ASHEVILLE, N.C. – At the 2022 Southern Conference Football Media Day on Thursday at the Omni Grove Park Inn, the league's head coaches selected an all-conference first and second team. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes as part of the balloting. The Terriers had three players recognized by the league's coaches.
 
In addition, the conference's nine head coaches picked Wofford to finish ninth in the preseason poll with 13 total points. This marked the lowest preseason selection for the Terriers since their first year in the league in 1997. The Southern Conference Sports Media Association selected Wofford eighth with 60 points.
 
Leading the Terriers on the first team was defensive lineman Micheal Mason. Mason, a senior from Florence, S.C., played in eight games with six starts and recorded 44 total tackles. He led the team with 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He was named first team All-Southern Conference in the spring of 2021, while earning second team honors in 2019 and 2021.
 
Second team honors went to long snapper Collin Springer and offensive lineman Al Hogan. Springer, a fifth-year senior from Newberry, S.C., has played in 28 career games. Hogan, a fifth-year senior from Fayetteville, Georgia, missed the 2021 fall season due to injury, but started all five games in the 2021 spring campaign and led the team in knockdown blocks.
 
The Terriers will begin practice on Wednesday, August 3 in preparation for the season. A complete practice schedule will be available at www.woffordterriers.com.
 
2022 Preseason All-Southern Conference Football Teams
Offensive Player of the Year: Jacob Saylors, Sr., RB, ETSU
Defensive Player of the Year: Devonnsha Maxwell, Sr., DL, Chattanooga
 
First team offense
QB      Tyler Riddell, R-So., ETSU
RB       Jacob Saylors, Sr., ETSU
RB       Ailym Ford, Jr., Chattanooga
OL       Tavon Matthews, Jr., ETSU
OL       Anderson Tomlin, R-Sr., Furman
OL       Pearson Toomey, R-Jr., Furman
OL       John Thomas, Jr., Mercer
OL       McClendon Curtis, Sr., Chattanooga
OL       Tyler Smith, R-Jr., Western Carolina
TE       Ryan Miller, 5th, Furman
WR      Will Huzzie, R-Jr., ETSU
WR      Raphael Williams, R-So., Western Carolina
 
First team defense
DL       Jalen Porter, R-Jr., ETSU
DL       Devonnsha Maxwell, Sr., Chattanooga
DL       Jay Person, Jr., Chattanooga
DL      Micheal Mason, Sr., DL, Wofford
LB       Nathan East, Gr., Samford
LB       Ty Boeck, Sr., Chattanooga
LB       Stone Snyder, Sr., VMI
DB      Destin Mack, Sr., The Citadel
DB      Mike Price, R-Jr., ETSU
DB      Travis Blackshear, R-Sr., Furman
DB      Lance Wise, Jr., Mercer
 
First team specialists
PK       Tyler Keltner, Jr., ETSU
PK       Jerry Rice, R-Jr., VMI
P          Jack Culbreath, Jr., VMI
LS       Robert Soderholm, R-Sr., VMI
RS       Jacob Saylors, Sr., ETSU
 
Second team offense
QB      Seth Morgan, R-Jr., VMI
RB       Dominic Roberto, R-Jr., Furman
RB       TJ Jones, Sr., Western Carolina
OL       Tereis Drayton, Jr., The Citadel
OL       Fred Norman, R-So., ETSU
OL       Joe Schreiber, R-Jr., ETSU
OL       Gavin Orr, Gr., Samford
OL       Colin Truett, Jr., Chattanooga
OL       Jarvis Chandler, R-Jr., VMI
OL      Al Hogan, 5th, Wofford
TE       Aidan Twombly, Jr., VMI
WR      Ty James, R-So., Mercer
WR      Leroy Thomas, Sr., VMI
 
Second team defense
DL       Carson Hatchett, Jr., The Citadel
DL       Cameron Coleman, R-Sr., Furman
DL       Solomon Zubairu, Jr., Mercer
DL       Eric Weaver, R-Sr., VMI
LB       Marquise Blount, Sr., The Citadel
LB       Isaac Dowling, So., Mercer
LB       Kam Jones, Sr., Chattanooga
DB      Alijah Huzzie, R-So., ETSU
DB      CaMiron Smith, Sr., Chattanooga
DB      Aljareek Malry, Sr., VMI
DB      Andreas Keaton, So., Western Carolina
 
Second team specialists
PK       Richard McCollum, Jr., Western Carolina
P          Trey Turk, So., Mercer
P          Bradley Porcellato, Gr., Samford
LS       Collin Springer, 5th, Wofford
RS       Calvin Jones, So., Western Carolina
 
2022 Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll
Team (1st-place votes)          Total
1. Chattanooga (5)                  60
2. ETSU (2)                             54
3. Mercer (1)                           53
4. Furman (1)                          43
5. Western Carolina                38
6. Samford                              26
7. VMI                                     23
8. The Citadel                         14
9. Wofford                             13
 
2022 Preseason Southern Conference Media Poll
Team (1st-place votes)          Total
1. Chattanooga (18)                256
t2. ETSU (7)                           226
t2. Mercer (5)                          226
4. Furman                                175
5. Western Carolina                125
6. VMI                                    119
7. Samford                              106
8. Wofford                             60
9. The Citadel                         57