Eight Western Kentucky players have been named to the Athlon Sports 2019 All-Conference USA Team, the magazine announced in its annual college football publication.
Senior offensive tackle Miles Pate, one of the league’s highest rated offensive linemen by nearly every major outlet, was named to the first team. Pate is one of two offensive linemen, out of 10, returning from last year’s 2018 All-Conference USA squad as announced by the league office. The Lawrenceville, Ga., native has appeared in 34 games with 19 starts over his WKU career including all 12 last season.
Joining Pate on the Athlon preseason offense, senior receiver Lucky Jackson picked up a second-team selection while junior tight end Kyle Fourtenbary and junior offensive lineman Tyler Witt both appeared on the third team.