Athlon projects the best of the C-USA for 2020
The 2020 All-Conference USA Team is led by 13 selections from UAB, with WKU up next at 12 picks. Three other teams - Charlotte, FIU and Southern Miss - also reached double-digit selections with 10 picks, with defending champion FAU checking in at eight.
Athlon Sports has released its top 25 for 2020. Now, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the league with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2020.
An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2020. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2020 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
Conference USA Football 2020 All-Conference Team
First-Team Offense
QB Chris Robison, FAU
RB Brenden Knox, Marshall
RB Spencer Brown, UAB
AP Justin Henderson, Louisiana Tech
WR Victor Tucker, Charlotte
WR Austin Watkins Jr., UAB
TE Joshua Simon, WKU
C Kody Russey, Louisiana Tech
OL Cain Madden, Marshall
OL D'Ante Demery, FIU
OL Jordan Meredith, WKU
OL Arvin Fletcher, Southern Miss
First-Team Defense
DL DeAngelo Malone, WKU
DL Keion White, Old Dominion
DL Dion Novil North Texas
DL Jordan Smith, UAB
LB Kristopher Moll, UAB
LB Blaze Alldredge, Rice
LB Tavante Beckett, Marshall
CB Brontae Harris, UAB
CB Kaleb Ford-Dement, Old Dominion
S Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
S Ben DeLuca, Charlotte
First-Team Specialists
K Ethan Mooney, North Texas
P John Haggerty, WKU
KR Jaylond Adams, Southern Miss
PR Talik Keaton, Marshall
Second-Team Offense
QB Chris Reynolds, Charlotte
RB Gaej Walker, WKU
RB Sincere McCormick, UTSA
AP Aaron McAllister, Charlotte
WR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
WR Tim Jones, Southern Miss
TE Xavier Gaines, Marshall
C Jaelin Fisher, Charlotte
OL Cole Spencer, WKU
OL Desmond Noel, FAU
OL Willie Allen, Louisiana Tech
OL Shane McGough, FIU
Second-Team Defense
DL Jacques Turner, Southern Miss
DL Markees Watts, Charlotte
DL Milton Williams, Louisiana Tech
DL Darius Hodge, Marshall
LB Keke Leroy, FAU
LB Kyle Bailey, WKU
LB Lawrence Garner, Old Dominion
CB Nafees Lyon, Charlotte
CB Rishard Dames, FIU
S Ky'el Hemby, Southern Miss
S Antwon Kincade, WKU
Second-Team Specialists
K Andrew Stein, Southern Miss
P Matt Hayball, FAU
KR Deion Hair-Griffin, North Texas
PR Jaylond Adams, Southern Miss
Third-Team Offense
QB Asher O'Hara, Middle Tennessee
RB Malcolm Davidson, FAU
RB Tre Siggers, North Texas
AP Jahcour Pearson, WKU
WR John Mitchell, FAU
WR Brad Rozner, Rice
TE Sterling Palmer, FIU
C Seth Joest, WKU
OL Robert Jones, Middle Tennessee
OL Bobby DeHaro, UTEP
OL Colby Ragland, UAB
OL Spencer Burford, UTSA
Third-Team Defense
DL Tony Fair, UAB
DL Juwuan Jones, WKU
DL Willie Baker, Louisiana Tech
DL Leighton McCarthy, FAU
LB Jamal Gates, FIU
LB Tyreke Davis, North Texas
LB Racheem Boothe, Southern Miss
CB T.D. Marshall, UAB
CB Rachaun Mitchell, Southern Miss
S Dy'jonn Turner, UAB
S Dorian Hall, FIU
Third-Team Specialists
K Jonathan Cruz, Charlotte
P Tommy Heatherly, FIU
KR Blake Watson, Old Dominion
PR Austin Trammell, Rice
Fourth-Team Offense
QB Jack Abraham, Southern Miss
RB D'Vonte Price, FIU
RB Quardraiz Wadley, UTEP
AP J.J. Holloman, FIU
WR Zakhari Franklin, UTSA
WR Eric Kumah, Old Dominion
WR Austin Trammell, Rice
WR Adrian Hardy, Louisiana Tech
C Isaac Weaver, Old Dominion
OL D'Mitri Emmanuel, Charlotte
OL Sidney Wells, UAB
OL Shea Baker, Rice
OL Alex Mollette, Marshall
OL Will Gilchrist, Middle Tennessee
Fourth-Team Defense
DL Elijah Garcia, Rice
DL Alexy Jean-Baptiste, FIU
DL Jaylon Haynes, UTSA
DL Lorenzo Dantzler, UTSA
LB Timmy Horne, Charlotte
LB DQ Thomas, Middle Tennessee
LB Ezekiel Barnett, Louisiana Tech
LB Jordan Young, Old Dominion
CB Devon Key, WKU
CB George Nyakwol, Rice
S Nazeeh Johnson, Marshall
S Zyon Gilbert, FAU
S Will Boler, UAB
Fourth-Team Specialists
K Gavin Baechle, UTEP
P Kyle Greenwell, UAB
KR Myron Mitchell, UAB
PR Jaelon Darden, North Texas
Total Selections on Athlon's 2020 All-C-USA Team
Team | Number of Selections |
Charlotte | 10 |
FAU | 8 |
FIU | 10 |
Louisiana Tech | 7 |
Marshall | 8 |
Middle Tennessee | 5 |
North Texas | 7 |
Old Dominion | 7 |
Rice | 7 |
Southern Miss | 10 |
UAB | 13 |
UTEP | 3 |
UTSA | 5 |
WKU | 12 |
Brenden Knox top photo courtesy of Marshall Athletics