ATLANTA -- Georgia State sixth-year senior offensive tackle Travis Glover was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference first team and joined by four Panthers on the second team, as announced by the conference office Monday, one day before the Sun Belt Conference Media Days take place Tuesday and Wednesday in New Orleans.

Defensive end Javon Denis, linebackers Jordan Veneziale and Jontrey Hunter and cornerback Bryquice Brown made the Preseason All-Sun Belt second team.

The Panthers begin preseason camp on Aug. 1 in preparation for Georgia State's Aug. 31 season opener, when GSU hosts Rhode Island at 7 p.m. at Center Parc Stadium.

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TRAVIS GLOVER
T • 6-6, 330 • R-Senior* • Vienna, Ga.

Preseason first-team All-Sun Belt selection ... Also recognized on the first team by Phil Steele ... Named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 watch list ... Has paved the way for GSU average 220.5 rushing yards in his four seasons as a starter, more than all but six schools in the nation during that period ... Helped Georgia State rank No. 14 in FBS in rushing in 2022, No. 8 in 2021 and No. 12 in 2019 ... Has started at left tackle, right tackle and left guard ... Starter for school-record offenses for scoring (2020), total offense (2019) and rushing (2019) ... Named to the 2019 FWAA-Shaun Alexander Freshman All-America team ... Earned starting berth at right tackle as a redshirt freshman and started all 13 games ... Part of a GSU offensive line that helped the Panthers set school records for rushing yards (3,141), rushing touchdowns (30), total offense (5,818), first downs (305), touchdowns (53) and points (406) in 2019.

BRYQUICE BROWN
CB • 6-0, 186 • R-Senior • Dorchester, Mass.

Preseason All-Sun Belt second team .... Also earned Preseason All-Sun Belt recognition from by Athlon and Phil Steele ... Returning starter at cornerback with four career interceptions and 18 pass breakups, along with 101 career tackles ... Made 45 tackles in 2022, with one interception, two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... Career-high 10 tackles vs. Charlotte ... Grabbed his fourth career interception in win over Army ... Two pass breakups in win over Old Dominion ... Caused a fumble vs. James Madison that GSU recovered and returned for a touchdown ... In 2021, he had two interceptions and tied the GSU season record with 11 pass breakups ... Made 42 tackles on the season ... Career-high nine tackles in 2022 bowl game victory over Ball State ... Had interceptions in each of the last two regular-season games ... Leading Arkansas State 14-13 lead in third quarter, he prevented a score with an interception at the GSU 1-yard line. Also broke up two passes ... Six tackles and two pass breakups in games vs. Charlotte and Auburn ... Blocked a PAT vs. Army ... Had one interception and five pass breakups in 2020.

JAVON DENIS
DE • 6-0, 272 • R-Senior • Deerfield Beach, Fla.
    
Preseason All-Sun Belt second team ... Also recognized by Athlon and Phil Steele ... 2022 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) defensive end with 18.5 career tackles for loss, including 6.5 sacks ... Has two fumble returns for touchdowns over the last two seasons, one of just three players in program history with two defensive scores ... Tied for third in program history with four career fumble recoveries ... Had 9.0 tackles for loss, including four sacks in 2022, along with 47 tackles, two fumble recoveries and five QB hurries ... Had one of his best games in win over Southern Miss with seven tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss as part of a school-record performance by the GSU defense, which held USM to just 202 total yards, including 33 yards rushing ... Also had a fumble recovery vs. Old Dominion, helping GSU allow just 26 yards rushing and 283 total yards ... Recovered and returned a fumble 21 yards for a TD at JMU, when he had a career-high eight tackles with one sack and 1.5 TFL ... Had 6.5 TFL with 2.5 sacks in 2021, including a 37-yard scoop-and-score Ball State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl ... Had two sacks in the Panthers' 2022 win at Coastal Carolina, the program's first victory over a ranked opponent.

JONTREY HUNTER
ILB • 6-2, 240 • R-Senior* • Tampa, Fla.
    
