I’ve got a lot of respect for Aqeel Glass. I feel like this year, not just me and Aqeel but other guys at HBCUs, we make a change in the NFL Draft. Last year, zero HBCU players were drafted. I feel like this year, we’re going to be the difference. Not only are we going to open up doors for ourselves, but guys coming out the years behind us. This year’s draft class is the one that will make history.
-South Carolina State cornerback Decobie Durant talking about Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass and the NFL Draft.
South Carolina State cornerback Decobie Durant is supremely confident. After surrendering the only touchdown Jackson State scored in the Celebration Bowl, he and the Bulldog defense shut down the Tigers en route to the victory and the HBCU national championship. Durant talks with Donal Ware about his career at SCSU, the game against Clemson where he had two interceptions, participating in the NFL Combine, and preparation for the NFL. Download or listen to the podcast.
About HBCU NFL Draft Chronicles
Some of the preeminent former HBCU football players have appeared on BOXTOROW over the years, weeks prior to the NFL Draft. Beginning in 2006, BOXTOROW talked with former Colts, Cardinals, 49ers, and Giants safety Antoine Bethea of Howard and former Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks quarterback the late Tavaris Jackson of Alabama State two weeks before the draft. BOXTOROW has talked with players every year since. Other players will appear on BOXTOROW with Donal Ware Friday 7p ET/6p CT/4p PT on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM, channel 84 and Saturday 9 a. m. ET/8 a.m. CT/6 a.m. PT on SiriusXM Channel 142, H.B.C.U. and on one of these radio stations across the country.