Miles Running Back Donte Edwards 5-8, 215, Junior, Mobile, Ala. Carried the ball 26 times for 105 yards and scored all three touchdowns for Miles as the Golden Bears defeated Albany State 21-6 in the SIAC championship game. For the Golden Bears, is was their second straight SIAC championship and helped propel them to the
South Carolina State Quarterback Corey Fields 6-0, 188, r-Fr., Hollywood, S.C. Completed 18-of-29 passes for 333 yards and seven touchdowns in the Bulldogs 62-21 victory over Howard. His seven touchdown passes equaled the amount of touchdown passes he had total in the previous seven games.
Miles Linebacker N’Ktavious Floyd 5-11, 190, Junior Phenix City, Ala. Recorded an interception which he returned 97 yards for a touchdown, eight tackles (four solo), a pass breakup and a half tackle for loss as the Golden Bears defeated Tuskegee 20-6 to claim the SIAC West Division title for the second straight year. For Floyd
Southern Quarterback Ladarius Skelton 6-2, 210, Jr., Pine Bluff, Ark. Accounted for 436 yards of total offense, rushing for 238 yards on 34 carries and two touchdowns, averaging 7.0 yards per carry and completing 16-of-25 passes for 198 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions as the Jaguars defeated Alabama A&M 35-31.
Savannah State Quarterback D’Vonn Gibbons 6-3, 205, Junior, Stone Mountian, Ga. Accounted for 220 yards of total offense and six touchdowns as the Tigers defeated Fort Valley State 53-24. Gibbons carried the ball 17 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns and completed 5-of-8 passes for 75 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The
Bowie State Quarterback Ja’rome Johnson 6-1, 170, Junior, Washington, D.C. Completed 23-of-28 passes for 395 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in the Bulldogs 52-17 victory over Virginia Union. He also had seven carries for 56 yards for a total of 451 yards of total offense. Johnson came in as the backup quarterback to start the
Bethune-Cookman Quarterback Akevious Williams 6-2, 188, Redshirt-Senior, Madison, Fla. Completed 24-of-36 passes for 274 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 28 yards and another score as the Wildcats defeated Norfolk State 35-22 to remain undefeated in the MEAC and stay atop the conference standings. Williams has accounted for 1,448 total yards
Elizabeth City State Quarterback Kedrick Patterson 6-0, 200, Sophomore, Winston-Salem, N.C. Completed 18-of-27 passes for 335 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions as the Vikings defeated Lincoln (Pa.) 34-18 on homecoming in Elizabeth City, N.C. Patterson is now second in the CIAA in with 16 touchdown passes.
Norfolk State Quarterback Juwan Carter 6-0, 175, Junior, Richmond, Va. Accounted for a career-high and MEAC season-high six touchdowns in Norfolk State’s 49-21 win over Howard. He completed 15-of-23 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns and carried the ball eight times for 56 yards and two touchdowns for 433 yards of total offense –
West Virginia State Quarterback Austin Hensley 6-1, 210, Senior, Hurricane, W. Va. Completed 28-of-38 passes for 414 yards with six touchdowns to help lead the Yellow Jackets to a 42-38 come-from-behind victory over Fairmont State. Hensley found Zach Pete for a 13-yard touchdown pass and catch with :15 remaining. Hensley came back from a season-ending