HBCU POW: Jyron Russell Edward Waters Quarterback Jyron Russell 6-3, 210, Graduate Student, Grand Prairie, Texas Completed 17-of-31 passes for 341 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions, and rushed for 26 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown as the Tigers won at Tuskegee 41-38. His 46-yard touchdown pass to Arsiah McCorker with no time
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
HBCU POW: Donovan Riddick. West Virginia State Quarterback Donovan Riddick 6-1, 190, Graduate Student, Glenn Allen, Va. Completed 74 percent of his passes, going 25-of-34 for 281 yards and throwing three touchdowns, and rushed for 18 yards, garnering 299 yards of total offense in the Yellow Jackets 37-35 MEC victory over UNC Pembroke. Riddick is
HBCU POW: Erick Hunter Morgan State Linebacker Erick Hunter 6-4, 210, Junior, Capitol Heights, Md. Recorded 11 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 1.5 tackles for loss as the Bears defeated nationally ranked Richmond 17-10. His fourth quarter sack-fumble, which was recovered by the Bears, led to the Bears’ go-ahead touchdown. Hunter was a preseason All-MEAC second
HBCU POW: Tyrell Jackson. Johnson C. Smith Quarterback Tyrell Jackson 6-2, 200, Senior, Easley, S.C. Completed 19-of-28 passes for 229 yards, threw four touchdowns and no interceptions as the Golden Bulls defeated West Virginia Wesleyan 49-6. Jackson threw touchdown passes of 25, 11, 14, and 12 yards as the Golden Bulls racked up 479 yards
HBCU POW: Jason Brown Jackson State Quarterback Jason Brown 6-2, 230, Graduate Student, Fredericksburg, Va. Completed 26-of-30 passes for 356 yards with three touchdown passes and no interceptions in the Tigers’ 37-7 victory over South Carolina State in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. He completed at least one pass to eight different receivers. Brown is a transfer
Jackson State Cornerback/Wide Receiver Travis Hunter 6-1, 160, Freshman, Suwanee, Ga. Returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass for the Tigers in their 24-13 victory over Alcorn State. He caught two passes for 49 yards, broke up three passes, and made four tackles. Hunter is the first five-star
Alabama A&M Quarterback Aqeel Glass 6-5, 215, Senior, St. Louis, Mo. Completed 27-of-40 passes (68%) for 440 yards, and threw for six touchdowns and no interceptions as the Bulldogs defeated Jackson State 52-43. He found wide receiver Zabrian Moore for a 61-yard touchdown with 3:45 remaining in the second quarter on what would prove to
Alabama State Running Back Ezra Gray 5-9, 180, Redshirt-Senior, Lynn Haven, Fla. Carried the ball 23 times for 193 yards and three touchdowns, returned four kickoffs for 92 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards in the Hornets’ 35-28 victory over Jackson State. After JSU tied the score at 28 late in the game,