Twelve Eagles Earn All-Sun Belt Honors
12/4/2025 11:00:00 AM | Football
Camden Brown named Newcomer of the Year
NEW ORLEANS – Twelve Georgia Southern football players were honored by the league coaches and members of the media as the Sun Belt Conference announced Thursday the selections for its all-conference teams.
Senior receiver Camden Brown was voted as the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year and was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference after leading the nation in touchdown receptions with 14 and becoming the first Georgia Southern player to ever record 1,000 yards receiving. Joining Brown on the first team were senior offensive lineman Caleb Cook and junior defensive lineman MJ Stroud. Cook, who was a 2024 third-team all-conference pick, graded out as the #1 offensive guard in the SBC and #13 nationally among G6 offensive guards by PFF (minimum 80% of snaps) while Stroud tallied 14 tackles for loss and a team-high 6.5 sack.
Senior offensive lineman Pichon Wimbley and senior running back OJ Arnold were both named to the second team. Wimbley, who was a 2024 third-team All-Sun Belt selection, graded as the #5 offensive guard in the SBC by PFF (minimum 80% of snaps) and has started all 51 games of his career. Arnold was leading the conference in rushing yards before an injury in game 11, which sidelined him for the final two games, but is still ranked seventh in the country and first in the SBC in yards per carry (6.6) and is fifth in the conference with 880 yards and five touchdowns and is seventh in the conference in all-purpose yards. He also has 201 yards receiving (1 TD) and 85 yards passing (2-for-2, 2 TDs) and became the first player in school history to rush for a TD, catch a TD pass and throw a TD pass in the same game when he did it against Coastal Carolina.
Junior punter Alex Smith, senior return specialist Dalen Cobb and sophomore offensive lineman Johnnie Brown III were named to the third team. Smith, who was a 2024 honorable mention All-SBC selection, averaged 42.6 yards per punt in 2025 and forced 21 fair catches, had 14 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, seven punts of 50 yards or longer with a long of 55 yards. Cobb averaged 26.4 yards per kickoff return and had a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Jax State and 144 yards on returns vs. Coastal Carolina. Brown is a walk-on thrust into the starting lineup due to injury, who ended up starting 11 games at OT and graded as the #1 run blocking offensive lineman in the Sun Belt and #10 among all G6 offensive tackles by PFF (minimum 700 offensive snaps).
Four Eagles - senior receiver Marcus Sanders Jr., senior linebacker Brendan Harrington, senior defensive back Dorrian Smith and senior tight end Ahmon Green - earned honorable mention recognition.
The Sun Belt Conference's coaches and a member of the media representing each team voted on the list of candidates for the teams with points assigned for rankings for each position. The first, second and third teams are compromised of 12 offensive players (1 QB, 3 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 5 OL), 12 defensive players (4 DL, 3 LB, 4 DB, 1 at large selection) and four special team players (K, P, Return Specialist and All-Purpose), unless there are ties.
