Sack Mack bagged another big honor.
Led by defensive player of the year Isaiah Mack, nine University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football players were named All-Southern Conference for 2018 on Tuesday.
The fifth-year senior defensive lineman from Northwest Whitfield High School was the top defensive honoree for both the coaches and the SoCon Sports Media Association, and both groups voted him, senior defensive back Kareem Orr from Notre Dame and sophomore wide receiver Bryce Nunnelly from Walker Valley on their first teams.
Sophomore defensive back Brandon Dowdell made the coaches’ first team and the media’s second team, which also included senior defensive lineman Derek Mahaffey, junior linebacker Marshall Cooper from Hixson and junior running back Tyrell Price. Mahaffey, Cooper and sophomore offensive linemen Noah Ramsey from Southeast Whitfield and Cole Strange were coaches’ second-team selections along with Wofford defensive back JoJo Tillery from East Ridge.
Another UTC defensive lineman, Devonnsha Maxwell, was on the all-freshman team along with East Tennessee State running back Jacob Saylors from Marion County and Mercer quarterback Robert Riddle from McCallie.