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08/12/22 - Kennedy Roberts, rSr/2024, Coastal Carolina + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Kennedy Roberts, Coastal Carolina University,...A 2021 Wuerffel Trophy preseason watch list member, Roberts is a three-time member of the Dean's List at CCU and has volunteered in the community at events such as Tim Tebow's "Night to Shine" Prom, Caring for Kindergartners, Centenary United Methodist Church-Pumpkin sale, and at the local Boys and Girls Club. On the field for the Chants, he has totaled 29 tackles, including 1.0 tackle-for-loss and 0.5 sacks over 34 games played. He has also blocked a kick on special teams. - Coastal Carolina Football

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DT Kennedy Roberts, Coastal Carolina
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08/05/22 - Micheal Mason, rSr/2024, Coastal Carolina + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL Micheal Mason, Sr., DL, Wofford,...Mason, a senior from Florence, S.C., played in eight games with six starts and recorded 44 total tackles. He led the team with 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He was named first team All-Southern Conference in the spring of 2021, while earning second team honors in 2019 and 2021. - Wofford Football

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DT Micheal Mason, Coastal Carolina
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08/02/22 - DJordan Strong, rSr/2023, Coastal Carolina + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: CB D'Jordan Strong, Coastal Carolina,...Strong recorded seven pass breakups in conference play in 2021, which ranked sixth in the Sun Belt, and anchored the "Black Swarm" defense that was second in the Sun Belt with the fewest passing yards allowed (190.3) and fewest points allowed per game (21.6). He registered a season-high four tackles and two pass breakups in the home win over UMass (Sept. 25) and also had four tackles in the 2021 Tailgreeter Cure Bowl win over Northern Illinois (Dec. 17). - Coastal Carolina Football

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CB DJordan Strong, Coastal Carolina
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07/25/22 - Ethan Vasko, rSo/2027, Coastal Carolina + More +

Even though Ethan Vasko has only been at Kansas for a few informal offseason practice sessions, he has already impressed Jalon Daniels. Vasko, a freshman quarterback from Chesapeake, Virginia, has what Daniels called "a tremendous amount of athletic ability" last week at Big 12 football media days. Daniels said Vasko already has shown to his teammates that he should be able to handle playing in college. "It's more than meets the eye," said Daniels, a junior who finished last season as the starting quarterback and figures to remain in the role for the opener against Tennessee Tech on Sept. 2. "You'll probably look at him and be like, 'Nah, he's not fast,' or, 'Nah, he can't do this.' Ethan is probably one of the fastest freshmen that we have coming into this school. The fact that Ethan is able to make a lot of the throws that juniors in college are making already? He came in with that."

Vasko, who is 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, led Oscar Smith High to the Virginia Class 6 state title game three times in three years and won a second consecutive championship last season. He went 35-3 with 9,203 total yards and accounted for 134 touchdowns while in high school, including 10 in the opening round of the playoffs in November. He committed to Kansas on Dec. 13, one day after he decommitted from Old Dominion, and held scholarship offers from Virginia Tech and several Ivy League schools. He had also been recruited by the Jayhawks' coaches when they were at Buffalo. - Lawrence Journal World

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QB Ethan Vasko, Coastal Carolina
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07/16/22 - Micheal Mason, rSr/2024, Coastal Carolina + More +

Wofford will miss starting linebackers Joe Beckett and John Beckley - they started all 11 games last year and were the team's leading tacklers - but there aren't many other holes on the defense going into fall camp. The Terriers are bringing back eight starters, including the entire three-man defensive front. That defensive line showed promise last year led by Micheal Mason, who made the All-Southern Conference second team with 44 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. The 6-foot-3, 270-pound senior out of South Carolina plays defensive end opposite Chuck Smith, with Brandon Maina at nose. Maina made the Southern Conference's All-Freshman team last year. - Roanoke Times

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DT Micheal Mason, Coastal Carolina
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05/06/22 - Enock Makonzo, rSr/2022, Coastal Carolina + More +