Below are all the entire first, second and third teams, as well as the individual awards:
2025 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
Player of the Year
Alonza Barnett III, James Madison
Offensive Player of the Year
Colton Joseph, Old Dominion
Defensive Player of the Year
Trent Hendrick, James Madison
Special Teams Player of the Year
Evan Crenshaw, Troy
Newcomer of the Year
Camden Brown, Georgia Southern
Freshman of the Year
Sahir West, James Madison
Coach of the Year
Bob Chesney, James Madison
All-Sun Belt First Team Offense
QB – Alonza Barnett III, James Madison
RB – Wayne Knight, James Madison
RB – Kentrel Bullock, South Alabama
OL – Caleb Cook, Georgia Southern
OL – Pat McMurtrie, James Madison
OL – Jax Harrington, Louisiana
OL – Zach Barlev, Old Dominion
OL – Dorion Strawn, Texas State
TE – Toby Payne, Marshall
WR – Camden Brown, Georgia Southern
WR – Ted Hurst, Georgia State
WR – Beau Sparks, Texas State
All-Sun Belt First Team Defense
DL – Demarcus Hendricks, Arkansas State
DL – MJ Stroud, Georgia Southern
DL – J'Mond Tapp, Southern Miss
DL – Donnie Smith, Troy
LB – Trent Hendrick, James Madison
LB – Jaden Dugger, Louisiana
LB – Chris Jones, Southern Miss
LB – Jordan Stringer, Troy
DB – Boogie Trotter, Marshall
DB – Nehemiah Chandler, South Alabama
DB – Josh Moten, Southern Miss
DB – Devin Lafayette, Troy
All-Sun Belt First Team Special Teams
K – Lorcan Quinn, Marshall
P – Evan Crenshaw, Troy
RS – Chauncy Cobb, Arkansas State
AP – Wayne Knight, James Madison
All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense
QB – Colton Joseph, Old Dominion
RB – OJ Arnold, Georgia Southern
RB – Lincoln Pare, Texas State
OL – Pichon Wimbley, Georgia Southern
OL – Zach Greenberg, James Madison
OL – Riley Robell, James Madison
OL – Ryan Joyce, Old Dominion
OL – Eli Russ, Troy
TE – Ethan Conner, Troy
WR – Corey Rucker, Arkansas State
WR – Demarcus Lacey, Marshall
WR – Devin Voisin, South Alabama
All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense
DL – Cody Sigler, Arkansas State
DL – Immanuel Bush, James Madison
DL – Sahir West, James Madison
DL – Jordan Lawson, Louisiana
LB – Colton Phares, App State
LB – Blayne Myrick, South Alabama
LB – Treylin Payne, Texas State
DB – Xamarion Gordon, Coastal Carolina
DB – Justin Eaglin, James Madison
DB – Jacob Thomas, James Madison
DB – Jerome Carter, Old Dominion
DB – Jaquez White, Troy
All-Sun Belt Second Team Special Teams
K – Tyler Robles, Texas State
P – Nathan Totten, Marshall
RS – Jaylen Jenkins, Texas State
AP – Beau Sparks, Texas State
All-Sun Belt Third Team Offense
QB – Brad Jackson, Texas State
RB – Rashod Dubinion, App State
RB – Bill Davis, Louisiana
OL – Johnnie Brown III, Georgia Southern
OL – Carter Sweazie, James Madison
OL – Jalen Slappy, Marshall
OL – Kenton Jerido, South Alabama
OL – Matt Henry, Troy
TE – Izayah Cummings, App State
WR – Landon Ellis, James Madison
WR – Tre Brown, Old Dominion
WR – Chris Dawn Jr., Texas State
All-Sun Belt Third Team Defense
DL – Kevin Abrams-Verwayne, App State
DL – Ethan Hassler, Arkansas State
DL – Ezekiel Durham-Campbell, Coastal Carolina
DL – Aiden Gobaira, James Madison
DL – Kris Trinidad, Old Dominion
LB – Noah Flemmings, ULM
LB – Jeremy Mack, Old Dominion
LB – Michael Montgomery, Southern Miss
DB – Ethan Johnson, App State
DB – DJ Barksdale, James Madison
DB – Elijah Culp, James Madison
DB – Ian Foster, Southern Miss
All-Sun Belt Third Team Special Teams
K – Dominic De Freitas, App State
P – Alex Smith, Georgia Southern
RS – Dalen Cobb, Georgia Southern
AP – Chauncy Cobb, Arkansas State
All-Sun Belt Honorable Mentions
App State
OL – Jayden Ramsey (RS Sr., OL – Anderson, S.C.)
OL – Will Flowers (RS Sr., OL – LaGrange, Ga.)
DL – Rondo Porter (RS Jr., DL – Columbia, S.C.)
DB – Emory Floyd (RS Jr., DB – Marietta, Ga.)
Arkansas State
DL – Simeon Mitchell (Sr., DL – Oakland, Calif.)
