Football | 11/18/2022 4:40:00 PM

ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University football program will honor 11 offensive seniors and one cheerleader approximately 45 minutes prior to Saturday afternoon's 1 p.m. game versus Prairie View A&M.
 
What You Need to Know:
 
•    Time and Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022 (1 p.m.)
 
•    Video: https://youtu.be/TlQXm8VKiUc (Valley Sports Network)
 
•    Audio: http://www.glineradio.com/%20 (G-Line Radio with Lee Hall and Joshua Davis)
 
•    Live Stats: https://mvsusports.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
 
•    Tickets: http://mvsusports.myimpacttickets.com/
 
•    Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-9, 1-6 SWAC) | Prairie View A&M (6-4, 5-2 SWAC)
 
•    Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi – Rice-Totten Stadium at Chuck Prophet Field
 
•    Series History: Mississippi Valley State Leads 29-23
 
•    Last Meeting: November 27, 2021 | Mississippi Valley State 24, Prairie View A&M 19 | Prairie View, Texas (Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field)
 
•    Winning Streak: Mississippi Valley State (W1) | Prairie View A&M's Last Win: September 24, 2016 (56-21)
 
•    All-Time History vs. SWAC Opponents: SWAC Leads 302-136-9
 
Offensive Senior Spotlight:
 

• #1 Jalani Eason (QB | 5-10 | 180 | Los Angeles, California | Portland State | Junipero Serra HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • Five games, 84.6 QBR, 51 completions, 478 passing yards, three passing touchdowns
  • 35 carries, 148 rushing yards, 4.2 YPC

 

• Career Stats:
  • 19 games, 109.1 QBR, 224 completions, 2,367 passing yards, 55% completion percentage, 14 passing touchdowns
  • 160 carries, 498 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns

 

• Awards / Honors / Miscellaneous:
  • 27th among all active FCS players in career plays (878)
  • 34th among all active FCS players in career pass attempts (601)
  • 37th among all active FCS players in career total offense (4,740)
  • 44th among all active FCS players in career completions (322)
  • 50th among all active FCS players in career plays (21.95)
  • Fall 2021 - 42nd in FCS in yards per pass attempt (7.30)
  • Fall 2021 - 44th in FCS in completion percentage (0.600)
  • Fall 2021 - 47th in FCS in passing yards per completion (12.17)
  • Spring 2021 - 40th in FCS in completions per game (15.67)

 

• #3 Caleb Johnson (RB | 5-9 | 205 | Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis Academy of Health Sciences)
   

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • 10th in SWAC in rushing yards per game (58.2)
  • Leads the Delta Devils in carries (144) and rushing yards (524)
  • Nine games, two rushing touchdowns
  • Eight catches, 96 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown

 

• Career Stats:
  • 35 games, 518 carries, 2,111 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns, 4.1 YPC
  • 37 catches, 246 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns

 

• Awards / Honors / Miscellaneous:
  • 11th among all active FCS players in career rushes (521)
  • 15th among all active FCS players in career carries per game (14.89)
  • 17th among all active FCS players in career all-purpose total plays (558)
  • 17th among all active FCS players in career all-purpose plays per game (15.94)
  • 24th among all active FCS players in career rushing yards (2,125)
  • 2022 - BOXTOROW HBCU Preseason All-American
  • 2022 - Preseason Black College Football Player Of The Year Watch List
  • 2022 - Preseason All-SWAC 1st Team
  • 2022 - HBCU Sports Preseason All-SWAC 1st Team
  • 2022 - Phil Steele Preseason All-SWAC 1st Team
  • 2022 - Preseason C Spire Conerly Trophy Watch List
  • Fall 2021 - HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American
  • Fall 2021 - All-SWAC 2nd Team
  • Fall 2021 - Phil Steele All-SWAC 2nd Team
  • Fall 2021 - C Spire Conerly Trophy Finalist
  • Fall 2021 - 14th in FCS in rushing yards (1,004)
  • Fall 2021 - 18th in FCS in rushing yards per game (91.3)
  • Fall 2021 - 47th in FCS in rushing touchdowns (8)
  • Fall 2021 - Preseason All-SWAC 2nd Team
  • Fall 2021 - BOXTOROW National Player of the Week (November 29)
  • Spring 2021 - All-SWAC 2nd Team

 

• #4 Jacory Rankin (WR | 5-9 | 180 | Port Gibson, Mississippi | Jones College | Port Gibson HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • 7th in SWAC in receiving touchdowns (5) and catches per game (3.4)
  • 8th in SWAC in receiving yards per game (44.9) and yards per reception (13.30)
  • Leads the Delta Devils in catches (27) and receiving yards (359)
  • Eight games, four carries, five rushing yards

 

• Career Stats:
  • 22 games, 80 catches, 1,090 receiving yards, nine receiving touchdowns
  • Five carries, seven rushing yards

 

