year honor, and the Davey O'Brien Award, which is presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback. Thomas' QBR of 79.8 in 2018 ranks ninth nationally among returning FBS quarterbacks. The Sun Belt's reigning Offensive Player of the Year, he completed his first season as an App State starter with 2,039 passing yards, 504 rushing yards and a combined 32 touchdowns (21 through the air, 10 as a runner and one as a receiver). - Appalachian State Football

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QB Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
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07/26/19 - *Darrynton Evans, Jr/2020, Appalachian State, 5-10, 203 (DS#8 RB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Darryton Evans, App State,...Evans ranked ninth nationally in 2018 by totaling 1,764 all-purpose yards, including a league-leading 1,187 rushing yards even though he didn't become App State's primary back until Game 5. His nine touchdowns included a 100-yard kickoff return against Penn State and a receiving touchdown against Louisiana. Evans averaged 6.6 yards per rush and 32.7 yards per kickoff return last season. He was one of only two players nationally with at least 1,000 rushing yards and 400-plus return yards. - App State Football

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RB *Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State
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07/24/19 - Jordan Fehr, Sr/2020, Appalachian State, 6-2, 230 (DS#33 OLB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST: LB Jordan Fehr, Appalachian State,...Listed at No. 33 overall and No. 3 among FBS linebackers on the 2019 "Freaks List" from The Athletic, Fehr had 86 tackles and a team-high 5.5 sacks in 2018 for a defense that ranked fourth nationally by allowing just 15.5 points per game. He averaged 8.6 tackles during the seven Sun Belt Conference games in which he was fully available last season, highlighted by a three-sack game at Coastal Carolina and a 15-tackle performance at Arkansas State. - Appalachian State Football

(DS#33 OLB) Sr/2020

OLB Jordan Fehr, Appalachian State
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07/24/19 - Victor Johnson, Sr/2020, Appalachian State, 6-4, 285 (DS#30 OT) + More +

2019 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST: OT Victor Johnson, Appalachian State,...Johnson started at left tackle in each of the previous three seasons and made the All-Sun Belt Conference first team each of the last two years. Named the league's best pass blocker by Lindy's, he's the most experienced member on an offensive line that has ranked in the top 25 nationally in both rushing yards per game and fewest sacks allowed for the last five years.

Johnson has made 38 starts since he started his first game as a redshirt freshman at Tennessee in the 2016 opener, and he's one of eight offensive tackles from a Group of Five conference program to be included on the 2019 watch list. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award - ends are not eligible. - Appalachian State Football

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OT Victor Johnson, Appalachian State
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07/22/19 - Desmond Franklin, rSr/2020, Appalachian State, 5-11, 205 (DS#28 FS) + More +

2019 PRESEASON PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD WATCH LIST: Desmond Franklin, Appalachian State, Sr.,...Franklin made 51 tackles, scored on a 26-yard interception return against Georgia State and had a 47-yard interception return to the goal line at Charlotte. He allowed just 0.31 yards per snap in coverage, according to PFF College, and his passer rating of 38.4 when targeted with a throw ranked No. 1 in the Sun Belt regardless of defensive position. - Appalachian State Football

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FS Desmond Franklin, Appalachian State
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07/22/19 - Josh Thomas, Sr/2020, Appalachian State, 5-11, 212 (DS#20 SS) + More +

2019 PRESEASON PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD WATCH LIST: Josh Thomas, Appalachian State, Sr.,...Thomas, a 2018 starter at strong safety, and Franklin, a 2018 starter at free safety, intercepted four passes apiece last season for a defense that ranked fourth nationally at 15.5 points allowed per game, set a Sun Belt Conference record with only 20 defensive touchdowns allowed and tied for first place nationally with only eight passing touchdowns allowed. - Appalachian State Football

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SS Josh Thomas, Appalachian State
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07/22/19 - Akeem Davis-Gaither, rSr/2020, Appalachian State, 6-1, 224 (DS#10 OLB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST: Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State,...Davis-Gaither is one of only eight linebackers from a Group of Five program on the list, and he's the only Sun Belt Conference linebacker on the list. Davis-Gaither already had been named to the watch list for the Bednarik Award that goes to the College Defensive Player of the Year.

He amassed 105 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and three quarterback hurries in 2018 for a defense that ranked fourth nationally in points allowed per game. Davis-Gaither had the most tackles in the Sun Belt by a player from a bowl-eligible team, recorded three games with at least 14 tackles and had the eighth-most PBUs in the country among non-DBs. - Appalachian State Football

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OLB Akeem Davis-Gaither, Appalachian State
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07/20/19 - Noah Hannon, Sr/2021, Appalachian State, 6-0, 238 (DS#11 LS) + More +

2019 PRESEASON RIMINGTON TROPHY CANDIDATE: Noah Hannon, Appalachian State,...Hannon started at eventual national runner-up Georgia in his collegiate debut as a true freshman and has made 26 consecutive starts at center for the Mountaineers, who ranked in the top 25 in both rushing yards per game and fewest sacks allowed during each of those two seasons. Based on his grade, he was named All-Sun Belt first team by the PFF College site in 2018. - Appalachian State Football

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LS Noah Hannon, Appalachian State
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07/19/19 - Collin Reed, rSr/2020, Appalachian State, 6-3, 245 (DS#51 TE) + More +

2019 PRESEASON JOHN MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST: Collin Reed, SR, Appalachian St,...Reed leads active Sun Belt Conference tight ends with nine career touchdown catches, including eight during the previous two seasons. Only two players on the 2018 preseason watch list had more touchdown catches the previous year than Reed's five as an App State sophomore, and he added three more to his total as a junior.

