Twenty-Nine Players Honored On HBCU All-America Squad

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Twenty-nine players were selected to the annual BOXTOROW All-America team.

 

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.

 

The offense is headlined by North Carolina A&T junior running back Tarik Cohen, who repeats as a BOXTOROW All-American, and Grambling State quarterback Johnathan Williams.  

 

The defense is headlined by top vote getters redshirt-junior linebacker Kourtney Berry of Alabama State and South Carolina State defensive tackle Javon Hargrave.

 

All four players along with Tuskegee linebacker Jewell Ratliff are up for BOXTOROW National Superlative and Player of the Year awards which will be announced next week.

 

North Carolina A&T leads all teams with five selections, while Grambling State and Bowie State each had three selections.  Johnson C. Smith, North Carolina Central, Southern and Tuskegee had two apiece.

 

 Cohen was named MEAC Offensive Player of the Year for the second-straight year and leads the MEAC in rushing yards (1,248) and rushing yards per game (113.5) which is also seventh in FCS.  Earlier this year he set the Aggies all-time rushing mark for yards in a career and is less than 1,000 yards away from the all-time MEAC record for rushing yards in a career. Cohen was the 2013 BOXTOROW Rookie of the Year.

 

Williams was named SWAC Offensive Player of the Year.  He leads the SWAC in passing yards (2,910) and total offense (296.8) and his 39 passing touchdowns lead FCS.  He has also rushed for 355 yards and four touchdowns.

 

Berry leads the SWAC and is sixth in the nation in tackles (130) and his 11.8 tackles per game led the SWAC and are fifth in the nation.

 

As a defensive tackle, Hargrave registered 13.5 sacks which are tied for the second most in FCS. He also has 22 tackles for loss which is second in MEAC and tied for sixth in FCS.

 

2015 BOXTOROW All-America Team

 

OFFENSE

 

QB: Johnathan Williams, Grambling State, Sr., Tampa, Fla.

RB: Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T, Jr., Bunn, N.C. $

RB:  Lenard Tillery, Southern, r-Jr., Baton Rouge, La.

OL: Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T, r-Soph., Kannapolis, N.C.

OL: Addison Hayes, Virginia Union, Sr., Savannah, Ga.

OL: Carl Jones, North Carolina Central, r-Jr., Nashville, Tenn.

OL: Justin Nester, Bowie State, Jr., Dayton, Md.

OL: Justin Miller, Grambling State, Jr., Ruston, La.

TE: Jordan Payne, Alcorn State, Sr., Racine, Wis.$

WR: Nyme Manns, Bowie State, r-Jr., Baltimore, Md.

WR: TJ Mixon, Hampton, r-Jr., Charlotte, N.C.

 

DEFENSE

 

DL: Javon Hargrave, South Carolina St., Sr., Salisbury, N.C.$

DL: Javancy Jones, Jackson State, Jr., Macon, Miss.

DL: Marquis Ragland, North Carolina A&T, r-Jr., Fayetteville, N.C.

DL: Gabriel Sherrod, Delaware State, Jr., Perryville, Md.

LB: Kourtney Berry, Alabama State, Jr., Merrillville, Ind.$

LB: Jewell Ratliff, Tuskegee, Sr., New Orleans, La.

LB: Austin Jacques, Johnson C. Smith, Sr., Springdale, Md.*

LB: Deon King, Norfolk State, Sr., Reston, Va.*

DB: C.J. Moore, North Carolina Central, Sr., Raleigh, N.C.

DB: Carlo Thomas, Johnson C. Smith, Soph., East Orange, N.J.

DB: Tony McRae, N.C. A&T, Sr., Laurinburg, N.C.

DB: Jonah McCutcheon, Tuskegee, r-Soph., Mobile, Ala.*

DB: Guy Stallworth, Grambling State, Jr., Gulfport, Miss.*

 

SPECIALIST

 

P: Cory Carter, Texas Southern, Sr., Raymond, Miss.

PK: Nick Christiansen, Miles, Soph., Clayton, N.C.

RS: Willie Quinn, Southern, Sr., Miami, Fla.$

PR: Khris Gardin, North Carolina A&T, Soph., Morganton, N.C.

KR: Kendall Jefferson, Bowie State, Gr., Temple Hills, Md.

 

*Indicates tie

$2014 BOXTOROW All-American

 

HONORABLE MENTION

 

QB: Drew Powell, Livingstone

RB: Johnta’ Hebert, Prairie View A&M

OL: Detonio Dade, Alcorn State; Javarius Leamon, South Carolina State;

Anthony Mosley, Southern; Isekelli Ongosia, Alcorn State; Jac’Que Polite,

Winston-Salem State; Kelvin Shelton, Tuskegee; Torian White, Hampton

TE: Tammarrick Hemmingway, South Carolina State

WR: Jawill Davis, Bethune-Cookman; Chad Williams, Grambling State

DL: Michael Bloomfield, Winston-Salem State; Braysean Jones, Miles;

Anthony McDaniel, Bowie State; Paulin Miano, Virginia Union; Justin

Woods-West, Central State

LB: Darius Leonard, South Carolina State

DB: Marquis Drayton, Bethune-Cookman; Warren Gatewood, Alcorn State;

Marquis Green, Mississippi Valley State; Clim Robbins, Central State

PK: Nigel Macauley, North Carolina Central

PR: Curtis Pumphrey, Bowie State

KR: Octayvius Miles, Alabama A&M; Ryan Smith, North Carolina Central

 

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