• Awards / Honors / Miscellaneous:
  • 2022 - HBCU Pigskin Showdown Participant (12/17)
  • 2022 - HBCU Sports Preseason All-SWAC 2nd Team
  • 2022 - Phil Steele Preseason All-SWAC 3rd Team
  • Fall 2021 - Phil Steele All-SWAC 4th Team

 

• #14 Donald Johnson III (WR | 5-8 | 170 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Belaire HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • 8th in SWAC in combined kick return yards (304)
  • Leads the Delta Devils in kickoff returns (14)
  • Ten games, 11 catches, 141 receiving yards
  • 309 kickoff return yards

 

• Career Stats:
  • 32 games, 31 catches, 334 receiving yards, one receiving touchdown
  • Two carries
  • Six punt returns, 24 return yards

 

• Awards / Honors / Miscellaneous:
  • 13th among all active FCS players in career kick returns (51)
  • 19th among all active FCS players in career kickoff return touchdowns (1)
  • 20th among all active FCS players in career kickoff return yards (1,109)
  • 22nd among all active FCS players in career combined return yards (1,133)
  • 27th among all active FCS players in career kickoff returns per game (1.6)
  • 29th among all active FCS players in career kickoff return yards per game (34.7)
  • 47th among all active FCS players in career kickoff return average (21.7)
  • 2022 - 46th in FCS, 6th in SWAC in kickoff returns (22.1)
  • Fall 2021 - Phil Steele All-SWAC 3rd Team
  • Fall 2021 - 42nd in FCS in combined return yards (397)
  • 2019 - 8th in FCS in kickoff return touchdowns (1)

 

• #15 Deangelo Wagoner (WR | 6-2 | 185 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | Jenks HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • Nine games, ten catches, 112 receiving yards

 

• Career Stats:
  • 16 games, 14 catches, 162 receiving yards

 

• #16 Orlando Fernandez (K / P | 6-1 | 190 | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico | Cisco College | San Antonio Brennan HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • 7th in SWAC in field-goal percentage (45.5%)
  • 8th in SWAC in field goals per game (0.50)
  • Ten games, five made field goals, long of 48, 15-16 PAT (93.8%)
  • 64 punts, 2,620 punt yards, long of 67, 25 punts downed inside the 20, 17 fair catches, seven 50+ yard punts
  • 15 kickoffs, 827 kickoff yards, five touchbacks

 

• Career Stats:
  • 24 games, scored 95 points
  • 18 field goals made, long of 50
  • Pune long of 69, 50 punts downed inside the 20, 34 fair catches, 19 50+ yard punts
  • 63 kickoffs, 3,601 kickoff yards, 17 touchbacks

 

• Awards / Honors / Miscellaneous:
  • 15th among all active NCAA players in career punts per game (5.83)
  • 15th among all active FCS players in punt average (41.7)
  • 15th among all active FCS players in career punt yards (5,843)
  • 19th among all active FCS players in career punts (140)
  • 28th among all active FCS players in career field goal attempts per game (1.42)
  • 42nd among all active FCS players in career field goal attempts (34)
  • 2022 - 37th in FCS, 3rd in SWAC in punting (40.9)
  • 2022 - HBCU Sports Preseason All-SWAC 2nd Team
  • Fall 2021 - Phil Steele All-SWAC 2nd Team
  • Fall 2021 - 17th in FCS in punting (43.2)
  • Fall 2021 - 40th in FCS in field goals per game (1.00)
  • Fall 2021 - SWAC Special Teams Player Of The Week (November 15)
  • Spring 2021 - 35th in FCS in punting (39.6)
  • Spring 2021 - SWAC Special Teams Player Of The Week (March 15)

 

• #35 Dontavious Porter (TE | 6-2 | 245 | Heidelberg, Mississippi | Jones College | Heidelberg HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • One game

 

• Career Stats:
  • 14 games, ten catches, 146 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns

 

• #55 Jalen Jones (OL | 6-4 | 305 | Memphis, Tennessee | White Station HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • Nine games

 

• Career Stats:
  • 20 games

 

• #78 James Lofton (OL | 6-4 | 290 | La Marque, Texas | La Marque HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • Seven games

 

• Career Stats:
  • 40 games

 

• Awards / Honors / Miscellaneous:
  • 2022 - Phil Steele Preseason All-SWAC 2nd Team
  • Fall 2021 - Phil Steele All-SWAC 4th Team

 

• #82 Gregory Jean (WR | 6-2 | 190 | Broward, Florida | Boyd Anderson HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • Seven games, ten catches, 70 receiving yards
  • One kickoff return, 26 return yards

 

• Career Stats:
  • 17 games, 12 catches, 85 receiving yards
  • One kickoff return, 26 return yards

 

• #84 Javan Hawes (WR | 6-0 | 196 | Atlanta, Georgia | Cincinnati | Sandy Creek HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • One game

 

• Career Stats:
  • One game

 

• #85 Sylvester Campbell (TE | 6-4 | 245 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Martin Luther HS)

 

• 2022 Stats:
  • Nine games, 12 catches, 109 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns

 

• Career Stats:
  • Nine games, 12 catches, 109 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns

 
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