University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Robinson, Tovell Earn First-Team All-Sun Belt Football Honors
12/9/2015 2:01:00 PM | Football
Brown named to second team; Cajuns place eight total on team
NEW ORLEANS – Seniors Jamal Robinson and Dominique Tovell were among eight Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns named to the 2015 All-Sun Belt Conference Football Team that was released by the league office on Wednesday.
Robinson, a wide receiver from Slidell, La., and Tovell, a linebacker from Columbia, Miss., were each first-team selections with defensive back Savion Brown named to the second team.
Right tackle Octravian Anderson, running back Elijah McGuire, linebacker Otha Peters and defensive end Chris Prater were each named to the honorable mention team with freshman punter Steven Coutts named to the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer Team.
Robinson, a second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection in 2013 before being sidelined for the majority of the 2014 campaign, led Louisiana with 54 receptions on the season for 824 yards and five touchdowns. Robinson caught a career-high 12 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State and added 10 catches for a career-best 188 yards with a touchdown at South Alabama.
Tovell led the Ragin' Cajuns with 79 tackles on the season including 52 solo stops. He led the team with seven sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss on the year, while breaking up three passes, forcing a pair of fumbles and adding a fumble recovery. Tovell opened the season at Kentucky with seven tackles, including a pair of sacks and five tackles for loss while adding a career-best 13 tackles against New Mexico State and 12 against ULM.
Brown, a junior from Shreveport, recorded 43 tackles (31 solo) in his first season with the Ragin' Cajuns, while adding a team-high three interceptions with six pass breakups and a fumble recovery. The junior college transfer picked off his first collegiate pass at Arkansas State before adding interceptions in consecutive games at Georgia State and South Alabama. Brown's 85-yard interception return against USA was the fifth-longest return in school history and marked the first interception returned for a touchdown since Corey Trim's 82-yard return against Tulane in the 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
McGuire, a junior, finished as the Ragin' Cajuns leading rusher with 1,047 yards and 13 TDs on the season and became the second running back in school history to log consecutive 1,000-yard seasons on the ground. His 102 points scored in 2015 was the fourth-best single-season total in school history. One of two active NCAA players with 3,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving, McGuire caught 34 passes on the season with a pair of touchdowns.
Anderson, a senior from Shreveport, started every game at right tackle for the Ragin' Cajuns in 2015 and extended his streak of consecutive starts to 38 games dating back to 2013. Anderson was part of an offensive line that yielded the fourth-fewest sacks (20) in the Sun Belt Conference in 2015.
Peters, a transfer from Arkansas, started all 12 games for Louisiana and finished as the third-leading tackler (68) on the season with six stops for loss. The Covington, La., native posted double-digit tackles in games at South Alabama (13) and Arkansas State (11) and ranked 11th among all defenders during Sun Belt Conference games with 53 tackles (7.6 per game).
Prater, a senior from Starkville, Miss., posted career-highs with 26 tackles (15 solo) and three tackles for loss during the season. Prater had two stops for loss in a road win at Georgia State and recorded a career-best seven tackles in the Ragin' Cajuns regular-season finale against Troy.
Coutts, a freshman from Brisbane, Australia, finished among the league leaders in punting averaging 42.4 yards per attempt with 14 punts of 50 yards or more. Coutts, who was third among all freshman punters in the nation in average, placed 22 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line.
