The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has landed 13 players on the BOXTOROW Preseaason All-America Team, which was unveiled on Thursday.

Defending champion North Carolina A&T State leads the way with five honorees.

Below are the MEAC's BOXTOROW Preseason All-Americans:

OFFENSE
RB:     Marquell Cartwright, North Carolina A&T, r-Sr., High Point, N.C.
OL:      Dwayne Brown, Bethune-Cookman, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.*
OL:      Nick Leverett, North Carolina Central, So., Charlotte, N.C.
WR      Elijah Bell, North Carolina A&T, Jr., Wheeling, West Va.

DEFENSE
DL:      Stefen Banks, Savannah State, Sr., Columbus, Ohio
DL:      Kawuan Cox, North Carolina Central, Jr., Summerville, S.C.
DL:      Darryl Johnson, North Carolina A&T, Jr., Kingsland, Ga.
LB:      Nigel Davis, Norfolk State, Jr., Richmond, Va.
LB:      Rico Kennedy, Morgan State, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
DB:     Franklin (Mac) McCain, III, North Carolina A&T, r-So., Greensboro, N.C.
DB:     Davanta Reynolds, North Carolina Central, Sr., Tucker, Ga.

From the Press Box to Press Row is a nationally-syndicated radio program and web site devoted to covering HBCU athletics. This is the 12th year in which BOXTOROW has selected a preseason All-America team, which includes players from Division I and Division II historically black colleges and universities.