IRVING, Texas – Old Dominion University football featured five student-athletes, Ray Lawry, Zach Pascal, Rashaad Coward, TJ Ricks and Justice Davila, on the Conference USA preseason All-Conference Team, the league announced on Wednesday.
The team is voted on by the league’s coaches.
Lawry led Conference USA in rushing last season with 1136 yards and was third in the league with 11 rushing touchdowns. He became the first ODU back to rush for more than 1000 yards in a season, and in the win at UTSA, became the Monarchs’ all-time leading rusher. He earned second-team all-conference accolades.
Pascal led ODU with 68 receptions for 970 yards and tied with a team high eight touchdown catches last season. He caught fire the last seven games, catching 54 passes for 846 yards and all eight touchdowns. He finished sixth in the league in receptions and fifth in receiving yards. He received C-USA honorable mention honors.
Coward led all ODU defensive linemen with 47 tackles, while adding 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
Ricks led Conference USA and set an ODU single-season record with 123 tackles. He added 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, seven pass breakups and an interception. He registered six double-digit tackle games and led the squad in tackles four times. He earned second-team All-C-USA honors.
Davila started 10 games at safety last season and finished third on the team with 89 tackles, four pass breakups and a forced fumble.
2016 C-USA FOOTBALL COACHES PRESEASON AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year
Nick Mullens, Sr., QB, Southern Miss
Defensive Player of the Year
Trey Hendrickson, Sr., DE, Florida Atlantic
Special Teams Player of the Year
Jonathan Barnes, Jr., K, Louisiana Tech
Dalton Schomp, Sr., P, Florida Atlantic
Offense
QB Brent Stockstill, So., Middle Tennessee
QB Nick Mullens, Sr., Southern Miss
RB Kalif Phillips, Sr., Charlotte
RB Ray Lawry, Jr., Old Dominion
RB Ito Smith, Jr., Southern Miss
RB Aaron Jones, Sr., UTEP
RB Jarveon Williams, Sr., UTSA
RB Anthony Wales, Sr., WKU
OL Michael Montero, Sr., FIU
OL Reggie Bain, Jr., Florida Atlantic
OL Darrell Brown, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OL David Mahaffey, Sr., Louisiana Tech
OL Michael Selby, Sr., Marshall
OL Clint Van Horn, Sr., Marshall
OL Maurquice Shakir, Sr., Middle Tennessee
OL Cameron Tom, Sr., Southern Miss
OL Forrest Lamp, Sr., WKU
OL Will Hernandez, Jr., UTEP
TE Jonnu Smith, Sr., FIU
TE Ryan Yurachek, Jr., Marshall
WR Trent Taylor, Sr., Louisiana Tech
WR Richie James, So., Middle Tennessee
WR Zach Pascal, Sr., Old Dominion
WR Taywan Taylor, Sr., WKU
Defense
DL Larry Ogunjobi, Sr., Charlotte
DL Trey Hendrickson, Sr., Florida Atlantic
DL Jaylon Ferguson, So., Louisiana Tech
DL Gary Thompson, Sr., Marshall
DL Rashaad Coward, Sr., Old Dominion
DL Dylan Bradley, Sr., Southern Miss
DL Nick Usher, Sr., UTEP
DL Marcus Davenport, Jr., UTSA
LB Anthony Wint, Jr., FIU
LB Azeez Al-Shaair, So., Florida Atlantic
LB TJ Ricks, Sr., Old Dominion
LB Alex Lyons, Sr., Rice
LB D’Nerius Antoine, Sr., Southern Miss
LB Alvin Jones, Jr., UTEP
DB Ocie Rose, So., Florida Atlantic
DB Jalen Young, So., Florida Atlantic
DB Xavier Woods, Sr., Louisiana Tech
DB Jeremy Cutrer, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DB Kishawn McClain, Jr., North Texas
DB Justice Davila, Jr., Old Dominion
DB Picasso Nelson Jr., Jr., Southern Miss
DB Michael Egwuagu, Sr., UTSA
Special Teams
K Jonathan Barnes, Jr., Louisiana Tech
P Dalton Schomp, Sr., Florida Atlantic
KR Kylen Towner, Jr., WKU
PR Warren Redix, So., UTEP
LS Darrell Travis, Sr., Louisiana Tech
