DALLAS – Conference USA released its 2021 preseason watch list, as selected by the league’s 14 head coaches on Monday. Five student-athletes from each of the conference’s 14 member institutions are recognized as key players to watch ahead of the 2021 season.
The Conference USA slate opens on Saturday, Aug. 28, and the league’s 17th Conference USA Football Championship Game is scheduled for the first week in December.
OFFENSE
QB Grant Wells, RS Fr., Marshall
QB Bailey Zappe, GS, WKU
RB Frank Gore, Jr., Fr., Southern Miss
RB Sincere McCormick, Jr., UTSA
RB DeWayne McBride, So., UAB
RB D’Vonte Price, Sr., FIU
RB Marcus Williams, Jr., GS, Louisiana Tech
WR Jason Brownlee, Jr., Southern Miss
WR Jacob Cowing, So., UTEP
WR Jarrin Pierce, RS Sr., Middle Tennessee
WR Brandon Robinson, RS Sr., Florida Atlantic
WR Bradley Rozner, RS Jr., Rice
WR Jyaire Shorter, RS So., North Texas
WR Victor Tucker, RS Sr., Charlotte
OL Shea Baker, RS Jr., Rice
OL Jacob Brammer, RS Jr., North Texas
OL Spencer Burford, Sr., UTSA
OL Bobby DeHaro, RS Jr., UTEP
OL D’Mitri Emmanuel, RS Sr., Charlotte
OL Arvin Fletcher, RS Sr., Southern Miss
OL Lyndell Hudson, Jr., RS So., FIU
OL Alex Mollette, RS Sr., Marshall
OL Joshua Mote, Jr., Louisiana Tech
OL Jordan Palmer, Jr., Middle Tennessee
OL Nick Saldiveri, RS So., Old Dominion
OL Cole Spencer, RS Jr., WKU
OL Kadeem Telfort, RS Jr., UAB
OL Khalique Washington, Sr., Southern Miss
OL Isaac Weaver, Sr., Old Dominion
OL Nick Weber, RS Jr., Florida Atlantic
DEFENSE
DL Praise Amaewhule, RS So., UTEP
DL Evan Anderson, Fr., Florida Atlantic
DL Jamare Edwards, RS Jr., Marshall
DL Jordan Ferguson, RS Jr., Middle Tennessee
DL Elijah Garcia, RS Sr., Rice
DL Jaylon Haynes, Sr., UTSA
DL DeAngelo Malone, Sr. WKU
DL Antonio Moultrie, RS Jr., UAB
DL Dion Novil, Sr., North Texas
DL Davon Strickland, RS So., FIU
DL Markees Watts, Sr., Charlotte
LB Trey Baldwin, Sr., Louisiana Tech
LB KD Davis, Jr., North Texas
LB Tyler Murray, RS Sr., Charlotte
LB Jordan Young, Sr., Old Dominion
DB Reed Blankenship, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DB Richard Dames, Sr., FIU
DB Zyon Gilbert, Sr., Florida Atlantic
DB Steven Gilmore, Jr., Marshall
DB Joe Joe Headen, Sr., Old Dominion
DB Dy’Vonne Inyang, Sr., UTEP
DB Antwon Kincade, Sr., WKU
DB Kristopher Moll, Sr., UAB
DB Naeem Smith, Sr., Rice
DB BeeJay Williamson, So., Louisiana Tech
DB Rashad Wisdom, Jr., UTSA
SPECIAL TEAMS
K Briggs Bourgeois, RS Jr., Southern Miss
K Jonathan Cruz, Sr., Charlotte
K Brayden Narveson, RS So., WKU
K Nick Rice, Sr., Old Dominion
P Lucas Dean, Jr., UTSA
P Kyle Greenwell, Jr., UAB
P Matt Hayball, RS Jr., Florida Atlantic
P Tommy Heatherly, Sr., FIU
P Kyle Ulbrich, RS Jr., Middle Tennessee
PR Justin Garrett, RS Sr., UTEP
PR Smoke Harris, So., Louisiana Tech
PR Talik Keaton, RS So., Marshall
LS Nate Durham, RS Jr., North Texas
LS Campbell Riddle, Jr., Rice
The Conference USA slate opens on Saturday, Aug. 28, and the league’s 17th Conference USA Football Championship Game is scheduled for the first week in December.
