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Adams, McDaniel, Carter and Rawlins Named Preseason All-Conference
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson’s Mari Adams (RB), Malik McDaniel (OL), Julian Rawlins (DE) and Daniel Carter (S) have been selected preseason all-conference, as announced by the Pioneer Football League Wednesday afternoon.
Named to the 2024 Walter Payton Award watch list, Adams led the PFL and finished fifth nationally in rushing touchdowns a year ago with 15, while ranking among league leaders in rushing yards (1,019 / 3rd), yards per rush (6.21 / 4th) and yards per game (92.6 / 3rd).
Adams, a native of nearby Shelby, N.C., ran for over 100 yards in a game five times, including 150 twice highlighted by a career-best 171 yards and three scores at Butler.
A second-team all-conference selection a year ago, McDaniel started every game for the ‘Cats in 2023, while helping anchor an offensive line that led to the nation’s leading rushing attack for the fourth straight season.
Last year, Rawlins led Davidson’s defense in tackles for loss, sacks and quarterback hurries, earning a spot on the PFL’s first team.
Carter, a two-year starter for the Wildcats at safety, led the team in tackles and interceptions a year ago. Like Rawlins, Carter is a two-time all-league selection – second-team (2023), honorable mention (2022).
McDaniel, Rawlins and Carter will join Coulter Cleland, Darryn Kindles and Aaron Maione as team captains for the 2024 season.
About the Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League is the only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The PFL is a truly national conference with members on each coast and throughout the nation’s heartland. Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, and Valparaiso University were among the league’s founding members in 1993, with Davidson College, Marist College, Morehead State University, Presbyterian College, the University of San Diego, the University of St. Thomas, and Stetson University joining to form the current 11-team league.