Football July 28, 2022

FOUR HAWKS LAND ON PRESEASON CAA FOOTBALL TEAMS

RICHMOND, VA – Four Monmouth University football student-athletes have been recognized with Colonial Athletic Association Football Preseason accolades, the conference announced prior to its annual media day on Thursday.

Eddie Morales III earned Preseason All-Conference Team recognition on special teams at punt returner, while Tony Muskett claimed the lone quarterback spot on offense. In addition, running back Juwon Farri and punter Ryan Kost were Honorable Mention choices.

Morales III led the Big South last season in punt return yardage and was a First Team All-Big South honoree at punt returner as well as defensive back. Morales III started all 11 games at corner and led the Hawks with three interceptions. He totaled 57 tackles, including 35 solo stops, with six pass breakups and nine passes defended.

Muskett, Monmouth's returning two-year starter at quarterback, finished the 2021 season with 2,651 passing yards and 25 touchdowns, which both ranked second all-time in a single season at MU. Muskett earned First Team All-Big South honors for the second consecutive season after leading the conference's top scoring offense at 32 points per game.

Farri was also a First Team All-Big South pick as a redshirt junior. He totaled 705 yards on the ground and eight rushing touchdowns despite missing three games due to injury. He had three 100-yard games on the season.

Kost was a First Team All-Big South choice in 2021 and claimed his second straight all-league recognition. He averaged 44.3 yards per punt which led the conference and finished eighth in the NCAA. Kost had 12 punts of 50+ yards and 17 of his 40 punts were downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

The conference also announced its preseason poll where the Hawks were voted 10^th out of 13 teams. Defending CAA Champion Villanova was picked to win the CAA Football title again in 2022 according to a vote of the league's head coaches and media relations directors.

CAA Football expands to 13 teams for the first time in 2022 as Hampton and Monmouth join the conference. CAA Football has had a team in the FCS championship game 11 times since 2003, a squad in the semifinals of the playoffs for the past nine seasons and a team in the quarterfinals every year since 1991. Eleven of the league's 13 current members have participated in the FCS playoffs since 2015.

2022 CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
(Selected by a vote of Head Coaches and Media Relations Directors)
OFFENSE
Name, School                                       Cl.        Pos.      Ht.       Wt.      Hometown/High School
Tony Muskett, Monmouth                    Jr.        QB       6-2       195      Springfield, Va./West Springfield
Ty Son Lawton, Stony Brook                  Sr.        RB        5-10     215      Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis
Bronson Yoder, William & Mary             Sr.        RB        5-11     195      Nappanee, Ind./Northwood
Luke Hamilton, Towson                         Sr.        FB        6-0       245      Cumberland, Md./Fort Hill
Jackson Parham, Elon                            Sr.        WR       6-3       205      Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough
Thyrick Pitts, Delaware                          Gr.       WR       6-3       200      Manassas, Va./Forest Park
Rayjoun Pringle, Villanova                     Jr.         WR       5-9       190      Dumfries, Va./Hayfield
Caleb Warren, Rhode Island                  Sr.        TE        6-3       235      Brandon, Fla./Seffner Christian
Michael Corbi, Villanova                        Gr.       OL        6-3       335      Arnold, Md./Mount Saint Joseph
Nick Correia, Rhode Island                     Jr.         OL        6-6       330      Nantucket, Mass./Nantucket
Colin Gamroth, Villanova                       Gr.       OL        6-4       305      Mercer Island, Wash./Seattle Prep
Michael Gerace, Maine                         Gr.       OL        6-4       305      Bel Air, Md./John Carroll
Kyle Nunez, Stony Brook                        Gr.       OL        6-2       340      East Islip, N.Y./East Islip

DEFENSE
Name, School                                       Cl.        Pos.      Ht.       Wt.      Hometown/High School
Artis Hemmingway, Delaware                Sr.        DL        6-2       265      Hillside, N.J./Pope John XII
Nate Lynn, William & Mary                    Sr.        DL        6-3       265      Charlotte, N.C./Zebulon B. Vance
Chase McGowan, Delaware                   Sr.        DL        6-1       240      Stafford, Va./North Stafford
Josiah Silver, New Hampshire                So.       DL        6-2       234      Hampton, Va./Phoebus
Jackson Ambush, UAlbany                     So.       LB        6-0       222      New Market, Md./Linganore
Johnny Buchanan, Delaware                  Sr.        LB        6-0       230      Brick, N.J./St. John Vianney
Tyler King, Stony Brook                         So.       LB        6-1       235      Wexford, Pa./Pine-Richland
KeShaun Moore, Hampton                    Sr.        LB        6-3       240      Suffolk, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk
Tristan Wheeler, Richmond                   Jr.         LB        6-2       228      Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom
Jordan Jones, Rhode Island                    Sr.        CB        6-0       170      Brooklyn, N.Y./Abraham Lincoln
Ryan Poole, William & Mary                  Sr.        CB        5-11     185      Annapolis, Md./Saint Mary's
Cole Coleman, Elon                               Sr.        S          5-10     193      Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road
Kedrick Whitehead, Delaware                Sr.        S          5-11     195      Middletown, Del./Middletown

SPECIAL TEAMS
Name, School                                       Cl.        Pos.      Ht.       Wt.      Hometown/High School
Aaron Dykes, Richmond                         Sr.        KR        5-11     202      Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Acad.
Eddie Morales III, Monmouth               Gr.       PR        5-9       180      Farmingdale, N.J./Howell
Skyler Davis, Elon                                  Sr.        PK        5-8       170      Acworth, Ga./Allatoona
Tyler Pastula, UAlbany                           Jr.         P          6-3       200      Easton, Pa./Easton
TD Ayo-Durojaiye, Villanova                   Sr.        SPEC     5-11     210      Damascus, Md./Damascus

CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ty Son Lawton, RB, Stony Brook
CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nate Lynn, DL, William & Mary

Honorable mention: Nolan Henderson, QB, Delaware; Kasim Hill, QB, Rhode Island; Freddie Brock, RB, Maine; Juwon Farri, RB, Monmouth; Malachi Imoh, FB, William & Mary; Jadakis Bonds, WR, Hampton; Jaaron Hayek, WR, Villanova; Shawn Bowman, TE, Maine; Patrick Flynn, OL, New Hampshire; Colby Sorsdal, OL, William & Mary Anthony Lang, DL, UAlbany; Torrence Williams, DL, Elon; Evan Stewart, LB, Rhode Island; Tre'Von Jones, CB, Elon; Pop Bush, S, New Hampshire; Noah Plack, S, Delaware; D'Ago Hunter, KR/PR, Towson; Jourdan Townsend, PR, Delaware; Ryan Kost, P, Monmouth; Alex Washington, SPEC, William & Mary

2022 CAA FOOTBALL PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
(Selected by a vote of Head Coaches and Media Relations Directors)