Howard Quarterback Ja’Shawn Scroggins 6-3, 205, Redshirt-Sophomore, Las Vegas, Nev. Amassed 279 yards of total offense, completing 12-of-22 passes for 157 yards one touchdown and no interceptions and rushed for 122 yards on 13 carries in leading the Bison to a come-from-behind 32-31 victory over Mercyhurst. With Howard down 31-29 with just 41 seconds remaining,
HBCU POW: David Wright. Allen Quarterback David Wright 5-11, 175, Redshirt-Sophomore, Tampa, Fla. Completed 30-of-53 passes for 411 yards with five touchdowns, including four in the fourth quarter to lead the Yellow Jackets to a come-from-behind, 34-30 victory over Kentucky State. His four-yard touchdown pass to Montrell Allen with :38 seconds remaining was the game
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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
Oh yeah, of course. As a competitor and player I feel like my body of work speaks for itself. At the end of the day, God has a plan. I just took it as a chip on my shoulder, put an extra little chip on my shoulder and got back to work. -Alabama A&M quarterback
Texas Southern Quarterback Andrew Body 6-2, 195, Freshman, Corpus Christi, Texas Amassed 392 yards of total offense and five touchdowns in the Tigers’ 59-17 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He completed 16-of-25 passes for 271 yards, threw four touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 121 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown. Body is a
Hampton Quarterback Jett Duffey 6-0, 205, Redshirt-Senior, Mansfield, Texas Completed 17-of-28 passes for 285 yards, threw two touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 47 yards on eight carries as the Pirates defeated North Carolina A&T 30-9. Duffey is second in the Big South in passing yards (1,556) and has thrown 12 touchdowns on the
Edward Waters Quarterback David Johnson 6-1, 210, Senior, Oak Cliff, Texas Completed 16-of-25 passes for 359 yards, threw five touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 48 yards on five carries as the Tigers defeated Central State 56-19. Johnson is a transfer from Tennessee State. On the season he has completed 50-85 for 767 yards,
Southern Running Back Kobe Dillon 6-0, 190, Freshman, Ferriday, La. Carried the ball 14 times for 267 yards and three touchdowns in the Jaguars 34-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. His 267 yards rushing broke the Jaguars record for rushing yards in a game set by Lenard Tillery who had 245 on November 12, 2016 against