Alcorn State Running Back Jarveon Howard 5-10, 200 Redshirt-Senior, Columbia, Miss. Carried the ball 24 times for 295 yards and four touchdowns as the Braves defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38-21. He rushed for three straight touchdowns, including what turned out to be the game-winner, a 24-yard run with :36 remaining in the third quarter to give
Lincoln (Pa.) Quarterback Isaiah Freeman 6-3, 210, Freshman, Chester, Pa. Completed 16-of-27 passes for 298 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown as the Lions defeated Johnson C. Smith 29-28. He completed 2-of-4 passes for 48 yards on the Lions’ last drive in helping set up the game-winning
North Carolina Central Quarterback Davius Richard 6-3, 215, Junior, Belle Glade, Fla. Completed 18-of-27 passes for 194 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions and carried the ball 16 times for 140 yards and a touchdown as the Eagles defeated No. 25 New Hampshire 45-27. He accounted for 334 yards of total offense and was responsible
Virginia Union Running Back Jada Byers 5-7, 180, Sophomore, Hammonton, N.J. Carried the ball 32 times for 319 yards and three touchdowns and had three receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown as Virginia Union defeated Valdosta State 45-40. He scored on touchdown runs of 22, 52, and 50 yards, the 22-yarder being the game
Jackson State Linebacker Nyles Gaddy 6-4, 230, Redshirt-Sophomore, Nashville, Tenn. Recorded four sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss for the Tigers who defeated Tennessee State 16-3. The JSU Tigers allowed the TSU Tigers just 140 yards of total offense. Gaddy originally signed with the University of Tennessee before transferring to Jackson State in 2021. In
Jackson State Quarterback Shedeur Sanders 6-2, 215, Sophomore, Canton, Texas Completed 29-of-33 passes for 323 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions in the Tigers’ 59-3 victory over Florida A&M. Sanders also rushed for 17 yards. Sanders is a former four-star recruit. He was the BOXTOROW National Rookie of the Year and a preseason BOXTOROW
Alabama State Quarterback Dematrius Davis 5-11, 202, Freshman, Houston, Texas Completed 16-of-23 passes (.696) for 184 yards and a touchdown and ran for 37 yards in the Hornets’ 23-13 victory over Howard in his first collegiate football game. Davis was a four-star recruit from Houston’s North Shore where he led his team to a 14-1
boxtorow.com The 2022 HBCU college football Preseason All-America Team is ripe with talent. Jackson State leads the way with five players named to the team, including quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the HBCU Rookie of the Year in 2021. Sanders was seventh in FCS in completion percentage (.659) completing 272-of-413 passes for 3,231 yards with 30 touchdowns.
Jackson State Forward/Center Jayveous McKinnis 6-7, Senior, Brandon, Miss. Averaged 15.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, recorded three double doubles, and shot 63 percent from the field in three wins for the Tigers this week. Scored 19 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and made 9-of-11 field goals in the victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/3/22). McKinnis’ play helped the
Norfolk State Guard Camille Downs 5-10, Senior, Fredericksburg, Va. Averaged 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.5 steals, 2.0 assists in two wins for the Spartans this week. In the victory over North Carolina Central (2/28), she recorded a double double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go along with six steals, and also made