LORMAN, Miss. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2019 postseason awards, and junior
Felix Harper from the Alcorn State University football program was named Offensive Player of the Year, and
Fred McNair won Coach of the Year.
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Additionally, Alcorn landed six All-Conference honorees. On the First-Team were Harper, senior
Michael Ajumobi, senior
Solomon Muhammad and junior
Qwynnterrio Cole. On the Second-Team were seniors
Kevin Hall and
Corey McCullough.
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McNair won Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. He becomes the first back-to-back Coach of the Year winner at Alcorn since Marino Casem in 1973 & 1974.
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McNair coached the Braves to the overall top seed in the SWAC standings. Alcorn has won the SWAC East Division all four years under him, and will play for its second straight SWAC Championship title. He carries a 22-8 career SWAC record.
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Harper has thrown for 2,387 yards, 29 touchdowns and just five interceptions this season. He took over as the starter after senior
Noah Johnson, the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, went down with an injury in the third game at McNeese State.
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Harper won three SWAC Offensive Player of the Week awards. He was named the HBCU National Player of the Week winner after the win over Prairie View A&M where he threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for a score. Harper also earned a helmet sticker on ESPN College Football Final after the win over Savannah State.
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On the offensive line, Ajumobi and Hall both started all 11 games at left and right tackle, respectively. They blocked for an offense that lead the conference in offensive efficiency with a 154.3 rating.
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Defensively, Muhammad is the team's leading tackler with 77 on the year. He also has 8.5 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks and a pair of interceptions.
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Cole leads the defense with five interceptions, and his 0.5 interception per game average ranks top-10 in the country. Cole is also third on the team in tackles with 68.
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McCullough made the Second-Team as a punter. He averaged 41.0 yards per punt for a total of 2,011 yards. Of his 49 punts, 17 landed inside the 20 and seven went for more than 50 yards.
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Felix Harper, Alcorn
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Keonte Hampton, Jackson State
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NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Donnie Corley, Texas Southern
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FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Alabama A&M
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COACH OF THE YEAR
Fred McNair, Alcorn
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ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM
OFFENSE
QB Felix Harper, Alcorn
RB Taeyler Porter, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
RB Jordan Bentley, Alabama A&M
OL Jerimiah Abby, Southern
OL Mark Evans II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
OL Danny Garza, Prairie View A&M
OL Atondre Smith, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
OL Michael Ajumobi, Alcorn
WR Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, Alabama A&M
WR Donnie Corley, Texas Southern
TEÂ Jordan Jones, Prairie View A&M
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DEFENSE
DLÂ Jason Dumas, Prairie View A&M
DLÂ Jalen Steward, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
DLÂ CJ Anderson, Jackson State
DLÂ Marcus Cushine, Alabama A&M
LBÂ Solomon Muhammad, Alcorn
LBÂ Keonte Hampton, Jackson State
LBÂ Tracy Thompkins, Mississippi Valley
DB Qwynnterrio Cole, Alcorn
DB Joe McWilliams, Grambling State
DB Drake Cheatum, Prairie View A&M
DB Jaylen Harris, Prairie View A&M
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SPECIAL TEAMS
KÂ Â Â Spencer Corey, Alabama A&M
PÂ Â Â Anthony Craven, Alabama State
RSÂ Tyrin Ralph, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM
OFFENSE
QB Aqeel Glass, Alabama A&M
RB Dawonya Tucker, Prairie View A&M
RB Devon Benn, Southern
OL Trevoris Butler, Alabama A&M
OL Cedric Dunbar, Jackson State
OL Shonye Reams, Alabama A&M
OL Kevin Hall, Alcorn
OL Jodeci Harris, Southern
WR Harry Ballard, III, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
WR Zabrian Moore, Alabama A&M
TEÂ Kendric Johnson, Alabama A&M
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DEFENSE
DLÂ Jordan Lewis, Southern
DLÂ Jerry Garner, Mississippi Valley St
DLÂ Christian Clark, Alabama State
DLÂ Joe Davis, Southern
LBÂ Armoni Holloway, Alabama A&M
LBÂ Calvin Lunkins, Southern
LBÂ Tre'Shaud Smith, Prairie View A&M
DB Naytron Culpepper, Alabama State
DB Tamaurice Smith, Southern
DB Shawn Steele, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
DB Jonathan Jones, Mississippi Valley
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SPECIAL TEAMS
KÂ Â Â Richard Garcia III, Texas Southern
PÂ Â Â Corey McCullough, Alcorn
RS Â Ezra Gray, Alabama State
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