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2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: DB - Dell Pettus (Jr., DB - Harvest, Ala.),...Pettus, now a junior, was originally slotted to play cornerback for the Trojans but shifted to free safety and thrived in the roll earning Freshman All-America honors. In 2020, Pettus was on the move again to strong safety, and in 2021 he has moved back to free safety. Pettus is on the move again this season moving back to strong safety...He ranked 23rd nationally (players min. 500 snaps) for his tackling efforts, 13th among defensive backs and eighth among safeties in 2021. - Troy Football

(DS#19 FS) rSr/2024

FS Dell Pettus, Troy
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12/16/22 - KJ Robertson, rSr/2023, Troy, 6-1, 207 (DS#126 ILB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: LB - KJ Robertson (Sr., LB - Alabaster, Ala.),...Robertson Missed just six tackles in 581 total snaps playing three different defensive positions – Mike, Will, Spear - in 2021. Has missed just two tackles this season playing primarily the Mike linebacker for the first time in his career...Intercepted his first career pass in Troy's victory over South Alabama in 2021 and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown. - Troy Football

(DS#126 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB KJ Robertson, Troy
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12/16/22 - Javon Solomon, rJr/2024, Troy, 6-1, 246 (DS#13 OLB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM: DL - Javon Solomon, Troy (So., DL - Tallahassee, Fla.),...Javon Solomon set the Troy school record with five tackles for loss at Southern Miss and posted the secondmost sacks in a game in school history with 3.5. His sack total is tied for the 10th most in Sun Belt history, while his TFL tally finished just a half TFL off the league record. His tackles for loss and sack totals are the second most nationally this season...Against Southern Miss, Javon Solomon became the fifth player nationally since 2017 to record at least nine tackles, five tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in a game. He became the first player in Sun Belt history to do so...Solomon led the Sun Belt in tackles for loss (1.42 per game) and ranked 12th nationally in 2021 … Eighth nationally with 0.92 sacks per game. - Troy Football

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OLB Javon Solomon, Troy
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12/16/22 - Richard Jibunor, rSr/2024, Troy, 6-2, 232 (DS#21 OLB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: DL - Richard Jibunor, Troy (Jr., DL - Delta State, Nigeria),...Richard Jibunor ranks third nationally with at least a half sack in eight games this year; T.J. Jackson is tied for ninth with seven such games. - Troy Football

(DS#21 OLB) rSr/2024

OLB Richard Jibunor, Troy
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12/16/22 - Kimani Vidal, rJr/2024, Troy, 5-08, 213 (DS#23 RB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: RB - Kimani Vidal, Troy (So., RB - Marietta, Ga.),...Vidal became just the second player in program history to rush for more than 200 yards in multiple games in the same season; Eddie Brundidge (1986). Vidal became just the 13th player in Sun Belt history to post multiple 200-yard rushing games in a season and the first since App State's Jalin Moore in 2017. - Troy Football

(DS#23 RB) rJr/2024

RB Kimani Vidal, Troy
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12/16/22 - Reddy Steward, rSr/2024, Troy, 5-11, 184 (DS#58 CB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: DB - Reddy Steward, Troy (Jr., DB - Decatur, Ala.),...Reddy Steward has quietly become one of the top defenders in the Sun Belt and the country... not known for being over the top in his antics, Steward is certainly catching the eyes of opposing coaches... Posted 26 tackles, four tackles for loss, a pair of sacks, an interception and five pass break ups on the year. - Troy Football

(DS#58 CB) rSr/2024

CB Reddy Steward, Troy
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12/16/22 - Carlton Martial, rSr/2023, Troy, 5-08, 213 (DS#62 ILB) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: LB - Carlton Martial, Troy (Sr., LB - Mobile, Ala.),...Carlton Martial became the NCAA's all-time leading tackler at the FBS level after he recorded a career-high 22 against Army. He entered the game needing 20 to break the record previously held by Northwestern's Tim McGarigle. Martial now has 563 tackles in his career; McGarigle's record was 545...Martial is the first player in Troy history to record 20-plus tackles in multiple games; he had 21 tackles against Coastal Carolina in 2020. It was only the fourth time in program history that a player had 20 tackles in a game. - Troy Football

