The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2021 All-Conference awards for football. Individually, Huntingdon's Landon Cotney was named Offensive Player of the Year while his coach, Mike Turk, earned Coach of the Year honors. N.C. Wesleyan's Trevon Crank collected Offensive Rookie of the Year, Brevard's Steffon Canady was named Defensive Player of the Year, LaGrange's Cameron Grady grabbed Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Methodist's Kobe Praylow earned Special Teams Player of the Year to round out the individual accolades. Additionally, the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school who their coach felt displayed the best sportsmanship this season.
All honors are determined by votes from the football coach at each institution.
Crank, a freshman running back from Gastonia, North Carolina becomes the fifth Battling Bishop to earn USA South football offensive rookie of the year and the first since the 2010 season. He led all Conference rookies in rushing yards-per-game (81.6), yards-per-carry (5.9), and touchdowns (5). In USA South contests, Crank was tied for second in the League averaging 5.9 yards-per-carry and fourth in total yards with 571. For his efforts this fall, Crank is named to the All-Conference Second Team as a running back while collecting USA South Offensive Rookie of the Week honors twice.
https://usasouth.net/sports/fball/2021-22/releases/20211115ee9ee2
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Trevon Crank
N.C. Wesleyan
The 2021 USA South Football All-Conference Team:
| First Team | Second Team | |
| Running Back | Kahari McReynolds, Huntingdon Keyshaun Pete, Methodist |
Trevon Crank, N.C. Wesleyan Mitchell Yoder, Brevard |
| Quarterback | Landon Cotney, Huntingdon | Brandon Bullins, Methodist |
| Wide Receiver | Malachi Harvey, Huntingdon Xzavier McNeil, Methodist Jarrod Mosby, Averett |
Isaiah Grice, Averett Chase Nixon, Averett Kobe Praylow, Methodist |
| Tight End/H-Back/Fullback | De'queze Fryer, LaGrange | Zack Self, Huntingdon |
| Offensive Line | Johnny Alston, Averett Darrell Hixon, Huntingdon Colin Langford, Huntingdon Brandon Unangst, Brevard Nick Wiggins, Methodist |
Jace Brittain, Maryville Elijah Broach, N.C. Wesleyan Jac Coleman, Methodist Chris Hatch, N.C. Wesleyan Clay Sipprell, Huntingdon |
| Defensive Line | Jerome Bass, Brevard Tristin Quick, Averett Johnathan Terrell, Averett Joe Thomas, LaGrange |
Rob Carley, N.C. Wesleyan JaVon Lofton, Averett Khalil Patterson, Methodist Kymani VaiVai, Southern Virginia |
| Linebacker | Steffon Canady, Brevard Casey Peppers, Huntingdon Conner Showalter, Averett |
Nicholas Mintz, Averett Toby Naylor, Brevard Jason Siaosi, Southern Virginia |
| Cornerback | Terrell England, Averett Fred Flavors, Huntingdon |
Cameron Grady, LaGrange DeIrvin Grate, Methodist |
| Safety | Dante Anderson, Brevard Nate Jones, Methodist |
Miller Park, Huntingdon Lexie Shaw, Huntingdon |
| Return Specialist | Kobe Praylow, Methodist | Brandon Norris, Brevard |
| Place Kicker | Stamati Damalos, Brevard | Will Edwards, Huntingdon |
| Punter | Bobby Haggerty, Methodist | Zach Allman, Greensboro |
| All-Sportsmanship Team Wesley Parker, Averett Luis Alvarez, Brevard Jacob Doolittle, Greensboro Miller Park, Huntingdon Len Spivey, LaGrange Jacob Cortez, Maryville Matt Heflin, Methodist Rob Carley, N.C. Wesleyan David Tagalei, Southern Virginia |