DALLAS – Conference USA released the 2024 preseason watch list, as selected by the league’s 10 head coaches on Friday. Five student-athletes from each of the conference’s 10 member institutions are recognized as key players to watch ahead of the 2024 season.
 
The list is highlighted by reigning CUSA MVP and Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter, along with last year’s CUSA Newcomer of the Year and backfield mate Quinton Cooley. The honorees include First-Team All-CUSA pick Brody Butler (MTSU), second-teamers Sean Brown (Jax State), Jordan White (Liberty), Clay Webb (Jax State), Canaan Yarro (NM State), Hosea Wheeler (WKU), Demarcus Griffin-Taylor (LA Tech) and Dean Patterson (FIU), and all-freshman selections Keyone Jenkins (FIU) and Lucas Carneiro (WKU).
 
The Conference USA slate opens on Thursday, Aug. 29, with Jax State hosting Coastal Carolina on CBS Sports Network. The remaining nine schools begin their campaign on Saturday, Aug. 31. The league’s 20^th Conference USA Football Championship Game is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 6.
 
OFFENSE
QB Keyone Jenkins, FIU
QB Kaidon Salter, Liberty
QB Jack Turner, LA Tech
RB Quinton Cooley, Liberty
RB Monte Watkins, NM State
RB Jevon Jackson, UTEP
RB Elijah Young, WKU
WR Gabe Benyard, Kennesaw State
WR Omari Kelly, MTSU
WR Kordell David, NM State
WR Noah Smith, Sam Houston
TE Sean Brown, Jax State
OL JaDarious Lee, FIU
OL Clay Webb, Jax State
OL Ethan Newman, Kennesaw State
OL Jordan White, Liberty
OL Bert Hale, LA Tech
OL Ethan Ellis, MTSU
OL Canaan Yarro, NM State
OL Ethan Hagler, Sam Houston
OL Otis Pitts, UTEP
OL Quantavious Leslie, WKU
 
DEFENSE
DL Jeramy Passmore, FIU
DL Darrell Prater, Jax State
DL Pooda Walker, Kennesaw State
DL CJ Bazile, Liberty
DL Jessie Evans, LA Tech
DL Andy Nwaoko, MTSU
DL Buddha Peleti, NM State
DL Jevon Leon, Sam Houston
DL KD Johnson, UTEP
DL Hosea Wheeler, WKU
LB Reggie Peterson, FIU
LB J-Rock Swain, Jax State
LB Kolbe Fields, LA Tech
LB Kavian Gaither, Sam Houston
DB Sidney Porter, Kennesaw State
DB De’Arre McDonald, MTSU
DB AJ Odums, UTEP
DB Upton Stout, WKU
 
SPECIAL TEAMS
K Colby Sessums, Sam Houston
K Lucas Carneiro, WKU
P Jack Dawson, Jax State
KR Julian Gray, Liberty
KR Demarcus Griffin-Taylor, LA Tech
PR Dean Patterson, FIU
PR Gabe Benyard, Kennesaw State
PR Jordan Smith, NM State
LS Brody Butler, MTSU
LS Angelo Tejada, UTEP