(DS#62 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB Carlton Martial, Troy
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12/16/22 - Will Choloh, rSr/2023, Troy, 6-0, 263 (DS#121 DT) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: DL - Will Choloh, Troy (Sr., DL - Lawrenceville, Ga.),...Choloh became just the third Troy player since 2000 to record at least 2.5 sacks, eight tackles and four tackles for loss in a single game - against Liberty in 2021...Became just the fourth player nationally since the start of the 2019 season to do so and fourth in the Sun Belt since 2011...Has blocked three kicks in his career after blocking a Southern Miss extra point in week three last season...Sun Belt's top-rated run-stopper per Pro Football Focus last season; Posted a 12.8 win percentage on pass rushing opportunities. - Troy Football

(DS#121 DT) rSr/2023

DT Will Choloh, Troy
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12/16/22 - Austin Stidham, rSr/2023, Troy, 6-4, 294 (DS#57 OT) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: OL - Austin Stidham, Troy (Sr., OL - Russellville, Ala.),... Starting left tackle Austin Stidham has started 61 games in his career, the most ever by a Troy offensive or defensive player. He is tied with long snapper Cameron Kaye for the most in program history...Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American; fifth all-time multi AA selection in Troy Athletics history & first football player to earn one AA nod...Named a finalist for the 2022 Campbell Trophy presented by the National Football Foundation. Receives $18,000 post-graduate scholarship and trip to Las Vegas on Dec. 6 for the award show...Four-time All-Sun Belt selection; three-time first team...Played all 858 offensive snaps this season...Allowed just two sacks in 456 pass blocking situations and called for just one penalty all season - has not allowed a sack since week six or a penalty since week two. - Troy Football

(DS#57 OT) rSr/2023

OT Austin Stidham, Troy
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12/16/22 - Jake Andrews, rJr/2023, Troy, 6-3, 305 (DS#8 C) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: OL - Jake Andrews, Troy (Jr., OL - Millbrook, Ala.),...A native of Mobile, Ala., Martial earned four Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors this season as he set both the Sun Belt and NCAA FBS career tackle records during the year. Troy posted a 9-1 record in games he played, and Martial is again a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy; the nation's top player who began his career as a walk-on. - Troy Football

(DS#8 C) rJr/2023

C Jake Andrews, Troy
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12/04/22 - RaRa Thomas, rSr/2026, Troy, 6-1, 208 (DS#60 WR) + More +

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach said throughout this season he hasn't been pleased with the play of his receivers. He compared them to dinosaurs for failing to use their hands and he took away their chairs for not being engaged on the sideline. It was apparent wide receiver would be a position MSU attacked in the transfer portal in hopes of finding a potential No. 1 guy. It'll definitely have to be a priority now. Sophomore receiver Rara Thomas has entered the transfer portal, he announced via social media on Friday.

Thomas is a native of Eufaula, Alabama. He didn't start playing football until his junior year at Eufaula High School, so he was a raw talent coming to Starkville. However, it didn't stop him from having a breakout season as a freshman last year. Thomas collected 18 receptions for 252 yards with five touchdowns in 2021. He had a three-game stretch in SEC play where he caught four touchdown passes. This season, he was inconsistent, but the highs were thrilling. He caught 44 catches for 626 yards with seven touchdowns. Among his highlights: A 75-yard touchdown against Texas A&M and a Randy Moss-like touchdown over a defender at LSU. - The Clarion Ledger

(DS#60 WR) rSr/2026

WR RaRa Thomas, Troy
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12/03/22 - Gunnar Watson, rSr/2024, Troy, 6-2, 200 (DS#38 QB) + More +

