NEW ORLEANS – University of South Alabama juniors Jalen Tolbert and Keith Gallmon were recognized on Tuesday with the release of the Sun Belt Conference's preseason all-league football teams.
The former has been named preseason first-team all-conference at wide receiver, while the latter is a second-team selection as a defensive back.
Tolbert is the lone returning 1,000-yard receiver in the SBC after finishing with 1,085 yards and eight touchdowns on 64 catches last fall, as he finished second in the league in both receptions and receiving yards per contest. A two-time Sun Belt Offensive Player-of-the-Week selection in 2020, he led South in catches in seven games and in yards receiving on seven occasions — highlighted by a pair of 100-plus yard performances — as well as with 20 plays of 20 or more yards to be named first-team all-conference.