BOONE, N.C. — App State tied for the most first-team selections (eight) and the most overall picks (19 across four teams) in the preseason All-Sun Belt teams released by Phil Steele.
The Mountaineers' first-team picks include four defenders (DE Demetrius Taylor, LB D'Marco Jackson, LB Brendan Harrington, S Kaiden Smith) and three offensive players (RB Camerun Peoples, C Baer Hunter, OT Cooper Hodges) as well as one on special teams: LS Christian Johnstone.
The second-team selections from App State are CB Shaun Jolly, WR Thomas Hennigan, WR Malik Williams and KR Jalen Virgil.