BALTIMORE, Md. -- Morgan State had a conference-best 10 players selected to the 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason team, including four players who were named to the first-team on Friday.
Three offensive players – junior running back
Herb Walker Jr., junior center
Dominique Woods and sophomore offensive lineman
Matthew Thompson – were first-team selections. Redshirt-junior cornerback
Delonta Hall was also a first-team pick.
Six Bears were named either preseason second- or third-team All-MEAC.
Senior quarterback
Moses Skillon, redshirt senior wide receiver
Andrew King and redshirt junior placekicker
Chris Moller were second-team selections.
Redshirt junior
Andrew Mitchell, junior defensive back
Antonio Jefferson and return specialist
Orlando Johnson were on the third-team.
The 10 preseason All-MEAC performers are part of a group of 65 lettermen and 20 starters returning for the 2015 Morgan State football season.
All 10 played important roles in leading Morgan State to a 7-6 record, its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship since 1979, and its first NCAA Division I Playoff berth.
The Bears, under the direction of second-year head coach
Lee Hull, are predicted to finish fifth in the MEAC standings, according to a poll of the conference head coaches and sports information directors.
North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen was selected preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while South Carolina State defensive lineman Javon Hargrave was picked preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Listed below are the 2015 MEAC Preseason Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-MEAC teams:
2015 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (First Place Votes in Parenthesis)1. North Carolina A&T (9), 425 pts
2. South Carolina State (4), 408 pts
3. Bethune-Cookman (1), 387 pts
4. North Carolina Central (4), 334 pts
5. Morgan State, 318 pts
6. Hampton (2), 276 pts
7. Norfolk State, 170 pts
8. Florida A&M**, 164 pts
9. Howard**, 146 pts
10. Delaware State (1), 97 pts
11. Savannah State** (1), 69
**Florida A&M, Howard and Savannah State is not eligible for post season competition.
2015 PRESEASON ALL-MEAC TEAMFIRST TEAM
Offense| QB | Malcom Bell | North Carolina Central |
| RB | Tarik Cohen | North Carolina A&T |
| RB | Herb Walker, Jr. | MORGAN STATE |
| WR | Twarn Mixon | Hampton |
| WR | Isaac White | Norfolk State |
| TE | Myles Williams | Howard |
| C | Dominique Woods | MORGAN STATE |
| OL | Toree Boyd | Howard |
| OL | Dariusz Bladek | Bethune-Cookman |
| OL | Clevonne Davis | North Carolina Central |
| OL | Matthew Thompson | MORGAN STATE |
Defense| DL | Javon Hargrave | South Carolina State |
| DL | Miles Grooms | Hampton |
| DL | Miles Lovejoy | Florida A&M |
| DL | Marquis Ragland | North Carolina A&T |
| LB | Deon King | Norfolk State |
| LB | Joshua Thorne | Hampton |
| LB | Darius Leonard | South Carolina State |
| DB | Tony McRae | North Carolina A&T |
| DB | Mike Jones | North Carolina Central |
| DB | Delonta Hall | MORGAN STATE |
| DB | Terrick Colston | Delaware State |
| P | Christian Faber-Kinney | Hampton |
| PK | Cody Jones | North Carolina A&T |
| RS | Mike Jones | North Carolina Central |
SECOND TEAM
Offense| QB | Moses Skillon | MORGAN STATE |
| RB | Jalen Simmons | South Carolina State |
| RB | Michael Jones | Bethune-Cookman |
| WR | Quentin Atkinson | North Carolina Central |
| WR | Andrew King | MORGAN STATE |
| TE | Temmarrick Hemmingway | South Carolina State |
| C | Carl Jones | North Carolina Central |
| OL* | Brandon Parker | North Carolina A&T |
| OL* | Michael Young | Hampton |
| OL | Trevin Huff | Bethune-Cookman |
| OL | Javarius Leamon | South Carolina State |
Defense| DL | Shawn Fauntleroy | Norfolk State |
| DL | Michael Neal | North Carolina A&T |
| DL | Reggie Owens | South Carolina State |
| DL* | Damon Gresham-Chisolm | Howard |
| DL* | Charles Owens | Hampton |
| LB | Devin Rollins | Howard |
| LB | Akil Blount | Florida A&M |
| LB | Landis Shoffner | North Carolina A&T |
| DB | C.J. Moore | North Carolina Central |
| DB | Marquis Drayton | Bethune-Cookman |
| DB | Antonio Hamilton | South Carolina State |
| DB | Kenneth Russ | Howard |
| P* | John Fleck | Howard |
| P* | Lawrence Forbes | MORGAN STATE |
| PK | Chris Moller | MORGAN STATE |
| RS | Antonio Hamilton | South Carolina State |
THIRD TEAM
Offense| QB | Quentin Williams | Bethune-Cookman |
| RB | Eric Carter, Jr. | Hampton |
| RB | Anthony Jordan | Bethune-Cookman |
| WR | Matthew Colvin | Howard |
| WR | Rashawn Proctor | Hampton |
| TE | Jvon Simmons | North Carolina Central |
| C | Anthony Mengoni | Delaware State |
| OL | Keonte Cash | Florida A&M |
| OL | Wes Cole | North Carolina A&T |
| OL | John Smith | Howard |
| OL | Torrian White | Hampton |
Defense| DL | Kevin Williams | Norfolk State |
| DL | James Settles | South Carolina State |
| DL* | Andrew Mitchell | MORGAN STATE |
| DL* | Gabriel Sherrod | Delaware State |
| LB | Lamar Neal | Norfolk State |
| LB | Jeremy Thompson | North Carolina Central |
| LB | Marquis Smith | Savannah State |
| DB | Chris Pauling | South Carolina State |
| DB | Antonio Jefferson | MORGAN STATE |
| DB | Brandon Walker | Norfolk State |
| DB | Jacques Bryant | Florida A&M |
| P | Jonathan Cagle | Bethune-Cookman |
| PK | Cameron Marouf | Norfolk State |
| RS | Orlando Johnson | MORGAN STATE |
