Post-2018 SoCon Top 50
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By Jim Johnson
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Ranking the best 50 players in the Southern Conference based only on their play throughout the 2018 season.
nFor the past three years, I’ve ranked the top 50 players from the Southern Conference prior to the season. However, now, for the second year in a row, I’ve decided to do them after the season, as well.
nUnlike the preseason version, which I described as the order you would see if all the players were sorted by a ‘Madden’ rating, neither overall talent nor past production carries any weight. The only thing that impacted the ranking was how well each player performed during this past season. As such, whereas the preseason rankings used to be partly based on past performance, going forward they will be nearly entirely a projection.
nOne new wrinkle that had to be addressed with this, that wasn’t a problem with the preseason ones, was injuries or just missed time in general. These were a player by player call with no two situations being identical.
nIn any case, here are the 50 best SoCon players from the 2018 campaign, based solely on their performance over that stretch:
n50. |
nMatthew Campbell, P, The Citadel |
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n49. |
nAJ Smith, S, VMI |
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n48. |
nJosh Burger, OT, Wofford |
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n47. |
nMalique Fleming, S, Mercer |
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n46. |
nKris Thornton, WR, VMI |
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n45. |
nAndy Godwin, OT, Furman |
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n44. |
nNick Nixon, OT, Samford |
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n43. |
nBlake Jeresaty, C, Wofford |
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n42. |
nLeMarkus Bailey, LB, Mercer |
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n41. |
nLennox McAfee, RB, Wofford |
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n40. |
nChris Shelling, WR, Samford |
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n39. |
nJJ Jerman, K, ETSU |
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n38. |
nGrayson Atkins, K, Furman |
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n37. |
nMichael Ralph, OT, Wofford |
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n36. |
nGeorge Gbesee, CB, Wofford |
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n35. |
nMarshall Cooper, LB, Chattanooga |
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n34. |
nAntwan Johnson, OT, Samford |
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n33. |
nAaquil Annoor, S, Furman |
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n32. |
nDerek Mahaffey, DL, Chattanooga |
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n31. |
nJaylan Reid, DL, Furman |
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n30. |
nTee Mitchell, RB, Mercer |
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n29. |
nBrandon Dowdell, DB, Chattanooga |
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n28. |
nAron Spann III, DB, The Citadel |
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n27. |
nJared Folks, LB, ETSU |
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n26. |
nJoseph Randolph, DL, The Citadel |
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n25. |
nMarquise Irvin, WR, Mercer |
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n24. |
nZach Weeks, C, WCU |
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n23. |
nNoah Dawkins, LB, The Citadel |
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n22. |
nBo Layton, OT, Furman |
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n21. |
nJeremy Lewis, CB, ETSU |
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n20. |
nAustin Sanders, OT, Mercer |
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n19. |
nQuay Holmes, RB, ETSU |
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n18. |
nTyler Davis, OG, The Citadel |
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n17. |
nBryce Nunnelly, WR, Chattanooga |
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n16. |
nKareem Orr, CB, Chattanooga |
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n15. |
nOwen Cosenke, TE, WCU |
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n14. |
nJustus Basinger, OG, Wofford |
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n13. |
nDylan Weigel, LB, ETSU |
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n12. |
nMarvin Tillman, S, WCU |
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n11. |
nMiles Brown, DL, Wofford |
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n10. |
nTyrie Adams, QB, WCU |
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n9. |
nNasir Player, DL, ETSU |
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n8. |
nAdrian Hope, LB, Furman |
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n7. |
nAndre Stoddard, RB, Wofford |
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n6. |
nKelvin McKnight, WR, Samford |
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n5. |
nAhmad Gooden, DL, Samford |
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n4. |
nMatt Pyke, C, ETSU |
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n3. |
nTyree Robinson, S, ETSU |
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n2. |
nIsaiah Mack, DL, Chattanooga |
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n1. |
nDevlin Hodges, QB, Samford |
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