Stockstill, Singletary added to CUSA Hall of Fame
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Conference USA established its own Hall of Fame in 2019, and every July, the fraternity expands.
This year, the conference added five storied athletes to its Hall of Fame. The class of 2026 is as follows:
- Jon Elmore, Marshall men’s basketball (2015-19)
- Rachel Folden, Marshall softball (2006-08)
- Joyce Lee-McNelis, Memphis/Southern Miss women’s basketball coach (1995-22)
- Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic football (2016-18)
- Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee football (2013-18)
Singletary and Stockstill are the 10th and 11th football selections to be added to the CUSA Hall of Fame.
Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic (2016-18)
Devin Singletary spent three seasons at Florida Atlantic and eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing threshold in all three years. The star running back shined as a true freshman in 2016 with 1,021 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. But the best was yet to come for the Deerfield Beach, FL native, known by the Owl faithful as “Motor.” Singletary finished fourth in the entire FBS with 1,920 as a true sophomore in 2017 and his 32 rushing touchdowns were nine more than anybody else in the country. Individual success equated to team success as FAU captured its first-ever CUSA championship that season, compiling an 11-3 overall record. After an 0-2 start, the Owls rallied behind the Third Team AP All-American’s 12-straight 100+ rushing performances to produce their winningest season in program history.
Singletary returned for the 2018 campaign where he totaled 1,348 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns — ranking 11th and second in the FBS in those categories, respectively. The two-time First Team All-CUSA selection concluded his FAU career with 22 performances of 100 yards or greater in just 38 games, breaking the 200 mark on four occasions. Singletary currently holds the single-game, single-season, and career rushing yards and rushing touchdowns records at FAU. His 4,289 rushing yards are 760 greater than second-place Alfred Morris and his 66 rushing touchdowns more than double anybody else in school history.
At pick No. 74, Singletary became the third-highest NFL Draft selection out of Florida Atlantic in the 2019 draft, only trailing fellow third-rounders Rob Housler (2011) and D’Joun Smith (2015). Singletary spent four seasons with the Buffalo Bills, starting 56 of 66 possible games during his tenure. He has produced north of 430 rushing yards and 110 receiving yards in seven-straight NFL seasons, posting a career-high 898 on the ground in his lone year with the Houston Texans in 2023. The soon-to-be eight-year veteran is currently on the New York Giants roster, where he prepares for his third season with the franchise.
Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee (2013-18)
Brent Stockstill originally committed to play college football at Cincinnati. However, he instead decided to play for his father Rick, who served as Middle Tennessee’s head coach from 2006-23. Brent played his high school football in Murfreesboro, TN and didn’t have to pack his bags far for college. Just like his father, he was a Blue Raider for a long time.
Stockstill did not take a single snap as a true freshman in 2013 and only saw one game and three passes of action in the 2014 campaign. Still, he had four years of eligibility and spent all four as the QB1 for Middle Tennnessee. In year one as the starter, Stockstill finished 12th in the FBS in both passing yards (4,005) and passing touchdowns (30) to lead the Blue Raiders to a winning record and Bahamas Bowl appearance. Such numbers warranted him CUSA Freshman of the Year honors. He doubled down on that recognition and posted similar statistics the following year in 2016 with 3,233 passing yards and 31 passing touchdowns, despite missing three games due to a broken collarbone.
In 2017, Stockstill suffered a left shoulder injury in the second game of the season against Syracuse. However, he returned and guided the Blue Raiders to their second bowl victory in program history, ousting Arkansas State 35-30 in the Camellia Bowl. With one more year of eligibility remaining in 2018, the lefty quarterback finally shed his injury misfortune and put together a spectacular swan song. He claimed CUSA MVP honors behind 3,544 passing yards and a conference-best 29 passing touchdowns on a career-best 70.3 percent accuracy. In four years with Stockstill as the starter, Middle Tennessee qualified for four-straight bowl games and produced four-straight winning seasons — the school’s only such stretch in history. Stockstill currently ranks first, second, and third in single-season passing yards and touchdowns in the Blue Raider record books while serving as the career leader in both statistics. He immediately went into coaching in 2019 and currently serves as the Indianapolis Colts offensive quality control coach.
Football Representatives in the Conference USA Hall of Fame
Through eight years of inductions, there are 10 football players and one head coach currently enshrined in the Conference USA Hall of Fame. The lone head coach included in the Hall of Fame is Jeff Bower of Southern Miss. The 10 football players are as follows:
- Jarett Dillard (Rice)
- Case Keenum (Houston)
- DeAngelo Williams (Memphis)
- Dave Ragone (Louisville)
- Roddy White (UAB)
- Kenneth Dixon (Louisiana Tech)
- Kevin Byard (Middle Tennessee)
- Brandon Doughty (WKU)
- Devin Singletary (Florida Atlantic)
- Brent Stockstill (Middle Tennessee)
Of the 11 total football selections in the CUSA Hall of Fame, only Kevin Byard, Brandon Doughty, and Brent Stockstill represent current CUSA member institutions.
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