Preseason All-Sun Belt (second team) ... Also recognized on the preseason second team by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele ... Two-year starter at outside linebacker who moves to inside linebacker ... Has 138 career tackles with 15.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... Third on the team with 55 tackles in 2022, including six tackles for loss and two sacks ... Also contributed two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four pass breakups ... Grabbed an interception and returned it 77 yards for a touchdown vs. Coastal Carolina for the longest interception return in GSU history ... Made 10 tackles with a sack on fourth down, 1.5 TFL, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup vs. North Carolina ... Had an interception and forced a fumble late in the game to help seal win over Georgia Southern ... Seven tackles with a sack to help hold ODU to 26 yards rushing and 283 total yards ... Fourth on the team in 2021 with 7.5 TFL, including 1.5 sacks. Made 40 tackles with two pass breakups and a fumble recovery ... Tied the school record with four tackles for loss vs. Arkansas State, which GSU held to minus-3 yards rushing and 270 total yards. Also broke up a pass for a fourth down stop .... Recovered a fumble at the Coastal Carolina 8-yard line to set up a fourth-quarter touchdown in GSU's 42-40 win over the No. 22/21 Chanticleers ... Named Defensive Player of the Game in Georgia State's 2021 LendingTree Bowl victory over Western Kentucky with an interception and a fumble recovery.

JORDAN VENEZIALE
ILB • Senior* • 6-0, 232 • Dallas, Ga.
    
All-Sun Belt inside linebacker and Georgia State's leading tackler the last two years ... Preseason All-Sun Belt by Athlon ... Tied for the GSU career lead with five fumble recoveries ... Super senior with 228 career tackles (No. 5 in GSU history), including 15 tackles for loss ... Led the team in 2022 with 98 tackles, the fifth-highest season total in program history ... Fifth in the Sun Belt in total tackles (8.2 pg) ... Third in FBS with three fumble recoveries ... Made a career-high 13 tackles with two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups to lead 31-14 win at Army ... Had another fumble recovery to help seal win over Georgia Southern ... Had a 9-yard sack at Southern Miss, helping the GSU defense set a school record by allowing just 202 yards of total offense ... Four tackles with one TFL vs. Old Dominion as the GSU defense held the Monarchs to 26 yards rushing and 283 total yards ... All-Sun Belt Conference honorable mention in 221, when he led the Panthers with 97 tackles, the sixth-best season total in program history ... Third on the team with eight tackles for loss, including four sacks.

2023 SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PRESEASON AWARDS 
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year 
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., QB – Indian Trail, N.C.) 
 
