The CIAA has released its 2009 all-conference football honors list, and unlike so many other championships in the conference, Shaw was not picked to make it three titles in a row.
2009 ALL-CIAA PRESEASON FOOTBALL TEAM OFFENSIVE TEAM
| NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | HT | WT | MAJOR | HOMETOWN |
| TIGHT END | ||||||
| Karvin Gwaltney | ECSU | JR | 6′4 | 230 | Physical Education | Ivor, VA |
| LINEMEN | ||||||
| Dylan Stivers | ECSU | SR | 6′6 | 305 | Criminal Justice | Guerneville, CA |
| Larry McDonald | FSU | SO | 6′2 | 315 | Physical Education | Mebane, NC |
| Dillon Kestner | FSU | JR | 6′2 | 295 | Business | Durham, NC |
| Markus Copeland | VSU | JR | 6′4 | 270 | N/A | Lynchburg, VA |
| Chauncey Perry | VUU | SR | 6′2 | 320 | CIS | Rocky Mount, NC |
| WIDE RECEIVERS | ||||||
| Dexter Manley | ECSU | JR | 6′3 | 200 | Sports Mgt. | Chesapeake, VA |
| Jeremy Franklin | JCSU | JR | 6′3 | 200 | Business Mgt. | Casselberry, FL |
| QUARTERBACK | ||||||
| CJ Westler | Chowan | SR | 5′10 | 195 | Physical Education | Marion, OH |
| RUNNING BACKS | ||||||
| Raymond Williams | Shaw | JR | 6′0 | 195 | Recreation | Cleveland, OH |
| Tarian Donaldson | VUU | SR | 5′9 | 180 | Mathematics | VA Beach, VA |
| KICK RETURNER | ||||||
| Richard Medlin | FSU | JR | 5′11 | 185 | Criminal Justice | Garner, NC |
| PLACE KICKER | ||||||
| Justin Parker | VSU | JR | 5′9 | 170 | Sports Management | Petersburg, VA |
| DEFENSIVE TEAM | ||||||
| LINEMEN | ||||||
| Marcus Crump | SAC | SR | 6′6 | 240 | Engineering | Pittsboro, NC |
| Phillip Stevenson | SAC | JR | 6′3 | 270 | Wellness & Perfor. | Statesville, NC |
| Jarvis Stokes | SPC | JR | 6′3 | 220 | Criminal Justice | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Dewayne Moss | Shaw | SR | 6′3 | 270 | Recreation | Petersburg, VA |
| LINE BACKERS | ||||||
| Marcos Esquivel | FSU | SR | 6′2 | 235 | Sociology | Kearny, AZ |
| Hurley Hemphill | VUU | SR | 6′1 | 240 | Business Management | Kannapolis, NC |
| Stevie Johnson | VUU | SR | 6′3 | 240 | Criminal Justice | Spotsylvania, VA |
| DEFENSIVE BACKS | ||||||
| Terrence Peete | BSU | JR | 6′3 | 225 | Pedology | Memphis, TN |
| Justin Hamilton | ECSU | SR | 5′10 | 170 | Sports Management | Washington,DC |
| Jeff Gowdy | FSU | SR | 5′11 | 175 | Mathematics | Jacksonville,NC |
| Andre Leblanc II | VUU | JR | 6′1 | 205 | Business Management | Lithonia, GA |
| PUNTER | ||||||
| Daniel Mendez | ECSU | SR | 5′11 | 195 | Pre-Med | Riverside, CA |
| PUNT RETURNER | ||||||
| Robert Brown | Shaw | SR | 5′9 | 175 | Public Administration | Miami, FL |
1 Fayetteville State University
**2 Elizabeth City State University
Shaw University
4 St. Augustine’s College
5 Virginia Union University
6 Virginia State University
7 Bowie State University
8 St. Paul’s College
9 Livingstone College
10 Chowan University
11 Johnson C. Smith University
12 Lincoln University
**Tied for Second Place
Unlike the SWAC, the coaches in the CIAA know how to predict an order of finish based on actual talent. Fayetteville State and Elizabeth City State, picked one and two on the list, stack the list up on offense and defense.
