MIAMI – FIU wide receiver Tyrese Chambers and defensive lineman Davon Strickland have each been selected to Phil Steele's 2022 Preseason All-Conference USA Team, which was released this week.
 
The Panthers had a total of six players recognized overall as Lexington Joseph was named to the second team as a kickoff returner, Josiah Miamen (TE) and Donovan Manuel (LB) were selected to the third team and offensive lineman Lyndell Hudson Jr. was slotted on the fourth team.
 
Chambers returns following a breakthrough 2021 campaign which saw him establish himself as one of the top wide receivers and deep threats in the nation.  He ranked second nationally with an average of 23.9 yards per reception and posted the top single season receiving-yard performance in FIU annals with his total of 1,074 yards.
 
Chambers also hauled in the most touchdown catches in a season by a FIU player – with nine in 2021.  His 91-yard TD catch at Southern Mississippi on Nov. 27 marked FIU's longest play from scrimmage in program history.  He recorded a total of 10 catches of at least 40 yards in 2021.
 
Strickland ranked third among Panthers last season with 53 tackles.  He paced FIU defensively with three sacks and six tackles for loss.
 
Joseph is the Panthers' top returning rusher after posting 277 yards on 57 carries with a touchdown as a sophomore in 2021.  He averaged 4.8 yards per touch.  He also averaged 20.6 yards on 23 kick returns as a sophomore.
 
Miamen will be entering his first season at FIU after beginning his collegiate career at the University of Iowa.  During his prep career at Peoria's (Ill.) Dunlap High School he earned first-team all-conference and all-area honors both as a junior and senior. 
 
Manuel played his first two collegiate seasons at East Tennessee State where he tabbed 124 tackles, including 67 solo stops and 9.5 tackles for loss (three sacks) en route to earning HERO Sports All-American Sophomore Team mention and a spot on the All-SoCon First Team squad as selected by the league's coaches. 
 
During prep career at Georgia's Stockbridge High School, Manuel was named Region 4-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year and earned first team all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and by Recruit Georgia.  He amassed 88 tackles, six tackles for loss, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in 2017.
 
Hudson is expected to be a mainstay on the FIU offensive line after making 12 starts during his sophomore season, which was one of the most prolific offensive seasons in program annals.
 
FIU football will usher in a new era this fall under head coach Mike MacIntyre, who was hired to take over the reins of the program in December. 
 
The Panthers are slated to kickoff the 2022 campaign on Thursday, Sept. 1 vs. Bryant University beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
 
 
2022 FIU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
 

Thurs., Sept. 1	BRYANT	7 p.m.	ESPN3
Sat., Sept. 10	at Texas State	7 p.m.	ESPN+
Sat., Sept. 24	at Western Kentucky*	3:30 p.m.	CBSSN
Sat., Oct. 1	at New Mexico State	TBA	TBA
Sat., Oct. 8	UCONN (Homecoming)	7 p.m.	ESPN Networks
Fri., Oct. 14	UTSA*	8 p.m.	CBSSN
Sat., Oct. 22	at Charlotte*	3:30 p.m.	ESPN Networks
Fri., Oct. 28	LOUISIANA TECH*	8 p.m.	CBSSN
Sat., Nov. 5	at North Texas*	4 p.m.	ESPN Networks
Sat., Nov. 12	FAU*	7 p.m.	Stadium
Sat., Nov. 19	at UTEP*	4 p.m.	ESPN Networks
Sat., Nov. 26	MIDDLE TENNESSEE*	6 p.m.	ESPN Networks

 
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