LB – Kyle Taylor (RS Sr., LB – The Colony, Texas)
DB – Avante Dickerson (RS Sr., DB – Omaha, Neb.)
DB – AG McGhee (Sr., DB – Chipley, Fla.)
Coastal Carolina
OL – Joseph Hanson (Jr., OL – Niceville, Fla.)
OL – Thomas Johnson (RS Sr., OL – Aynor, S.C.)
K – Kian Afrookhteh (RS Jr., K – Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
RS – Malcolm Gillie (Super Sr., RS – Milwaukee, Wis.)
Georgia Southern
WR – Marcus Sanders Jr. (Sr., WR – Montezuma, Ga.)
LB – Brendan Harrington (7th Yr., LB – Moncure, N.C.)
DL – Davion Rhodes (RS Sr., DL – Camilla, Ga.)
DB – Dorrian Smith (RS Sr., DB – Fort Valley, Ga.)
Georgia State
QB – Cameran Brown (RS Jr., QB – Warner Robins, Ga.)
RB – Jordon Simmons (RS Sr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
LB – Josiah Robinson (RS Jr., LB – Apopka, Fla.)
DB – Jaylen Jones (RS So., DB – Matthews, N.C.)
James Madison
OL – Joseph Simmons (RS Jr., OL – Dover, Del.)
TE – Lacota Dippre (RS So., TE – Scott Township, Pa.)
DL – Amar Thomas (RS Jr., DL – Upper Marlboro, Md.)
DB – Tyler Brown (So., DB – Annapolis, Md.)
Louisiana
RB – Zylan Perry (RS Jr., RB – Franklin, La.)
OL – Bryant Williams (RS Jr., OL – Lake Charles, La.)
DB – Brent Gordon Jr. (Fr., DB – Cecilia, La.)
DB – Tyree Skipper (RS Sr., DB – New Orleans, La.)
ULM
RB – Zach Palmer-Smith (Sr., RB – Delran, N.J.)
OL – Elijah Fisher (RS Sr., OL – Allen, Texas)
DL – Jaden Hamlin (Sr., DL – Lafayette, Ala.)
DL – Kevontay Wells (Sr., DL – Jackson, Miss.)
Marshall
QB – Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (RS Jr., QB – Atlanta, Ga.)
DL – Paul Hutson III (RS Jr., DL – Norfolk, Va.)
LB – Jayland Parker (RS Sr., LB – Macon, Ga.)
DB – Daytione Smith (RS Jr., DB – East Highland Park, Va.)
Old Dominion
OL - Stephon Dubose-Bourne (RS Sr., OL – Chesapeake, Va.)
WR - Na;eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding (So., WR – Brooklyn, N.Y.)
DL – Chris Forbes (RS Fr., DL – Upper Marlboro, Md.)
DB – Mario Easterly (RS Jr., DB – Harrisburg, Pa.)
South Alabama
OL – Malachi Preciado (RS Jr., OL – New Orleans, La.)
LB – Tirrell Johnson (RS Jr., LB – Wynne, Ark.)
LB – Darius McKenzie (RS Sr., LB – Ottawa, Canada)
DB – Christopher Wallace Jr. (Sr., DB – Mobile, Ala.)
Southern Miss
QB – Braylon Braxton (RS Sr., QB – Frisco, Texas)
WR – Micah Davis (RS Sr., WR – Atlanta, Ga.)
WR – Elijah Metcalf (Gr., WR – Charlotte, N.C.)
DL – Brodarius Lewis (Gr., DL – Prattville, Ala.)
Texas State
OL – Emeka Obigbo (RS Sr., OL – Arlington, Texas)
TE – Titus Lyons (RS Sr., TE – Pottsboro, Texas)
DL – Kalil Alexander (RS Sr., DL – Charlotte, N.C.)
DB – Jaden Rios (RS Sr., DB – Frisco, Texas)
Troy
WR – Peyton Higgins (Sr., WR – Florence, Ala.)
WR – Tray Taylor (Sr., WR – Shreveport, La.)
