COLUMBUS – Two Wilmington College football players were named preseason All-Ohio by OhioCollegeFootball.com recently. (Complete List)
Junior receiver Jeremy Duncan (Cincinnati, OH/Archbishop Moeller) and junior linebacker Tarrell Starckey (Richmond, VA/Highland Springs) both earned first-team distinction by the website.
It's the culmination of preseason honors for both players.
Duncan also earned third team preseason All-America by Beyond Sports Network and both student-athletes were named to spots on the USA Football Preseason All-American "Watch List".
Duncan, who led the Ohio Athletic Conference with 118.4 yards per game, earned Beyond Sports All-America last season. The OAC named Duncan as its Ed Sherman Receiver of the Year. He was also first-team All-North Region by D3football.com. The 6-5 pass catcher set a Wilmington and OAC record with 327 yards receiving against Muskingum.
In his first season at Wilmington, Starckey led the league with 126 tackles and was seventh with 10.5 tackles for loss en route to earning first-team All-OAC.
The Fightin' Quakers, who were picked to finish ninth by the OAC coaches and 10th by OAC media, reports to camp Wednesday.