SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference officially released the league's All-Conference Football selections, naming The Citadel graduate students James Platte and Nathan Tokar as first-team punter and long snapper, respectively, as well as graduate student Johnathan Bennett as second-team quarterback and true freshman Braylon Knauth to the All-Freshman Special Teams unit, per an announcement Tuesday afternoon.

Platte, a product of Aiken, S.C., served as the anchor for the highly-effective Bulldogs special teams unit across the full 12-game season, posting a new program season record 47.3 punt average off 44 total kicks for a 2081 yards. The grad student notably launched 18 kicks over 50 yards while pinning opposing teams inside their own 20-yard line on 17 occasions, finishing with the second-best punt average mark within the FCS as well as currently ranking fifth overall at the Division I level.

Tokar, a long snapper out of Naperville, Ill., took care of business after transferring into the program over the offseason, overseeing a 14-of-25 field goal clip plus 28-of-29 successful PATs across all 12 contests for The Citadel. The grad student also ensured 50 punts were booted away with just a single block -- including a career-best 69-yarder off the foot of Platte -- while also logging a single tackle on the season as well.

Hailing from Summerville, S.C., Bennett took over the offense after transferring in from Liberty, concluding the season 121-of-239 through the air for 1694 yards for eight touchdowns with eight interceptions. The grad student additionally posed a dangerous dual threat as the Bulldogs' signal-caller, pacing The Citadel ground game behind 671 yards via 114 carries for four touchdowns.

Finally, Knauth carved out a starting role for The Citadel special teams as the primary returner, fielding 18 punts and 24 kickoffs on the year with total returns of 115 and 476 yards, respectively. Overall, the true freshman finished 21st nationally within the FCS for combined kick returns, racking up a total 591 yards.


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