It’s finally time to release our SIS All-Conference teams. We used our all-encompassing player value stat, Total Points, along with other metrics and our scouting work as leading references in putting together our team of selections for 2025, plus some honorable mentions.

You can learn more about Total Points and the statistics referenced within this article here.

These picks are meant to honor this season’s best-of-the-best in the Sun Belt.

Offense

Position Name School
QB Brad Jackson Texas State
RB Wayne Knight James Madison
WR Camden Brown Georgia Southern
WR Ted Hurst Georgia State
TE Tyler Fortenberry Arkansas State
FLEX Beau Sparks Texas State
OT Dorion Strawn Texas State
OT Johnnie Brown III Georgia Southern
OG Emeka Obigbo Texas State
OG Asher Hale South Alabama
OC Ryan Joyce Old Dominion

Texas State leads the SBC with four selections on the offensive side, headlined by quarterback Brad Jackson. His 114 Total Points easily led the conference and ranked 9th in the whole country. Jackson’s favorite target, Beau Sparks, earns a selection after leading the conference with 1,127 receiving yards.

Their success would not have been possible without the efforts from tackle Dorion Strawn and guard Emeka Obigbo. Strawn not only led the conference, but the nation in Total Points for an offensive tackle with 40. Obigbo was our best interior lineman in the conference with 30 Total Points. 

Georgia Southern WR Camden Brown topped our SBC wide receiver leaderboard with 29 Total Points. He led the conference with 14 touchdown catches and trailed only Sparks with 1,027 receiving yards. 

Defense

Position Name School
DT Rondo Porter Appalachian State
DT Cody Sigler Arkansas State
EDGE J’Mond Tapp Southern Miss
EDGE Xavier Holmes James Madison
LB Trent Hendrick James Madison
LB Noah Flemmings Louisiana-Monroe
CB Jaquez White Troy
CB Boogie Trotter Marshall
S Jerome Carter Old Dominion
S Devin Lafayette Troy
FLEX Jacob Thomas James Madison

On the defensive side, James Madison leads the way with three selections. Safety Jacob Thomas and linebacker Jacob Thomas led the defense with 43 and 38 Total Points, respectively. Edge rusher Xavier Holmes earns his selection after finishing 2nd in both overall Pass Rush Total Points and on a per snap basis. 

Troy defensive backs Jacquez White and Devin Lafayette make the team after terrorizing opposing QBs all year. White made an impact against the pass and the run, leading all SBC cornerbacks with 21 Run Defense Total Points. Lafayette led the conference with 35 Pass Coverage Total Points, which ranked 2nd nationally. 

Old Dominion safety Jerome Carter narrowly edged out White to lead all SBC defensive players with 52 Total Points. Marshall CB Boogie Trotter was a playmaker on the defensive side of the ball with 5 interceptions and 2 defensive TDs. 

Specialists

Position Name School
K Tyler Robles Texas State
P Evan Crenshaw Troy
Returner Chauncy Cobb Arkansas State

Texas State’s Tyler Robles was the most reliable kicker in the conference, converting on 90% of his field goal attempts, with 3 makes from 50+ yards.

Troy’s Evan Crenshaw led  all SBC punters in average punt yards with 46.7 and pinned opponents inside the 20 yard line on 25 of his 56 punts. Twelve of those punts were inside the 10 yard line. 

Arkansas State’s Chauncy Cobb earns our returner spot after returning 2 kickoffs for TDs, the only player with multiple return TDs in the Sun Belt.

Honorable Mentions

Name School
WR Tre’ Brown III Old Dominion
RB Kentrel Bullock South Alabama
RB Lincoln Pare Texas State
LB MJ Stroud Georgia Southern

Old Dominion WR Tre’ Brown III narrowly missed out due to a strong WR group in the Sun Belt this season. Among SBC WRs, Brown III, true to his name, ranked 3rd with 26 Total Points. South Alabama RB Kentrel Bullock led all SBC RBs with 1,085 rushing yards and 14 rushing TDs. Texas State’s Lincoln Pare earns honorable mention after ranking 3rd with 1,010 rushing yards and 2nd with 11 rushing TDs, among all Sun Belt RBs. Georgia Southern LB MJ Stroud led the conference with 14 tackles for loss.