Gunnar Watson passed for 318 yards and three long touchdowns to lead Troy to a 45-26 victory over Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on Saturday. The Trojans (11-2) raced ahead 31-0 in the first half en route to their Sun Belt-record seventh league title and 10th consecutive win under first-year coach Jon Sumrall. It was Troy's first league title since 2017 and fans celebrated by storming the field and bringing down a goal post. By the time three-time Sun Belt player of the year Grayson McCall got the offense going for Coastal Carolina (9-3), it was all but over. McCall started at quarterback after missing the past two games with a foot injury. Watson completed 12 of 17 passes, including touchdowns of 67 yards and 36 yards to Rajae' Johnson and a 65-yarder to Deshon Stoudemire. Watson was hit as he was throwing the 67-yarder with Johnson stretching out to grab it. Johnson then snagged the ball one-handed to answer the Chanticleers' second touchdown. DK Billingsley ran for three touchdowns, including a 33-yarder, for the Trojans.

Troy rebounded from a 1-2 start to the season, including losing to Appalachian State on a Hail Mary. McCall overcame a rough start to complete 29 of 41 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns with a late interception. He also ran for an 8-yard touchdown. McCall led touchdown drives heading into and coming out of halftime after his team started out getting outgained 316-22. The momentum didn't last. T.J. Jackson then had a strip sack and fumble recovery inside Coastal Carolina's 10 to set up a touchdown. The stats evened out but the score never got too uncomfortable for Troy. Coastal Carolina actually ended with a 432-411 edge in total yards. Coastal Carolina has lost two straight lopsided games, including a 47-7 defeat to James Madison. Coach Jamey Chadwell is reportedly a candidate to replace Hugh Freeze at Liberty. - Troy/AP College Football

(DS#38 QB) rSr/2024

QB Gunnar Watson, Troy
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12/02/22 - Trey Cooley, rSr/2026, Troy, 5-10, 208 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Louisville running back Trevion Cooley announced his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Sunday, following the Cardinals' final game of the 2022 regular season. Cooley, a second-year player out of Knightdale, North Carolina, played in six games this season. He did not hit the field in the month of November prior to his announcement. The 5-foot-10, 211-pound sophomore posted 278 rushing yards on 59 carries with two touchdowns for the 7-5 squad. He also added 66 yards and a score on nine receptions. In 2021, he had 431 yards and one touchdown on 86 carries, which included one 100+ yard rushing game. - Online sources

(DS#999 RB) rSr/2026

RB Trey Cooley, Troy
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12/01/22 - Carlton Martial, rSr/2023, Troy, 5-08, 213 (DS#62 ILB) + More +

2022 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Carlton Martial, Troy (Sr., LB - Mobile, Ala.),...Martial tallied 112 tackles—the second-most in the conference this season, becoming the all-time Sun Belt and NCAA record-holder for career tackles in the process. The former walk-on from Mobile, Ala., has been a key cog in the Trojans defense that ranks eighth in the nation in scoring defense (16.8), 11th in team passing efficiency defense (112.43) and 16th in total defense (316.4). Behind Martial, Troy has held eight of its opponents to under 100 yards rushing, the most in the program's history and tied for the third-most in the nation this season. - Sun Belt Football

(DS#62 ILB) rSr/2023

ILB Carlton Martial, Troy
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11/28/22 - Reddy Steward, rSr/2024, Troy, 5-11, 184 (DS#58 CB) + More +

NOV 28 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Reddy Steward, Troy, (Jr., DB - Decatur, Ala.),...Trojans junior defensive back Reddy Steward picked off a pair of passes to help lift Troy to a 48-19 win over Arkansas State. The victory clinched the Sun Belt West Division title for the Trojans and secured hosting rights for the Sun Belt Football Championship. The Decatur, Ala., product return his first interception 67 yards for a touchdown to stretch Troy's fourth quarter lead and iced the game with his second pick with 4:25 to play. Steward also registered two tackles and a pass breakup in the end zone in a complete defensive effort. - Sun Belt football

(DS#58 CB) rSr/2024

CB Reddy Steward, Troy
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