Coastal Carolina's Enock Makonzo was chosen by the Edmonton Elks as the No. 4 overall pick in the first round of the 2022 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft on Tuesday night. He is the first Coastal Carolina player to be taken in the CFL Draft. He finished his CCU career with 150 total tackles, including 79 solo stops and 71 assisted tackles, 21.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, one pass breakup, five forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. As a redshirt senior in 2021, Makonzo was third on the team in total tackles with 71.0, third in solo tackles with 30, and third in assisted tackles with 41. He was tied for second in tackles-for-loss with 10.0 and tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles. - Coastal Carolina Football

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SS Enock Makonzo, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - Braydon Bennett, rSr/2025, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): RB - Braydon Bennett (RS Fr., RB - Greenville, S.C.),...Also picking up honorable mention accolades was Bennett, a key part of the leading rushing attack in the Sun Belt this season. The redshirt freshman has shown his versatility all season long with 68 carries for 528 yards and five touchdowns on the ground and 20 receptions for 248 yards and a touchdown in the passing game. He is averaging 12.4 yards per catch and a team-high 7.8 yards per rush on the season out of the backfield. His 7.8 yards per carry on the season leads the Sun Belt and would be among the nation's leaders if he met the minimum requirements for the number of carries per game, while his 528 yards on the ground rank 12th overall. His average of 7.5 yards per rush in conference play also led the Sun Belt, while his 330 yards on the ground were 17th overall. - Coastal Carolina Football

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RB Braydon Bennett, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - Jaivon Heiligh, Sr/2022, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT THIRD TEAM (COACHES): RS - Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina (Sr., RS - Venice, Fla.),...On top of earning first-team recognition as a wide receiver, Heiligh picked up third-team accolades as a return specialist. As a punt returner this season, Heiligh returned 13 punts for 77 yards, an average of 5.9 per return. Most importantly, he has no fumbles or muffed punts and has been excellent in setting up the Chants' offense in favorable spots on the field throughout the season. When he does return the kick, he has returned four punts for 12 yards or more on the season. - Coastal Carolina Football

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WR Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - Alex Spillum, rSr/2022, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DB - Alex Spillum, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., DB - Chanhassen, Minn.),...An All-Sun Belt third-team pick last year as well, Spillum had another all-conference season in 2021, as he finished the regular season with 52.0 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, five pass breakups, and a team-high two interceptions. He also leads the Sun Belt and is second in all of FBS with two blocked kicks, one of which he recovered for a touchdown in the win over Kansas (Sept. 10). The Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week after the win over Georgia Southern (Nov. 6), Spillum had 37 total tackles, two interceptions, three pass breakups, and one blocked kick which was returned for a touchdown in Sun Belt Conference play. - Coastal Carolina Football

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FS Alex Spillum, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - Trey Carter, rSr/2022, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT THIRD TEAM (COACHES): OL - Trey Carter, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., OL - Monroeville, Ala.),...One of just two players in Sun Belt history to be a five-time All-Sun Belt honoree, Carter received third-team accolades this season after being named to the first team in 2020, the third team in 2019, and an honorable mention in both 2017 and 2018. Carter has played in and started 60-straight games, every game since redshirting as a true freshman in 2016. He has been the leader up front all season long for an offensive line team that has been named to the Joe Moore Award list each of the last two years.

The two-time team captain is part of the offensive line unit that leads the way for an offense that leads the nation in third-down conversion percentage (54.1) and team passing efficiency (190.63). The Chants lead the Sun Belt in third-down conversion percentage (54.1), fourth-down conversion percentage (75.0), completion percentage (70.2), first downs gained (287), fewest interceptions thrown (4), passing yards per completion (15.33), rushing offense (231.2), scoring offense (40.4), and total offense (493.1). The offensive line group has allowed just 21 sacks on the season and just 61 tackles-for-loss, averages 1.75 and 5.08 per game which both rank at the top of the Sun Belt. - Coastal Carolina Football

