Sports season
The 2020 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 20th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference . The season began September 3, 2020 and concluded December 26, 2020 as part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Sun Belt consists of 10 members in two divisions. The conference released its schedule on February 28, 2020,[ 1] COVID-19 pandemic .
The 2019 season began with Appalachian State and Louisiana topping the preseason media polls for the East and West Divisions, respectively.[ 2] Georgia State upsetting Tennessee of the SEC .[ 3] Texas State , and saw the Bobcats pull out a three-point win in triple overtime .[ 4] 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game , which was hosted by Appalachian State at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina . The hosts prevailed, 45–38.[ 5]
Sun Belt teams went 3–2 in bowl games , with wins coming from Arkansas State ,[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
The conference released its preseason media poll and all-conference teams on August 25, 2020.[ 9]
East Division 1. Appalachian State (9) – 49 pts 2. Georgia Southern – 36 pts 3. Troy (1) – 32 pts 4. Georgia State – 20 pts 5. Coastal Carolina – 13 pts West Division 1. Louisiana (7) – 47 pts 2. Arkansas State (2) – 40 pts 3. South Alabama (1) – 22 pts 4. Texas State – 21 pts 5. Louisiana–Monroe – 20 pts
All-conference preseason teams [ edit ] Preseason All-Sun Belt
Offensive Player of the Year: Zac Thomas (Senior, Appalachian State quarterback) Defensive Player of the Year: Carlton Martial (Junior, Troy linebacker) Position Player Team First Team Offense QB Zac Thomas Appalachian State RB Elijah Mitchell Louisiana RB Josh Johnson Louisiana–Monroe OL Noah Hannon Appalachian State OL Baer Hunter Appalachian State OL Cooper Hodges Appalachian State OL Jarrett Horst Arkansas State OL Shamarious Gilmore Georgia State TE Josh Pederson Louisiana–Monroe WR Cory Sutton Appalachian State WR Jonathan Adams Arkansas State WR Kaylon Geiger Troy First Team Defense DL Demetrius Taylor Appalachian State DL Tarron Jackson Coastal Carolina DL Raymond Johnson Georgia Southern DL Will Choloh Troy LB Rashad Byrd Georgia Southern LB Joe Dillon Louisiana LB Carlton Martial Troy DB Shaun Jolly Appalachian State DB Kenderick Duncan Jr. Georgia Southern DB Corey Straughter Louisiana–Monroe DB Dell Pettus Troy First Team Special Teams K Blake Grupe Arkansas State P Rhys Burns Louisiana RS Wesley Kennedy III Georgia Southern
Position Player Team Second Team Offense QB Levi Lewis Louisiana RB Trey Ragas Louisiana RB C. J. Marable Coastal Carolina OL Ryan Neuzil Appalachian State OL Jacob Still Arkansas State OL Max Mitchell Louisiana OL O'Cyrus Torrence Louisiana OL TJ Fiailoa Louisiana–Monroe TE Isaiah Likely Coastal Carolina WR Thomas Hennigan Appalachian State WR Cornelius McCoy Georgia State WR Reggie Todd Troy Second Team Defense DL Forrest Merrill Arkansas State DL C. J. Brewer Coastal Carolina DL Dontae Wilson Georgia State DL Zi'Yon Hill Louisiana LB Teddy Gallagher Coastal Carolina LB Trajan Stephens-McQueen Georgia State LB Riley Cole South Alabama DB Shemar Jean-Charles Appalachian State DB Antonio Fletcher Arkansas State DB Quavian White Georgia State DB Eric Garror Louisiana Second Team Special Teams K Massimo Biscardi Coastal Carolina P Anthony Beck II Georgia Southern RS Eric Garror Louisiana
Appalachian State was the only team to undergo a coaching change from last season; Eliah Drinkwitz departed the program after the conclusion of the regular season to become the head coach at Missouri .[ 10] Shawn Clark was named interim coach upon his departure, and the interim tag was removed in time for him to coach the Mountaineers to a victory in the 2019 New Orleans Bowl .[ 11]
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Index to colors and formatting Sun Belt Member won Sun Belt Member lost Sun Belt teams in bold
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 6:00 p.m. Campbell Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN3 W 43–21 5,000 September 19 11:00 a.m. No. 19 Louisiana Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN2 ULL 34–31 OT 4,126 September 19 12:30 p.m. No. 23 Appalachian State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN L 7–17 12,050 September 19 3:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN2 September 19 3:00 p.m. Troy Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPNU W 47–14 6,000 September 19 6:00 p.m. Central Arkansas Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ September 19 6:30 p.m. Texas State Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPNU TXST 38–17 5,816 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 6:30 p.m. UAB South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN L 10–42 5,766 September 26 11:00 a.m. Georgia Southern No. 19 Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN2 ULL 20–18 5,585 September 26 11:00 a.m. Campbell Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ W 52–21 0 September 26 11:00 a.m. Georgia State Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC postponed - September 26 2:30 p.m. Tulsa Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR - September 26 5:00 p.m. Texas State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN3 L 21–24 0 September 26 2:30 p.m. UTEP Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN2 L 6–31 5,491 September 26 9:15 p.m. Troy No. 18 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN L 7–48 0 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 3 11:00 a.m. East Carolina Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPNU W 49–29 3,823 October 3 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State Costal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN2 CCU 52–23 5,000 October 3 6:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN+ GASO 35–30 6,338 October 3 7:00 p.m. Troy South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL - # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 6:30 p.m. Costal Carolina No. 21 Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN CCU 30–27 5,585 6:30 p.m. Georgia State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN ARKST 59–52 5,496 October 17 11:00 a.m. Texas State South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNU SOAL 30–20 5,142 October 17 2:30 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 31–29 10,500 October 17 3:00 p.m. UMass Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN2 W 41–0 4,856 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 6:30 p.m. Arkansas State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN APPST 45–17 2,100 7:00 p.m. Louisiana UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL CBSSN W 24–20 