NEW ORLEANS – Marshall redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Mike Green was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year to headline the 2024 Sun Belt football postseason awards and All-Sun Belt teams announced Thursday. The honors were voted upon by the conference’s 14 head coaches and select media representatives. 
 
Louisiana redshirt senior quarterback Ben Wooldridge was named the Offensive Player of the Year, while Georgia Southern redshirt senior linebacker was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year. Marshall redshirt junior quarterback Braylon Braxton was picked as the Newcomer of the Year, ULM freshman running back Ahmad Hardy was dubbed the Freshman of the Year and Louisiana head coach Michael Desormeaux was honored as the Coach of the Year. 
 
Green leads the nation with 21.0 tackles for loss—tied for the most in the Sun Belt since 2010—and ranks second in the country with a Sun Belt single-season record 16.0 sacks. The Williamsburg, Va., native also leads the country with 150 tackle for loss yards and 139 sack yards. The redshirt sophomore defensive lineman registered a tackle for loss in 11-of-12 regular-season games this year and a sack in 9-of-12 contests. 
 
     

Wooldridge ranks 11th in the country with a 159.42 passing efficiency and 12th with a .683 completion percentage. The Pleasanton, Calif., product threw for 2,392 yards and 17 touchdowns in 10 games, before suffering an injury against South Alabama and missing the final two games of the regular season. The redshirt senior quarterback ranks third in the Sun Belt averaging 239.20 passing yards per game and fourth in the conference averaging 258.40 yards of total offense per game. 
 
Watson-Trent ranks fifth in the nation with four forced fumbles and eighth with 110 tackles on the season, despite missing a game due to illness. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native posted three-straight 100-tackle seasons for the Eagles. The redshirt senior linebacker had 7.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks to go along with six double-digit tackle outings on the year. 

     
 
Braxton ranks 17th in the nation with a 154.61 passing efficiency and 21st with an average of 13.50 yards per completion. The Frisco, Texas, product threw for 1,431 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 544 yards and four scores in 10 games, including just seven as the Thundering Herd’s starting quarterback. The redshirt junior is the lone quarterback and 1-of-3 Sun Belt student-athletes with multiple 140-yard rushing outings this season. 
 
Hardy ranks 10th in the nation with 1,351 rushing yards and 23rd with 13 rushing touchdowns. The Monticello, Miss., native rushed for 277 more yards than any other freshman in the country and was tied for the national freshman lead in rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns. The freshman running back was the lone Sun Belt student-athlete with multiple 200-yard rushing performances. He ranked second in the conference with 1,423 all-purpose yards and co-led the league with 78 points by a non-kicker. 

     
 
Desormeaux led Louisiana to its fourth 10-win season in six years and its conference-leading fifth berth to the Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship in the seven-year history of the event. The Ragin’ Cajuns ranked second in the country in red zone offense (.947), second in fumbles lost (2), third in turnovers lost (8), ninth in turnover margin (+1.00), 11th in team passing efficiency (161.98), 15th in scoring offense (35.6), 16th in 4th down conversion percentage (.684), 18th in 3rd down conversion percentage (.464) and 18th in total offense (445.7). 
 
Louisiana paced the conference with 11 All-Sun Belt honorees, followed closely by nine apiece from James Madison and Marshall and eight from South Alabama. Also boasting five-or-more All-Sun Belt selections were Arkansas State (7), Georgia Southern (6), Old Dominion (6), Troy (6), App State (5), ULM (5) and Texas State (5). 
 
Louisiana’s offense, James Madison’s defense, Louisiana’s defense and Marshall’s defense were the most decorated units with five selections each. App State’s offense, Texas State’s offense and ULM’s defense earned four All-Sun Belt honors. James Madison, South Alabama and Troy’s special teams units paced the conference with two All-Sun Belt picks apiece. 
 
Louisiana (6), Marshall (5) and James Madison (4) were the only programs to claim more than two All-Sun Belt First Team nods. All 14 teams produced at least one All-Sun Belt pick. 
 
The Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship Game will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT at Cajun Field in Lafayette, La., and will be nationally televised on ESPN. 
 
2024 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
Player of the Year
Mike Green, Marshall (RS So., DL – Williamsburg, Va.) 
 
Offensive Player of the Year
Ben Wooldridge, Louisiana (RS Sr., QB – Pleasanton, Calif.)
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Marques Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern (RS Sr., LB – Pittsburgh, Pa.) 
 