OFFENSE
QB Grant Wells, RS Fr., Marshall
QB Bailey Zappe, GS, WKU
RB Frank Gore, Jr., Fr., Southern Miss
RB Sincere McCormick, Jr., UTSA
RB DeWayne McBride, So., UAB
RB D’Vonte Price, Sr., FIU
RB Marcus Williams, Jr., GS, Louisiana Tech
WR Jason Brownlee, Jr., Southern Miss
WR Jacob Cowing, So., UTEP
WR Jarrin Pierce, RS Sr., Middle Tennessee
WR Brandon Robinson, RS Sr., Florida Atlantic
WR Bradley Rozner, RS Jr., Rice
WR Jyaire Shorter, RS So., North Texas
WR Victor Tucker, RS Sr., Charlotte
OL Shea Baker, RS Jr., Rice
OL Jacob Brammer, RS Jr., North Texas
OL Spencer Burford, Sr., UTSA
OL Bobby DeHaro, RS Jr., UTEP
OL D’Mitri Emmanuel, RS Sr., Charlotte
OL Arvin Fletcher, RS Sr., Southern Miss
OL Lyndell Hudson, Jr., RS So., FIU
OL Alex Mollette, RS Sr., Marshall
OL Joshua Mote, Jr., Louisiana Tech
OL Jordan Palmer, Jr., Middle Tennessee
OL Nick Saldiveri, RS So., Old Dominion
OL Cole Spencer, RS Jr., WKU
OL Kadeem Telfort, RS Jr., UAB
OL Khalique Washington, Sr., Southern Miss
OL Isaac Weaver, Sr., Old Dominion
OL Nick Weber, RS Jr., Florida Atlantic
DEFENSE
DL Praise Amaewhule, RS So., UTEP
DL Evan Anderson, Fr., Florida Atlantic
DL Jamare Edwards, RS Jr., Marshall
DL Jordan Ferguson, RS Jr., Middle Tennessee
DL Elijah Garcia, RS Sr., Rice
DL Jaylon Haynes, Sr., UTSA
DL DeAngelo Malone, Sr. WKU
DL Antonio Moultrie, RS Jr., UAB
DL Dion Novil, Sr., North Texas
DL Davon Strickland, RS So., FIU
DL Markees Watts, Sr., Charlotte
LB Trey Baldwin, Sr., Louisiana Tech
LB KD Davis, Jr., North Texas
LB Tyler Murray, RS Sr., Charlotte
LB Jordan Young, Sr., Old Dominion
DB Reed Blankenship, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DB Richard Dames, Sr., FIU
DB Zyon Gilbert, Sr., Florida Atlantic
DB Steven Gilmore, Jr., Marshall
DB Joe Joe Headen, Sr., Old Dominion
DB Dy’Vonne Inyang, Sr., UTEP
DB Antwon Kincade, Sr., WKU
DB Kristopher Moll, Sr., UAB
DB Naeem Smith, Sr., Rice
DB BeeJay Williamson, So., Louisiana Tech
DB Rashad Wisdom, Jr., UTSA
SPECIAL TEAMS
K Briggs Bourgeois, RS Jr., Southern Miss
K Jonathan Cruz, Sr., Charlotte
K Brayden Narveson, RS So., WKU
K Nick Rice, Sr., Old Dominion
P Lucas Dean, Jr., UTSA
P Kyle Greenwell, Jr., UAB
P Matt Hayball, RS Jr., Florida Atlantic
P Tommy Heatherly, Sr., FIU
P Kyle Ulbrich, RS Jr., Middle Tennessee
PR Justin Garrett, RS Sr., UTEP
PR Smoke Harris, So., Louisiana Tech
PR Talik Keaton, RS So., Marshall
LS Nate Durham, RS Jr., North Texas
LS Campbell Riddle, Jr., Rice