DL – Luis Medina (Sr., DL – Summerville, Ga.)
DB – Kaleno Levine (Sr., DB – Fort Worth, Texas)
Senior receiver Camden Brown was voted as the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year and was named first-team All-Sun Belt Conference after leading the nation in touchdown receptions with 14 and becoming the first Georgia Southern player to ever record 1,000 yards receiving. Joining Brown on the first team were senior offensive lineman Caleb Cook and junior defensive lineman MJ Stroud. Cook, who was a 2024 third-team all-conference pick, graded out as the #1 offensive guard in the SBC and #13 nationally among G6 offensive guards by PFF (minimum 80% of snaps) while Stroud tallied 14 tackles for loss and a team-high 6.5 sack.
Senior offensive lineman Pichon Wimbley and senior running back OJ Arnold were both named to the second team. Wimbley, who was a 2024 third-team All-Sun Belt selection, graded as the #5 offensive guard in the SBC by PFF (minimum 80% of snaps) and has started all 51 games of his career. Arnold was leading the conference in rushing yards before an injury in game 11, which sidelined him for the final two games, but is still ranked seventh in the country and first in the SBC in yards per carry (6.6) and is fifth in the conference with 880 yards and five touchdowns and is seventh in the conference in all-purpose yards. He also has 201 yards receiving (1 TD) and 85 yards passing (2-for-2, 2 TDs) and became the first player in school history to rush for a TD, catch a TD pass and throw a TD pass in the same game when he did it against Coastal Carolina.
Junior punter Alex Smith, senior return specialist Dalen Cobb and sophomore offensive lineman Johnnie Brown III were named to the third team. Smith, who was a 2024 honorable mention All-SBC selection, averaged 42.6 yards per punt in 2025 and forced 21 fair catches, had 14 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, seven punts of 50 yards or longer with a long of 55 yards. Cobb averaged 26.4 yards per kickoff return and had a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Jax State and 144 yards on returns vs. Coastal Carolina. Brown is a walk-on thrust into the starting lineup due to injury, who ended up starting 11 games at OT and graded as the #1 run blocking offensive lineman in the Sun Belt and #10 among all G6 offensive tackles by PFF (minimum 700 offensive snaps).
Four Eagles - senior receiver Marcus Sanders Jr., senior linebacker Brendan Harrington, senior defensive back Dorrian Smith and senior tight end Ahmon Green - earned honorable mention recognition.
The Sun Belt Conference's coaches and a member of the media representing each team voted on the list of candidates for the teams with points assigned for rankings for each position. The first, second and third teams are compromised of 12 offensive players (1 QB, 3 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 5 OL), 12 defensive players (4 DL, 3 LB, 4 DB, 1 at large selection) and four special team players (K, P, Return Specialist and All-Purpose), unless there are ties.
