Sun Belt Conference Representatives at the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl
 
Colby Gossett
Guard
Appalachian State
Hometown: Cumming, GA
 
Senior season:
 Started all 13 games at right guard, allowing him to end his career with 46 consecutive starts. App State went 36-10 in those games … Earned his second straight selection to the All-Sun Belt Conference first team as App State became the first Sun Belt program with three offensive linemen honored as first-team choices … Ranked in the preseason as the No. 2 draft-eligible prospect in the Sun Belt by SouthernPigskin.com, Gossett led the Mountaineers with 76 knockdown blocks, including 21 pancakes. During the regular season, earned a grade of 82 percent (plus plays vs. minus plays) from App State’s coaches while posting only six missed assignments in 802 snaps. Allowed no sacks, committed only three penalties, had 68 knockdown blocks and recorded 17 pancake blocks in those 12 games … Became the third App State player picked for the Reese’s Senior Bowl, joining receivers and second-round draft picks Brian Quick (2012 draft) and Dexter Jackson (2008 draft) … App State ranked in the top 20 nationally in sacks allowed and the top 25 in rushing yards per game in each of Gossett’s four seasons as a starter. The Mountaineers ranked No. 2 nationally in 2017 with only eight sacks allowed, and they were 22nd nationally by rushing for 223.6 yards per game. App State rushed for more than 300 yards in each of its last three games, including a 34-0 win against Toledo in the Dollar General Bowl … Blocks by Gossett and right tackle Beau Nunn created a hole for a 58-yard rush by Jalin Moore to set up the touchdown that gave the Mountaineers a 17-7 lead early in the second half of a 31-10 win at Georgia State … Graded out at 87 percent by App State’s coaches with eight knockdown blocks and four pancakes in the bowl shutout of Toledo, which recorded no sacks and allowed the Mountaineers to rush for 327 yards.
 
Chandon Sullivan
Cornerback
Georgia State
Hometown: Winder, GA
 
Senior Season:
Third-team All-Sun Belt selection, earning all-conference honors for the third straight year ... First-team CoSIDA Academic All-American® with a 3.84 GPA ... One of 13 national finalists for the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy® as the top football scholar-athlete in the nation in all divisions ... Finished the season with 46 tackles, one interception, five pass breakups, one tackle for loss, and one fumble recovery ... Team captain. Key performer on a Georgia State defense that set the school record for fewest points per game allowed (24.75) ... Scooped up a fumble and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown on the first play of Georgia State’s 21-17 win at Georgia Southern. That made him the first Panther to score two defensive touchdowns in his career, following his pick six vs. Arkansas State in 2015 ... Grabbed an interception vs. Appalachian State, his school-record seventh career pick.
 
Jaleel Scott
Wide Receiver
New Mexico State
Hometown: Rock Hill, SC
 
Senior season:
Started in all 13 games for the Aggies… Led NM State to its first bowl appearance since 1960… Recorded the only receiving touchdown in the Arizona Bowl victory over Utah State (12/29)… Finished 23rd in the NCAA and 2nd in the Sun Belt with 1,079 receiving yards… Led the SBC and was 25th in the country with nine receiving touchdowns… Completed the year 25th in the FBS in receptions per game with 5.8… Recorded a career-high nine receptions and 174 receiving yards with one touchdown against Arkansas (9/30)… Put up 149 receiving yards with two touchdowns including an ESPN College Football Top 10 catch against Arizona State (8/31)… Hauled in at least one touchdown reception in seven games during 2017.
 
Jeremy Reaves
Safety
South Alabama
Hometown: Pensacola, FL
 
Senior season:
Named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a first-team all-league selection ... Ended up among the top 10 in the Sun Belt in four different statistical categories, standing among the top 45 in the country in tackles per game … Led the team in total tackles, stops for loss and interceptions, and was tied for the lead in forced fumbles and fumble recoveries … Also finished third in passes broken up … Posted a squad-leading five outings with 10 or more stops, pacing South or sharing the team lead on eight occasions (including five of eight SBC contests) … Become just second defensive back in program history to record 100 or more total tackles in a season after recording 104 total stops … Also among the top five on USA’s season record list in interceptions, passes defensed, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries … SBC co-Defensive Player of the Week after posting eight stops, a fumble recovery and return of 92 yards and an interception ending ULM’s final drive in a 10-point win over the Warhawks … Finished with 12 stops —  including two for loss —  with career highs of two forced fumbles and three pass break ups in Sun Belt opener against Idaho … Has collected 10 or more stops in each of the Jags’ last four SBC games … That included 12 with an interception to end final drive with less than two minutes remaining in defeat of Arkansas State … Had two tackles for loss including a sack among his eight stops at Ole Miss.
 
Brandon Silvers
Quarterback
Troy
Hometown: Orange Beach, AL
 
Senior season:
Set the Troy career record for touchdowns responsible with 77 after accounting for 22 his senior year – 17 passing and five rushing … Named the MVP of Troy’s 50-30 victory over North Texas in the New Orleans Bowl after completing 24-of-31 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns … Averaged 310.4 passing yards to go along with 10 touchdown passes in Troy’s final three games of the season … Threw at least one touchdown pass in the final seven games of the season (15 total) after having just two touchdown passes in the first six games … Started all 13 games and led Troy to its best FBS record in school history (11-2), a victory at LSU snapping the Tigers’ 49-game non-conference home winning streak and a Sun Belt Conference title … Finished his career with just 29 interceptions in 48 career games and 1,504 pass attempts; one pick every 51.9 career pass attempts … Ranked 15th nationally in 2017 with an interception once every 63.3 pass attempts and was fifth among quarterbacks with at least 400 pass attempts … Finished his career second in Troy history in passing yards (10,684), completions (969) and total offense (11,099), while ranking third in touchdown passes (71) and completion percentage (64.4) ... Topped the 3,000-yard mark for the second consecutive season as he passes for 3,290 yards … Threw a pair of game-winning touchdown passes in the final seconds of the game – led Troy on a 9-play, 97-yard drive in just 2:08 capped by a 23-yard touchdown pass to Deondre Douglas with 66 seconds remaining to defeat MAC East Champion Akron; led Troy on a 9-play, 72-yard drive in 66 seconds capped by a 14-yard touchdown pass to Deondre Douglas with just 17 seconds remaining in the de facto Sun Belt title game against Arkansas State … Became just the third quarterback in Troy history to lead the team in passing in four consecutive seasons (Corey Robinson, 2010-13; Brock Nutter, 1998-2001) … Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Named to the Maxwell Award, Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award, Davey O’Brien Award and Johnny Unitas Award preseason watch lists.