College Football News Preseason All-MAC Football Team: Preview 2021

Preview 2021: Previewing and looking ahead to the MAC season with the College Football News Preseason All-MAC Team & Top 30 players.

Preview 2021: Previewing and looking ahead to the MAC season with the College Football News Preseason All-MAC Team & Top 30 players. 


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2021 MAC Team Previews
East Akron | Bowling Green | Buffalo
Kent State | Miami Univ | Ohio
West Ball State | CMU | EMU
NIU | Toledo | WMU
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2021 CFN MAC Top 30 Players


2021 Preseason CFN MAC Offensive Player of the Year

QB Dustin Crum, Sr. Kent State

Really? The Kent State starting quarterback is getting interest from the NFL world? Yup, and that’s because 6-3, 207-pound guys who can run a fast-paced offense and can move work at the next level.

Phenomenal at the end of the 2019 season as he led the team to comeback wins and a bowl victory, he was brilliant last year hitting 74% of his throws with 12 touchdowns and two picks – to go along with 240 rushing yards and four scores – in just four games. Now he should take the FlashFast style of O to another level.

2021 Preseason CFN MAC Defensive Player of the Year

DE Troy Hairston, Sr. Central Michigan

The MAC is full of big-time pass rushers and excellent defensive linemen who’ll put up big stats and huge plays. The best of the returning lot is a 5-11, 245-pound undersized end and oversized linebacker who’ll once again play in a hybrid role to make a whole lot of big things happen.

He was okay as a junior, but last year he took off with 42 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss in just six games. It’s going to keep on rolling on a veteran D.

2021 CFN Preseason All-MAC Team
2021 CFN MAC Top 30 Players

NEXT: CFN 2021 Preseason All-MAC Team

Preview 2020: College Football News All-MAC Team

Preview 2020: Previewing and looking ahead to the MAC season with the College Football News All-MAC Team & Top 30 players. 

Preview 2020: Previewing and looking ahead to the MAC season with the College Football News All-MAC Team & Top 30 players. 


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2020 CFN Top 30 Mountain West Players

2020 Preseason CFN MAC Offensive Player of the Year

RB Jaret Patterson, Jr. Buffalo

It’s not just Patterson.

Give junior Kevin Marks a little credit – a lot of credit, actually – for being more than just a No. 2 guy in the Buffalo offense with close to 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns over the last two seasons. Great in the rotation, he’s able to keep Patterson fresh.

The MAC is loaded with terrific backs this year, but the 5-9, 195-pound Patterson is the star of the bunch coming off a 1,799-yard, 19-touchdown season. He’ll catch a little bit, but one of the toughest pound-for-pound runners in college football – he carried the ball 181 times over the final six games with 15 touchdowns – is there to take over the offense and make it his.

2020 MAC Team Previews
East Akron | Bowling Green | Buffalo
Kent State | Miami Univ. | Ohio
West Ball State | Central Mich | Eastern Mich
Northern Illinois | Toledo | Western Michigan


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2020 Preseason CFN MAC Defensive Player of the Year

LB Treshaun Hayward, Sr. Western Michigan

The guy found his stride after being an okay backup in his first two seasons.

The 6-1, 225-pounder turned into the best player on a solid Western Michigan defense, coming u with 142 tackles with 4.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss as he seemed to get in on every play.

Consistently great, he came up with ten tackles or more in nine games including an 18-stop performance against Eastern Michigan, and he turned into a rock in the open field.

Watch out for teammate Ali Fayad to be in the mix for the MAC Defensive Player of the Year with his pass rushing ability, but Hayward should be in for a special season again.

NEXT: CFN 2020 Preseason All-MAC Team