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Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass was selected BOXTOROW HBCU Offensive Player of the Year while Southern defensive end Jordan Lewis was selected BOXTOROW Willie Davis HBCU Defensive Player of the Year and lead the 14th annual BOXTOROW HBCU college football All-America team.

Alabama State had six players selected to the team which is the most by any school and Hornets’ running back Ezra Gray received the most votes. The top two teams in the HBCU Coaches and Media Football Polls – Alabama A&M and Arkansas-Pine Bluff – combined to place eight on the All-America team.  The two teams will play in the SWAC championship game  in Jackson, MS on Saturday. The game will decide this year’s HBCU national champion. The final poll will be released by BOXTOROW on Monday.

Jackson State and Prairie View A&M placed four players a piece on the team, while Southern and Tennessee State each placed three on the team.

Glass has had a productive season, leading the country in pass efficiency (172.53). He  is 31st in FCS in passing yards (1,084), third in passing yards per game (361.3), 12th in passing touchdowns (13), and completed 68 percent of his passes for 440 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions at Jackson State (4/10).

Lewis leads FCS in sacks (10.5), sacks per game (2.1) and tackles for loss (15.0). On the season he recorded 27 tackles (19 solo).

In addition to being named to the All-America Team, Tennessee State running back Devon Starling was named BOXTOROW Rookie of the Year. Starling is 13th in FCS in rushing yards per game (92.6), rushed for 648 yards, averaged 5.2 yards per carry, and rushed for three touchdowns on the season.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff head coach Doc Gamble was named BOXTOROW Coach of the Year. In his first season, the Golden Lions are undefeated, won the SWAC Western Division title and will play for the SWAC championship  for the first time since 2012.

BOXTOROW has administered the All-America team since 2007 and the voters are comprised of media members from around the nation that cover HBCU football.

OFFENSE
QB: Aqeel Glass, Alabama A&M, Sr., St. Louis, Mo.
RB: Ezra Gray, Alabama State, r- Sr., Lynn Haven, Fla.
RB: Devon Starling, Tennessee State, r-Fr., Antioch, Tenn.
OL: Mark Evans, II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jr., Houston, Texas
OL: Danny Garza, Prairie View A&M, Sr., San Antonio, Texas
OL: Johnathan Bishop, Southern, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.
OL: Jonathan Williams, Alabama A&M, Soph., Mobile, Ala.
OL: Trayvon Taylor, Alabama State, r-Fr., Miami, Fla.
TE: Terrance Ellis, Alabama State, r-Soph., Stockbridge, Ga.
WR: Daylen Baldwin, Jackson State, .Jr., Southfield, Mich.
WR: Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Alabama A&M, Soph., Miramar, Fla.

DEFENSE
DL: Jordan Lewis, Southern, Jr., Ocala, Fla.
DL: Marcus Cushine, Alabama A&M, Jr., Wellington, Fla.
DL: Jason Dumas, Prairie View A&M, Jr., Vacherie, La.
DL: Christian Clark, Alabama State, r-Sr., Euclid, Ohio. *
DL: Davoan Hawkins, Tennessee State, r-Soph., Hollywood, Fla. *
LB: Keonte Hampton, Jackson State, Soph., West Point, Miss.
LB: Storey Jackson, Prairie View A&M, Sr., Kansas City, Kan.
LB: Aubrey Miller, Jr., Jackson State, Sr., Memphis, Tenn. *
LB: Isaac Peppers, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jr., Greenville, Miss. *
DB: Jalon Thigpen, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sr., Laurel, Miss.
DB: Decobie Durant, South Carolina State, r-Sr., Lamar, S.C.
DB: Naytron Culpeppper, Alabama State, Jr., Miami, Fla. *
DB: Irshaad  Davis, Alabama State, Soph., Opa Locka, Fla.*
DB: Jaylen Harris, Prairie View A&M, r-Sr., Round Rock, Texas *
DB: De’Jahn Warren, Jackson State, Jr., Landover, Md. *

SPECIALISTS
P: Cesar Barajas, Southern, Sr., Arcadia, Fla.
PK: Antonio Zita, Tennessee State, Jr., Fayetteville, Tenn.
RS: Tyrin Ralph, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, r-Sr., New Orleans, La.

Honorable Mention
QB: Jalon Jones, Jackson State
RB: Tyson Alexander, Jackson State; Gary Quarles, Alabama A&M
OL: J’Atyre Carter, Southern; Cam Durley, Tennessee State; Tony Gray, Jackson State
TE: Jeremy Brown, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
WR: Zabrian Moore, Alabama A&M; Josh Wilkes, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
DL: Kendell Robinson, West Virginia State; Isaiah Williams, Delaware State
LB: Dustin Crouser, West Virginia State; BJ Davis, South Carolina State
DB: Chase Foster, Southern
P: Aubrey Grace, Alabama State
K: Cesar Barajas, Southern
PR: Warren Newman, Jackson State

*Tie

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2021 Spring    Aqeel Glass
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 Spring    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 Spring    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 Spring    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 Spring    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
2021 Spring    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