DALLAS – Conference USA released its 2021 preseason watch list, as selected by the league’s 14 head coaches on Monday. Five student-athletes from each of the conference’s 14 member institutions are recognized as key players to watch ahead of the 2021 season.
The Conference USA slate opens on Saturday, Aug. 28, and the league’s 17th Conference USA Football Championship Game is scheduled for the first week in December.
OFFENSE
| QB | Grant Wells | RS Fr. | Marshall |
| QB | Bailey Zappe | GS | WKU |
| RB | Frank Gore, Jr. | Fr. | Southern Miss |
| RB | Sincere McCormick | Jr. | UTSA |
| RB | DeWayne McBride | So. | UAB |
| RB | D'Vonte Price | Sr. | FIU |
| RB | Marcus Williams, Jr. | GS | Louisiana Tech |
| WR | Jason Brownlee | Jr. | Southern Miss |
| WR | Jacob Cowing | So. | UTEP |
| WR | Jarrin Pierce | RS Sr. | Middle Tennessee |
| WR | Brandon Robinson | RS Sr. | Florida Atlantic |
| WR | Bradley Rozner | RS Jr. | Rice |
| WR | Jyaire Shorter | RS So. | North Texas |
| WR | Victor Tucker | RS Sr. | Charlotte |
| OL | Shea Baker | RS Jr. | Rice |
| OL | Jacob Brammer | RS Jr. | North Texas |
| OL | Spencer Burford | Sr. | UTSA |
| OL | Bobby DeHaro | RS Jr. | UTEP |
| OL | D'Mitri Emmanuel | RS Sr. | Charlotte |
| OL | Arvin Fletcher | RS Sr. | Southern Miss |
| OL | Lyndell Hudson, Jr. | RS So. | FIU |
| OL | Alex Mollette | RS Sr. | Marshall |
| OL | Joshua Mote | Jr. | Louisiana Tech |
| OL | Jordan Palmer | Jr. | Middle Tennessee |
| OL | Nick Saldiveri | RS So. | Old Dominion |
| OL | Cole Spencer | RS Jr. | WKU |
| OL | Kadeem Telfort | RS Jr. | UAB |
| OL | Khalique Washington | Sr. | Southern Miss |
| OL | Isaac Weaver | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| OL | Nick Weber | RS Jr. | Florida Atlantic |
DEFENSE
| DL | Praise Amaewhule | RS So. | UTEP |
| DL | Evan Anderson | Fr. | Florida Atlantic |
| DL | Jamare Edwards | RS Jr. | Marshall |
| DL | Jordan Ferguson | RS Jr. | Middle Tennessee |
| DL | Elijah Garcia | RS Sr. | Rice |
| DL | Jaylon Haynes | Sr. | UTSA |
| DL | DeAngelo Malone | Sr. | WKU |
| DL | Antonio Moultrie | RS Jr. | UAB |
| DL | Dion Novil | Sr. | North Texas |
| DL | Davon Strickland | RS So. | FIU |
| DL | Markees Watts | Sr. | Charlotte |
| LB | Trey Baldwin | Sr. | Louisiana Tech |
| LB | KD Davis | Jr. | North Texas |
| LB | Tyler Murray | RS Sr. | Charlotte |
| LB | Jordan Young | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| DB | Reed Blankenship | Sr. | Middle Tennessee |
| DB | Richard Dames | Sr. | FIU |
| DB | Zyon Gilbert | Sr. | Florida Atlantic |
| DB | Steven Gilmore | Jr. | Marshall |
| DB | Joe Joe Headen | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| DB | Dy'Vonne Inyang | Sr. | UTEP |
| DB | Antwon Kincade | Sr. | WKU |
| DB | Kristopher Moll | Sr. | UAB |
| DB | Naeem Smith | Sr. | Rice |
| DB | BeeJay Williamson | So. | Louisiana Tech |
| DB | Rashad Wisdom | Jr. | UTSA |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| K | Briggs Bourgeois | RS Jr. | Southern Miss |
| K | Jonathan Cruz | Sr. | Charlotte |
| K | Brayden Narveson | RS So. | WKU |
| K | Nick Rice | Sr. | Old Dominion |
| P | Lucas Dean | Jr. | UTSA |
| P | Kyle Greenwell | Jr. | UAB |
| P | Matt Hayball | RS Jr. | Florida Atlantic |
| P | Tommy Heatherly | Sr. | FIU |
| P | Kyle Ulbrich | RS Jr. | Middle Tennessee |
| PR | Justin Garrett | RS Sr. | UTEP |
| PR | Smoke Harris | So. | Louisiana Tech |
| PR | Talik Keaton | RS So. | Marshall |
| LS | Nate Durham | RS Jr. | North Texas |
| LS | Campbell Riddle | Jr. | Rice |
