2009 SWAC Preseason Predictions and All-Conference Team

Southwestern Athletic Conference

2009 SWAC Preseason All-Conference Selections

First-Team Offense ht wt cl Hometown

OL Mikeal Harshaw Grambling State 6-4 310 Sr. Memphis, TN
OL Xavier Manual Alabama A&M 6-1 307 Sr. Vinegar Bend, AL
OL James Dekle Prairie View A&M 6-2 285 Jr. Miami, FL
OL Revay Smith Grambling State 6-1 305 Sr. Port Allen, LA
OL Ramon Chinyoung Southern 6-1 295 Sr. Houston, TX
TE Andrew Thomas Texas Southern 6-2 210 Sr. Germantown, MD
WR Juamorris Stewart Southern 6-3 195 Sr. Baton Rouge, LA
WR Thomas Harris Alabama A&M 6-0 210 Sr. Alexander City, AL
RB Donald Babers Prairie View A&M 5-9 170 Jr. Houston, TX
RB Mickey Dean Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5-10 215 Sr. Little Rock, AR
QB Bryant Lee Southern 6-2 195 Sr. Boutte, LA
K Jeremy Licea Alabama A&M 5-7 147 Sr. Ventura, CA

First-Team Defense

DL Christian Anthony Grambling 6-4 246 Sr. Birmingham, AL
DL Jeremy Maddox Alabama A&M 6-0 244 Sr. Grand Bay, AL
DL Sam Washington Jackson State 6-4 265 Sr. Lexington, MS
DL Quinton Spears Prairie View A&M 6-4 220 Sr. Montgomery, TX
LB Dejuan Fulgham Texas Southern 6-1 220 Jr. Killeen, TX
LB Rory Malone Mississippi Valley State 5-10 225 Jr. Mesquite, TX
LB Adrian Hardy Alabama State 6-2 197 Sr. Selma, TX
DB Anthony Beck Prairie View A&M 6-2 205 Sr. Channelview, TX
DB Kenneth Anio Grambling State 6-0 180 Jr. Jackson, LA
DB Rechard Johnson Alabama State 5-11 190 Sr. Montgomery, AL
DB De’Markus Washington Texas Southern 5-9 160 So. Dallas, TX
P Pedro Ventura Prairie View A&M 5-9 170 Jr. Houston, TX
RS William Osbourne Texas Southern 5-8 162 Sr. Marshall, TX

Coaches’ Predicted Order of Finish
(first place votes in parentheses)
Eastern Division Western Division

Jackson State (13) 103 pts - Grambling State (14) 104 pts
Alabama A&M ( 95 - Southern (5) 86
Alabama State 56 - Prairie View A&M (3) 76
Mississippi Valley State 46 - Texas Southern 43
Alcorn State (2) 45 - Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1) 36
Predicted Conference Champion: Grambling State


Second-Team Offense ht wt Cl Hometown
OL Charles Smith Texas Southern 6-5 325 Jr. Largo, MD
OL James Blanton Prairie View A&M 6-7 335 Jr. Clute, TX
OL Colton Jones Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-2 280 So. Arlington, TX
OL Robert Ogletree Mississippi Valley State 6-2 290 Sr. Birmingham, AL
OL Lee Almanza Southern 6-4 300 So. Houston, TX
TE Marlon Allen Prairie View A&M 6-2 245 Sr. Stafford, TX
WR William Osbourne Texas Southern 5-8 162 Sr. Marshall, TX
WR Brandon Stargell Mississippi Valley State 6-2 195 Jr. Pine Bluff, AR
RB Ulysses Banks Alabama A&M 5-8 172 Sr. Birmingham, AL
RB Cornelius Walker Grambling State 5-10 170 Jr. Atlanta, GA
QB Greg Dillon Grambling State 6-0 200 Jr. Bogalusa, LA
K Eric Perri Jackson State 5-8 155 Sr. Miami, FL

Second-Team Defense

DL Jared Dorn Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-3 255 Sr. Pine Bluff, AR
DL Malcolm Taylor Alcorn State 6-3 242 Sr. Brooksville, MS
DL Dexter James Southern 6-4 275 Sr. Brusly, LA
DL Chris Ivy Mississippi Valley State 6-2 220 Sr. Louisville, MS
LB Allan Baugh Southern 6-0 235 Sr. Houston, TX
LB Michael Weatherspoon Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-3 225 Sr. Little Rock, AR
LB Marcus Jamison Jackson State 6-1 225 Sr. Brooksville, MS
DB Kevin Thornton Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-1 210 Sr. Little Rock, AR
DB Malcolm Palmer Jackson State 5-11 180 Sr. Autaugville, AL
DB Michael Higgins Mississippi Valley State 6-3 195 Sr. Greenwood, MS
DB Marcel Young Jackson State 6-2 200 Sr. Jackson, MS
P Josh Duran Southern 5-9 180 Jr. Eunice, LA
RS Mareo Howard Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5-9 180 Jr. Fort Valley, GA

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year ht wt Cl Hometown
QB Bryant Lee Southern 6-2 195 Sr. Boutte, LA

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
DL Christian Anthony Grambling State 6-4 246 Sr. Birmingham, AL

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Good news!

The SWAC website is releasing football previews for each team. They have released 8 of the 10 teams guides already and the remaining two will be released within a day or two.

This means that the teams will be much more accurate. Southern University finally got their shit together and released a 2009 depth chart. Praise the Lord.

But Alcorn St. still blows.

As a side thought, anyone notice how Alcorn State was predicted to be last in the Eastern Division? However...they received two (2) first place votes?

Must be in respect for Steve McNair.

RIP