Troy was picked first in the league in a vote of all nine coaches. Coaches couldn’t vote for their own team or players. Troy also placed eight players on the preseason all-conference team.
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
As voted on by the league’s nine head coaches and selected media members.
Offense
Corey Leonard (Arkansas State, QB, Sr.)
Rusty Smith (Florida Atlantic, Sr, QB)
Reggie Arnold (Arkansas State, RB, Sr.)
DuJuan Harris (Troy, Jr., RB)
T.Y. Hilton (FIU, WR, So.)
Jerrel Jernigan (Troy, Jr., WR)
Jamari Grant (Florida Atlantic, Sr, TE)
Drew Hilton (Arkansas State, OL, Jr.)
Brad Serini (FIU, OL, Jr.)
Brad Bustle (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., OL)
Chris Fisher (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., OL)
Danny Franks (Troy, Sr., C)
Defense
Alex Carrington (Arkansas State, DL, Sr.)
Aaron Morgan (ULM, DL, Sr.)
Brandon Lang (Troy, DL, Sr.)
Cameron Sheffield (Troy, DL, Sr.)
Cardia Jackson (ULM, LB, Sr.)
Boris Lee (Troy, LB Sr.)
Bear Woods (Troy, LB Sr.)
Anthony Gaitor (FIU, DB, Jr.)
Jeremy Kellem (Middle Tennessee, DB, Sr.)
Greg James (ULM, DB, Sr.)
Jorrick Calvin (Troy, DB Sr.)
Special Teams
Scott Love (ULM, P, Sr.)
Josh Arauco (Arkansas State, K, Sr.)
T.Y. Hilton (FIU, WR, So.)
Co - Preseason Offensive Players of the Year
Rusty Smith (Florida Atlantic, Sr, QB)
Corey Leonard (Arkansas State, QB, Sr.)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Alex Carrington (Arkansas State, Sr., DE)
2009 Preseason Sun Belt Poll
As voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.
First place votes in parentheses.
School, Points
Troy, 72 (5)
Arkansas State, 69
Florida Atlantic, 61 (1)
Middle Tennessee, 52
FIU, 43 (1)
Louisiana-Lafayette, 39 (1)
ULM, 34 (1)
North Texas, 18
WKU, 17
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