Nine Pirates Named To Athlon Sports Preseason All-AAC Squads

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Nine East Carolina football players have been named to preseason All-American Athletic Conference Teams according to an announcement by Athlon Sports. The Pirates had four offensive players and five defensive players garner 2025 preseason accolades by the publication.

ECU's selections were WR Anthony Smith (first team), Dl J.D. Lampley (second team), OL Jimarion McCrimon (second team), DL Ryheem Craig (third team), DB Jordy Lowery (third team), DB Ja'Marley Riddle (third team), RB Parker Jenkins (fourth team) WR Yannick Smith (fourth team) and Dameon Wilson (fourth team).

2025 Preseason Honors

DL – Ryheem Craig
Third Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
Third Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)

RB – Parker Jenkins
Fourth Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)

DL – J.D. Lampley
Second Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
Second Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)

DB – Jordy Lowery
Second Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
Third Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)

OL – Jimarion McCrimon
Second Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
Third Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)

RB – London Montgomery
Fourth Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)

DB – Ja'Marley Riddle
Second Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)
Third Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)

WR – Anthony Smith
First Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)
First Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)

WR – Yannick Smith
Fourth Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)

PR – Brock Spalding
Third Team All-AAC (Phil Steele Magazine)

LB – Dameon Wilson
Fourth Team All-AAC (Athlon Sports)

The Pirates will open the 2025 season on Thursday, Aug. 28 when it travels to Raleigh, N.C. to take on NC State at Carter-Finely Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) and will be televised on the Atlantic Coast Conference Network (ACCN). New season ticket orders are on sale now with packages starting as low as $115 each. Purchases may be made via ECU's Online Ticket Center or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at (252) 737-4500.

Nine Pirates Named To Athlon Sports Preseason All-AAC Squads

Players Mentioned

Ryheem Craig

Parker Jenkins

J.D. Lampley

Jordy Lowery

Jimarion McCrimon

London Montgomery

Ja'Marley Riddle

Anthony Smith

Yannick Smith

Brock Spalding

Dameon Wilson

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