The 2019 BOXTOROW All-America Team was announced on Wednesday with four players from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) being selected. In addition, six other players from the conference received honorable mention recognition.
A trio from Bowie State in tight end Dushon David, defensive lineman Joshua Pryor, and defensive back Demetri Morsell along with Johnson C. Smith return specialist Braxton Gambrell made the team.
Bowie State quarterback Ja’rome Johnson, Fayetteville State running back Stevie Green, Saint Augustine's linebacker Durrell Nash, Virginia State offensive lineman Frank Ball, Virginia Union defensive back Sterling Hammond, and Winston-Salem State defensive back Daryus Skinner were all honorable mention.
David, a native of Washington, DC, led Bowie State with 40 catches for 560 yards and 10 touchdowns in 12 games, leading all CIAA tight ends in all three categories. The 6-3, 230-pound senior tied for second in the CIAA in receiving touchdowns, third in receiving yards, and fifth in receptions.
Pryor leads Division II in total tackles for loss with 25.5 and led the CIAA this season with 13 sacks, which is top five nationally. A redshirt sophomore from Baltimore, MD, Pryor also ranked among conference leaders with 70 total tackles.
Morsell, a native of Upper Marlboro, MD, led the CIAA with nine interceptions in his sophomore season with four returns for touchdown (three INTs and one fumble), both of which are the most in Division II. The 2019 CIAA Defensive Player of the Year was also second in the conference with 14 passes defended while totaling 35 tackles in 12 games.
Gambrell, who made the team as return specialist and kick returner, had 20 returns (11 kickoffs, nine punts) for 436 total yards, averaging 21.8 yards per return. The senior from Seneca, SC averaged 28.5 yards per punt return and took two punts back for scores on the season, which tied for the most in Division II.
All 10 players recognized by BOXTOROW were also All-CIAA first-team selections in 2019.
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. This is the 13th annual BOXTOROW All-America team. The BOXTOROW superlative awards will be released on Monday, December 16.
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2019 BOXTOROW All-America Football Team
OFFENSE
QB: Felix Harper, Alcorn State, r-Jr., Fairburn, Ga.
RB: Jah’Maine Martin, North Carolina A&T, r-Jr., Conway, S.C.
RB: Jordan Bentley, Alabama A&M, Sr., Guntersville, Ala.
OL: Marcus Pettiford, North Carolina A&T, r-Sr., Durham, N.C.$
OL: Keene Forbes, Florida A&M, r-Jr., Miami, Fla.
OL: Michael Ajumobi, Alcorn State, r-Jr., Dallas, Texas
OL: Alex Taylor, South Carolina State, r-Sr., Moncks Corner, S.C.
OL: Dacquari Wilson, North Carolina A&T, Soph., Greensboro, N.C.
TE: Dushon David, Bowie State, Sr., Washington, D.C.
WR: Chris Rowland, Tennessee State, Sr., Nolensville, Tenn.
WR: Xavier Smith, Florida A&M, r-Soph., Haines City, Fla.
DEFENSE
DL: Tyrell Goodwin, South Carolina State, Sr., Columbia, S.C.
DL: Darius Royster, North Carolina Central, r-Sr., Chesapeake, Va.
DL: Demetrius Harris, Fort Valley State, r-Jr., Decatur, Ga.
DL: Joshua Pryor, Bowie State, r-Soph., Baltimore, Md.$
LB: Keonte Hampton, Jackson State, Soph., West Point, Miss.
LB: Solomon Muhammad, Alcorn State, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.
LB: Dustin Crouser, West Virginia State, Jr., Cross Lanes, W.V.
DB: Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central, Jr., Palmdale, Calif.
DB: Demetri Morsell, Bowie State, Soph., Upper Marlboro, Md.
DB: Qwynnterrio Cole
, Alcorn State
, Jr., Memphis, Tenn.$
DB: Joseph McWilliams, Grambling, r-Sr., Baton Rouge, La.$
SPECIALISTS
P: Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M, Jr., West Chapel, Fla.$
PK: Noel Ruiz, North Carolina A&T, Jr., Wilson, N.C.
RS: Braxton Gambrell, Johnson C. Smith, Sr., Seneca, S.C.
PR: Anthony Evelyn, Lane, Soph., Atlantic Beach, Fla.
KR: Braxton Gambrell, Johnson C. Smith, Sr., Seneca, S.C.
Honorable Mention
QB:
Ja’rome Johnson, Bowie State; Ryan Stanley, Florida A&M
RB:
Stevie Green, Fayetteville State; Terraris Saffold, Central State
OL:
Frank Ball, Virginia State; Jerimiah Abby, Southern; Jean Cyriaque, Morehouse$; Kenneth Kirby, Norfolk State; Aaron Scroggins, Miles; Lachavious Simmons, Tennessee State;
TE: Jordan Jones, Prairie View A&M
WR: Donnie Corley, Texas Southern; De’Montez Burroughs, South Carolina State
DL: Marques Ford, Bethune-Cookman$; Marcus Cushine, Alabama A&M
LB: Nigel Chavis, Norfolk State; Rico Kennedy, Morgan State; Ian McBorrough, Morgan State;
Durrell Nash, Saint Augustine’s
DB: Markquese Bell, Florida A&M;
Daryus Skinner, Winston-Salem State;
Sterling Hammond, Virginia Union$; Terry Jefferson. Florida A&M
P: Anthony Craven, Alabama State
RS: Chris Rowland, Tennessee State
KR: Jimmie Robinson, Bethune-Cookman
PR: Tyrin Ralph, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
$2018 BOXTOROW All-American
Selection panel: Bonitta Best, Triangle (N.C.) Tribune; Roscoe Nance, Nance Sports; Herbert White, Charlotte Post; Fred Suttles, Albany State Sports Radio Network; Kamarri Darrington, Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc; Mike London, Salisbury Post; Eric Tabor, Gridiron Football Show; Scott Boatwright, Ruston (La.) Leader; Chris Clark, The Times and Democrat (S.C.); Jonas Pope, Herald (Durham) Sun; Carlos Brown, Carlos Brown Radio Show; Santoria Black, Sports Talk 97.7; Mike Wallace, Grind City Media; Jeff Kleinpeter, The Advocate (La.)