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.
For 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.
Unlike 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.
One 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.
In any case, here are the 50 best SoCon players from the 2018 campaign, based solely on their performance over that stretch:
50. |
Matthew Campbell, P, The Citadel |
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49. |
AJ Smith, S, VMI |
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48. |
Josh Burger, OT, Wofford |
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47. |
Malique Fleming, S, Mercer |
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46. |
Kris Thornton, WR, VMI |
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45. |
Andy Godwin, OT, Furman |
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44. |
Nick Nixon, OT, Samford |
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43. |
Blake Jeresaty, C, Wofford |
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42. |
LeMarkus Bailey, LB, Mercer |
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41. |
Lennox McAfee, RB, Wofford |
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40. |
Chris Shelling, WR, Samford |
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39. |
JJ Jerman, K, ETSU |
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38. |
Grayson Atkins, K, Furman |
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37. |
Michael Ralph, OT, Wofford |
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36. |
George Gbesee, CB, Wofford |
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35. |
Marshall Cooper, LB, Chattanooga |
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34. |
Antwan Johnson, OT, Samford |
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33. |
Aaquil Annoor, S, Furman |
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32. |
Derek Mahaffey, DL, Chattanooga |
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31. |
Jaylan Reid, DL, Furman |
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30. |
Tee Mitchell, RB, Mercer |
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29. |
Brandon Dowdell, DB, Chattanooga |
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28. |
Aron Spann III, DB, The Citadel |
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27. |
Jared Folks, LB, ETSU |
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26. |
Joseph Randolph, DL, The Citadel |
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25. |
Marquise Irvin, WR, Mercer |
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24. |
Zach Weeks, C, WCU |
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23. |
Noah Dawkins, LB, The Citadel |
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22. |
Bo Layton, OT, Furman |
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21. |
Jeremy Lewis, CB, ETSU |
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20. |
Austin Sanders, OT, Mercer |
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19. |
Quay Holmes, RB, ETSU |
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18. |
Tyler Davis, OG, The Citadel |
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17. |
Bryce Nunnelly, WR, Chattanooga |
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16. |
Kareem Orr, CB, Chattanooga |
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15. |
Owen Cosenke, TE, WCU |
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14. |
Justus Basinger, OG, Wofford |
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13. |
Dylan Weigel, LB, ETSU |
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12. |
Marvin Tillman, S, WCU |
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11. |
Miles Brown, DL, Wofford |
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10. |
Tyrie Adams, QB, WCU |
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9. |
Nasir Player, DL, ETSU |
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8. |
Adrian Hope, LB, Furman |
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7. |
Andre Stoddard, RB, Wofford |
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6. |
Kelvin McKnight, WR, Samford |
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5. |
Ahmad Gooden, DL, Samford |
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4. |
Matt Pyke, C, ETSU |
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3. |
Tyree Robinson, S, ETSU |
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2. |
Isaiah Mack, DL, Chattanooga |
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Devlin Hodges, QB, Samford |
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