Nine Georgia State Panthers, including first-team selections Travis Glover and Marcus Carroll, were named to the 2023 All-Sun Belt Conference football team, selected by the league head coaches and media panel and announced Thursday.

Linebacker Jontrey Hunter, cornerback Gavin Pringle and wide receiver Robert Lewis made the third team, while quarterback Darren Grainger, safety Jeremiah Johnson, outside linebacker Kevin Swint and receiver Tailique Williams earned honorable mention recognition.

Georgia State (6-6) is bowl eligible and will learn its destination on Sunday as the Panthers will play in a bowl game for the sixth time in 10 seasons of FBS football, including five of the last seven years under head coach Shawn Elliott.

Georgia State's All-Sun Belt Conference Selections:

RB MARCUS CARROLL, First-Team All-Sun Belt

No. 1 in the Sun Belt and No. 6 in the nation in rushing with 1,350 yards ... Semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award ... Set a school record with 13 touchdowns ... No. 2 in the Sun Belt and No. 10 in FBS in all-purpose yards ... Has seven 100-yard games, including four games with 150-plus yards ... Career-high 208 yards with two touchdowns vs. Georgia Southern ... Rushed for 184 yards and three TDs vs. Rhode Island, 159 yards vs. Marshall and 150 vs. Coastal Carolina ... Has five of the top 10 single-game rushing totals in program history, all in the last 16 games ... Third in school history with 2,136 career yards, just 129 yards away from the GSU record.

OT TRAVIS GLOVER, First-Team All-Sun Belt

Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference first team ... East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List ... Five-year starter who blocks for the Sun Belt rushing leader ... Has started 57 games on the offensive line, primarily at left tackle ... Has helped GSU average over 210 rushing yards per game for the last five seasons ... Starter for school-record offenses for scoring in 2020 and total offense and rushing in 2019. 

LB JONTREY HUNTER, Third-Team All-Sun Belt

Inside linebacker who is Georgia State's leading tackler ... Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference second team ... Has seven tackles for loss, four pass breakups and three forced fumbles ... Holds GSU career record with seven forced fumbles, along with three interceptions and three fumble recoveries ... Ranks sixth in school history in career tackles ... Made eight tackles with 2.5 TLF and a QB hurry as the GSU defense held Louisiana to 289 total yards in 20-17 win ... Seven tackles and a forced fumble at LSU ... Tied his career high with 10 tackles, including a sack, at Georgia Southern. Also had 10 tackles vs. Troy ... Earned an invitation to the Hula Bowl.

WR ROBERT LEWIS, Third-Team All-Sun Belt

Georgia State's leading receiver ... Fifth in Sun Belt in receptions, sixth in receiving yards and seventh in receiving touchdowns (7) ... Biletnikoff Award Midseason Watch List ... Has caught 14 touchdowns over his last 21 games ... Broke GSU single-game record with 220 yards receiving on just six catches in win at Charlotte. Named to the PFF College Team of the Week. Caught a 97-yard TD pass for the longest play in school history; caught the ball at GSU 40 and outraced the defense to the end zone. Also had a 38-yard TD catch and a 59-yard reception down to the 1-yard line to set up another score ... Set another school record with 12 receptions vs. Georgia Southern ... Six catches for 114 yards vs. Troy.

CB GAVIN PRINGLE, Third-Team All-Sun Belt

Cornerback who is tied for the Sun Belt lead with four interceptions, which is No. 20 in FBS ... Made GSU's biggest play of the season at Louisiana with his interception in the end zone with 30 seconds left to preserve the 20-17 win ... In his GSU debut, he delivered the key defensive play in the season-opening win over Rhode Island with his pick-six, a 21-yard interception return for a touchdown ... Also had interceptions against Charlotte and Old Dominion ... Three-time all-conference cornerback at Bucknell before coming to GSU ... Has nine career interceptions and 35 pass breakups.

QB DARREN GRAINGER, Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt

Dual threat quarterback who is Georgia State's career leader in touchdown passes (54), total offense (8,541 yards), and touchdowns responsible for (71) over three seasons ... Named to the Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2023 ... Passed for 2,364 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 67 percent of his passes ... Leads Sun Belt quarterbacks with 625 yards rushing and eight touchdowns ... Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week, Davey O'Brien Award Great 8, and PFF College Team of the Week after one of the best games in school history in win at Charlotte with 466 yards passing (second-best single-game total) with three touchdowns passing and one rushing. Went 27-for-33 (82 percent) ... Rushed for 142 yards (one shy of his career high), including a career-long 65-yard TD run in win over UConn. Passed for 144 yards on 15 completions with one TD pass ... Passed for 191 yards and one TD while rushing for 47 yards and another score to lead GSU to win at Coastal Carolina ... Accounted for 296 yards and three touchdowns in win over Marshall. Passed for 234 yards, including a 74-yard TD pass, and rushed for 62 yards and two scores.

S JEREMIAH JOHNSON, Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt

Starting safety who is Georgia State's third-leading tackler with 72 stops, including five tackles for loss and one sack ... Second on the team with two intercpetions ... Also recovered two fumbles, both in the win over UConn, and forced one in the win at Charlotte ... Career-high 10 tackles vs. JMU ... Grabbed his first interception and returned it 24 yards vs. Georgia Southern, then had another pick vs. App State.

OLB KEVIN SWINT, Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt

Outside linebacker who tied for the team lead with four sacks and seven tackles for loss, despite battling injuries ... Had his best game in the win over Marshall with six tackles, three TFL including two sacks, and a forced fumble. Had all three TFL on consecutive plays in fourth quarter: he tackled Marshall standout Rashaan Ali for a 1-yard loss on first down, then sacked QB Cam Fancher on second and third downs to force a punt ... Opened the season with six tackles, two pass breakups and a forced fumble in win over Rhode Island ... Had eight tackles with one TFL and a forced fumble to help hold UConn to 50 yards rushing and 326 total yards in 35-14 win in which GSU shut out the Huskies for the first 48 minutes ... Had a sack and a tackle for loss for a fourth-down stop in win at Charlotte.

WR TAILIQUE WILLIAMS, Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt

Georgia State's second-leading receiver with 46 catches for 481 yards and five touchdowns ... Had five catches for a career-high 129 yards in win at Charlotte, including a 78-yard touchdown ... Caught a 42-yard TD pass in the season-opening win over Rhode Island ... Matched his career-high with 129 yards receiving on six receptions vs. Marshall, including a 74-yard TD pass ... Caught a 6-yard scoring pass on Georgia State's first drive at LSU.