11,610 October 24 11:00 a.m. Georgia Southern No. 25 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPNU CCU 28–14 5,000 October 24 3:00 p.m. Georgia State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPNU GSU 36–34 12,000 October 24 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ SOAL 38–14 5,186 October 24 9:15 p.m. Texas State No. 12 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN L 14–52 6,570 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 6:30 p.m. South Alabama Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN GASO 24–17 3,457 October 31 11:00 a.m. No. 20 Coastal Carolina Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPNU CCU 51–0 3,642 October 31 2:00 p.m. Troy Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 TROY 38–10 6,757 October 31 3:00 p.m. Appalachian State Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPNU APPST 31–13 5,493 October 31 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPNU ULL 44–34 7,500 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 7 11:00 a.m. Louisiana–Monroe Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 GSU 52–34 2,921 November 7 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPNU ULL 27–20 5,585 November 7 12:00 p.m. Troy Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 GASO 20–13 5,012 November 7 2:00 p.m. Appalachian State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN+ APPST 38–17 6,745 November 7 7:00 p.m. South Alabama No. 15 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPNU CCU 23–6 5,000 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 14 11:00 a.m. No. 15 Coastal Carolina Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL - November 14 1:00 p.m. South Alabama No. 25 Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+ ULL 38–10 5,585 November 14 1:30 p.m. Georgia State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ APPST 17–13 2,100 November 14 2:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR - November 14 2:30 p.m. Texas State Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 GASO 40–38 4,478 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 21 11:00 a.m. Appalachian State No. 15 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN CCU 34–23 5,000 November 21 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN2 TXST 47–45 5,218 November 21 11:00 a.m. Georgia Southern Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 27–28 5,181 November 21 1:00 p.m. Central Arkansas No. 24 Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA cancelled - November 21 2:30 p.m. Georgia State South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNU GSU 31–14 5,224 November 21 2:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 L 17–20 12,000 November 21 3:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Tech Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA cancelled - # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 28 11:00 a.m. Georgia Southern Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Modern Day Hate ) ESPN3 GSU 30–24 4,523 November 28 2:00 p.m. No. 23 Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou ) ESPN3 ULL 70–20 3,132 November 28 2:00 p.m. South Alabama Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 SOAL 38–31 4,013 November 28 2:00 p.m. No. 16 Coastal Carolina Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN+ CCU 49–14 3,245 November 28 2:30 p.m. Troy Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN2 APPST 47–10 2,100 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 7:30 p.m. No. 20 Louisiana Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN ULL 24–21 2,170 December 5 1:00 p.m. Troy South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL (Battle for the Belt ) ESPN3 TROY 29–0 5,375 December 5 2:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 ARKST 48–15 3,268 December 5 4:30 p.m. No. 8 BYU No. 14 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPNU W 22–17 5,000 December 5 5:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ W 20–3 - # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. December 12 2:00 p.m. #11 Coastal Carolina Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+ CCU 42–38 11,000 December 12 2:00 p.m. Incarnate Word Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 cancelled n/a December 12 5:00 p.m. Appalachian State Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry ) ESPN3 APPST 34–26 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. December 19 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 cancelled n/a # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. December 19 2:30 p.m. Louisiana Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN cancelled n/a # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Legend Sun Belt win Sun Belt loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (CST ) Sun Belt team Opponent Score Attendance Myrtle Beach Bowl December 21 Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN 1:30 p.m. Appalachian State North Texas W 56–28 5,000 New Orleans Bowl December 23 Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN 2:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Louisiana Tech W 38–3 3,000 First Responder Bowl December 26 Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ABC 2:30 p.m. No. 16 Louisiana UTSA W 31–24 3,512 LendingTree Bowl December 26 Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN 2:30 p.m. Georgia State Western Kentucky W 39–21 5,128 Cure Bowl December 26 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN 6:30 p.m. No. 9 Coastal Carolina No. 23 Liberty L 34–37 OT 4,488
Sun Belt records vs Other Conferences [ edit ] 2020–2021 records against non-conference foes:
Sun Belt vs Power Five matchups [ edit ] This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC , Big 10 , Big 12 , Pac-12 , BYU /Notre Dame and SEC ). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score September 12 Big 12 Louisiana No. 23 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA W, 31–14 September 12 Big 12 Arkansas State Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W, 35–31 September 12 Big 12 Coastal Carolina Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W, 38–23 September 26 ACC Texas State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA L, 21–24 September 26 Independent Troy No. 18 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT L, 7–48 October 24 Independent Texas State No. 12 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT L, 14–52 December 5 Independent No. 8 BYU No. 14 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W, 22–17
Sun Belt vs Group of Five matchups [ edit ] The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against teams from the American , C-USA , MAC or Mountain West .
