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Jackson State had three players and its head football coach receive four of the six BOXTOROW Superlative Awards. The awards are part of the HBCU college football All-America team, released on Monday.

Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass was voted BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year, while Florida A&M linebacker Isaiah Land was selected BOXTOROW Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year. Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders was voted BOXTOROW Coach of the Year. Jackson State kick returner Isaiah Bolden was voted the BOXTOROW Special Teams Player of the Year.

Shedeur Sanders was named Impact Player of the Year, an award given by BOXTOROW and he was also named BOXTOROW Rookie of the Year.

Glass, a senior from St. Louis, Mo. and the BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year in the spring, is fifth in FCS in passing yards (3,568), ranks sixth in FCS in touchdown passes (36) and threw for 400 or more yards in a game five times. Glass is the third player to win the award in back-to-back seasons.

Land, a redshirt-junior from Buffalo, N.Y., leads the nation in sacks (19), and tackles for loss (25.5). He recorded 43 tackles (32 solo), three pass breakups, and forced three fumbles on the season. Land is one of three finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award.

Bolden, a junior from Tampa, Fla., leads the nation in kick return average (36.2) and has returned two kickoffs for touchdowns. Bolden has also returned five punts for 49 yards.

Shedeur Sanders, a true freshman from Canton, Texas, is currently third in FCS in completion percentage (.679), completing 256-of-377 passes for 3,056 yards with 29 touchdowns. He also rushed for three touchdowns and threw for 300 or more yards in a game three times this year.

Deion Sanders is in his second season as the head coach at Jackson State. He has led the Tigers to a 11-1 record and the No. 1 ranking in the HBCU Coaches and Media Polls. JSU will take on South Carolina State in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday in Atlanta with the HBCU national championship on the line. BOXTOROW will release the final polls which will determine the HBCU national champion.

The voters of the BOXTOROW Superlative Awards are comprised of media members from around the country that cover HBCU football.

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2021 Aqeel Glass, Alabama A&M
2020-21 Aqeel Glass, Alabama A&M
2019 Ryan Stanley, Florida A&M
2018 Amir Hall, Bowie State
2017 Amir Hall, Bowie State
2016 Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T
2015 Johnathan Williams, Grambling State
2014 John Gibbs, Jr., Alcorn State
2013 Dray Joseph, Southern
2012 Kameron Smith, Winston-Salem State
2011 Casey Therriault, Jackson State
2010 Frank Warren, Grambling State
2009 Will Ford, South Carolina State
2008 Will Ford, South Carolina State
2007 Jacary Atkinson, Tuskegee

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2021 Isaiah Land, Florida A&M
2020-21 Jordan Lewis, Southern
2019 Darius Royster, North Carolina Central
2018 Darryl Johnson, North Carolina A&T
2017 Darius Leonard, South Carolina State
2016 Darius Leonard, South Carolina State
2015 Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State
2014 Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State
2013 Darnell Evans, Shaw
2012 Brandon Thurmond, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2011 Adrian Hamilton, Prairie View A&M
2010 Kenrick Ellis, Hampton
2009 Christian Anthony, Grambling
2008 Marcellus Speaks, Jackson State
2007 Zach East, Prairie View A&M

COACHES OF THE YEAR
2021 Deion Sanders, Jackson State
2020-21 Doc Gamble, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2019 Buddy Pough, South Carolina State/Damon Wilson, Bowie State
2018 Sam Washington, North Carolina A&T
2017 Rod Broadway, North Carolina A&T
2016 Broderick Fobbs, Grambling State and Jerry Mack, North Carolina Central
2015 Broderick Fobbs, Grambling State
2014 Jay Hopson, Alcorn State
2013 Rod Reed, Tennessee State
2012 Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State
2011 Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State
2010 Brian Jenkins, Bethune-Cookman
2009 Henry Frazier, Prairie View A&M
2008 Rod Broadway, Grambling State
2007 Al Lavan, Delaware State

ROOKIES/NEWCOMERS OF THE YEAR
2021 Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State
2020-21 Devon Starling, Tennessee State
2019 Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Alabama A&M
2018 Dejuan Miller, Arkansas Pine Bluff
2017 Caylin Newton, Howard
2016 Jordan Bentley, Alabama A&M
2015 Dorrel McClain, North Carolina Central/Hakeem Holland, Virginia Union
2014 Austin Howard, Southern
2013 Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T
2012 Damon Gresham Chisholm, Howard
2011 Greg McGhee, Howard
2010 Casey Therriault, Jackson State
2009 Ari Johnson, Grambling State
2008 Greg Dillon, Grambling State
2007 Frank Warren, Grambling State

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2021 Isaiah Bolden, Jackson State
2020-21Tyrin Ralph, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Antonio Zita, Tennessee State
2019 Noel Ruiz, North Carolina A&T
2018 Malik Wilson, North Carolina A&T
2017 Trenton Cannon, Virginia State
2016 Willie Quinn, Southern
2015 Willie Quinn, Southern

IMPACT AWARD
2021 Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State
2020-21 Skyler Perry, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2019 Felix Harper, Alcorn State
2018 De’Shawn Waller, Alcorn State
2017 Caylin Newton, Howard
2016 DeVante Kincade, Grambling
2015 Lenorris Footman, Alcorn State