Troy Lands Four on All-SBC Preseason Team

TROY, Ala. – Troy landed four players on the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Team, the league office announced Monday on the eve of the annual Sun Belt Conference Football Media Days in New Orleans.

Offensive lineman Eli Russ, spear Devin Lafayette, defensive tackle Luis Media and kicker Scott Taylor Renfroe all earned spots on the second team. Russ, Lafayette and Medina return to the All-SBC team following postseason honors in 2024, while Renfroe is making his first-ever appearance on an All-SBC team.

Troy players report to campus July 29 and fall camp starts the following morning on July 30. The Trojans open the 2025 season hosting Nicholls at The Vet on Aug. 30. Fans can catch Troy head coach Gerad Parker, quarterback Goose Crowder and Lafayette at Sun Belt Media Day live on ESPN+ at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Devin Lafayette – Sr., SPR, 6-2, 210, Brunswick, Ga.
2024 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt team as an honorable mention selection … Started and played in 10 games … Finished fifth on the team with 51 tackles … Added six tackles for loss, a pass break up and a forced fumble … Troy's top-rated defender and rush defender per Pro Football Focus … One of five defenders on Troy's squad with double-digit pressures; finished the year with 10 … One of two Trojan regulars with a sub 10 percent missed tackle percentage (9.8 percent) … Season-best 10 tackles at Arkansas State … Had a pair of tackles for loss in victory over Coastal Carolina; had a TFL in five different games … Forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the season opener against Nevada

Luis Medina – Sr., DT, 6-2, 305, Summerville, Ga.
2024 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Played and started 10 games; missed 2.5 games due to an elbow injury midway through the season … Plugged the interior of the defensive line … Recorded 17 tackles and a tackle for loss … Five tackles in the opener against Nevada and four with a TFL in the finale against Southern Miss … Key piece to Troy's rush defense which ranked third in the Sun Belt, allowing just 143.3 rushing yards per game and led the league, allowing 122.5 rushing yards in league contests ,,, Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council

Scott Taylor Renfroe – Sr., K, 6-1, 200, Troy, Ala.
2024 (Junior): Connected on 11-of-13 field goals and 34-of-36 extra-point opportunities … Hit a career-long 50-yard field goal in Troy's blowout of Southern Miss – named the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week (scored nine points) … His 84.6 percent success rate ranked as the fourth-highest in a season in program history … Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council … Made three field goals at ULM and had a pair in the opener against Nevada … Two misses were from 24 yards (Ga. Southern) and 45 yards (ULM) … Kicked off twice, both touchbacks, at Georgia Southern

Eli Russ – Sr., OL, 6-4, 300, Ardmore, Okla.
2024 (Junior): Played and started nine games (missed three due to injury) … Named to the All-Su Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Played 133 snaps at center and 421 at left guard (started final six games at guard) … Allowed just one sack over 265 passing situations … Posted a 100 percent efficiency rating in five games … Troy's top-rated pass blocker per Pro Football Focus … Key blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver, just the third duo in program history to reach those thresholds in the same season … Troy allowed just four sacks in November, the fewest in the Sun Belt … Member of the Troy Football Leadership Council … Represented Troy at Sun Belt Football Media Day

Troy University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Goose Crowder

Devin Lafayette

Luis Medina

Scott Taylor Renfroe

Eli Russ

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