CONWAY, S.C. – Highlighted by redshirt junior quarterback Grayson McCall being named the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year by The Draft Network, a total of five Coastal Carolina football student-athletes garnered postseason recognition this week.
 
McCall was not only named the SBC Offensive Player of the Year by The Draft Network, but he was also named to the Pro Football Focus (PFF) All-Sun Belt first team. He was joined on the first team by junior center Willie Lampkin, while super senior bandit end Adrian Hope earned a spot on the PFF All-Sun Belt second team.
 
Also picking up PFF All-Sun Belt third-team honors were redshirt senior nose tackle Jerrod Clark and sophomore bandit end Josaiah Stewart.
 
Grayson McCall – The Draft Network SBC Offensive Player of the Year / PFF All-Sun Belt First Team
Named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and an All-Sun Belt first-team pick for the third straight season, McCall has etched his name in the conference and Coastal Carolina record books.
 
The first-ever three-time Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year and three-time first-team All-Sun Belt honoree, McCall also earned a spot on the Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2022 list, the 2022 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25 list, and the 2022 CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy watch list.
 
Now he can add The Draft Network Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year and PFF All-Sun Belt first-team honors to his resume.
 
After missing the last two games of the regular season, McCall returned to the field for the Chants for the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Championship game, going 29-of-41 through the air with 319 passing yards, one interception, and three touchdowns passes. He also rushed 11 times for 18 yards and a score in the loss.
 
This season, McCall's 24 touchdowns to two interceptions ratio is among the leaders in all of FBS, while he has also thrown a touchdown pass in 23-straight games dating back two years. He also threw for over 245 yards in eight of 10 games played this year and had three touchdowns tosses in six different games on the season.
 
In 10 games in 2022, McCall completed 69 percent of his passes (197-of-285) for 2,633 yards, 24 touchdowns, and just two interceptions. He also rushed 87 times for 183 yards and five scores.
 
This season, McCall ranks in the top 30 in all of NCAA Division I FBS in several offensive categories. He is third in passing efficiency (173.1), fourth in yards per pass attempt (9.24), seventh in completion percentage (69.1), 15th in points responsible for per game (17.4), 21st in passing yards per completion (13.37), 27th in passing touchdowns (24), 27th in passing yards per game (263.3), 30th in total offense (281.6), and 30th in points responsible for (174).
 
Willie Lampkin – PFF All-Sun Belt First Team
A two-time All-Sun Belt second-team selection each of the last two seasons, Lampkin picked up first-team all-conference accolades this year. Making the move from guard to center this year, Lampkin has made 12 starts this year to extend his streak to 37 consecutive starts for his CCU career.
 
Named to the Rimington Trophy watch list, the junior was the top-graded offensive lineman for CCU in eight of the 12 games on the year, grading out at 85 percent or higher in all 12 contests. He has totaled 41 knockdown blocks this year, including a season-high 11 in the season-opening win over Army (Sept. 3). He also added six knockdown blocks in the Sun Belt Championship game versus Troy (Dec. 3) and had three takedown blocks in wins at Georgia State (Sept. 22), at ULM (Oct. 8) and against ODU (Oct. 15). He has helped lead CCU's offense to the sixth-best rushing offense in the SBC at 162.2 yards per contest despite missing the top three running backs most of the season.
 
Adrian Hope – PFF All-Sun Belt Second Team
Hope, who picked up PFF All-Sun Belt second-team honors, was named All-Sun Belt honorable mention by the league's head coaches and media in his lone year as a Chant.
 
Hope has made an impact in his first and only year with the Teal and Bronze after transferring in as a graduate transfer this season. The bandit end leads the team with 6.5 sacks despite splitting time with fellow edge Stewart. He also has 31 tackles, 9.5 tackles-for-loss, which are the third-most on the team, three quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, and a forced fumble.
 
Transferring in after a standout career at Furman (FCS), Hope proved he could play at the FBS level with five tackles in his CCU debut against Army (Sept. 3). He also had five tackles and 1.5 sacks in the home win over USM (Nov. 12), and added four stops and a season-high 2.0 sacks in the victory over App State (Nov. 3).
 
He turned up his play in conference action with 7.0 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks in eight conference games.
 
In the Sun Belt Conference Championship game versus Troy (Dec. 3), Hope had four tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack, and forced a fumble in the loss.
 
Jerrod Clark – PFF All-Sun Belt Third Team
A third-team honoree by PFF and also the Sun Belt Conference, the team captain garnered all-conference honors for the first time in his career this season.
 
The nose tackle is seventh on the team with 41 total tackles and tied for the team lead with 10.0 tackles-for-loss. He also has 3.5 sacks, five quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick, a field goal attempt at James Madison (Nov. 26).
 
The big man in the middle has been a force all season long on the defensive front for CCU despite not filling up the stat sheet each week. He has been the key to the CCU defense holding seven teams to under 100 yards rushing as a team for the game this season, including in SBC play versus Georgia State (Sept. 22), Marshall (Oct. 29), App State (Nov. 3), and Southern Miss (Nov. 12), and against Troy (Dec. 3) in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Championship game.
 
The redshirt senior, who picked up an invite to the East-West Shrine Bowl, has had three or more tackles in eight different games on the year and has recorded at least 0.5 tackle-for-loss in nine of 12 games played this year.
 
Josaiah Stewart – PFF All-Sun Belt Third Team
Picking up his second All-Sun Belt honor this year, earning second-team recognition this year after garnering first-team honors after a record-setting freshman season last year, Stewart was named to the PFF All-Sun Belt third team.
 
Making a position change from defensive end to bandit end this year, Stewart has seen teams game plan for him all year long as he has received a double team or an extra blocker over 85 percent of the time this season. He is tied for the team lead with 10.0 tackles-for-loss and third with 3.5 sacks to go along with five quarterback hurries, a forced fumble, a pass breakup, and 36 total tackles, including 15 solo stops.
 
Stewart recorded four tackles or more in six games on the year, including six stops in the win over Army (Sept. 3). He also finished with at least 0.5 tackles-for-loss in seven games on the year, including 3.0 versus Southern Miss (Nov. 12).

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