Preseason All-MAC Teams

[akron4ever]

We had some guys named to the All-MAC preseason teams by Athlon:

 

1st Team - Jamal Marcus, Jerome Lane

2nd Team - Se'von Pittman, JoJo Natson (punt returner)

3rd Team - Warren Ball

4th Team - Thomas Woodson, JoJo Natson (wide receiver), DeAndre Scott, Zach Guiser

 

http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20160615gz0jth

[LZIp]

They are naming 4th teams in these things now? Participation trophy effect.

 

DeAndre Scott continues to be underrated.

 

Also, here is the complete listing for anyone interested,

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/mac-football-2016-all-conference-team

Edited June 15, 2016 by LZIp

[skip-zip]

Based on what these prognosticators have done in the past, I'm pretty happy to see 4 guys on the First and Second teams, especially since we only return a handful of starters. 

 

Obviously, seeing a Newcomer on the 2nd team is pretty shocking.  I'm sure it's a testament to what they've seen of him before.  I'm thrilled to get this guy, and hope it all works out. 

 

And with 3 of those 4 guys on the 1st/2nd teams being transfers, are we ever going to complain again about bringing in non-freshmen??

[akron4ever]

35 minutes ago, LZIp said:

DeAndre Scott continues to be underrated.

And I have no idea why. He finished 3rd in the conference in INT/game and 7th in passes defended/game. According to Pro Football Focus, before the bowl season he had the third-highest coverage grade among CBs in the entire nation, and the highest among players outside the Power 5.

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1 hour ago, akron4ever said:

And I have no idea why. He finished 3rd in the conference in INT/game and 7th in passes defended/game. According to Pro Football Focus, before the bowl season he had the third-highest coverage grade among CBs in the entire nation, and the highest among players outside the Power 5.

 

Yes, pretty shocking considering that someone like Athlon probably only pays attention to the numbers that they are seeing, and not by actually viewing performances.