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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