2015 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM
Student-Athlete of the Year: Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, Sr., QB, History)
Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year: Larry Rose III (NM State, So., RB, Communications)
Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year: Ronald Blair (Appalachian State, Sr., DL, Health Promotion)
Freshman of the Year: Penny Hart (Georgia State, Fr., WR, Exercise Science)
Coach of the Year: Trent Miles, Georgia State
First Team All-Sun Belt Conference Offense
Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, Sr., QB, History)
Matt Breida (Georgia Southern, Jr., RB, Finance)
Larry Rose III (NM State, So., RB, Communications)
Robert Davis (Georgia State, Jr., WR, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Penny Hart (Georgia State, Fr., WR, Exercise Science)
Jamal Robinson (Louisiana, Sr., WR, General Studies)
Gerald Everett (South Alabama, Jr., TE, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Jesse Chapman (Appalachian State, Sr., OL, Exercise Science)
Jemar Clark (Arkansas State, Jr., OL, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Colton Jackson (Arkansas State, Jr., OL, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Darien Foreman (Georgia Southern, Sr., OL, General Studies)
Joseph Scelfo (South Alabama, Jr., OL, Leisure Studies)
First Team All-Sun Belt Conference Defense
Ronald Blair (Appalachian State, Sr., DL, Health Promotion)
Ja'Von Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State, So., DL, Sports Management)
Quinton Bradley (Idaho, Sr., DL, Psychology)
Tyler Roberts (Troy, Sr., DL, Accounting)
John Law (Appalachian State, Jr., LB, Health Promotion)
Dominique Tovell (Louisiana, Sr., LB, General Studies)
Hunter Kissinger (ULM, Gr., LB, Business Admin)
Blake Dees (South Alabama, Sr., LB, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Latrell Gibbs (Appalachian State, So., DB, Exercise Science)
Rocky Hayes (Arkansas State, Sr., DB, Finance)
Antonio Glover (Georgia Southern, Sr., DB, General Studies)
Tarris Batiste (Georgia State, Sr., DB, Criminal Justice)
First Team All-Sun Belt Conference Special Teams
Zach Matics (Appalachian State, Sr., K, Entrepreneurship)
Austin Rehkow (Idaho, Jr., P, Exercise Science and Health)
Derek Keaton (Georgia Southern, Sr., Return Specialist, Justice Studies)
J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State, Sr., All-Purpose, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Offense
Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State, Sr., QB, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Marcus Cox (Appalachian State, Jr., RB, Management)
Michael Gordon (Arkansas State, Sr., RB, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Tres Houston (Arkansas State, Sr., WR, Interdisciplinary Studies)
J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State, Sr., WR, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Teddy Ruben (Troy, Sr., WR, Social Science)
Keith Rucker (Georgia State, Jr., TE, Speech)
Parker Collins (Appalachian State, Jr., OL, Physical Education)
Davante Harris (Appalachian State, Sr., OL, Communications Studies)
Andy Kwon (Georgia Southern, Jr., OL, Sport Management)
Chris May (South Alabama, Sr., OL, Physical Education)
Dalton Bennett (Troy, Sr., OL, Criminal Justice)
Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Defense
Chris Stone (Arkansas State, Sr., DL, Sports Management)
Bernard Dawson (Georgia Southern, Jr., DL, Information Technology)
Jay Ellison (Georgia Southern, Jr., DL, General Studies)
Gerrand Johnson (ULM, Gr., DL, Communication)
Eric Boggs (Appalachian State, So., LB, Physical Education)
Xavier Woodson-Luster (Arkansas State, Jr., LB, Sports Management)
Joseph Peterson (Georgia State, Sr., LB, Speech)
Cody Brown (Arkansas State, Jr., DB, Communications)
Savion Brown (Louisiana, Jr., DB, Undeclared)
Roman Buchanan (South Alabama, Jr., DB, Exercise Science)
Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama, So., DB, Leisure Studies)
Montres Kitchens (Troy, Sr., DB, Social Science)
Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Special Teams
Austin Rehkow (Idaho, Jr., K, Exercise Science and Health)
Wil Lutz (Georgia State, Sr., P, Criminal Justice)
Teddy Ruben (Troy, Sr. Return Specialist, Social Science)
Teddy Ruben (Troy, Sr., All-Purpose, Social Science)
All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
Barrett Burns (Appalachian State, Jr., TE, Psychology/Pre-Professional)
Taylor Lamb (Appalachian State, So., QB, Physical Education)
Doug Middleton (Appalachian State, Sr., DB, Graduate-Public Administration)
Devan Stringer (Appalachian State, So., LB, Risk Management and Insurance)
Darion Griswold (Arkansas State, Sr., TE, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Khari Lain (Arkansas State, So., LB, Communications)
Robert Mondie (Arkansas State, Sr., DL, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Dijon Paschal (Arkansas State., Sr., WR, Sports Management)
Donovan Harden (Georgia State, Sr., WR, Sociology)
Shawanye Lawrence (Georgia State, Jr., DE, Psychology)
Alonzo McGee (Georgia State, Jr., LB, Sociology)