Below are all the entire first, second and third teams, as well as the individual awards:
2025 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
Player of the Year
Alonza Barnett III, James Madison
Offensive Player of the Year
Colton Joseph, Old Dominion
Defensive Player of the Year
Trent Hendrick, James Madison
Special Teams Player of the Year
Evan Crenshaw, Troy
Newcomer of the Year
Camden Brown, Georgia Southern
Freshman of the Year
Sahir West, James Madison
Coach of the Year
Bob Chesney, James Madison
All-Sun Belt First Team Offense
QB – Alonza Barnett III, James Madison
RB – Wayne Knight, James Madison
RB – Kentrel Bullock, South Alabama
OL – Caleb Cook, Georgia Southern
OL – Pat McMurtrie, James Madison
OL – Jax Harrington, Louisiana
OL – Zach Barlev, Old Dominion
OL – Dorion Strawn, Texas State
TE – Toby Payne, Marshall
WR – Camden Brown, Georgia Southern
WR – Ted Hurst, Georgia State
WR – Beau Sparks, Texas State
All-Sun Belt First Team Defense
DL – Demarcus Hendricks, Arkansas State
DL – MJ Stroud, Georgia Southern
DL – J'Mond Tapp, Southern Miss
DL – Donnie Smith, Troy
LB – Trent Hendrick, James Madison
LB – Jaden Dugger, Louisiana
LB – Chris Jones, Southern Miss
LB – Jordan Stringer, Troy
DB – Boogie Trotter, Marshall
DB – Nehemiah Chandler, South Alabama
DB – Josh Moten, Southern Miss
DB – Devin Lafayette, Troy
All-Sun Belt First Team Special Teams
K – Lorcan Quinn, Marshall
P – Evan Crenshaw, Troy
RS – Chauncy Cobb, Arkansas State
AP – Wayne Knight, James Madison
All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense
QB – Colton Joseph, Old Dominion
RB – OJ Arnold, Georgia Southern
RB – Lincoln Pare, Texas State
OL – Pichon Wimbley, Georgia Southern
OL – Zach Greenberg, James Madison
OL – Riley Robell, James Madison
OL – Ryan Joyce, Old Dominion
OL – Eli Russ, Troy
TE – Ethan Conner, Troy
WR – Corey Rucker, Arkansas State
WR – Demarcus Lacey, Marshall
WR – Devin Voisin, South Alabama
All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense
DL – Cody Sigler, Arkansas State
DL – Immanuel Bush, James Madison
DL – Sahir West, James Madison
DL – Jordan Lawson, Louisiana
LB – Colton Phares, App State
LB – Blayne Myrick, South Alabama
LB – Treylin Payne, Texas State
DB – Xamarion Gordon, Coastal Carolina
DB – Justin Eaglin, James Madison
DB – Jacob Thomas, James Madison
DB – Jerome Carter, Old Dominion
DB – Jaquez White, Troy
All-Sun Belt Second Team Special Teams
K – Tyler Robles, Texas State
P – Nathan Totten, Marshall
RS – Jaylen Jenkins, Texas State
AP – Beau Sparks, Texas State
All-Sun Belt Third Team Offense
QB – Brad Jackson, Texas State
RB – Rashod Dubinion, App State
RB – Bill Davis, Louisiana
OL – Johnnie Brown III, Georgia Southern
OL – Carter Sweazie, James Madison
OL – Jalen Slappy, Marshall
OL – Kenton Jerido, South Alabama
OL – Matt Henry, Troy
TE – Izayah Cummings, App State
WR – Landon Ellis, James Madison
WR – Tre Brown, Old Dominion
WR – Chris Dawn Jr., Texas State
All-Sun Belt Third Team Defense
DL – Kevin Abrams-Verwayne, App State
DL – Ethan Hassler, Arkansas State
DL – Ezekiel Durham-Campbell, Coastal Carolina
DL – Aiden Gobaira, James Madison
DL – Kris Trinidad, Old Dominion
LB – Noah Flemmings, ULM
LB – Jeremy Mack, Old Dominion
LB – Michael Montgomery, Southern Miss
DB – Ethan Johnson, App State
DB – DJ Barksdale, James Madison
DB – Elijah Culp, James Madison
DB – Ian Foster, Southern Miss
All-Sun Belt Third Team Special Teams
K – Dominic De Freitas, App State
P – Alex Smith, Georgia Southern
RS – Dalen Cobb, Georgia Southern
AP – Chauncy Cobb, Arkansas State
All-Sun Belt Honorable Mentions
App State
OL – Jayden Ramsey (RS Sr., OL – Anderson, S.C.)
OL – Will Flowers (RS Sr., OL – LaGrange, Ga.)
DL – Rondo Porter (RS Jr., DL – Columbia, S.C.)
DB – Emory Floyd (RS Jr., DB – Marietta, Ga.)
Arkansas State
DL – Simeon Mitchell (Sr., DL – Oakland, Calif.)
LB – Kyle Taylor (RS Sr., LB – The Colony, Texas)
DB – Avante Dickerson (RS Sr., DB – Omaha, Neb.)
DB – AG McGhee (Sr., DB – Chipley, Fla.)