Newcomer of the Year
Braylon Braxton, Marshall (RS Jr., QB – Frisco, Texas) 
 
Freshman of the Year
Ahmad Hardy, ULM (Fr., RB – Monticello, Miss.)
 
Coach of the Year
Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana
 
All-Sun Belt First Team Offense 
QB – Ben Wooldridge, Louisiana (RS Sr., QB – Pleasanton, Calif.) 
RB – Ahmad Hardy, ULM (Fr., RB – Monticello, Miss.) 
RB – Ismail Mahdi, Texas State (Jr., RB – Murphy, Texas) 
OL – Pat McMurtrie, James Madison (RS Sr., OL – Verona, N.J.) 
OL – Cole Potts, James Madison (Sr., OL – Johnstown, Ohio) 
OL – Landon Burton, Louisiana (RS Sr., OL – Lafayette, La.) 
OL – AJ Gillie, Louisiana (RS Sr., OL – Natchitoches, La.) 
OL – Logan Osburn, Marshall (RS Sr., OL – Ona, W.Va.) 
TE – Terrance Carter, Louisiana (RS So., TE – Killeen, Texas) 
WR – Kaedin Robinson, App State (RS Sr., WR – Asheville, N.C.)
WR – Jamaal Pritchett, South Alabama (Sr., WR – Jackson, Ala.) 
WR – Devonte Ross, Troy (Jr., WR – Cartersville, Ga.) 
 
All-Sun Belt First Team Defense 
DL – Santana Hopper, App State (RS So., DL – Shelby, N.C.) 
DL – Clev Lubin, Coastal Carolina (RS So., DL – Suffern, N.Y.) 
DL – Eric O’Neill, James Madison (RS Jr., DL – Staten Island, N.Y.) 
DL – Mike Green, Marshall (RS So., DL – Williamsburg, Va.) 
LB – Marques Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern (RS Sr., LB – Pittsburgh, Pa.) 
LB – K.C. Ossai, Louisiana (Sr., LB – Conroe, Texas) 
LB – Jaden Yates, Marshall (So., LB – Columbus, Ohio) 
DB – Trevian Thomas, Arkansas State (Sr., DB – Americus, Ga.) 
DB – Matthew McDoom, Coastal Carolina (Jr., DB – Winter Garden, Fla.)
DB – Terrence Spence, James Madison (Sr., DB – Ringwood, N.J.) 
DB – J.J. Roberts, Marshall (RS Sr., DB – Ona, W.Va.) 
DB – Jaden Voisin, South Alabama (RS Sr., DB – Crestview, Fla.) 
 
All-Sun Belt First Team Special Teams
K – Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana (RS Sr., K – Clute, Texas)
P – Bryce Lofton, Southern Miss (Gr., P – Sand Hill, Miss.) 
RS – Ian Foster, Marshall (RS Fr., RS – Brundidge, Ala.) 
AP – Devonte Ross, Troy (Jr., AP – Cartersville, Ga.)
 
All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense 
QB – Braylon Braxton, Marshall (RS Jr., QB – Frisco, Texas)
RB – A.J. Turner, Marshall (RS So., RB – Hampton, Va.) 
RB – Damien Taylor, Troy (Jr., RB – Northport, Ala.) 
OL – Jack Hollifield, App State (RS Jr., OL – Shelby, N.C.) 
OL – Jacob Bayer, Arkansas State (Sr., OL – Grandview, Texas) 
OL – Mehki Butler, Arkansas State (RS Sr., OL – Omaha, Neb.)
OL – Bryson Broadway, Georgia Southern (5th Yr., OL – Dawsonville, Ga.) 
OL – Daniel King, Troy (Sr., OL – Cairo, Ga.) 
TE – Dorian Fleming, Georgia State (So., TE – Henrico, Va.) 
WR – Corey Rucker, Arkansas State (RS Jr., WR – Bentonia, Miss.)
WR – Ted Hurst, Georgia State (Jr., WR – Savannah, Ga.) 
WR – Joey Hobert, Texas State (Sr., WR – San Clemente, Calif.) 
 
