WVSU RB Joel Felder 5-11, 205, Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Racked up 182 multi-purpose yards and three touchdowns in the Yellow Jackets’ win over West Virginia Wesleyan. Carried the ball 13 times for 64 yards, averaging 4.5 yards per carry and caught four passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns. He is averaging 163.5 all-purpose
HBCU POW:Ahriahna Grizzle Florida A&M Guard Ahriahna Grizzle 5-9, Graduate Student, Toronto, Canada Averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 3.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks as the Rattlers went 2-0 last week. In the Rattlers’ victory over Mississippi Valley State (1/22), she scored 23 points, pulled down seven rebounds, and recorded two blocked shots while
HBCU POW: Jawarn Howell South Carolina State Running Back Jawarn Howell 6-1, 215, Freshman, Mooresville, N.C. Carried the ball 27 times for 283 yards averaged 10.5 yards per carry with three touchdowns as the Bulldogs defeated Howard 27-24. Howell is a true freshman and his 809 yards rushing and 87.2 yards rushing per game leads
HBCU POW: Terrell Allen Tennessee State Defensive Lineman Terrell Allen 6-0, 275, Senior, North Little Rock, Ark, Recorded 4.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, 10 tackles (7 solo), and two forced fumbles in the Tigers’ 43-20 win over Lindenwood. Allen lead FCS in sacks (13.5), tackles for loss (20.5), and forced fumbles (5). He is
HBCU POW: Joseph White Norfolk State Defensive Back Joseph White 6-1, 174, Graduate Student, Virginia Beach, Va. Recorded five tackles (3 solo), three pass breakups and an interception in the Spartans’ 31-23 victory over Hampton in Battle of the Bay. On Hampton’s last two potential game-tying drives, White broke up a pass and on the
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
Tigers’ guard PJ Henry. Texas Southern Guard PJ Henry 5-10, Senior, Houston, Texas. Texas Southern guard PJ Henry is HBCU National Player of the Week. He averaged 18.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and shot 41 percent from three-point range on his way to being named SWAC Tournament MVP and helping lead the Tigers to the SWAC
Fort Valley State Running Back Emmanuel Wilson 6-1, 220, Redshirt-Junior, Charlotte, N.C. Carried the ball 28 times for 221 yards, averaged 7.9 yards per carry, and three touchdowns as Fort Valley State defeated Albany State 31-21 in the Fountain City Classic. The win helped propel the Wildcats into the No. 7 spot in the Division