JONESBORO, Ark. (7/13/17) – Arkansas State's Ja'Von Rolland-Jones, the reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, has been named to the Bronko Nargurski Preseason Award Watch List, presented annually to the nation's top defensive player.
The Mesquite, Texas native is the first student-athlete in school history to be named to the watch list twice in a career, after also being named to the preseason award watch list in 2016. He also joins Tyrell Johnson as the only two players in school history to have been added to the list as one of the nation's top defensive athletes.