Chandon Sullivan (Georgia State, So., CB, Journalism)
Ironhead Gallon (Georgia Southern, Jr., LB, General Studies)
L.A. Ramsby (Georgia Southern, So., RB, Sport Management)
Antwione Williams (Georgia Southern, Sr., LB, Grad-Psychology)
Caleb Williams (Georgia Southern, Sr., DB, Marketing)
Buck Cowan (Idaho, Jr., TE, Business/Economics)
Matt Linehan (Idaho, So., QB, Broadcast Journalism)
Elijhaa Penny (Idaho, Sr., RB, Organizational Sciences)
Jordan Rose (Idaho, So., OL, General Studies)
Octravian Anderson (Louisiana, Sr., OL, General Studies)
Elijah McGuire (Louisiana, Jr., RB, General Studies)
Otha Peters (Louisiana, Jr., LB, General Studies)
Chris Prater (Louisiana, Sr., DE, General Studies))
Trey Caldwell (ULM, Sr., DB, Marketing)
Marcus Green (ULM, Fr., WR, Kinesology)
Michael Johnson (ULM, Gr., LB, History)
Colby Mitchell (ULM, Gr., OL, Exercise Science)
Stody Bradley (NM State, So., DL, Independent Studies)
Isaiah Folasa (NM State, Sr., OL, Independent Studies)
Anthony McMeans (NM State, Jr., OL, Independent Studies)
Tyrian Taylor (NM State, Jr., WR, Biology)
Adrian Bellard, (Texas State, Sr., OL, Criminal Justice)
Ryan Melton, (Texas State, Jr., OL, Agriculture)
Ryan Carden (Texas State, Sr., TE, Business Marketing)
Tyler Jones (Texas State, Jr., QB, Nutrition and Foods)
DeMarion Harper (South Alabama, Sr., DL, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Kalen Jackson (South Alabama, Jr., LB, Communication)
Xavier Johnson (South Alabama, So., RB/RS, Criminal Justice)
Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama, Jr., PK, Professional Health Sciences)
Brandon Burks (Troy, Sr., RB, Criminal Justice)
Rashad Dillard (Troy, Jr., DL, Psychology)
Antonio Garcia (Troy, Jr., OL, Criminal Justice)
Brandon Silvers (Troy, So., QB, Sport & Fitness Management)
Sun Belt Conference Newcomer Team
Jalin Moore (Appalachian State, Fr., RB, Undecided)
Warren Wand (Arkansas State, Fr., RB, Undecided)
Wesley Fields (Georgia Southern, Fr., RB, Sport Management)
Bobby Baker (Georgia State, Jr., DB, Speech)
Kaden Elliss (Idaho, Fr., LB, Marketing/Communications)
Steven Coutts (Louisiana, Fr., P, Management)
Ben Banogu (ULM, Fr., DL, Risk Management & Insurance)
Terrill Hanks (NM State, Fr., LB, Unclassified)
Gerald Everett (South Alabama, Jr., TE, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Kian Schoenborn (Texas State, Fr., OL, Exploratory Studies)
William Lloyd (Troy, Jr., LB, Accounting)
Robinson, a wide receiver from Slidell, La., and Tovell, a linebacker from Columbia, Miss., were each first-team selections with defensive back Savion Brown named to the second team.
Right tackle Octravian Anderson, running back Elijah McGuire, linebacker Otha Peters and defensive end Chris Prater were each named to the honorable mention team with freshman punter Steven Coutts named to the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer Team.
Robinson, a second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection in 2013 before being sidelined for the majority of the 2014 campaign, led Louisiana with 54 receptions on the season for 824 yards and five touchdowns. Robinson caught a career-high 12 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State and added 10 catches for a career-best 188 yards with a touchdown at South Alabama.
Tovell led the Ragin' Cajuns with 79 tackles on the season including 52 solo stops. He led the team with seven sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss on the year, while breaking up three passes, forcing a pair of fumbles and adding a fumble recovery. Tovell opened the season at Kentucky with seven tackles, including a pair of sacks and five tackles for loss while adding a career-best 13 tackles against New Mexico State and 12 against ULM.
Brown, a junior from Shreveport, recorded 43 tackles (31 solo) in his first season with the Ragin' Cajuns, while adding a team-high three interceptions with six pass breakups and a fumble recovery. The junior college transfer picked off his first collegiate pass at Arkansas State before adding interceptions in consecutive games at Georgia State and South Alabama. Brown's 85-yard interception return against USA was the fifth-longest return in school history and marked the first interception returned for a touchdown since Corey Trim's 82-yard return against Tulane in the 2013 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
McGuire, a junior, finished as the Ragin' Cajuns leading rusher with 1,047 yards and 13 TDs on the season and became the second running back in school history to log consecutive 1,000-yard seasons on the ground. His 102 points scored in 2015 was the fourth-best single-season total in school history. One of two active NCAA players with 3,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving, McGuire caught 34 passes on the season with a pair of touchdowns.
Anderson, a senior from Shreveport, started every game at right tackle for the Ragin' Cajuns in 2015 and extended his streak of consecutive starts to 38 games dating back to 2013. Anderson was part of an offensive line that yielded the fourth-fewest sacks (20) in the Sun Belt Conference in 2015.
