The Sun Belt Conference released its 2022 Preseason Football Awards and Coaches Poll on Monday.
Three Bobcats were voted to the All-Sun Belt teams. Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Dalton Cooper and redshirt junior kicker Seth Keller were both named to the all-conference First Team. Cooper was graded as the top left tackle in the league by Pro Football Focus (PFF), allowing just one sack on 450 pass plays in 2021. Keller connected on 15-18 field goals last season, his longest coming from 48 yards out, and did not miss on any of his 32 PAT attempts. Junior offensive lineman Kyle Hergel also received Second Team honors, as he was rated the fourth-best O-lineman in the conference by PFF.
Cooper and Keller are Texas State’s first players to be voted to the First Team since former linebacker Bryan London earned the recognition in 2019. Cooper is also the maroon and gold’s first offensive player voted to the First Team since Adrian Bellard in 2015. The three selections are the Bobcats’ most preseason all-conference picks since 2019.
