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East Rutherford, NJ — The Northeast Conference (NEC) unveiled a 27-member Preseason All-Conference Team on Wednesday at MetLife Stadium as part of the #NECFB Media Day. 
 
Seven NEC football teams sported at least one all-conference representative, while 18 of the 27 selections are coming off All-NEC campaigns in 2022. LIU, which earned one first-place vote after closing out the 2022 season with four straight conference wins, doubled its preseason picks from a year ago and led the way with six selections. Saint Francis U, Sacred Heart and Merrimack, who each garnered at least one first-place tally in the preseason poll, joined Central Connecticut with four picks apiece.
 
Saint Francis U, which captured the program's first NEC title since 2016, led the circuit in total offense (428.8 yards per game) and passing yards (2,960), and as a result, the Red Flash earned a league-high three Preseason All-NEC offensive picks.

Highlighting that group is Cole Doyle, the reigning NEC Offensive Player of the Year. Offensive linemen Seth Osborne and Bailey Iboleon, who allowed Saint Francis U quarterbacks to throw for a league-high 13.9 yards per completion and 246.7 yards per game, also garnered the preseason distinction. Osborne is a two-time All-Conference performer in 2021 (second team) and 2022 (first team), while Ibolean made his All-NEC debut last season by earning a spot on the second team.
 
Sacred Heart's Malik Grant, who inked NEC Offensive Player of the Year distinction to his continuously growing resumé back in 2021, is poised for an All-NEC three-peat this season with his selection to the Preseason All-Conference team. With a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons under his belt, the elusive running back was 23rd in the FCS in rushing yards per game (98.2) and 26th in rushing scores (12), while his NEC-leading 14 total touchdowns were good for 23rd in the nation. 
 
With running back Jermaine Corbett and offensive lineman David Satkowski on the line of scrimmage, Stonehill boasted the league's top rushing offenses with 207.7 yards per game, while their 21 rushing scores were tied for second most in the circuit. Averaging 110.6 yards on the ground per game, Corbett, who saw action in seven of nine games, accounted for nearly half of his team's running scores with nine. Both were first team All-NEC honorees at the conclusion of the Skyhawks' inaugural season as a member of the NEC and an FCS program.
 
A pair of All-NEC First Team members and the reigning NEC Defensive Rookie of the Year landed Preseason All-NEC honors to highlight the defense team. 
 
LIU's Eric O'Neill wasted little time in making his name known in the NEC loop as a disruptive force. An absolute nightmare for opposing team's offense, he was tabbed the league's top rookie defensive player after averaging 5.6 tackles per game in league play. O'Neill balled at an elite level at the end of the season with 33 of his 51 stops coming in the final four games, a stretch that saw LIU go 4-0 against NEC foes. 
 
Sacred Heart's DeAndre Byrd averaged 5.9 tackles per game and was promoted to the All-NEC First Team in 2022 after he garnered second team honors the year before. The Pioneers' top returning linebacker is projected for an All-NEC three-peat.
 
Garry Rosemond Jr. wreaked havoc on the defense for Merrimack with 30 tackles, four interceptions and six pass breakups. The defensive back was a two-time NEC weekly award winner in his debut season with the Warriors.
 
When talking special teams, LIU's Michael Coney, who converted on 14 of 19 field goal attempts for a .737 conversion rate, was pegged the league's top returning kicker in 2023. Ranking 13th in FCS a year ago with 1.40 field goals per game, the Wantagh, NY native drilled five against Bryant to tie the NEC's single-game record in the category. He was named to the All-NEC Second Team last season.

About The Northeast Conference
Now in its 43rd season, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of nine institutions of higher learning located throughout five states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to a number of the largest markets in the United States including New York (#1), Boston (#9). Hartford/New Haven (#34) and Syracuse (#85). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 24 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 15 different NCAA Championships. NEC member institutions include Central Connecticut, FDU, Le Moyne, LIU, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis U, Stonehill and Wagner. For more information on the NEC, visit the league's official website official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, all @NECsports.

2023 Northeast Conference Preseason All-NEC Team

Offense
QB - Cole Doyle, SFU, R-Jr, 5-10, 170 lbs, Glendale, CA/Crescenta Valley (College of the Canyons)
RB - Jermaine Corbett, STO, Sr, 5-9, 185 lbs., Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch
RB - Malik Grant, SHU, Gr, 5-9, 200 lbs., Bronx, NY/Archbishop Stepanic
WR - Joey Isabella, DUQ, Jr, 5-9, 185 lbs., Mayfield, OH/Mayfield
WR - Michael Love, LIU, Sr, 5-9, 170 lbs., Chicago, IL/Nazareth Academy (Iowa Western CC)
WR - Isiah Williams, CCSU, Jr,. 5-11, 185 lbs., Germantown, MD/Northwest
TE/HB - Owen Glascoe, LIU, R-Sr, 6-4, 258 lbs., Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa (Penn State)
OL - Bailey Iboleon, SFU, R-Sr, 6-5, 305 lbs., Alexandria, VA/West Potomac
OL - Seth Osborne, SFU, R-Sr, 6-4, 310 lbs., Williamsburg, VA/Lafayette
OL - Nick Reimer, MC, Jr, 6-6, 308 lbs., Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic
OL - David Satkowski, STO, 5th year, 6-4, 290 lbs,, Southbury, CT/Pomperaug
OL - Reis Spicer, CCSU, Gr, 6-6, 305 lbs., Cicero, NY/Cicero North Syracuse

Defense
DL - A.J. Ackerman, DUQ, Jr, 6-5, 310 lbs., Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward
DL - Shayne Manson, CCSU, Grad, 6-3, 255 lbs., Windsor, CT/Windsor
DL - Eric O'Neill, LIU, R-So, 6-3, 240 lbs., Staten Island, NY/Tottenville
DL - Brandon Roberts, MC, Jr, 6-0, 275 lbs., Hagerstown, MD.Our Lady of Good Counsel
LB - DeAndre Byrd, SHU, Gr, 6-1, 210 lbs., Lawrenceville, GA/Deerfield Academy
LB - Ernest Howard, SHU, Sr, 6-1, 210 lbs., Absecon, NJ/Pleasantville,
LB - Sam Murphy, STO, Sr, 6-2, 225 lbs., Lockport, NY/St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
LB - Luquay Washington, CCSU, Sr, 6-2, 230 lbs., Waldorf, MD/Westlake
DB - Larry Elder, LIU, Jr, 6-0, 195 lbs., Richmond, VA/Fork Union Military Academy
DB - Kerry Galloway, SFU, R-Sr, 5-7, 145 lbs., Wilmington, DE/DuPont
DB - Arsheen Jiles, SHU, Sr, 5-9, 180 lbs., Montclair, NJ/Don Bosco Prep
DB - Garry Rosemond Jr., MC, So, 5-10, 175 lbs., Washington, D.C./St. John's

Special Teams
PK - Michael Coney, LIU, R-Jr, 6-1, 190 lbs., Wantagh, NY/Wantagh
P - Cole Peterson, MC, Jr, 5-9, 180 lbs., Bristol, RI/Bishop Hendricken
RS - Davon Wells, LIU, Sr, 5-10, 170, Kissimmee FL/Osceola (The Citadel)