Troy University Athletics
Carlton Martial Named to The Athletic Preseason All-America Team
9/3/2020 10:26:00 AM | Football
TROY, Ala. – Troy junior linebacker Carlton Martial was named to his fifth preseason All-America team of the year with The Athletic naming him to their Preseason All-America Second Team.
Martial, a native of Mobile, Ala., was named to the CBS Sports Preseason All-America Second Team and the Pro Football Focus Preseason All-America Second Team last week. A former walk-on for the Trojans, Martial was previously selected to the Walter Camp Preseason All-America First Team and the Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team. On the conference level, Martial was named the Sun Belt Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and to the league's preseason first team.
Martial is coming off a season in which he became just the 12th player and first underclassman in the last 20 years at the FBS level to finish a season with at least 100 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and three interceptions. He closed the year with 126 tackles, the most by a Troy player since 2000, 18.5 tackles for loss, the fifth most in a season in Troy history, and three picks.
He was named the No. 35 player in all of college football by Pro Football Focus last season and was named to the PFF All-America Second Team. He was the only player in the country to rank in the top eight nationally in tackles and tackles for loss. He recorded double-digit tackles in seven of Troy's games and added seven or more tackles in four other games.
He ended last season as the nation's active leader in forced fumbles per game and ranked seventh among active players in tackles for loss per game.
As a freshman, Martial was named to multiple Freshman All-America teams including USA Today, The Athletic and the Football Writers Association.
2020 Preseason Accolades
Walter Camp First Team All-American
The Athletic Second Team All-American
CBS Sports Second Team All-American
Pro Football Focus Second Team All-American
Phil Steele Fourth Team All-American
Sun Belt Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
Bednarik Award Watch List
Phil Steele First Team All-Sun Belt
Martial, a native of Mobile, Ala., was named to the CBS Sports Preseason All-America Second Team and the Pro Football Focus Preseason All-America Second Team last week. A former walk-on for the Trojans, Martial was previously selected to the Walter Camp Preseason All-America First Team and the Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team. On the conference level, Martial was named the Sun Belt Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and to the league's preseason first team.
Martial is coming off a season in which he became just the 12th player and first underclassman in the last 20 years at the FBS level to finish a season with at least 100 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and three interceptions. He closed the year with 126 tackles, the most by a Troy player since 2000, 18.5 tackles for loss, the fifth most in a season in Troy history, and three picks.
He was named the No. 35 player in all of college football by Pro Football Focus last season and was named to the PFF All-America Second Team. He was the only player in the country to rank in the top eight nationally in tackles and tackles for loss. He recorded double-digit tackles in seven of Troy's games and added seven or more tackles in four other games.
He ended last season as the nation's active leader in forced fumbles per game and ranked seventh among active players in tackles for loss per game.
As a freshman, Martial was named to multiple Freshman All-America teams including USA Today, The Athletic and the Football Writers Association.
2020 Preseason Accolades
Walter Camp First Team All-American
The Athletic Second Team All-American
CBS Sports Second Team All-American
Pro Football Focus Second Team All-American
Phil Steele Fourth Team All-American
Sun Belt Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
Bednarik Award Watch List
Phil Steele First Team All-Sun Belt
Players Mentioned
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