All Sun Belt First Team Offense

The Sun Belt may not gather the headlines others, non-Bowl Championship Series (BSC) conferences, such as the Western Athletic or Mountain West, receive. But it should. The ‘Belt’ is considered the home of the spread offense. No less than seven of its nine members utilized one version or another of this, no famous scheme.

This, among others things, mean that most of the skill position players in the conference are fast, agile and tough to bring down in the open field. Middle Tennessee State quarterback, Dwight Dasher fills that description to the letter. The senior signal caller is one the top returning running QB in the nation and the main reason the Blue Raiders, which knocked off Maryland last fall, are one of the rising programs in the country.

Tailbacks Alfred Morris and Lance Dunbar are tailor made for the spread. Both are small, darting playmakers who love to hit the corners. The wide outs are not that much taller, but they are even more explosive. Keep an eye on Troy’s Jerrel Jernigan. The electrifying wide out ca score every time he touched the ball.

The line, although not as physical as others, is more than capable of holding their own against bigger foes.

Preseason All Sun Belt Conference Offensive First Team


QB Dwight Dasher (5’10”, 201lbs, Sr.) Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders

RB Alfred Morris (5’11”, 222, Jr.) Florida Atlantic Owls

RB Lance Dunbar (5’9”, 202, Jr.) North Texas Mean Green

WR T.Y. Hilton (5’10”, 174, Jr.) Florida International Golden Panthers

WR Jerrel Jernigan (5’9”, 184, Sr.) Troy Trojans

TE Ladarius Green (6’6”, 225, Jr.) Louisiana Raging Cajuns

OT Esteban Santiago (6’3”, 296, Sr.) North Texas Mean Green

OT Mark Fisher (6’3”, 272, Sr.) Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders

OG Derek Newton (6’5”, 313, Sr.) Arkansas State Red Wolves

OG Brandon McLeroy (6’3”, 304, Jr.) Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders

C Tyler Clark (6’2”, 285, Sr.) Troy Trojans

BEST PRO PROSPECT: WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy

By Raul Colon
rcolon@nfldraftdog.com