Charlotte, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Football Coaches Association, in conjunction with the Sports Information Directors Association, released the 2022 Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-CIAA Team. Fayetteville State University, the 2021 CIAA Runner-up, was predicted to win the Southern Division and finish second overall with three first-place votes. Four Broncos (Elton Andrew, Brandon Barnes-Brown, Devin Cowan, and K'hari Lane) were named to the Preseason All-CIAA Team by merit of last season's performances.
 
Elton Andrew (a place-kicker from Salemburg, NC) kicked 13-of-21 field goals (61.9%) last season and was 5-of-10 from 40 or more yards out. In four games, Andrew made 40+ yard field goals. His longest field goal was for 45 yards against Lincoln Pa., where he was perfect on all four attempts. The First Team All-Conference member was a two-time CIAA Kicker of the Week with a game-winning 43-yard field goal with 47 seconds left against Shaw.
 
Brandon Barnes-Brown (a defensive back from Charlotte, NC) finished the season with a league-best five (5) interceptions and 106 INT. return yards. With two interceptions against Lincoln Pa., Brandon returned a pick-six for a 35-yard touchdown. The 2021 First Team All-CIAA member racked up a total of 23 tackles and had eight (8) pass breakups.
 
K'Hari Lane (a quarterback from Oglethorpe, GA) finished last season as an honoree on the All-CIAA Second Team. He threw for 2,204 yards with 21 touchdowns and had a passing efficiency of 168.70. In the game versus Wingate, Lane threw for a season-high 356 yards. He threw four (4) touchdowns against Johnson C. Smith.
 
Devin Cowan (a defensive end from Fayetteville, NC) was voted onto the Preseason All-CIAA team. Cowan finished 2021 with a total of 29 tackles (12 solo and 17 assisted tackles). He had ten (10) tackles for a loss of 56 yards and three-and-a-half sacks for 31 yards. For the season, Cowan accumulated six (6) quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. Devin's biggest game of the season was against Winston-Salem State, where he had six tackles for which two were for a loss of 15 yards. His sack pushed the Rams back ten yards. He also had a season-high three quarterback hurries.
 
The Fayetteville State University football program is set to report for official team activities on August 1. The Broncos' season opener is September 3^rd against the Braves of UNC Pembroke at 7 pm in the Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium.
 
FSU received 132 voting points between the two associations, two points shy of Bowie State (134). Virginia Union received 111 points while Shaw had 103. The BSU Bulldogs had 6 first-place votes and the VUU Panthers landed two.
 
CIAA Predicted Order of Finish
1.  Bowie State (6 first-place votes)
2.  Fayetteville State (3 first-place votes)
3.  Virginia Union (2 first-place votes)
4.  Shaw
5.  Chowan
6.  Virginia State
7.  Winston-Salem State
8.  Elizabeth City State
9.  Johnson C. Smith
10. Lincoln (Pa.)
11. Livingstone
11. St. Augustine's
 

Northern Division
1.  Bowie State	134 points
2.  Virginia Union	111 points
3.  Chowan	88 points
4.  Virginia State	84 points
5.  Elizabeth City State	58 points
6. Lincoln (PA)	40 points
Southern Division
1.  Fayetteville State	132 points
2.  Shaw	103 points
3.  Winston-Salem State	73 points
4.  Johnson C. Smith	53 points
5.  Livingstone	30 points
5.  Saint Augustine's	30 points

 
For more information on Fayetteville State preseason football, visit fsubroncos.com/feature/2022football.