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OG Trey Carter, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - Jeffrey Gunter, rSr/2022, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL - Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., DL - Durham, N.C.),...A three-time All-Sun Belt selection having picked up first-team honors in both 2018 and 2020, Gunter earned second-team accolades this season in which he was a do-it-all bandit end for the Chants defense. The redshirt senior finished the regular season with 41 tackles, 10.0 tackles-for-loss, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, five quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick. His 10.0 tackles-for-loss are second on the team and ninth in the Sun Belt, while his 6.5 sacks are second on the team and eighth in the Sun Belt. Gunter has tallied five tackles or more three times and a tackle-for-loss in seven games on the year. - Coastal Carolina Football

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DE Jeffrey Gunter, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - Enock Makonzo, rSr/2022, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): SPUR - Enock Makonzo (RS Sr., SPUR - Lachine, Quebec, Canada),...Makonzo, who garnered his second All-Sun Belt honorable mention honor this year, was all over the field this season for the Chants. The redshirt senior is third on the team in total tackles with 60.0, fourth in tackles-for-loss with 9.0, and is tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles. The spur linebacker/defensive back, finished conference play with 35 tackles, 4.0 tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. He had a career-high 11 tackles in the win over Troy (Oct. 28) and has tallied five tackles or more in seven games on the year. - Coastal Carolina Football

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SS Enock Makonzo, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - Teddy Gallagher, rSr/2022, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): LB - Teddy Gallagher (Super Sr., LB - Los Angeles, Calif.),...A two-time co-captain and leader of the "Black Swarm" defense, Gallagher has picked up all-conference recognition for the third-straight season after receiving third-team honors in both 2019 and 2020. The super senior finished the regular season second on the team with 77 tackles to go along with 8.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup, and five quarterback hurries. His 77 tackles on the season ranks 10th in the Sun Belt, while his 54 total tackles in Sun Belt Conference play ranked 11th overall. He has registered five tackles or more in nine games on the year, including posting a season-high 11 stops at Appalachian State (Oct. 20) and 10 stops in the regular-season finale at South Alabama (Nov. 26). In his four years at CCU, he has totaled 294 career tackles and is just six stops shy of becoming just the fourth Chanticleer in program history to reach 300 career tackles. - Coastal Carolina Football

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ILB Teddy Gallagher, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - DJordan Strong, rSr/2023, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB - D'Jordan Strong, Coastal Carolina (Sr., DB - Batesville, Miss.),...Picking up first-team honors for the second-straight season, Strong has once again been the top corner for the Chants this season, as he leads the team and ranks fourth in the Sun Belt with 10 passes defended. With most teams staying away from him this season after recording five interceptions last year, Strong has still tallied 10 pass breakups and 22 tackles, including 18 solo stops. He also had seven pass breakups in conference play which ranked sixth in the Sun Belt. The "Black Swarm" defense this season leads the Sun Belt in fewest first downs allowed (203), fewest passing yards allowed (191.1), and has the second-best defense in the league in terms of points allowed per game (20.0), total offensive yards allowed per contest (324.8 ypg), and fewest rushing yards allowed per game (133.8). - Coastal Carolina Football

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CB DJordan Strong, Coastal Carolina
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12/16/21 - Silas Kelly, rSr/2022, Coastal Carolina + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB - Silas Kelly, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., LB - Mount Airy, Md.),...Earning his first All-Sun Belt first-team honor and fourth all-conference accolade overall, Kelly leads the Chants and ranks third in the Sun Belt with 96 total tackles and an average of 8.0 per game. He finished the regular season with 8.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, and a SportsCenter Top-10 (No. 3) interception at South Alabama (Nov. 26). His 69 tackles in conference play were second, while his 2.5 sacks were the most among the top-eight tacklers in Sun Belt play this season. The super senior has recorded six tackles or more in six different games, including registering a career-high 12 tackles versus Georgia State (Nov. 13). He also became just the third Chant in program history to total 300 career tackles and enters the bowl game with 326 total stops as a Chant. - Coastal Carolina Football

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