ITTA BENA -- Mississippi Valley State junior defensive tackle Robert Simpson has been named Honorable Mention All-American by Boxtorow.
The Gulfport native led the FCS in tackles for loss with 22.5 and ranked third in the SWAC in sacks with seven. He also recovered two fumbles and had 59 tackles.
2012 Boxtorow HBCU All-American Team
OFFENSE
QB: Kameron Smith, Winston-Salem State, 6-0, 180. Sr., Garner, N.C.
RB: Trabis Ward, Tennessee State, 5-10, 200, r-Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
RB: Derrick Washington, Tuskegee, 6-0, 220, Sr., Raymore, Mo.
OL: Rogers Gaines, Tennessee State, 6-7, 320, r-Sr., Goodlettsville, Tenn.
OL: Terrance Hackney, Bethune-Cookman, 6-6, 310, Soph., Chapel Hill, N.C.
OL: Terren Jones, Alabama State, 6-7, 320, Sr., Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
OL: Markus Lawrence, Winston-Salem State, 6-4, 280, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.
OL: Christopher Wilson, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 6-0, 295, r-Sr., Monroe, La.
TE: A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State, 6-4, 245, Soph., Jacksonville, Fla.
WR: Rico Richardson, Jackson State, 6-1, 185, Sr., Natchez, Miss.
*WR: Jahuann Butler, Winston-Salem State, 6-2, 190, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.
*WR: Christopher Slaughter, Fort Valley State, 6-3, 170, Sr., Fort Valley, Ga.
DEFENSE
DL: Brad Davis, Elizabeth City State, 6-1, 245, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.
DL: Joseph LeBeau, Jackson State, 6-1, 245, Sr., New Orleans, La.$
DL: LeBrandon Richardson, Bethune-Cookman, 6-2, 255, Soph., Miami, Fla.
DL: Brandon Thurmond, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 6-2, 260, r-Sr., Augusta, Ga.
LB: Carlos Fields, II, Winston-Salem State, 6-1, 220, Jr., Henderson, N.C.
LB: Keith Pough, Howard, 6-3, 225, r-Sr., Orangeburg, S.C.$
LB: Bill Ross, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 6-2, 240, Sr., Wetumpka, Ala.
DB: Qua Cox, Jackson State, 6-0, 185, r-Sr., Tuskegee, Ala.
DB: Kejuan Riley
, Alabama State, 6-0, 182, Jr., Wetumpka, Ala.$
DB: Dexter Moody, Albany State, 6-3, 200, Jr., Twin City, Ga.
*DB: D'Vonte Graham, North Carolina A&T, 5-9, 180, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla.
*DB: Dejuan Williams, Fort Valley State, 6-0, 182, Sr., Baxley, Ga.
SPECIALIST
PK: Chase Varnadore, Florida A&M, 5-11, 170, Soph., Tallahassee, Fla.
P: Bobby Wenzig, Alabama State, 6-2, 180, Jr., San Diego, Calif.
RS: Tyron Laughinghouse, Saint Augustine’s, 6-3, 180, Sr., Greenville, N.C.$$
Honorable Mention
RB: Isaiah Crowell, Alabama State; Isidore Jackson, Bethune-Cookman; Daront'e McNeill, Elizabeth City State
OL: Kadeem Edwards, Tennessee State; Jamal Johnson-Webb, Alabama A&M; Joshua Matthews, Howard; Christopher Tolbert, Tuskegee
TE: Dezmond Beverly, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
WR: Travis Tarpley, Delaware State
DL: T.J. Batchelor, Chowan; Jimmy Daniels, Alabama State; Javarous Faulk, Saint Augustine’s; Vauchard Goodridge, Clark-Atlanta; Damon Gresham Chisholm, Howard; Robert Simpson, Mississippi Valley State; Stephen Young, NC Central
LB: Jarkevis Fields, Bethune-Cookman; Leon Furr, Fort Valley State; Darius Wilson, Central State
DB: William Buford, Tuskegee; Julien David, Howard; Steven Godbolt, III, Tennessee State; Davon Moore, Delaware State; Ryan Shaw, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
PK: Tyler Strickland, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
P: Justin Rosenbaum, Fort Valley State
RS: Arthur Goforth, NC Central
Offensive Players of the Year
2012 Kameron Smith, Winston-Salem State
2011 Casey Therriault, Jackson State
2010 Frank Warren, Grambling State
2009 Will Ford, South Carolina State
2008 Will Ford, South Carolina State
2007 Jacary Atkinson, Tuskegee
Defensive Players of the Year
2012 Brandon Thurmond, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2011 Adrian Hamilton, Prairie View A&M
2010 Kenrick Ellis, Hampton
2009 Christian Anthony, Grambling
2008 Marcellus Speaks, Jackson State
2007 Zach East, Prairie View A&M
Coaches of the Year
2012 Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State
2011 Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State
2010 Brian Jenkins, Bethune-Cookman
2009 Henry Frazier, Prairie View A&M
2008 Rod Broadway, Grambling State
2007 Al Lavan, Delaware State
Rookie/Newcomer of the Year
2012 Damon Gresham Chisholm, Howard
2011 Greg McGhee, Howard
2010 Casey Therriault, Jackson State
2009 Ari Johnson, Grambling State
2008 Greg Dillon, Grambling State
2007 Frank Warren, Grambling State
*Indicates tie
$2011 Boxtorow All-American
$$2010 Boxtorow All-American
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