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02/28/22 - WyKevious Thomas, rSr/2025, South Alabama + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DL - Wy'Kevious Thomas (RS Fr., DL - Riverdale, Ga.),...Thomas (Riverdale, Ga.) was credited with 49 stops this year, the most by a Jaguar defensive lineman since the 2018 campaign, including 5 1/2 tackles behind the line of scrimmage as he ended up among the top five on the squad in both statistics. - South Alabama Football

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DT WyKevious Thomas, South Alabama
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02/28/22 - Jalen Wayne, rSr/2023, South Alabama + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): WR - Jalen Wayne (Jr., WR - Spanish Fort, Ala.),...Wayne (Mobile, Ala.) set new career highs with 53 receptions for 630 yards, averaging just under 12 yards per catch while ranking second on the team in both categories. - South Alabama Football

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WR Jalen Wayne, South Alabama
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02/28/22 - Jake Bentley, rSr/2022, South Alabama + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): QB - Jake Bentley (Sr., QB - Opelika, Ala.),...In his only year at South, Bentley (Opelika, Ala.) completed 212-of-303 attempts for 2,476 yards and 17 scores as his 70 percent completion percentage and 151.84 pass efficiency rating both set school season records. - South Alabama Football

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QB Jake Bentley, South Alabama
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02/28/22 - Lincoln Sefcik, rSr/2024, South Alabama + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT THIRD TEAM (COACHES): TE - Lincoln Sefcik, South Alabama (So., TE - Enid, Okla.),...In his first season as a Jaguar, Sefcik led South's tight ends after posting 32 receptions for 218 yards and five touchdowns, the highest total recorded by an individual at the position since current Seattle Seahawk Gerald Everett had eight during the 2015 campaign. The sophomore from Enid, Okla., finished with multiple catches in eight contests in 2021 highlighted by posting nine for 55 yards - both career-best figures - at rival Troy in the annual "Battle For The Belt." - South Alabama Football

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FB Lincoln Sefcik, South Alabama
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02/28/22 - Jalen Tolbert, rSr/2022, South Alabama + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR - Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama (Jr., WR - Mobile, Ala.),...Entering postseason play, Tolbert paces the Sun Belt in catches, receiving yards, receiving yards per game and yards per reception - ranking third in both total yards and yards per game nationally - after catching 82 passes for 1,474 yards and eight touchdowns this fall. He led the Jags in receiving yards in all 12 contests this year, posting the most all-purpose yards by a wide receiver since the program's inception in 2009, while breaking his own school records for catches and receiving yards. The junior wide receiver from Mobile, Ala., also set a new standard with seven outings with 100-plus receiving yards, which included becoming the first player in the team's history to reach the mark in three straight games after accomplishing the feat against Appalachian State, Tennessee and Coastal Carolina to close out his career. - South Alabama Football

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WR Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama
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02/28/22 - Darrell Luter Jr., rSr/2023, South Alabama + More +

2021 ALL-SUN BELT FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB - Darrell Luter Jr., South Alabama (Jr., DB - Hattiesburg, Miss.),...Luter Jr. tops the SBC in passes defended per game and is second in interceptions per contest, standing among the top five in the country in the former category and the top 15 in the latter, after picking off four passes and breaking up 10 others to go along with 21 stops including a pair behind the line of scrimmage. - South Alabama Football

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CB Darrell Luter Jr., South Alabama
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12/20/21 - C.J. Person, rSo/2025, South Alabama + More +

South Alabama added its second Indiana transfer in two days on Wednesday, as defensive lineman C.J. Person officially signed with the Jaguars program. Person joins former Indiana teammate D.K. Bonhomme, a linebacker, as transfers to Mobile. Both Person and Bonhomme played for current Jaguars head coach Kane Wommack when he was Hoosiers defensive coordinator from 2018-20. The 6-foot-3, 292-pound Person is a Montgomery native who played his high school ball at Montgomery Catholic. In three seasons at Indiana, he played in 21 games (one start) with 16 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss. - Birmingham News

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DT C.J. Person, South Alabama
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12/20/21 - D.K. Bonhomme, rSr/2024, South Alabama + More +

South Alabama picked up a third Division I transfer in three days late Tuesday, as former Indiana linebacker D.K. Bonhomme announced he is headed to Mobile. Bonhomme (whose last name is pronounced "Bahn-UM") joins tight end DaMarcus Thomas (Ole Miss) and quarterback Carter Bradley (Toledo) as transfers set to join the Jaguars for 2022. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound Bonhomme will be reunited at South Alabama with head coach Kane Wommack, the Hoosiers' defensive coordinator from 2018-20. A native of Haiti who grew up in Ottawa, Canada, Bonhomme played his high school ball in Florida at Clearwater Academy International. South Alabama has 2022 commits from a pair of CAI standouts, tight end/wide receiver Caeleb Schlachter and cornerback Tremel States-Jones. - Birmingham News

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OLB D.K. Bonhomme, South Alabama
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12/20/21 - Carter Bradley, rSr/2024, South Alabama + More +

