2019 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award

By Stephen-Michael Thompson Jr

Posted on August 14, 2019

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