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year 
Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (Jr., LB – Dingmans Ferry, Pa.)  
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Offense 
QB – Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., QB – Indian Trail, N.C.) 
RB – La'Damian Webb, South Alabama (Sr., RB – Opelika, Ala.) 
RB – Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss (Jr., RB – Miami, Fla.)  
OL – Isaiah Helms, App State (Sr., OL – Hudson, N.C.)  
OL – Khalil Crowder, Georgia Southern (6th Yr., OL – Carrollton, Ga.)  
OL – Travis Glover, Georgia State (RS Sr., OL – Vienna, Ga.)  
OL – Nick Kidwell, James Madison (RS Sr., OL – Knoxville, Md.)  
OL – Logan Osburn, Marshall (RS Jr., OL – Ona, W.Va.)  
TE – Neal Johnson, Louisiana (Sr., TE – Mesquite, Texas)  
WR – Jared Brown, Coastal Carolina (RS So., WR – Lilburn, Ga.)  
WR – Sam Pinckney, Coastal Carolina (Super Sr., WR – Greenwood, S.C.) 
WR – Khaleb Hood, Georgia Southern (5th Yr., WR – McDonough, Ga.)  
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Defense 
DL – James Carpenter, James Madison (RS Jr., DL – Roanoke, Va.)  
DL – Owen Porter, Marshall (RS Sr., DL – Huntington, W.Va.)
DL – TJ Jackson, Troy (Jr., DL – Millbrook, Ala.)  
DL – Richard Jibunor, Troy (Sr., DL – Delta State, Nigeria)  
LB – JT Killen, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., LB – Lake Wylie, S.C.) 
LB – Marques Watson-Trent, Georgia Southern (RS Jr., LB – Beaver Falls, Pa.)  
LB – Eli Neal, Marshall (Sr., LB – Memphis, Tenn.)  
LB – Jason Henderson, Old Dominion (Jr., LB – Dingmans Ferry, Pa.) 
DB – Micah Abraham, Marshall (RS Sr., DB – Tampa, Fla.) 
DB – Yam Banks, South Alabama (Jr., DB – Ridgeland, Miss.) 
DB – Jay Stanley, Southern Miss (Sr., DB – Greenwood, Miss.)  
DB – Reddy Steward, Troy (Sr., DB – Decatur, Ala.) 
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team Special Teams 
K – Dominic Zvada, Arkansas State (So., K – Chandler, Ariz.)  
P – Ryan Hanson, James Madison (RS Jr., P – Elgin, Texas)  
RS – Milan Tucker, App State (RS Jr., RS – Lehigh Acres, Fla.)  
AP – Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss (Jr., AP – Miami, Fla.)  
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Offense 
QB – Carter Bradley, South Alabama (Sr., QB – Jacksonville, Fla.)  
RB – Rasheen Ali, Marshall (RS So., RB – Cleveland, Ohio)  
RB – Kimani Vidal, Troy (Jr., RB – Marietta, Ga.)  
OL – Damion Daley, App State (RS Sr., OL – Columbia, S.C.)   
OL – Will McDonald, Coastal Carolina (RS Sr., OL – Matthews, N.C.) 
OL – AJ Gillie, Louisiana (RS Jr., OL – Natchitoches, La.)  
OL – Ethan Driskell, Marshall (RS Jr., OL – Louisville, Ky.)  
OL – Daniel King, Troy (Jr., OL – Cairo, Ga.)  
TE – Jjay Mcafee, Georgia Southern (6th Yr., TE – Charleston, S.C.)  
WR – Tyrone Howell, ULM (6th Yr., WR – Idabel, Okla.)  
WR – Caullin Lacy, South Alabama (Jr., WR – Mobile, Ala.)  
WR – Devin Voisin, South Alabama (Sr., WR – Crestview, Fla.)  
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense 
DL – Javon Denis, Georgia State (RS Sr., DL – Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
DL – Wy'Kevious Thomas, South Alabama (RS Jr., DL – Riverdale, Ga.)  
DL – Jalen Williams, Southern Miss (Sr., DL – Tylertown, Miss.)  
DL – Jordan Revels, Texas State (Sr., DL – Houston, Texas)  
DL – Javon Solomon, Troy (Jr., DL – Tallahassee, Fla.) 
LB – Jontrey Hunter, Georgia State (RS Sr., LB – Tampa, Fla.) 
LB – Jordan Veneziale, Georgia State (Sr., LB – Dallas, Ga.)  
LB – Taurus Jones, James Madison (RS Jr., LB – Portsmouth, Va.) 
DB – Bryquice Brown, Georgia State (RS Sr., DB – Dorchester, Mass.)  
DB – Keith Gallmon Jr., South Alabama (RS Sr., DB – Mobile, Ala.) 
DB – Jaden Voisin, South Alabama (RS Jr., DB – Crestview, Fla.) 
DB – Dell Pettus, Troy (Sr., DB – Harvest, Ala.)  
 
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Special Teams 
K – Diego Guajardo, South Alabama (Sr., K – Spanish Fort, Ala.)  
P – Ethan Duane, Old Dominion (Jr., P – Melbourne, Australia)  
RS – Matthew McDoom, Coastal Carolina (So., RS – Winter Garden, Fla.)  
AP – Kimani Vidal, Troy (Jr., AP – Marietta, Ga.)