South Alabama's 2022 quarterback battle got a little more interesting on Tuesday, as former Toledo starter Carter Bradley announced he was transferring to the Jaguars. Bradley, the son of longtime NFL coach Gus Bradley, started the first four games for the Rockets in 2021 before losing his starting job to freshman Dequan Finn. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Bradley completed 77 of 129 passes for 972 yards and four touchdowns with one interception this past season, including 221 yards and a touchdown in a 32-29 loss to Notre Dame. Bradley - who played his high school ball in Jacksonville, Fla., when his father was head coach of the Jaguars - totaled 2,377 yards and 14 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 21 career games at Toledo. He announced his transfer decision via Twitter. - Birmingham News

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QB Carter Bradley, South Alabama
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12/18/21 - Carter Bradley, rSr/2024, South Alabama + More +

QB Carter Bradley, South Alabama
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12/15/21 - DJ Thomas-Jones, rSr/2025, South Alabama + More +

South Alabama has landed its first Division I transfer of the 2021-22 recruiting cycle, as former Ole Miss tight end DaMarcus "D.J." Thomas announced Sunday he is headed to Mobile. The 6-foot-2, 255-pound Thomas played his high school football at Saraland, and was a three-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class. He played in 11 games in two seasons at Ole Miss, totaling one reception for six yards. Thomas will have three seasons of eligibility remaining at South Alabama. - Birmingham News

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FB DJ Thomas-Jones, South Alabama
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12/02/21 - Jalen Tolbert, rSr/2022, South Alabama + More +

2021 SUN BELT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES/MEDIA): Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama (Jr., WR - Mobile, Ala.),...Tolbert averaged 17.98 yards per catch and 122.83 yards per game, while compiling a 1,474-yard, eight-touchdown campaign. The Mobile, Ala., product became just the fourth player in Sun Belt history to record 3,000 career receiving yards, finishing third on the conference's all-time list with 3,140. Tolbert's 6.83 receptions and 122.83 yards per game each paced the Sun Belt by a significant margin. - Sun Belt Football

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WR Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama
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10/31/21 - Jake Bentley, rSr/2022, South Alabama + More +

Jake Bentley threw four touchdown passes in the first half and South Alabama beat Arkansas State 31-13 on Saturday night. Bentley connected with Jalen Tolbert twice in the first quarter to cap long scoring drives. Bentley added a touchdown pass each to Terrion Avery and Brandon Crum, and South Alabama (5-3, 2-3 Sun Belt Conference) lead 28-0 with 6:21 remaining in the second quarter. Bentley was 29-of-39 passing for 251 yards. Tolbert made eight catches for 94 yards. Avery added 113 yards rushing on 22 carries. Alan Lamar scored on a 100-yard kickoff return for Arkansas State (1-7, 0-4) following Crum's TD catch. Blake Grupe made field goals from 32 and 43 yards in the second half. - South Alabama/AP College Football

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QB Jake Bentley, South Alabama
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10/14/21 - Jake Bentley, rSr/2022, South Alabama + More +

Jake Bentley became the first player in South Alabama history to account for five touchdowns in a game, rushing for two and passing for three more as the Jaguars defeated Georgia Southern 41-14 on Thursday night. Bentley had a sixth touchdown negated by a penalty while completing 24 of 31 passes for 389 yards — South Alabama's first 300-yard passing game since the 2018 season. The Jaguars (4-2, 1-2 Sun Belt) capped a 10-play, 84-yard game-opening drive with a Bentley keeper from the 12. That was the first of five straight scores as South Alabama led 31-0 midway through the second quarter.

Bentley rushed for a 6-yard touchdown and fired scoring passes to Jalen Tolbert from 40 yards and Jalen Wayne from the 5 while Diego Guajardo added a 42-yard field goal. Tolbert caught 11 passes for a season-best 174 yards, Wayne seven catches for a career-best 117 yards. Bentley had a big first half, passing for 261 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for two more and helping the Jaguars to a 31-8 halftime lead. South Alabama picked back up in the third, answering a Georgia Southern field goal with an 82-yard touchdown drive. The big gainer was a 58-yard run by Bryan Hill, Bentley capped the drive with a hitting Lincoln Sefcik from the 5. - South Alabama/AP College Football

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QB Jake Bentley, South Alabama
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09/19/21 - Kareem Walker, rSr/2022, South Alabama + More +

Kareem Walker ran for 150 yards and three touchdowns and South Alabama rallied and then held off Alcorn State for 28-21 win on Saturday. Tre Young intercepted the Braves' Felix Harper in the end zone with 1:55 left to preserve the lead. Trailing 14-7 at halftime, the Jaguars (3-0) tied it at 14-all on Walker's 13-yard run with 12:12 to left in the third quarter before taking the lead for good on his 35-yard scoring run not even two minutes later. South Alabama made 28-14 when Bryan Hill ran it from 11 yards to end a 10-play, 71-yard drive that lasted five minutes. Harper threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Juan Anthony Jr. to reduce the deficit to seven. He finished with 265 yards passing and CJ Bolar caught five passes for 128 yards. - South Alabama/AP College Football

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