WVU Football

10 WVU Players Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big Teams

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3 years ago

May 21, 2021

April 24, 2021; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers running back Leddie Brown (4) runs the ball during the Spring Game at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen

Athlon Sports Released its Preseason All-Big 12 football teams Friday afternoon and 10 players from West Virginia were honored. While no Mountaineers garnered first-team honors, four were named to the second team, four to the third team and two to the fourth team.

1️⃣0️⃣ of our guys were named to Athlon Sports preseason All-Big 12 team #HailWV #TrustTheClimb https://t.co/3zIGYc7VzB
— WVU Football (@WVUfootball) May 21, 2021

Second-Team

RB Leddie Brown
- Brown broke out as the conference’s second-leading rusher last season, running for 1,010 yards in 10 games and scoring 11 total touchdowns.
DL Akheem Mesidor
- Mesidor led WVU with five sacks as a true freshman with 32 total tackles.
DL Dante Stills
- Stills led the team with 10.5 tackles for loss with 35 total tackles.
S Alonzo Addae
- Addae finished second with 66 total tackles and had two interceptions in his first season as a starter.

Third-Team

WR Winston Wright
- Wright led WVU’s receivers with 47 catches and 553 yards while scoring two touchdowns.
C Zach Frazier
- Frazier was an instant starter as a true freshman, playing center and left guard.
OL Doug Nester
- Nester transferred to WVU this offseason after two years at Virginia Tech.
LB Josh Chandler-Semedo
- Chandler-Semedo finished third on the team with 64 total tackles to go along with four tackles for loss.

Fourth-Team

S Sean Mahone
- Mahone had 54 total tackles with an interception and four pass breakups last season.
KR Winston Wright
- Wright had a 21.25-yard average on 20 kick returns.