All three of his TD catches in 2018 occurred in league play, including a road win in which he hauled in a 43-yard reception on App State's first play from scrimmage at Texas State. Reed also contributes as a blocker for a program that has ranked in the top 25 nationally in both rushing yards per game and fewest sacks allowed for five straight seasons. - Appalachian State Football

(DS#51 TE) rSr/2020

TE Collin Reed, Appalachian State
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07/19/19 - Josh Thomas, Sr/2020, Appalachian State, 5-11, 212 (DS#20 SS) + More +

2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): DB - Josh Thomas (Appalachian State, Senior),...The Mountaineers, who have been picked by the league's coaches to win another Sun Belt title during head coach Eliah Drinkwitz's first season in Boone, possess three second-team selections in defensive back Josh Thomas, tight end Collin Reed and Evans as a return specialist. - Appalachian State Football

(DS#20 SS) Sr/2020

SS Josh Thomas, Appalachian State
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07/19/19 - Desmond Franklin, rSr/2020, Appalachian State, 5-11, 205 (DS#28 FS) + More +

2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): DB - Desmond Franklin (Appalachian State, Senior),...Davis-Gaither, Fehr, Franklin and Josh Thomas were key members of a 2018 defense that ranked No. 4 nationally at 15.5 points allowed per game and set a Sun Belt record by allowing only 20 touchdowns. Franklin and Thomas shared second place in the Sun Belt by intercepting four passes apiece from their safety positions in 2018, when they combined for 94 tackles. - Appalachian State Football

(DS#28 FS) rSr/2020

FS Desmond Franklin, Appalachian State
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07/19/19 - Collin Reed, rSr/2020, Appalachian State, 6-3, 245 (DS#51 TE) + More +

2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): TE - Collin Reed (Appalachian State, Senior),...In tying Arkansas State for first place with 11 all-league picks overall, App State's eight first-team selections included five offensive players in quarterback Zac Thomas, running back Darrynton Evans, receiver Corey Sutton, offensive lineman Victor Johnson and offensive lineman Noah Hannon. The first-team selections on defense were linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither, linebacker Jordan Fehr and defensive back Desmond Franklin. At tight end, Reed has a combined eight touchdown catches in the last two seasons. - Appalachian State Football

(DS#51 TE) rSr/2020

TE Collin Reed, Appalachian State
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07/19/19 - Zac Thomas, rSr/2021, Appalachian State, 6-1, 205 (DS#18 QB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): QB - Zac Thomas (Appalachian State, Junior),...A league-best eight first-team selections from Appalachian State highlighted the preseason All-Sun Belt football teams announced by the league office Thursday. Thomas completed his first season as an App State starter in 2018 with 2,039 passing yards, 504 rushing yards and a combined 31 touchdowns (21 through the air). - Appalachian State Football

(DS#18 QB) rSr/2021

QB Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
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07/19/19 - *Darrynton Evans, Jr/2020, Appalachian State, 5-10, 203 (DS#8 RB) + More +

2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): RB - Darrynton Evans (Appalachian State, Junior),...A league-best eight first-team selections from Appalachian State highlighted the preseason All-Sun Belt football teams announced by the league office Thursday. Evans rushed for a league-leading 1,187 yards even though he didn't become App State's primary back until Game 5. - Appalachian State Football

(DS#8 RB) Jr/2020

RB *Darrynton Evans, Appalachian State
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07/19/19 - Corey Sutton, rSr/2022, Appalachian State, 6-2, 208 (DS#54 WR) + More +

2019 PRESEASON SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): WR - Corey Sutton (Appalachian State, Junior),...A league-best eight first-team selections from Appalachian State highlighted the preseason All-Sun Belt football teams announced by the league office Thursday. In tying Arkansas State for first place with 11 all-league picks overall, App State's eight first-team selections included five offensive players in quarterback Zac Thomas, running back Darrynton Evans, receiver Corey Sutton, offensive lineman Victor Johnson and offensive lineman Noah Hannon. The first-team selections on defense were linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither, linebacker Jordan Fehr and defensive back Desmond Franklin. Sutton tied for first place in the Sun Belt with 10 touchdown catches. - Appalachian State Football

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WR Corey Sutton, Appalachian State
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