All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense 
DL – Khairi Manns, James Madison (RS Sr., DL – New Rochelle, N.Y.) 
DL – Jordan Lawson, Louisiana (RS Jr., DL – Brandon, Miss.) 
DL – Kevontay Wells, ULM (Jr., DL – Jackson, Miss.) 
DL – Wy’Kevious Thomas, South Alabama (RS Sr., DL – Riverdale, Ga.) 
LB –  Jacob Dobbs, James Madison (RS Sr., LB – Macomb, Mich.) 
LB – Koa Naotala, Old Dominion (RS So., LB – Newport News, Va.) 
LB – Blayne Myrick, South Alabama (RS So., LB – Fairhope, Ala.) 
DB – Chance Gamble, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., DB – Fitzgerald, Ga.) 
DB – Marc Stampley II, Georgia Southern (Jr., DB – Peachtree City, Ga.) 
DB – Jacob Thomas, James Madison (Jr., DB – Ashburn, Va.) 
DB – Tyrone Lewis, Louisiana (RS Sr., DB – Hammond, La.) 
DB – Tyree Skipper, Louisiana (RS Jr., DB – New Orleans, La.) 
 
All-Sun Belt Second Team Special Teams 
K – Laith Marjan, South Alabama (RS Jr., K – Raleigh, N.C.) 
P – James Allen, Georgia State (RS Jr., P – Australia) 
RS – Devonte Ross, Troy (Jr., RS – Cartersville, Ga.)
AP – Ismail Mahdi, Texas State (Jr., AP – Murphy, Texas)
 
All-Sun Belt Third Team Offense 
QB – Jordan McCloud, Texas State (RS Sr., QB – Tampa, Fla.) 
RB – Ahmani Marshall, App State (Sr., RB – Winston-Salem, N.C.) 
RB – Fluff Bothwell, South Alabama (Fr., RB – Oneonta, Ala.)
OL – Caleb Cook, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., OL – Brunswick, Ga.) 
OL – Pichon Wimbley, Georgia Southern (Jr., OL – Newnan, Ga.) 
OL – Zach Barlev, Old Dominion (Jr., OL – Bolingbrook, Ill.)
OL – Jordan Davis, South Alabama (RS Jr., OL – Fairburn, Ga.) 
OL – Alex Harkey, Texas State (RS Jr., OL – Austin, Texas) 
TE – Pat Conroy, Old Dominion (RS Sr., TE – Reading, Mass.) 
WR – Makai Jackson, App State (Jr., WR – Levittown, Pa.) 
WR – Lance LeGendre, Louisiana (RS Sr., WR – New Orleans, La.) 
WR – Isiah Paige, Old Dominion (Sr., WR – Richmond, Va.) 
 
All-Sun Belt Third Team Defense 
DL – Bryan Whitehead, Arkansas State (RS Jr., DL – Bartlett, Tenn.) 
DL – Billy Pullen, ULM (Jr., DL – Kaufman, Texas) 
DL – Deeve Harris, Marshall (RS Sr., DL – St. Louis, Mo.) 
DL – Kris Trinidad, Old Dominion (RS Jr., DL – Richmond, Va.) 
LB – Marvin Ham, Arkansas State (RS Sr., LB – Belleville, Mich.) 
LB – Kevin Swint, Georgia State (Sr., LB – Carrollton, Ga.) 
LB – Carl Glass Jr., ULM (Sr., LB – Monroe, La.) 
LB – Brendan Jackson, Troy (Sr., LB – Statesboro, Ga.) 
DB – Keyon Martin, Louisiana (Sr., DB – Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 
DB – Wydett Williams Jr., ULM (Jr., DB – Lake Providence, La.) 
DB – Jacobie Henderson, Marshall (RS So., DB – Charlotte, N.C.) 
DB – Jahron Manning, Old Dominion (Jr., DB – New Orleans, La.) 
 
All-Sun Belt Third Team Special Teams
K – Clune Van Andel, Arkansas State (So., K – Grand Rapids, Mich.) 
P – Ryan Hanson, James Madison (RS Sr., P – Elgin, Texas) 
RS – Cam Ross, James Madison (RS Sr., RS – Newark, Del.) 
AP – Jamaal Pritchett, South Alabama (Sr., AP – Jackson, Ala.) 
 
All-Sun Belt Honorable Mentions
App State
QB – Joey Aguilar (Sr., QB – Antioch, Calif.) 
OL – Markell Samuel (RS Jr., OL – Fayetteville, N.C.) 
TE – Eli Wilson (Sr., TE – Piedmont, S.C.) 
LB – Brendan Harrington (RS Sr., LB – Pittsboro, N.C.) 
 
