DALLAS – Conference USA released the 2021 preseason watch list, as selected by the league’s 14 head coaches on Monday. Five student-athletes from each of the conference’s 14 member institutions are recognized as key players to watch ahead of the 2021 season.
 
The Conference USA slate opens on Saturday, Aug. 28, and the league’s 17^th Conference USA Football Championship Game is scheduled for the first week in December.
 
OFFENSE
QB       Grant Wells, RS Fr., Marshall
QB       Bailey Zappe, GS, WKU
RB       Frank Gore, Jr., Fr., Southern Miss
RB       Sincere McCormick, Jr., UTSA
RB       DeWayne McBride, So., UAB
RB       D’Vonte Price, Sr., FIU
RB       Marcus Williams, Jr., GS, Louisiana Tech
WR      Jason Brownlee, Jr., Southern Miss
WR      Jacob Cowing, So., UTEP
WR      Jarrin Pierce, RS Sr., Middle Tennessee
WR      Brandon Robinson, RS Sr., Florida Atlantic
WR      Bradley Rozner, RS Jr., Rice
WR      Jyaire Shorter, RS So., North Texas
WR      Victor Tucker, RS Sr., Charlotte
OL        Shea Baker, RS Jr., Rice
OL        Jacob Brammer, RS Jr., North Texas
OL        Spencer Burford, Sr., UTSA
OL        Bobby DeHaro, RS Jr., UTEP
OL        D’Mitri Emmanuel, RS Sr., Charlotte
OL        Arvin Fletcher, RS Sr., Southern Miss
OL        Lyndell Hudson, Jr., RS So., FIU
OL        Alex Mollette, RS Sr., Marshall
OL        Joshua Mote, Jr., Louisiana Tech
OL        Jordan Palmer, Jr., Middle Tennessee
OL        Nick Saldiveri, RS So., Old Dominion
OL        Cole Spencer, RS Jr., WKU
OL        Kadeem Telfort, RS Jr., UAB
OL        Khalique Washington, Sr., Southern Miss
OL        Isaac Weaver, Sr., Old Dominion
OL        Nick Weber, RS Jr., Florida Atlantic
 
DEFENSE
DL        Praise Amaewhule, RS So., UTEP
DL        Evan Anderson, Fr., Florida Atlantic
DL        Jamare Edwards, RS Jr., Marshall
DL        Jordan Ferguson, RS Jr., Middle Tennessee
DL        Elijah Garcia, RS Sr., Rice
DL        Jaylon Haynes, Sr., UTSA
DL        DeAngelo Malone, Sr. WKU
DL        Antonio Moultrie, RS Jr., UAB
DL        Dion Novil, Sr., North Texas
DL        Davon Strickland, RS So., FIU
DL        Markees Watts, Sr., Charlotte
LB        Trey Baldwin, Sr., Louisiana Tech
LB        KD Davis, Jr., North Texas
LB        Tyler Murray, RS Sr., Charlotte
LB        Jordan Young, Sr., Old Dominion
DB       Reed Blankenship, Sr., Middle Tennessee
DB       Richard Dames, Sr., FIU
DB       Zyon Gilbert, Sr., Florida Atlantic
DB       Steven Gilmore, Jr., Marshall
DB       Joe Joe Headen, Sr., Old Dominion
DB       Dy’Vonne Inyang, Sr., UTEP
DB       Antwon Kincade, Sr., WKU
DB       Kristopher Moll, Sr., UAB
DB       Naeem Smith, Sr., Rice
DB       BeeJay Williamson, So., Louisiana Tech
DB       Rashad Wisdom, Jr., UTSA
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
K          Briggs Bourgeois, RS Jr., Southern Miss
K          Jonathan Cruz, Sr., Charlotte
K          Brayden Narveson, RS So., WKU
K          Nick Rice, Sr., Old Dominion
P          Lucas Dean, Jr., UTSA
P          Kyle Greenwell, Jr., UAB
P          Matt Hayball, RS Jr., Florida Atlantic
P          Tommy Heatherly, Sr., FIU
P          Kyle Ulbrich, RS Jr., Middle Tennessee
PR        Justin Garrett, RS Sr., UTEP
PR        Smoke Harris, So., Louisiana Tech
PR        Talik Keaton, RS So., Marshall
LS        Nate Durham, RS Jr., North Texas
LS        Campbell Riddle, Jr., Rice