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  2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: LB - Matthew Jackson, 6-2, 205, redshirt senior, Eastern Kentucky,...The Nashville, Tenn., native led the league with 102 tackles and ranked second in the conference with 10 tackles for loss last season. He also notched 3.5 sacks, eight pass breakups, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles. The Colonels open the 2022 season on Sept. 2 at Eastern Michigan. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#65 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Matthew JacksonEastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: QB Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky, R-Jr., 6-3, 208,...An all-ASUN performer last season, McKinney set the single-season program record for completions (229) and became just the second player in program history to surpass 3,000 total yards of offense in a season (3,025). The Coalfield, Tenn., native completed 60.7 percent of his passes and tossed 18 touchdowns while rushing for 596 yards and six touchdowns. McKinney threw for 2,429 yards, good for third on EKU's single-season passing list. He finished the season ranked 20th in the FCS in completions per game (20.8) and 25th in points responsible for (150). The redshirt junior tied his career high with four touchdown passes and threw for 290 yards while adding 98 on the ground in EKU's regular-season finale win over Jacksonville State. He passed for a season-high 338 yards against Sam Houston and threw for 273 yards and rushed for 100 against Stephen F. Austin. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#30 QB) rSr/2024 QB Parker McKinneyEastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCH LIST: LB Matthew Jackson, Eastern Kentucky, R-Sr., 6-2, 205 (2021 Finalist),...The ASUN and Phil Steele ASUN Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, Jackson led the conference in tackles last season (102) and led the Colonels in tackles for loss (11.0). The Nashville, Tenn., native also registered 3.5 sacks, eight pass breakups, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles during the 2021 campaign. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#65 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Matthew JacksonEastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: LB Matthew Jackson, Eastern Kentucky, Sr., Nashville, Tenn.,...Jackson is coming off a 2021 campaign in which he was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award and was named the Phil Steele ASUN Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league with 102 tackles and ranking second in the conference with 10 tackles for loss. He also notched 3.5 sacks, eight pass breakups, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles. Jackson started all 11 games last season and was named to the coaches' All-ASUN team. One of just two unanimous selections for the Preseason All-ASUN team, Jackson totaled double-digit tackles in five different games for the Colonels. The Nashville, Tenn., native was a preseason third-team STATS Perform All-American selection last season and was the ASUN Defensive Player of the Week after racking up 14 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, and a forced fumble in a 38-35 win at Central Arkansas on Oct. 16. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#65 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Matthew JacksonEastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: DB Joseph Sayles, Eastern Kentucky, Sr., Alpharetta, Ga.,...Sayles started all 11 games for the Colonels last season and was tabbed as a Phil Steele Second-Team All-ASUN selection. The Alpharetta, Ga., native totaled 42 tackles, including one tackle for loss and tied for team lead with three interceptions on the season. He also broke up six passes, forced one fumble, and blocked one kick. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#999 CB) rSr/2023 CB Joseph SaylesEastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: LB Eli Hairston, Eastern Kentucky, Jr., Columbus, Ohio,...Hairston, a native of Columbus, Ohio, was a Phil Steele Second-Team All-ASUN honoree after making nine starts and appearing in all 11 game last season. He ranked third on the team with 49 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss, and recorded two interceptions. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#999 ILB) rSr/2024 ILB Eli HairstonEastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: DL Kelton Dawson, Eastern Kentucky, Sr., Stockbridge, Ga.,...Dawson earned Phil Steele Second-Team All-ASUN honors after playing in all 11 contests last season. A native of Stockbridge, Ga., he totaled 31 tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, while forcing two fumbles. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#999 DE) rSr/2023 DE Kelton DawsonEastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: C Howard Watkins Jr., Eastern Kentucky, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio,...Watkins was named Phil Steele Third-Team All-ASUN after starting nine games at center and one at right guard last season. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native helped the Colonels accumulate over 400 yards of offense in five of the final seven games of the season. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#50 C) rSr/2023 C Howard Watkins Jr.Eastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: OL Payton Collins, Eastern Kentucky, So., Columbus, Ohio,...Collins, a native of Columbus, Ohio, started all 11 games at left tackle for the Colonels and was tabbed as a HERO Sports Freshman All-American and a Phil Steele Second-Team Freshman All-American, while also being named to the ASUN All-Conference team. He helped EKU rank fourth in the nation in red-zone scoring (93.9 percent) and was an integral part of an offensive line that ranked 19th nationally in sacks allowed per game (1.27). - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#58 OT) rSr/2025 OT Payton CollinsEastern Kentucky
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  2022 PRESEASON ASUN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Matthew Jackson, Eastern Kentucky,...A senior linebacker from Nashville, Tenn., Jackson was an All-ASUN selection last year and a Buck Buchanan Award finalist. Named the Phil Steele ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, Jackson tied for the team high with 102 tackles and led EKU with 11.0 tackles for-loss while adding 3.5 sacks, eight pass breakups, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. Against UCA, he tallied a season-high 14 tackles, 3.0 tackles for-loss, 2.0 sacks and two pass breakups along with a forced fumble. - ASUN Football

(DS#65 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Matthew JacksonEastern Kentucky
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  2021 ASUN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Patrick Nations, Eastern Kentucky,...Nations, the Special Teams Player of the Year, connected on 12-of-16 field goal attempts this season to lead the ASUN with an accuracy of 75 percent. He also made all 34 of his extra-point attempts and recorded the most points by any kicker in the conference this fall with 70. The freshman from Tamasse, S.C., booted 31 touchbacks on 58 kickoffs and ranked 25th nationally in field goals per game. - ASUN Football

(DS#999 K) rSr/2025 K Patrick NationsEastern Kentucky
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  2021 ALL-ASUN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL - Quinten Floyd, Eastern Kentucky, Jr., Frankfort, Ky.,...Floyd finished the season with 30 total tackles, including 5.5 tackles per loss, and 2.0 sacks. He totaled at least one tackle in all 10 games he appeared in and tackles for loss in five contests. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#999 DT) rSr/2023 DT Quinten FloydEastern Kentucky
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  2021 ALL-ASUN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL - Payton Collins, Eastern Kentucky, Fr., Columbus, Ohio,...Collins started all 11 games at left tackle for the Colonels. He was part of a unit that helped EKU rank fourth in the nation in red-zone scoring and 18th in sacks allowed per game. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#58 OT) rSr/2025 OT Payton CollinsEastern Kentucky
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  2021 ALL-ASUN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): QB - Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky, So., Coalfield, Tenn.,...McKinney set a school record with 229 completions, most in the ASUN, throwing for 2,429 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing for 596 yards and six touchdowns. He accounted for over 300 yards in four different games, including the final three games of the season. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#30 QB) rSr/2024 QB Parker McKinneyEastern Kentucky
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  2021 ALL-ASUN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): K - Patrick Nations, Eastern Kentucky, Fr., Tamasse, S.C.,...Nations led the ASUN in field-goal accuracy, making 12 of his 16 attempts. His 51-yarder was the longest made kick in the league and his 70 points put him second on the conference's scoring list. - Eastern Kentucky Football

(DS#999 K) rSr/2025 K Patrick NationsEastern Kentucky
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