Arkansas State
RB – Zak Wallace (RS Sr., RB – Benton, Ark.) 
LB – Justin Parks (Sr., DB – Gardendale, Ala.) 
P – Ryan Heicher (Sr., P – Walled Lake, Mich.) 
LS – Jack Bullard (Sr., LS – Chandler, Ariz.) 

Coastal Carolina 
RB – Braydon Bennett (RS Sr., RB – Greenville, S.C.) 
OL – Nick Del Grande (RS So., OL – Lancaster, Pa.) 
LB – Shane Bruce (RS Sr., LB – Carrollton, Ga.) 
DB – Juan Powell (Gr., DB – Atlanta, Ga.) 
 
Georgia Southern
RB – Jalen White (5th Yr., RB – Daleville, Ala.) 
WR – Derwin Burgess Jr. (Sr., WR – Riverdale, Ga.) 
LB – Davin Gilmore (6th Yr., LB – North Charleston, S.C.)
P – Alex Smith (So., P – Melbourne, Australia)  
 
Georgia State 
DL – Henry Bryant (RS Jr., DL – Delray Beach, Fla.) 
LB – Damaine Wilson (Fr., LB – Pompano Beach, Fla.) 
DB – Gavin Pringle (RS Sr., DB – Baltimore, Md.) 
DB – Kenyatta Watson (RS Sr., DB – Loganville, Ga.) 
 
James Madison
QB – Alonza Barnett III (RS So., QB – Whitsett, N.C.) 
TE – Taylor Thompson (Sr., TE – Prattville, Ala.) 
WR – Omarion Dollison (Sr., WR – Columbia, S.C.) 
DL – Immanuel Bush (RS Jr., DL – Lancaster, S.C.) 
 
Louisiana
RB – Zylan Perry (RS So., RB – Franklin, La.) 
OL – Jax Harrington (RS Sr., OL – Erath, La.) 
DL – Mason Narcisse (Sr., DL – Reserve, La.) 
LB – Carmycah Glass (RS So., LB – Monroe, La.) 
 
ULM 
OL – Elijah Fisher (Jr., OL – Allen, Texas) 
TE – Rylan Green (Jr., TE – West Monroe, La.) 
TE – Julian Nixon (Jr., TE – Atlanta, Ga.) 
DB – David Godsey Jr. (Jr., DB – Mansfield, Texas) 
 
Marshall
OL – Jeremy Jones (Sr., OL – Lewisville, Texas) 
TE – Toby Payne (RS So., TE – Poca, W.Va.) 
WR – Christian Fitzpatrick (RS Sr., WR – Southfield, Mich.) 
DB – Josh Moten (Jr., DB – Waldorf, Md.)            

Old Dominion
QB – Colton Joseph (RS Fr., QB – Newport Beach, Calif.) 
RB – Aaron Young (Sr., RB – Coatesville, Pa.) 
DL – Denzel Lowry (RS Jr., DL – Virginia Beach, Va.) 
LB – Mario Thompson (So., LB – Richmond, Va.) 

South Alabama 
QB – Gio Lopez (RS Fr., QB – Madison, Ala.) 
OL – Reed Buys (RS Sr., OL – Vicksburg, Miss.) 
TE – DJ Thomas-Jones (Sr., TE – Mobile, Ala.) 
DL – Maurice Strong Jr. (Gr., DL – Raiford, Fla.) 
 
Southern Miss
RB – Rodrigues Clark (Gr., RB – Starkville, Miss.)
DL – Kristin Booth (Sr., DL – Oxford, Ala.)
DL – Brodarius Lewis (Gr., DL – Prattville, Ala.)
LB – Tre Pinkney (RS Sr., LB – Atlanta, Ga.) 
 
Texas State
OL – Nash Jones (Sr., OL – Nacogdoches, Texas) 
WR – Kole Wilson (Jr., WR – Katy, Texas)
DL – Steven Parker (RS Sr., DL – Dallas, Texas) 
DB – Jordan Polk (RS Sr., DB – Arlington, Texas) 
 
Troy
OL – Eli Russ (Jr., OL – Ardmore, Okla.) 
DL – Luis Medina (Jr., DL – Summerville, Ga.) 
LB – Jordan Stringer (Jr., LB – Augusta, Ga.) 
DB – Devin Lafayette (Jr., DB – Brunswick, Ga.)