Coastal Carolina
OL – Joseph Hanson (Jr., OL – Niceville, Fla.)
OL – Thomas Johnson (RS Sr., OL – Aynor, S.C.)
K – Kian Afrookhteh (RS Jr., K – Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
RS – Malcolm Gillie (Super Sr., RS – Milwaukee, Wis.)
Georgia Southern
WR – Marcus Sanders Jr. (Sr., WR – Montezuma, Ga.)
LB – Brendan Harrington (7th Yr., LB – Moncure, N.C.)
DL – Davion Rhodes (RS Sr., DL – Camilla, Ga.)
DB – Dorrian Smith (RS Sr., DB – Fort Valley, Ga.)
Georgia State
QB – Cameran Brown (RS Jr., QB – Warner Robins, Ga.)
RB – Jordon Simmons (RS Sr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)
LB – Josiah Robinson (RS Jr., LB – Apopka, Fla.)
DB – Jaylen Jones (RS So., DB – Matthews, N.C.)
James Madison
OL – Joseph Simmons (RS Jr., OL – Dover, Del.)
TE – Lacota Dippre (RS So., TE – Scott Township, Pa.)
DL – Amar Thomas (RS Jr., DL – Upper Marlboro, Md.)
DB – Tyler Brown (So., DB – Annapolis, Md.)
Louisiana
RB – Zylan Perry (RS Jr., RB – Franklin, La.)
OL – Bryant Williams (RS Jr., OL – Lake Charles, La.)
DB – Brent Gordon Jr. (Fr., DB – Cecilia, La.)
DB – Tyree Skipper (RS Sr., DB – New Orleans, La.)
ULM
RB – Zach Palmer-Smith (Sr., RB – Delran, N.J.)
OL – Elijah Fisher (RS Sr., OL – Allen, Texas)
DL – Jaden Hamlin (Sr., DL – Lafayette, Ala.)
DL – Kevontay Wells (Sr., DL – Jackson, Miss.)
Marshall
QB – Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (RS Jr., QB – Atlanta, Ga.)
DL – Paul Hutson III (RS Jr., DL – Norfolk, Va.)
LB – Jayland Parker (RS Sr., LB – Macon, Ga.)
DB – Daytione Smith (RS Jr., DB – East Highland Park, Va.)
Old Dominion
OL - Stephon Dubose-Bourne (RS Sr., OL – Chesapeake, Va.)
WR - Na;eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding (So., WR – Brooklyn, N.Y.)
DL – Chris Forbes (RS Fr., DL – Upper Marlboro, Md.)
DB – Mario Easterly (RS Jr., DB – Harrisburg, Pa.)
South Alabama
OL – Malachi Preciado (RS Jr., OL – New Orleans, La.)
LB – Tirrell Johnson (RS Jr., LB – Wynne, Ark.)
LB – Darius McKenzie (RS Sr., LB – Ottawa, Canada)
DB – Christopher Wallace Jr. (Sr., DB – Mobile, Ala.)
Southern Miss
QB – Braylon Braxton (RS Sr., QB – Frisco, Texas)
WR – Micah Davis (RS Sr., WR – Atlanta, Ga.)
WR – Elijah Metcalf (Gr., WR – Charlotte, N.C.)
DL – Brodarius Lewis (Gr., DL – Prattville, Ala.)
Texas State
OL – Emeka Obigbo (RS Sr., OL – Arlington, Texas)
TE – Titus Lyons (RS Sr., TE – Pottsboro, Texas)
DL – Kalil Alexander (RS Sr., DL – Charlotte, N.C.)
DB – Jaden Rios (RS Sr., DB – Frisco, Texas)
Troy
WR – Peyton Higgins (Sr., WR – Florence, Ala.)
WR – Tray Taylor (Sr., WR – Shreveport, La.)
DL – Luis Medina (Sr., DL – Summerville, Ga.)
DB – Kaleno Levine (Sr., DB – Fort Worth, Texas)
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