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SWAC announces preseason football predictions and all-conference teams
July 24, 2007
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2007 Preseason All-Conference Football Team with Arkansas-Pine Bluff quarterback Chris Wallace and Southern defensive back Jarmaul George taking top honors. The team was selected by nominations and votes from the member schools’ coaches and sports information contacts along with selected members of the media.
 Wallace, the 2006 SWAC Offensive Player of the Year, finished the season completing 129 of 211 pass attempts (61.1 completion percentage) for 2,023 yards and 20 touchdowns. He also rushed 73 times for 161 yards and two scores. He was third in the conference averaging 168.6 passing yards per game and was first in pass efficiency with a rating of 164.4.
George was a standout member of the Jaguar defensive unit in 2006. He ended the season with 51 total tackles (30 solo) along with 3.5 tackles for loss. He had five interceptions finished with 10 passes defended and a fumble recovery.
In the predicted order of finish in both the coaches/SID poll and the media poll, Alabama A&M and Arkansas-Pine Bluff were chosen to finish first in their respective divisions.
Coaches’ Predicted Order of Finish
(first place votes in parentheses)
| Eastern Division |
|
Western Division |
| Alabama A&M (8) |
83 pts |
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff (13) |
88 pts |
| Jackson State (10) |
78 |
|
Grambling State |
60 |
| Alcorn State (1) |
51 |
|
Southern (4) |
59 |
| Mississippi Valley State |
40 |
|
Texas Southern (2) |
39 |
| Alabama State |
33 |
|
Prairie View A&M |
39 |
Media Predicted Order of Finish
| Eastern Division |
|
Western Division |
| Alabama A&M |
23 |
|
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
24 |
| Jackson State |
20 |
|
Grambling State |
19 |
| Alabama State |
15 |
|
Southern |
16 |
| Alcorn State |
11 |
|
Prairie View A&M |
10 |
| Mississippi Valley State |
6 |
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Texas Southern |
6 |
2007 SWAC Preseason All-Conference Selections
| Preseason Offensive Player of the Year |
| QB |
Chris Wallace |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
6-1 |
205 |
Sr. |
Kankakee, Ill. |
| Preseason Defensive Player of the Year |
| DB |
Jarmaul George |
Southern |
6-1 |
190 |
Sr. |
New Orleans, La. |
First-Team Offense
| OL |
Lorenzo Breland |
Jackson State |
6-2 |
312 |
Jr. |
Picayune, Miss. |
| OL |
James Sanders |
Alabama A&M |
6-0 |
255 |
Sr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| OL |
Ivora Hall |
Alabama State |
6-2 |
328 |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| OL |
Justin Telemaque |
Alcorn State |
6-3 |
365 |
Sr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| OL |
Thaddeus Coleman |
Mississippi Valley State |
6-8 |
310 |
Sr. |
North Chicago, Ill. |
| TE |
Charles Moody |
Alabama A&M |
6-2 |
257 |
Sr. |
Daleville, Ala. |
| WR |
Clyde Edwards |
Grambling State |
5-10 |
175 |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| WR |
Jason Jones |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
6-1 |
180 |
Jr. |
Forrest City, Ark. |
| RB |
Martell Mallett |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
6-0 |
210 |
Jr. |
Pine Bluff, Ark. |
| RB |
Jay Peck |
Alabama State |
5-11 |
200 |
Sr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| QB |
Chris Wallace |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
6-1 |
205 |
Sr. |
Kankakee, Ill. |
| K |
John Heflin |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
