TROY – Troy true freshman safety Dell Pettus has been named to the Pro Football Focus Freshman All-America Team as an honorable mention selection, PFF announced Friday.

Pettus becomes Troy’s third Freshman All-American in as many seasons joining Carlton Martial (2018) and Marcus Jones (2017).

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Pettus leads all freshmen in the Sun Belt Conference with 63 tackles after taking over the starting duties at free safety in the third week of the season – he averaged 5.9 tackles in his 10 starts. The native of Harvest in north Alabama currently ranks eighth nationally among all freshmen with his tackle total.