Courtesy of the Black College Football Hall of Fame
Atlanta, GA (August 14, 2019) – The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced the 2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award on Wednesday. The Award is presented annually to the most outstanding football player from a Historically Black College & University. Former North Carolina A&T, and current Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Award in 2016; Bowie State quarterback Amir Hall was the 2017 and 2018 recipient.
The winner of the 2019 Black College Football Player of the Year Award will be honored with the Deacon Jones Trophy during the Black College Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which takes place on February 15, 2020 in Atlanta. Four finalists will be unveiled on December 3, 2019.
“There are many gifted football players competing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities right now,” said Super Bowl XXII MVP and BCFHOF co-founder Doug Williams. “This Award is a way for the Black College Football Hall of Fame to recognize these talented student-athletes.”
“The Deacon Jones Trophy is the most coveted individual award a football player from an HBCU can receive,” said BCFHOF co-founder and 2012 inductee James Harris. “I enjoy monitoring the progress of these young men throughout the season.”
The Watch List candidates have been selected based on past performance and future potential. Additions to the list may be made as the 2019 season progresses. The finalists and the winner will be chosen by a Selection Committee.”
First Name
Last Name
Position
School
Class
Conference
Kyle
Anthony
WR
Howard
Senior
MEAC
Solomon
Bassett
DL
Lincoln (PA)
Senior
CIAA
Elijah
Bell
WR
North Carolina A&T
Senior
MEAC
Jordan
Bentley
RB
Alabama A&M
Senior
SWAC
Traviontae
Brown
DB
Benedict
Senior
SIAC
Brian
Cavicante
LB
Delaware State
Junior
MEAC
Qwynnterrio
Cole
DB
Alcorn State
Junior
SWAC
Santo
Dunn
RB
Morehouse
Junior
SIAC
Jequez
Ezzard
WR
Howard
Senior
MEAC
Marques
Ford
DL
Bethune-Cookman
Senior
MEAC
Deondre
Francois
QB
Hampton
Senior
MEAC
Aqeel
Glass
QB
Alabama A&M
Junior
SWAC
Stevie
Green
RB
Fayetteville State
Senior
CIAA
Kevin
Greenhow
WR
Central State
Junior
SIAC
Sterling
Hammond
DB
Virginia Union
Senior
CIAA
Joseph
Harris, Jr.
LB
Saint Augustine’s
Soph
CIAA
Marquis
Hendrix
LB
Bethune-Cookman
Senior
MEAC
Devon
Hunt
LB
Shaw University
Senior
CIAA
Noah
Johnson
QB
Alcorn State
Senior
SWAC
Rico
Kennedy
LB
Morgan State
Senior
MEAC
Ian
McBorrough
LB
Morgan State
Junior
MEAC
Mac
McCain III
DB
North Carolina A&T
Junior
MEAC
Joseph
McWilliams
DB
Grambling State
Senior
SWAC
Trevor
Merritt
DB
Bethune-Cookman
Senior
MEAC
Kerrion
Moore
RB
Winston-Salem State
Senior
CIAA
Javen
Morrison
DB
Alcorn State
Senior
SWAC
Jalen
Morton
QB
Prairie View A&M
Senior
SWAC
Solomon
Muhammad
LB
Alcorn State
Senior
SWAC
Anfernee
Mullins
DL
Grambling State
Senior
SWAC
Caylin
Newton
QB
Howard
Junior
MEAC
Ju’Anthony
Parker
DB
Prairie View A&M
Senior
SWAC
Dedrick
Parson
RB
Howard
Soph
MEAC
Taeyler
Porter
RB
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Senior
SWAC
Joshua
Pryor
DL
Bowie State
Soph
CIAA
Jimmie
Robinson
WR
Bethune-Cookman
Senior
MEAC
Chris
Rowland
WR
Tennessee State
Senior
OVC
Michael
Sims
QB
Morehouse
Junior
SIAC
Daryus
Skinner
DB
Winston-Salem State
Senior
CIAA
Xavier
Smith
WR
FAMU
Soph
MEAC
Brandon
Smith
KR
Fayetteville State
Junior
CIAA
Austin
Stephens
LB
Miles
Senior
SIAC
Tabyus
Taylor
RB
Virginia Union
Soph
CIAA
Davoris
Thomas
LB
Tuskegee
Senior
SIAC
Isaiah
Totten
RB
North Carolina Central
Junior
MEAC
Dawonya
Tucker
RB
Prairie View A&M
Senior
SWAC
Leonard
Tyree
WR
Miles
Senior
SIAC
De’Shawn
Waller
RB
Alcorn State
Senior
SWAC
Camron
Young
DB
Fort Valley State
Senior
SIAC
2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award