5-10 |
180 |
Sr., |
Dallas, Texas |
First-Team Defense
| DL |
Christopher Traylor |
Alabama A&M |
5-10 |
214 |
Sr. |
West Point, Ga. |
| DL |
Ronald Green |
Mississippi Valley State |
6-0 |
300 |
Jr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| DL |
Derrick Gray |
Texas Southern |
6-6 |
255 |
Sr. |
Silver Spring, Md. |
| DL |
Corey Clark |
Jackson State |
6-3 |
320 |
Jr. |
Collins, Miss. |
| LB |
Timothy Turner |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
6-2 |
200 |
Jr. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
| LB |
Lee Robinson |
Alcorn State |
6-3 |
225 |
Jr. |
Gloster, Miss. |
| LB |
Mike Boyd |
Texas Southern |
6-3 |
250 |
Sr. |
Brandywine, Md. |
| DB |
Zaire Wilborn |
Grambling State |
6-0 |
200 |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
| DB |
Jarmaul George |
Southern |
6-1 |
190 |
Sr. |
New Orleans, La. |
| DB |
Frank Moore |
Alabama A&M |
5-11 |
189 |
Jr. |
Etowah, Ala. |
| DB |
Jean-Pierre Marshall |
Mississippi Valley State |
5-11 |
175 |
Sr. |
Highland, Calif. |
| P |
Rashan Cylar |
Alabama A&M |
5-10 |
179 |
So. |
Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| RS |
Ulysses Banks |
Alabama A&M |
5-10 |
195 |
So. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
Second-Team Offense
| OL |
Darius Turner |
Alabama A&M |
6-4 |
297 |
Jr. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| OL |
Cleveland Collie |
Prairie View A&M |
6-2 |
280 |
Jr. |
Royal Palm Beach, Fla. |
| OL |
Cobb Eshientendoho |
Texas Southern |
6-4 |
295 |
Sr. |
Miami, Fla. |
| OL |
Maurice Robinson |
Prairie View A&M |
6-3 |
310 |
Sr. |
Crawford, Miss. |
| OL |
Holmes Drayton |
Texas Southern |
6-2 |
300 |
Jr. |
Deerfield Beach, Fla. |
| TE |
Marcel Frost |
Jackson State |
6-5 |
255 |
Jr. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| WR |
Gerard Landry |
Southern |
6-3 |
230 |
Sr. |
Convent, La. |
| WR |
Nate Hughes |
Alcorn State |
6-2 |
180 |
Sr. |
Macon, Miss. |
| RB |
Erik Haw |
Jackson State |
6-1 |
215 |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| RB |
Brent Wilson |
Texas Southern |
5-11 |
180 |
Sr. |
Silver Spring, Md. |
| QB |
Brandon Landers |
Grambling State |
6-0 |
200 |
Jr. |
Monroe, La. |
| K |
Zack Gilarski |
Mississippi Valley State |
6-1 |
185 |
So. |
King Kekoulike, Hawaii |
Second-Team Defense
| DL |
Vincent Lands |
Southern |
6-1 |
250 |
Sr. |
Baton Rouge, La. |
| DL |
Ledarius Anthony |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
6-4 |
245 |
Jr. |
Pine Bluff, Ark. |
| DL |
Noel Alphonso |
Alabama State |
6-5 |
230 |
So. |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
| DL |
Idreas Abdur-Rashied |
Jackson State |
6-2 |
270 |
Sr. |
Brandon, Miss. |
| LB |
Antonio Cooper |
Alcorn State |
6-0 |
235 |
Sr. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| LB |
Daniel Brooks |
Jackson State |
6-4 |
240 |
Jr. |
Jackson, Tenn. |
| LB |
Zach East |
Prairie View A&M |
6-1 |
240 |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| DB |
Lamar Herron |
Texas Southern |
6-0 |
205 |
Sr. |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| DB |
Steward Franks |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
6-3 |
205 |
Jr. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
| DB |
Brandon Averett |
Alabama State |
5-7 |
165 |
Jr. |
Phenix City, Ala. |
| DB |
John Keith |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
5-10 |
190 |
Jr. |
Palmdale, Calif. |
| P |
Tim Manuel |
Grambling State |
5-11 |
256 |
Sr. |
New Iberia, La. |
| RS |
Nate Hughes |
Alcorn State |
6-2 |
180 |
Sr. |
Macon, Miss. |
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