Peters, a transfer from Arkansas, started all 12 games for Louisiana and finished as the third-leading tackler (68) on the season with six stops for loss. The Covington, La., native posted double-digit tackles in games at South Alabama (13) and Arkansas State (11) and ranked 11th among all defenders during Sun Belt Conference games with 53 tackles (7.6 per game).
Prater, a senior from Starkville, Miss., posted career-highs with 26 tackles (15 solo) and three tackles for loss during the season. Prater had two stops for loss in a road win at Georgia State and recorded a career-best seven tackles in the Ragin' Cajuns regular-season finale against Troy.
Coutts, a freshman from Brisbane, Australia, finished among the league leaders in punting averaging 42.4 yards per attempt with 14 punts of 50 yards or more. Coutts, who was third among all freshman punters in the nation in average, placed 22 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line.
2015 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM
Student-Athlete of the Year: Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, Sr., QB, History)
Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year: Larry Rose III (NM State, So., RB, Communications)
Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year: Ronald Blair (Appalachian State, Sr., DL, Health Promotion)
Freshman of the Year: Penny Hart (Georgia State, Fr., WR, Exercise Science)
Coach of the Year: Trent Miles, Georgia State
First Team All-Sun Belt Conference Offense
Nick Arbuckle (Georgia State, Sr., QB, History)
Matt Breida (Georgia Southern, Jr., RB, Finance)
Larry Rose III (NM State, So., RB, Communications)
Robert Davis (Georgia State, Jr., WR, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Penny Hart (Georgia State, Fr., WR, Exercise Science)
Jamal Robinson (Louisiana, Sr., WR, General Studies)
Gerald Everett (South Alabama, Jr., TE, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Jesse Chapman (Appalachian State, Sr., OL, Exercise Science)
Jemar Clark (Arkansas State, Jr., OL, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Colton Jackson (Arkansas State, Jr., OL, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Darien Foreman (Georgia Southern, Sr., OL, General Studies)
Joseph Scelfo (South Alabama, Jr., OL, Leisure Studies)
First Team All-Sun Belt Conference Defense
Ronald Blair (Appalachian State, Sr., DL, Health Promotion)
Ja'Von Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State, So., DL, Sports Management)
Quinton Bradley (Idaho, Sr., DL, Psychology)
Tyler Roberts (Troy, Sr., DL, Accounting)
John Law (Appalachian State, Jr., LB, Health Promotion)
Dominique Tovell (Louisiana, Sr., LB, General Studies)
Hunter Kissinger (ULM, Gr., LB, Business Admin)
Blake Dees (South Alabama, Sr., LB, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Latrell Gibbs (Appalachian State, So., DB, Exercise Science)
Rocky Hayes (Arkansas State, Sr., DB, Finance)
Antonio Glover (Georgia Southern, Sr., DB, General Studies)
Tarris Batiste (Georgia State, Sr., DB, Criminal Justice)
First Team All-Sun Belt Conference Special Teams
Zach Matics (Appalachian State, Sr., K, Entrepreneurship)
Austin Rehkow (Idaho, Jr., P, Exercise Science and Health)
Derek Keaton (Georgia Southern, Sr., Return Specialist, Justice Studies)
J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State, Sr., All-Purpose, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Offense
Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State, Sr., QB, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Marcus Cox (Appalachian State, Jr., RB, Management)
Michael Gordon (Arkansas State, Sr., RB, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Tres Houston (Arkansas State, Sr., WR, Interdisciplinary Studies)
J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State, Sr., WR, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Teddy Ruben (Troy, Sr., WR, Social Science)
Keith Rucker (Georgia State, Jr., TE, Speech)
Parker Collins (Appalachian State, Jr., OL, Physical Education)
Davante Harris (Appalachian State, Sr., OL, Communications Studies)
Andy Kwon (Georgia Southern, Jr., OL, Sport Management)
Chris May (South Alabama, Sr., OL, Physical Education)
Dalton Bennett (Troy, Sr., OL, Criminal Justice)
Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Defense
Chris Stone (Arkansas State, Sr., DL, Sports Management)
Bernard Dawson (Georgia Southern, Jr., DL, Information Technology)
Jay Ellison (Georgia Southern, Jr., DL, General Studies)
Gerrand Johnson (ULM, Gr., DL, Communication)
Eric Boggs (Appalachian State, So., LB, Physical Education)
Xavier Woodson-Luster (Arkansas State, Jr., LB, Sports Management)
Joseph Peterson (Georgia State, Sr., LB, Speech)
Cody Brown (Arkansas State, Jr., DB, Communications)
Savion Brown (Louisiana, Jr., DB, Undeclared)
Roman Buchanan (South Alabama, Jr., DB, Exercise Science)
Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama, So., DB, Leisure Studies)
Montres Kitchens (Troy, Sr., DB, Social Science)
Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Special Teams
Austin Rehkow (Idaho, Jr., K, Exercise Science and Health)
Wil Lutz (Georgia State, Sr., P, Criminal Justice)
Teddy Ruben (Troy, Sr. Return Specialist, Social Science)
Teddy Ruben (Troy, Sr., All-Purpose, Social Science)
All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention
Barrett Burns (Appalachian State, Jr., TE, Psychology/Pre-Professional)
Taylor Lamb (Appalachian State, So., QB, Physical Education)
Doug Middleton (Appalachian State, Sr., DB, Graduate-Public Administration)
Devan Stringer (Appalachian State, So., LB, Risk Management and Insurance)
Darion Griswold (Arkansas State, Sr., TE, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Khari Lain (Arkansas State, So., LB, Communications)
Robert Mondie (Arkansas State, Sr., DL, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Dijon Paschal (Arkansas State., Sr., WR, Sports Management)
Donovan Harden (Georgia State, Sr., WR, Sociology)
Shawanye Lawrence (Georgia State, Jr., DE, Psychology)
Alonzo McGee (Georgia State, Jr., LB, Sociology)
Chandon Sullivan (Georgia State, So., CB, Journalism)
Ironhead Gallon (Georgia Southern, Jr., LB, General Studies)
L.A. Ramsby (Georgia Southern, So., RB, Sport Management)
Antwione Williams (Georgia Southern, Sr., LB, Grad-Psychology)
Caleb Williams (Georgia Southern, Sr., DB, Marketing)
Buck Cowan (Idaho, Jr., TE, Business/Economics)
Matt Linehan (Idaho, So., QB, Broadcast Journalism)
Elijhaa Penny (Idaho, Sr., RB, Organizational Sciences)
Jordan Rose (Idaho, So., OL, General Studies)
Octravian Anderson (Louisiana, Sr., OL, General Studies)
Elijah McGuire (Louisiana, Jr., RB, General Studies)
Otha Peters (Louisiana, Jr., LB, General Studies)
Chris Prater (Louisiana, Sr., DE, General Studies))
Trey Caldwell (ULM, Sr., DB, Marketing)
Marcus Green (ULM, Fr., WR, Kinesology)
Michael Johnson (ULM, Gr., LB, History)
Colby Mitchell (ULM, Gr., OL, Exercise Science)
Stody Bradley (NM State, So., DL, Independent Studies)
Isaiah Folasa (NM State, Sr., OL, Independent Studies)
Anthony McMeans (NM State, Jr., OL, Independent Studies)
Tyrian Taylor (NM State, Jr., WR, Biology)
Adrian Bellard, (Texas State, Sr., OL, Criminal Justice)
Ryan Melton, (Texas State, Jr., OL, Agriculture)
Ryan Carden (Texas State, Sr., TE, Business Marketing)
Tyler Jones (Texas State, Jr., QB, Nutrition and Foods)
DeMarion Harper (South Alabama, Sr., DL, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Kalen Jackson (South Alabama, Jr., LB, Communication)
Xavier Johnson (South Alabama, So., RB/RS, Criminal Justice)
Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama, Jr., PK, Professional Health Sciences)
Brandon Burks (Troy, Sr., RB, Criminal Justice)
Rashad Dillard (Troy, Jr., DL, Psychology)
Antonio Garcia (Troy, Jr., OL, Criminal Justice)
Brandon Silvers (Troy, So., QB, Sport & Fitness Management)
Sun Belt Conference Newcomer Team
Jalin Moore (Appalachian State, Fr., RB, Undecided)
Warren Wand (Arkansas State, Fr., RB, Undecided)
Wesley Fields (Georgia Southern, Fr., RB, Sport Management)
Bobby Baker (Georgia State, Jr., DB, Speech)
Kaden Elliss (Idaho, Fr., LB, Marketing/Communications)
Steven Coutts (Louisiana, Fr., P, Management)
Ben Banogu (ULM, Fr., DL, Risk Management & Insurance)
Terrill Hanks (NM State, Fr., LB, Unclassified)
Gerald Everett (South Alabama, Jr., TE, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Kian Schoenborn (Texas State, Fr., OL, Exploratory Studies)
William Lloyd (Troy, Jr., LB, Accounting)
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