BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards.

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The HBCU college football regular season is over. There is a bowl game left to be played which will help determine the HBCU national champion.

It is now award season.

The HBCU college football All-America team was announced on Monday. Now, North Carolina Central quarterback Davius Richard and Tennessee State defensive lineman Terrell Allen are just two that are part of the BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards, announced on Wednesday. The awards are part of The HBCU college football All-America team.

Richard was voted Offensive Player of the Year, while Allen was selected Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year. Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons was voted Coach of the Year.

In a very close vote, North Carolina A&T kick returner Taymon Cooke was named Specialist of the Year, while in a runaway vote, South Carolina State running back Jawarn Howell was named Rookie of the Year.

Morgan State linebacker Erick Hunter was named Impact Player of the Year, an award given by BOXTOROW.

Richard, a graduate student from Belle Glade, Fla., was named MEAC Offensive Player of the Year earlier this month.  He leads FCS in points responsible for (21.3), total offense (255.2), scoring (9.8, No. 3 in FCS), passing touchdowns (21), and rushing touchdowns (18, tied for FCS lead). He completed 59.3 percent of his passes for 2,177 yards and is sixth in FCS in touchdown to interception ratio (21-4). Richard was last year’s BOXTOROW Impact Player of the Year.

Allen, a senior from North Little Rock, Ark., leads FCS in tackles for loss (28), solo tackles for loss (25), and sacks (14). The Big South-OVC Defensive Player of the Year is tied for the FCS lead in forced fumbles (5) and his 13 solo sacks for loss is second in FCS. He recorded 65 tackles (44 solo) and recorded four or more sacks in a game twice, while recording four or more tackles for loss in a game four times.

Cooke, a junior from Bluefield, Va., is tied for the FCS lead in kickoff returns for TDs (3). He leads the CAA and is second in FCS in kickoff return average (34.2) and tallied 16 returns for 547 yards.

Howell, a freshman from Mooresville, N.C., averaged 7.9 yards per carry which leads FCS. The MEAC Freshman of the Year leads the MEAC in rushing (785), rushed for eight touchdowns and had three games of 100 or more yards rushing, including a 283yard, three-touchdown performance versus Howard (11/4). He also caught 10 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns on the season.

Hunter, a junior from Capitol Heights, Md., helped lead the Bears to the top defense in the MEAC (17th in FCS) and the top scoring defense (23rd in FCS). “E40” leads the MEAC in tackles per game (7.5), recording 75 tackles (47 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown. He is a Buck Buchanan Award finalist and was named BOXTOROW National Player of the Week (9/4) after registering 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss as the Bears defeated nationally ranked Richmond. His fourth quarter sack-fumble, which was recovered by the Bears, led to the Bears’ go-ahead touchdown.

Simmons is in his sixth season as head coach of the Rattlers. He helped lead the Rattlers to their first SWAC championship this season. The Rattlers are the No. 1 team in HBCU football and have a chance to win their first HBCU national championship since 2001 win they face off against Howard on Saturday.

On Monday, BOXTOROW will release the final polls which will help 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
2023 Davius Richard, North Carolina Central
2022 Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State
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
2023 Terrell Allen, Tennessee State
2022 Aubrey Miller, Jackson State
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
2023 Willie Simmons, Florida A&M
2022 Deion Sanders, Jackson State
2021 Deion Sanders, Jackson State
2020-21 Doc Gamble, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2019 Buddy Pough, South Carolina State and 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
2023 Jawarn Howell, South Carolina State
2022 Kevin Larkins, Livingstone
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 and 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
2023 Taymon Cooke, North Carolina A&T
2022 Jose Romo-Martinez, Florida A&M
2021 Isaiah Bolden, Jackson State
2020-21 Tyrin 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
2023 Erick Hunter, Morgan State
2022 Davius Richard, North Carolina Central
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

BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards.