TROY, Alabama – Troy placed a league-high seven players on the All-Sun Belt First Team and Trojan players earned 15 total nods to All-Sun Belt Teams, released Wednesday by the league office. Additionally, Troy senior bandit Rashad Dillard was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year.
Dillard enters Troy's appearance in the Dollar General Bowl with 7.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery, an interception and eight quarterback hurries. Among active players in the NCAA, the Greer, S.C., native ranks 12th with 0.58 sacks per game and 25th with 0.