GREENVILLE, S.C. – At the 2025 Southern Conference Football Media Day on Tuesday at the Hotel Hartness, Wofford had six players recognized by the league's coaches on the preseason all-conference first and second teams.
In addition, the conference's nine head coaches picked Wofford to finish seventh in the preseason poll with 19 total points. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes or team as part of the balloting.
One player earned a spot on the first team, sophomore safety
C.J. Coombes. Coombes started all 12 games last season and was second on the team with 88 total tackles. He was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team and was a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award. He also earned FCS Freshman All-America honors from Stats Perform, FCS Central and Phil Steele.
Five players earned spots on the second team. Senior offensive lineman
Quincy Hughes started all 12 games at left tackle last season. Senior defensive lineman
Brandon Maina started four games in 2024 before an injury. In 2023, he started ten games and was named All-Southern Conference second team with a team-high 4.0 sacks. Senior safety
Maximus Pulley started all 12 games last season and had 53 total tackles. Sophomore wide receiver
Isaiah Scott played in all 12 games last season with eight starts and was second on the team in receiving with 28 catches for 350 yards. Sophomore defensive lineman
Marion Smokes, played in seven games last season and led the team in sacks with 4.0 to be named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team.
The Terriers will begin practice on Wednesday, July 30, in preparation for the season. A complete practice schedule will be available at www.woffordterriers.com.
2025 Preseason All-Southern Conference Football Teams
Offensive Player of the Year: Taron Dickens, R-So., QB, Western Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year: Andrew Zock, So., DL, Mercer
First team offense
QB Taron Dickens, Western Carolina
RB Devontae Houston, ETSU
RB Branson Adams, Western Carolina
OL Mike Bartilucci, The Citadel
OL Ashton Flinn, ETSU
OL Eli Brasher, Furman
OL Xavier Jennings, Mercer
OL B J Ragland, Chattanooga
OL Zach Watson, Western Carolina
TE Jackson Pryor, Furman
WR Hakeem Meggett, ETSU
WR Adjatay Dabbs, Mercer
First team defense
DL Nick Hunter, ETSU
DL Andrew Zock, Mercer
DL Conroy Cunningham, Samford
DL Caleb Fisher, Western Carolina
LB Je'Mazin Roberts, The Citadel
LB Ryan Earl, Furman
LB Hayward McQueen Jr., Western Carolina
DB Cale Williams, The Citadel
DB Kouri Crump, VMI
DB Ken Moore Jr., Western Carolina
DB CJ Coombes, Wofford
First team specialists
PK Ian Williams, Furman
P James Platte, The Citadel
LS Alex Applefield, Samford
RS Brayden Smith, Mercer
Second team offense
QB Quincy Crittendon, Samford
RB Autavius Ison, Mercer
RB CJ Miller, Mercer
OL Jonathan Cline, ETSU
OL Micah Sumpter, ETSU
OL Luke Petit, Furman
OL Tyler Murray, Mercer
OL Aaron Sanez, Western Carolina
OL Quincy Hughes, Wofford
TE John McIntyre., Chattanooga
WR Adonis McDaniel, Mercer
WR Malik Knight, Western Carolina
WR Isaiah Scott, Wofford
Second team defense
DL Brenden LeBlanc, ETSU
DL Micah Nelson, Western Carolina
DL Brandon Maina, Wofford
DL Marion Smokes, Wofford
LB Ty Anderson, ETSU
LB Jaden Mosley, Samford
LB Blue Monroe, Western Carolina
DB Donovan Watkins, Mercer
DB Jeremiah Batiste, Chattanooga
DB Samaurie Dukes, Western Carolina
DB Maximus Pulley, Wofford
Second team specialists
PK Ewan Johnson, ETSU
P John McConnell, Mercer
LS Jaiden Hamilton, Mercer
RS Braylon Knauth, The Citadel
2025 Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll
Team (1st-place votes) Total
1. Mercer (6) 60
2. Chattanooga (2) 50
3. Western Carolina (1) 49
4. ETSU 43
5. Samford 40
6. Furman 36
7. Wofford 19
8. The Citadel 17
9. VMI 10
