NORFOLK, Va. – Eight North Carolina Central University Eagles have earned recognition on the 2021 Preseason All-MEAC Football Team, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced on Friday, July 30.
 
NCCU senior running back Isaiah Totten, senior defensive back Stephen Stokes and sophomore return specialist Brandon Codrington were voted to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team, while senior offensive lineman Robert Mitchell, sophomore offensive lineman Corey Bullock, junior defensive lineman Jessie Malit, sophomore defensive back Manny Smith, and sophomore placekicker Adrian Olivo were selected to the Preseason All-MEAC Second Team.
 
Totten (Apex, N.C.), a repeat All-MEAC First Team pick in 2019, ran for 636 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 4.0 yards per carry, to become just the eighth Eagle in school history to amass 2,000 career rushing yards. He currently ranks seventh on NCCU's all-time rushing list with 2,122 yards, averaging 5.0 yards per run with 15 touchdowns.
 
Stokes (Baltimore, Md.) finished with 62 tackles (46 solo), including 7.0 hits for a loss and a pair of fumble recoveries in 2019. He placed third on the team and 10th in the conference with eight passes defended (2 interceptions, 6 pass break-ups).
 
Codrington (Raleigh, N.C.), named All-MEAC Third Team in 2019, finished among the conference leaders in both punt returns and kickoff returns. He ranked third in the MEAC with a punt return average of 7.8 yards, and averaged 18.8 yards per kickoff return. In the final minute of a tie game versus Delaware State (Oct. 26, 2019), Codrington returned a kickoff 75 yards for the game-winning touchdown.
 
Mitchell (Millsboro, Del.) played in all 12 games on the offensive line in 2019, including 10 as a starter.
 
Bullock (Accokeek, Md.) appeared in eight games as a rookie with four starts on the offensive front.
 
Malit (Concord, N.C.) started all 12 games at defensive end in 2019, recording 26 tackles, including five for loss and 1.5 sacks. Earlier this year, he earned the Stats Perform FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award, presented to a student-athlete who excels both in the classroom and in the community.
 
Smith (Laurel Hill, N.C.) played in all 12 games during the 2019 campaign, including the final 11 as a starter in the defensive secondary. He ranked sixth on the team with 43 tackles (30 solo), along with 3.0 hits for a loss and three pass break-ups.
 
Olivo (Plant City, Fla.) ranked fourth in MEAC in field goals made per game (0.83), field goal percentage (76.9%), and extra-point kick percentage (92.3%) in 2019. As the team's top scorer with 54 points, he made 10 of 13 field attempts and 24 of 26 extra-point kicks.
 
A complete list of the 2021 Preseason All-MEAC Football Team can be found online at MEACsports.com.