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score September 3 C-USA South Alabama Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W, 32–21 September 5 American SMU Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX L, 24–31 September 5 American Arkansas State Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN L, 24–37 September 12 C-USA Charlotte Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W, 35–20 September 12 C-USA UTSA Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX L, 48–512OT September 12 American Tulane South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL L, 24–27 September 19 C-USA No. 23 Appalachian State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV L, 7–17 September 19 C-USA Troy Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN W, 47–14 September 24 C-USA UAB South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL L, 10–42 September 26 C-USA UTEP Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA L, 6–31 October 3 American East Carolina Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA W, 49–29 October 23 C-USA Louisiana UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W, 24–20 November 21 C-USA Middle Tennessee Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL L 17–20 December 5 C-USA Florida Atlantic Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W, 20–3
Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups [ edit ] The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents , which includes Army , Liberty , New Mexico State , UConn , or UMass .
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score September 12 Independents Louisiana–Monroe Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L, 7–37 October 10 Independents Louisiana–Monroe Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L, 7–40 October 17 Independents UMass Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W, 41–0 November 21 Independents Georgia Southern Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L, 27–28
Sun Belt vs FCS matchups [ edit ] Date Visitor Home Site Score September 12 Campbell Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W, 26–27 September 18 Campbell Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W, 43–21 September 26 Campbell Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W, 52–21 October 10 Central Arkansas Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR W, 50–27 October 17 Eastern Kentucky Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL W, 31–29
Players of the week [ edit ] Sun Belt Individual Awards [ edit ] The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Sun Belt Conference football coaches at the end of the season
Award Player School Player of the Year Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina Offensive Player of the Year Jonathan Adams Arkansas State Defensive Player of the Year Tarron Jackson Coastal Carolina Freshman Player of the Year Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina Newcomer of the Year D'Jordan Strong Coastal Carolina Coach of the Year Jamey Chadwell Coastal Carolina
All-conference teams [ edit ] Position Player Team Second Team Offense WR Kawaan Baker South Alabama WR Kaylon Geiger Troy WR Sam Pinckney Georgia State OL O'Cyrus Torrence Louisiana OL Cooper Hodges Appalachian State OL Dylan Bradshaw Troy OL Willie Lampkin Coastal Carolina OL Max Mitchell Louisiana TE Josh Pederson Louisiana–Monroe QB Levi Lewis Louisiana RB Trey Ragas Louisiana RB Camerun Peoples Appalachian State Second Team Defense DL Will Choloh Troy DL Zi'Yon Hill Louisiana DL Forrest Merrill Arkansas State DL Hardrick Willis Georgia State LB Silas Kelly Coastal Carolina LB Rashad Byrd Georgia Southern LB D'Marco Jackson Appalachian State DB Bralen Trahan Louisiana DB Quavian White Georgia State DB Terence Dunlap Troy DB Jarron Morris Texas State DB Antavious Lane Georgia State Second Team Specialists K Massimo Biscardi Coastal Carolina P Rhys Byrns Louisiana AP Jeremiah Haydel Texas State KRS Jeremiah Haydel Texas State
Position Player Team Third Team Offense WR Thomas Hennigan Appalachian State WR Marcell Barbee Texas State WR Malik Williams Appalachian State OL Ken Marks Louisiana OL Ryan Neuzil Appalachian State OL Aaron Dowdell Georgia Southern OL Sam Thompson Coastal Carolina OL Shane Vallot Louisiana TE Roger Carter Georgia State QB Zac Thomas Appalachian State RB Destin Coates Georgia State RB Daetrich Harrington Appalachian State Third Team Defense DL Nico Ezidore Texas State DL Richard Jibunor Troy DL Dontae Wilson Georgia State DL Jeremiah Littles South Alabama LB Jordan Stachan Georgia State LB Lorenzo McCaskill Louisiana LB Teddy Gallagher Coastal Carolina DB Keith Gallmon South Alabama DB Eric Garror Louisiana DB Alex Spillum Coastal Carolina DB Kaiden Smith Appalachian State DB Dell Pettus Troy Third Team Specialists K Diego Guajardo South Alabama P Anthony Beck Georgia Southern AP Chris Smith Louisiana KRS Jalen Virgil Appalachian State
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The 2020 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News TSN ), Sports Illustrated SI ), USA Today ESPN , CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News CFN ), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com , Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports , Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN , and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus First Team All-Americans DE Tarron Jackson Coastal Carolina AFCA , AP , Athletic, ESPN, FWAA * RS Jeremiah Haydel Texas State ESPN RS Chris Smith Louisiana CBS
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus Third Team All-Americans DT C. J. Brewer Coastal Carolina AP
The following list includes all Sun Belt Players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL draft
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